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电大学位英语试题真题

电大学位英语试题真题

　　　　　　　　北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试　　　　　　　　PartⅠReadingComprehension　　Directions：

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.　　Passage1　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity，whichisontheAtlanticmigratingroute，canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass，”said，anarchitect.“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights，andthelargertheglass，themoredangerousitis.”About90，000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often，theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds，afterhabitatloss，withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.　　Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade，so，too，havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil，anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings，willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.　　Therearenoeasyfixes，however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignals，buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers，dotpatterns，shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable.　　Often，onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon‘tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow，”said.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter，whichhasbeenundergoingalterations，isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.　　1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？

　　A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers.　　B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds.　　C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.　　D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.　　2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds？

　　A.Climatechange　　B.Habitatloss　　C.Lackoffood　　D.Crashingintobuildings.　　-1-　　　　3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean？

　　A.Choices　　　　B.Explanations　　C.Solutions　　　　D.Developments　　4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.　　A.Dotpatterns　　B.Shades　　C.Nets　　　　D.Covers　　5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

　　A.Inmanycases，thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes.　　B.TheJacobConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes.　　C.About90，000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear.　　D.Unfortunately，glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages.　　Passage2　　Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage：

　　Today‘sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthan，andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovationsarecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds，afterall，were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford；MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital，theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife.　　Theeasiestwaytofindkidsliketheseistocheckinonentrepreneurshipeducation，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.　　Theentrepreneurshipmovementhasitscritics，especiallyamongthosewhoseecollegeasatimeforextensiveacademicexploration.“Ijustdon‘tthinkthatentrepreneurshiprankssohighintermso