As she was waiting for her flight at a Chengdu airport，Cai Xiao noticed several tiny dead yellow birds lying on the ground outside an enormous window at the two-story terminal building.Deeply saddened by her discovery，Cai took photos of the dead animals and emailed them to a nationwide scientific survey of bird-window collisions（撞擊）that aims to gather data to provide evidence of the existence of this issue in China.
Li Binbin，an assistant professor of Environmental Sciences at Duke Kunshan University in Jiangsu province，led the survey，working with several Chinese bird-watching societies starting from March this year.She said that，so far，they have found bird collisions recorded in most parts of the country，and of the 26 species involved，two-thirds were migratory birds（候鳥）.
In order to pursue the transparency（透明度）of space，mankind has put up countless glass buildings，creating a disaster for birds，which have trouble seeing glass.They see reflections in glass as open space and fly into it at full speed.Sometimes birds appear to recover from their injuries and fly away，but they may later suffer internal injuries that leads to death.
In the United States，up to 1 billion birds die each year from hitting windows.Although there is a lack of data，scientists estimate that the number is similar in China，given that the country's east coast is on a major migratory route for birds.
Li launched the survey after witnessing a dozen bird collisions on campus.In 2018，the scholar and her students delivered a report to the university，recommending that it replace windows where most of the collisions happened.The school authorities worried that such an effort would damage the aesthetics（美觀）of the buildings.After several discussions，they finally decided to use stickers to decorate windows and reduce glass reflections，Li recalled.This simple effort resulted in collisions at the site being reduced to almost zero.
In the design plan for the future campus project，Li saw that several of her suggestions were adopted：lowering the use of large windows；adding window designs with strips or other patterns to reduce reflections.
For those concerned with the issue，the main question is how to raise awareness of the problem.Li said the first step should be to gather enough data.So far，more than 130 individuals and 33 birding societies have reported bird collisions to her survey.
（1）According to Para.1，what happened at the airport？ CC
A．Some yellow birds were lying on the ground.
B．Cai sent the dead birds to a nationwide scientific survey of bird-window collisions.
C．Cai found that some birds had been killed by window collisions.
D．Cai missed her flight because of the bird collisions.
（2）What can be concluded from Para.3？ DD
A．The purpose of putting up more glass buildings is to blind birds.
B．All the birds were killed instantly.
C．The birds would like to fly into glass to see their reflections.
D．Glass buildings could easily cause bird collisions.
（3）What can we learn from Para.5？ CC
A．Li and her students' report saved a lot of birds.
B．The school authorities refused to damage the aesthetics of the buildings.
C．Finally，Li and her students used stickers to decorate windows and reduce glass reflections.
D．The school authorities replaced windows where most of the collisions happened.
（4）What is the main problem in reducing bird collisions in China at present？ AA
A．How to draw people's attention to this issue？
B．There are too many glass buildings.
C．How to reduce glass reflections？
D．How to reduce bird collisions without damaging the aesthetics of the buildings？
（5）What could be the best title for the passage？ CC
A．The Trouble with Glass Buildings
B．Ways to Protect Birds
C．A Survey of Bird-window Collisions
D．Fly to the Reflection
【答案】C；D；C；A；C
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