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及答案2011.11.05PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect.(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.为您推荐(77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable.Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers.B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds.C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds?A.Climatechange B.HabitatlossC.Lackoffood D.Crashingintobuildings.3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.Choices B.ExplanationsC.Solutions D.Developments4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.A.Dotpatterns B.ShadesC.Nets D.Covers5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Inmanycases,thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes.B.TheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes.C.About90,000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear.D.Unfortunately,glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages.Passage2Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage:Today'sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthanF.D.R.,andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovations(革新)arecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds,afterall,were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford;MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital(数字),theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife.Theeasiestwaytofindkidsliketheseistocheckinonentrepreneurship(企业家才能)education,inwhichcollegesanduniversitiestrytopreparetheirstudentstorecognizeopportunitiesandseizethem.AreportpublishedlastyearbytheKauffmanFoundation,whichfinancesprogramstopromoteinnovationoncampuses,notedthatmorethan50,000entrepreneurshipprogramsareofferedontwo-andfour-yearcampuses—upfromjust250coursesin1985.LesaMitchell,aKauffmanvicepresident,saysthatthefoundationisextendingthereachofitsacademicinfluence,whichusedtobefoundonlyinbusinessschools.Now,theconceptofentrepreneurshipisbloominginengineeringprogramsandmedicalschool,andevenintheliberalarts.“Ourinterestistheprograms,”shesays.“Weneedtospreadoutfromthebusinessschool.”