15．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 Quinones 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'6A"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 racers．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 of designing and make it work better，"he said．It is also a lesson in life for the students．
"Anything，including walking on water，is possible，if you do the research，test it and go through the design process seriously．
56．Which statement about Alex'Quinones is ture？D
A．He finished the race in less than a minute．
B．He won the  race with  the help of 2  boats．
C．He failed the race last year．
D．He set a new record this year．
57．For what purpose did the students take part in the race？C
A．To go across the lake to school．
B．To test their balance on the water．
C．To pass Professor Canaves'class．
D．To win the prize money of  500．
58．Which of the following is true about the race？D
A．The students who fell into the water had to quit．
B．More than 20 teams failed to cross the lake．
C．The students kept silent when the other racers competed．
D．The youngest competitor competed instead of her mother．
59．According to Canaves，this race can help the studentsA
A．understand designing better               
B．a(chǎn)chieve almost everything
C．work together and unite as one           
D．walk on the surface of water
60．What is the purpose of this passage？B
A．To advertise a student's program．
B．To report an interesting assignment．
C．To introduce a creative professor．
D．To encourage special events on campus．

分析 這篇文章是為了報(bào)導(dǎo)一個(gè)有趣的課外作業(yè)．邁阿密佛羅里達(dá)國(guó)際大學(xué)的學(xué)生穿上自己設(shè)計(jì)的水鞋在水上進(jìn)行比賽，他們參加比賽是為了通過(guò)教授的課程，而教授要求他們這么做是為了讓他們更好的理解這個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)也更好的理解人生．

解答 D C D A B
56．答案 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：從文章第二段的句子：Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time-just over a minute．可知Alex'Quinones今年創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)新的記錄，選 D
57．答案 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：從文章第二段的句子：Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an'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，選C
58．答案 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：從文章第三段的句子：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．可知最小的參賽者是代替媽媽來(lái)參加比賽的，選D
59．答案 A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：從文章第五段的句子："A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better，"he said．It is also a lesson in life for the students．可知根據(jù)Canaves教授的話 參加比賽可以讓學(xué)生更好的理解這個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)，選A
60．答案 B 主旨大意題：從文章的內(nèi)容和第一段的句子：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．可知這篇文章是為了報(bào)導(dǎo)一個(gè)有趣的課外作業(yè)，選B

點(diǎn)評(píng) 1．略讀問(wèn)題和選項(xiàng)，帶問(wèn)題閱讀
　　做英語(yǔ)閱讀理解題時(shí)，首先應(yīng)瀏覽一遍所提問(wèn)題，然后帶著這些問(wèn)題有目的、有針對(duì)性地閱讀文章．
　　2．耐心通讀全文
　　遇到難解的詞組和句子不要急躁，要盡量根據(jù)上下文悟出文義，解題時(shí)要"帶著問(wèn)題讀短文"，分析判斷，整題解完后要認(rèn)真復(fù)查．
　　3．習(xí)慣猜詞
　　在英語(yǔ)閱讀過(guò)程中，應(yīng)該有意識(shí)地養(yǎng)成自己的猜詞習(xí)慣，千萬(wàn)不要一遇到生詞就查詞典．因?yàn)橹挥叙B(yǎng)成猜詞的習(xí)慣，并在閱讀實(shí)踐中結(jié)合自己的學(xué)習(xí)常識(shí)，才能培養(yǎng)自己的猜詞能力，從而進(jìn)一步提高閱讀能力．

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    Lareau，another scholar began one of the most in-depth observations of American parenting．He concluded that success is much more related to the amount of time parents spend with their children．He said"Many parents I interviewed are anxious about their children's futures．But they have exaggerated（夸大） the sense of the risks involved if they don't give their children'the best'of everything．"
    So at last，we decided to leave things as it were．More time with our kid is the best we can provide．
25．The first paragraph is intended toA
    A．introduce the topic of the passage
    B．confirm the result of a research
    C．stress the importance of good education
    D．support a research on child development
26．From the passage we know that most American parentsC．
    A．spend a lot of time with their children
    B．like to buy a variety of books for their children
    C．think children's achievement largely depends on schools
    D．believe their income cannot afford children's education
27．Who believes children's brothers and sisters may influence their academic performance？B
    A．Lareau．         B．Greg Duncan．    C．Susan Mayer．    D．James．
28．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？A
    A．Parents'time matters to children's future．
    B．School education determines children's future．
    C．Family income counts to children's achievements．
    D．Less education means more risks for children's success．

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4．Google Glass，a wearable computer，will not go on sale for many months．But the resistance is already under way．The glasses-like device，which allows users to access the Internet，take photos and shoot videos，has been banned by a bar in Seattle，because according to the bar'owner，the bar was"kind of a private place．"Besides，large parts of Las Vegas will not welcome wearers．
Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a tiny computer attached to the right earpiece and has the ability to capture any chance encounter and broadcast it to millions．As personal technology becomes increasingly invisible，it is causing questions of whether it will rob people of privacy．
As Google sees it，Glass is a revolutionary new way to quickly and effortlessly connect people with information．Google stresses that Glass is a work in its early stage，with test versions now being released to 2，000developers．The company hopes they'll be seen as normal and become accepted in the same way smart phones are．The wearer has to speak or touch the device to activate（激活） it，and must look directly at someone to take a photograph or video of them．"We are thinking very carefully about how we design Glass because new technology always raises new issues，"said Courtney Hohne，a Google spokeswoman．
Critics view Glass as an unfriendly new technology that could rob people of what few privacy they have left．They think Google is downplaying the privacy and security risks．According to Google，it's obvious when someone is taking pictures or recording a video on Glass．Developers，however，are pushing the limits．One created a small sensation in tech circles with a program that eliminated the need for gestures or voice commands．To snap a picture，all the user needed to do was wink（眨眼）．
Imagine a surveillance（監(jiān)控） device that you could wear on your body all day without anyone being the wiser．Out on the street，in the subway，at a bar or cafe，people would never know whether the stranger next to them is secretly recording their every move．It is really a privacy disaster．

41．What can we know from the first paragraph？D
A．Google Glass sells well in the market．
B．Google Glass is not welcomed by customers．
C．Google Glass can not be used in private places．
D．Google Glass has heard some sort of disapproval．
42．According to Google Company，which of the following statements about Google Glass is NOT true？C
A．Google Glass is an immature product．
B．They are acting cautiously in designing Google Glass．
C．People can take photos without eyeing the objects．
D．Google Glass is just as normal as a smart phone．
43．The underlined part"pushing the limits"in Paragraph 4refers toB．
A．speeding up the production time of Google Glass
B．improving the functions of Google Glass
C．objecting to what Google has said
D．experimenting with something risky
44．In the last paragraph，the author wants to tell us thatD．
A．Google glass is not worth buying
B．people are constantly monitored
C．people can become wiser with Google Glass
D．Google Glass is threatening people's privacy
45．Which of the followings is the best title of this passage？C
A．The Disadvantages of Google Glass．
B．A New Way to Gain More Information．
C．Privacy Concerns of Google Glass．
D．A Revolutionary Technology．

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5．-Tony，where are the cookies？Don't tell me you _________ them all!Again!
-Yes，I did．I couldn't help it．They were so good．（　�。�
A．had eatenB．ateC．are eatingD．have eaten

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