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　　一、本場考試時間為上午9：00——11：00.

　　二、考生務(wù)必在答題卡上用黑色字跡簽字筆填寫自己的準(zhǔn)考證號、姓名和學(xué)校，再用2B鉛筆把對應(yīng)準(zhǔn)考證號碼的標(biāo)號涂黑。

　　五、答題時，PartⅠ至 Part Ⅳ部分用2B鉛筆按示例填涂，如：■[B][C][D]，用其它符號答題者不記分。修改時，必須先用橡皮擦去原來選定的答案，然后再按要求重新作答。

　　六、PartⅤ 部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆在答題卡規(guī)定區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出黑色矩形邊框區(qū)域的答案無效。

2011.11.05

　　Passage 1

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

　　 The reflective towers of New York City, which is on the Atlantic migrating（遷徙的）route , can be deadly for birds. “We live in an age of glass,” said Ms.Laurel, an architect.（76）“It can be a perfect mirror in certain lights, and the larger the glass, the more dangerous it is.” About 90,000 birds are killed by flying into building in the city each year. Often, they strike the lower levels of glass towers after searching for food in nearby parks. Such crashes are the second-leading cause of death for migrating birds, after habitat（棲息地）loss, with an estimated number of death ranging up to a billion a year.

　　（77）As glass office and apartment towers have increased in the last decade, so, too, have calls to make them less deadly to birds. San Francisco adopted bird-safety standard for new building in July. The United States Green Building Council, a nonprofit industry group that encourages the creation of environmentally conscious buildings, will introduce a bird-safety credit this as part of its environmental certification process.

　　There are no easy fixes, however. A few researchers are exploring glass designs that use ultraviolet（紫外線的）signals, but they are still in their infancy. Covers, dot patterns, shades and net are the main options available.

　　Often, only one section of a building needs to be changed. “You don't necessarily have to treat every window,” Ms.Laurel said. “It would be too expensive to do the whole building.” The Jacob Convention Center, which has been undergoing alterations, is the most recent building to voluntarily correct the problem of bird crashes. The architects used less reflective glass and dot patterns.

　　1. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. New York is a city of glass towers.

　　B. Glass tower are dangerous for migrating birds.

　　C. New York adopted new safety standards for buildings.

　　D. Glass towers are a new trend in the United States.

　　2. What is the number one cause of death for migrating birds?

　　A. Climate change B. Habitat loss

　　C. Lack of food D. Crashing into buildings.

　　3. What does the word “fixes” in the third paragraph probably mean?

　　A. Choices B. Explanations

　　C. Solutions D. Developments

　　4. _____are used in the alteration of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

　　A. Dot patterns B. Shades

　　C. Nets D. Covers

　　5. Which of the fowling statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. In many cases, the whole building needs to be altered to prevent bird crashes.

　　B. The Jacob K.Javits Convention Center is the first building to deal with the problem of bird crashes.

　　C. About 90,000 birds are killed due to habitat loss in New York City each year.

D. Unfortunately, glass designs that use ultraviolet signals are still in their early stages