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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2011.11.05PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙的)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect。(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis。”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear。(77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess。Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)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.ClimatechangeB.HabitatlossC.LackoffoodD.Crashingintobuildings。3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.ChoicesB.ExplanationsC.SolutionsD.Developments4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter。A.DotpatternsB.ShadesC.NetsD.Covers5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Inmanycases,thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes。B.TheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes。C.About90,000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear。D.Unfortunately,glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages。答案1-5CBCADPassage2Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage:Today’sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthanF.D.R.,andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovations(革新)arecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds,afterall,were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford;MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital(数字的)，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。”Eitherasclassprojectsorontheirown,studentsinavarietyofmajorsarecomingupwithideas,writingbusinessplansandseeingthemthroughtoprototypeand,often,market.Intheirsparetime,studentsinagriculturaleconomicsatPurdueinventnewusesforbean;industrialdesignmajorsatSyracuse,inspeciallaboratory,createwearabletechnologies。(78)Theentrepreneurshipmovementhasitscritics,especiallyamongthosewhoseecollegeasatimeforextensiveacademicexploration.“Ijustdon’tthinkthatentrepreneurshiprankssohighintermsofnationalneed,”saysDanielS.Greenberg,authorofScienceforsale:Theperils,RewardsandDelusionsofCampusCapitalism。LeonardA.Schlesinger,BabsonCollege’spresident,saysthatthequestionofwhetherinnovationcanreallybetaughtis“anage-oldargument”6.WhenGoogleandFacebookwereestablished,thefounderswerestill_____。A.inhighschoolB.inthearmyC.inprimaryschoolD.atcollege7.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainpurposeofentrepreneurshipeducation?A.TopreparestudentsforfutureacademiclifeB.Topreparestudentstofindopportunitiesandseizethem。C.Topreparestudentsforoverseascareer。D.Topreparestudenttodevelopinterpersonalskills。8.Theword“prototype”inthefourthparagraphismostlikelytomean_____。A.modelB.strategyC.methodD.stage9.WhatdoesDanielS.Grennbergthinkofentrepreneurshipeducation?A.Entrepreneurship,oratleastcertainelementsofit,canbetaught。B.Anentrepreneurshipprogr