11.Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment.To do it,they wore aquatic(水上的) shoes they designed and created.
Alex Quinines was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time-just over a minute.Quinones,who wore oversized boat-like shoes,also won last year and will receive  500.Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an"A"on the assignment for Architecture,Professor Jaime Canaves'Materials and Methods Construction Class."It's traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race.I thought our students were a little bit more special than that,"Canaves said."We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level."
A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams.Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake.Others who fell got back up and made it to the end.The race is open to all students and anyone in the community.The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother,while the oldest was a 67-year-old female.
A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the races.He shouted encouraging words,but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end.
"A part of this is for them to have more understanding and designing and make it work better,"he said.It is also a lesson in life for the student.
"Anything,including walking on water,is possible,if you do the research,test it and go through the design process seriously."

32.For what purpose did the students take part in the race?B
A.To go across the lake to school.
B.To pass Professor Jaime Canaves'class.
C.To test their balance on the water.
D.To win the prize money of  500.
33.Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?A
A.Most students finished the class assignment successfully.
B.The students who fell into the water were criticized seriously by Professor Jaime Canaves.
C.The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Jaime Canaves to walk across the lake.
D.The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.
34.What can we infer from the passage?D
A.Alex Quinines is a top student in the university.
B.It's a custom for the people in the community to get involved in student activities.
C.The student who made it in to the end in the race would succeed in their professional career.
D.Professor Canaves attaches importance to hands-on learning experience.
35.The purpose of the passage is toC.
A.show approval of the unique teaching style
B.inspire teachers to be more creative
C.report an interesting assignment
D.encourage more people to take part in the race.

分析 本文開(kāi)始介紹了穿著水上鞋在湖面行走的運(yùn)動(dòng),而這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)竟然是一個(gè)高校的課程任務(wù),接著介紹了與這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)相關(guān)的有趣的事,教授安排這個(gè)任務(wù)的目的是希望同學(xué)們能夠更好地理解設(shè)計(jì).并告訴大家,任何事情即使是在水上行走,只要你肯用心設(shè)計(jì),并耐心測(cè)試,都是可能的.

解答 32.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題:從文章第二段的句子:Studentshad to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earnan'6A"on the assignment for Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves,可知學(xué)生參加比賽是為了通過(guò)Canaves教授的課.
33.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)句子Atotal of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams.Only 10 teamsfailed to cross the lake今年共有79名學(xué)生參加了這項(xiàng)比賽,共有41個(gè)隊(duì),只有10個(gè)隊(duì)未能過(guò)湖.可以推斷出大部分學(xué)生能夠成功完成這個(gè)課程,所以答案選A.
34.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章最后教授說(shuō)的話可以知道,教授安排這個(gè)任務(wù)的目的是希望同學(xué)們能夠更好地理解設(shè)計(jì).并告訴大家,任何事情即使是在水上行走,只要你肯用心設(shè)計(jì),并耐心測(cè)試,都是可能的,教授認(rèn)為動(dòng)手的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)很重要,所以答案選D.
35 C 寫(xiě)作意圖旨題:從文章的內(nèi)容和第一段的句子:Studentsfrom Florida International University in.Miami walked on water Thursday for aclass assignment.To do it,they wore aquatic (水上的)shoes they designed andcreated.可知這篇文章是為了報(bào)道一個(gè)有趣的課外作業(yè).所以答案選C.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 在閱讀時(shí)要抓住文章的主題和細(xì)節(jié),分析文章結(jié)構(gòu),根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)在聯(lián)系,挖掘文章的深層含義,對(duì)于暗含在文章中的人物的行為動(dòng)機(jī),事件中的因果關(guān)系及作者未言明的傾向、意圖、態(tài)度、觀點(diǎn)等要進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的判斷、推理、分析,進(jìn)一步增強(qiáng)理解能力,抓住材料實(shí)質(zhì)性的東西.

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