2011年11月北京地区成人学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2011.11PartIReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.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-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable.Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,Ms.Laurelsaid.Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.TheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.第1题Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers.B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds.C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.答案：B第2题Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds?A.Climatechange.B.Habitatloss.C.Lackoffood.D.Crashingintobuildings.答案：B第3题Whatdoesthewordfixesinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.Choices.B.Explanations.C.Solutions.D.Developments.答案：C第4题areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.A.DotpatternsB.ShadesC.NetsD.Covers答案：A第5题WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Inmanycases,thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes.B.TheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes.C.About90,000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear.D.Unfortunately,glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages.答案：DToday'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,Re-wardsandDelusionsofCampusCapitalism.LeonardA.Schlesinger,BabSonCollege'spresident,saysthatthequestionofwhetherinnovationcanreallybetaughtisanage-oldargument.第6题WhenGoogleandFacebookwereestablished,thefounderswerestill_______.A.inhighschoolB.inthearmyC.inprimaryschoolD.atcollege答案：D第7题Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainpurposeofentrepreneurshipeducation?A.Topreparestudentsforfutureacademiclife.B.Topreparestudentstofindopportunitiesandseizethem.C.Topreparestudentsforoverseascareer.D.Topreparestudenttodevelopinterpersonalskills.答案：B第8题Thewordprototypeinthefourthparagraphismostlikelytomean_______.A.modelB.strategyC.methodD.stage答案：A第9题WhatdoesDanielS.Greenbergthinkofentrepreneurshipeducation?A.Entrepreneurship,oratleastcertainelementsofit,canbetaught.B.Anentrepreneurshipprogramcanhelpstudentsfindwhattheyreallylikeandentrepreneurshipisn'tallaboutbusi