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【题目】 What does it take to graduate (毕业) from a university? Many may say all you have to do is to take classes and pass the exams. Well, it is not enough if you're a student at Tsinghua University.

Starting this September, students at the university will have to take swimming courses, If they fail a swimming test at the beginning of their university course, they won't receive their degree (学位) until they can pass the test successfully. But students with certain physical or mental (心理的) illness are not included. Why does the university connect swimming ability with degrees? Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, explained, "As a necessary living skill, swimming is helpful in improving students' endurance (耐力). And students don't get hurt easily when doing the water sport." Considering the ability to swim as a must for students is not something new to this university-it was also necessary in the early 20th century. It was later dropped because of a rising number of students. Another reason is that there were not enough swimming pools. Besides Tsinghua University, Peking University and Xiamen University, have also listed swimming as a compulsory course for students.

However, the rule made by Tsinghua University has caused a heated discussion. Some welcomed the new rule, saying it's a necessary skill that can save lives in unexpected and dangerous situations as well as a way to stay healthy. However, some said it has nothing to do with getting a degree. It's not reasonable to ask people to be able to swim for them to graduate, especially for a lot of people who grew up in inland (内陆) cities, learning how to swim as an adult will be difficult. In fact, Chinese universities are not the only education organizations that encourage their students to swim. A few colleges in the. United States-including Cornell University, Columbia University and MIT-provide swimming classes for students, too. They believe that anything that stops people from dying needlessly is a valuable skill.

【1】Besides Tsinghua University, another _______ universities encourage their students to swim.

A.2B.3C.5

【2】From this passage, we can learn that at Tsinghua University, _______.

A.students are expected to learn some living skills

B.all the students have to take a swimming course

C.students can graduate as long as they get good grades

【3】The underlined word "compulsory" means _______ in Chinese.

A.选修的B.无关的C.必修的

【4】As for the discussion in paragraph 3, which statement is NOT mentioned?

A.It's helpful and healthy to learn to swim.

B.Swimming will get in the way of students' study.

C.Learning to swim should not be a must for getting a degree.

【5】What can we infer from the passage?

A.All universities believe' that swimming is the most important skill.

B.Students at Tsinghua University had to take swimming courses in the 1910s.

C.It is much, easier for an adult who grew up in Chengdu to learn to swim.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

本篇讲述清华大学、北京大学和厦门大学把游泳列为学生的必修课，这项规定引起了热烈的讨论，有人认为这是一项必要的技能，可以在意想不到和危险的情况下拯救生命同时也能保持健康；有人说这与获得学位无关，很多在内陆城市长大的人，学游泳是困难的；国外的大学认为任何阻止人们无谓死亡的东西都是有价值的技能。

【1】推理判断题。根据第二段可知“Besides Tsinghua University, Peking University and Xiamen University, have also listed swimming as a compulsory course for students”和第三段“A few colleges in the. United States-including Cornell University, Columbia University and MIT-provide swimming classes for students, too”可知除了清华大学还有北京大学、厦门大学、康奈尔大学、哥伦比亚大学和麻省理工学院等5间大学鼓励学生游泳，故选C。

【2】推理判断题。根据第二段可知清华大学希望学生们学习一些生活技能，只有通过游泳考试才能拿到学位，但某些身体或精神疾病的学生不包括在内；故选A。

【3】词义猜测题。根据第二段可知清华大学的学生，除了某些身体或精神疾病的学生，只有通过游泳考试才能拿到学位；由此推断游泳是必修课程，故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据第三段“it's a necessary skill that can save lives in unexpected and dangerous situations as well as a way to stay healthy” 可知学游泳是有益并且健康，所以A表述正确；“some said it has nothing to do with getting a degree. It's not reasonable to ask people to be able to swim for them to graduate”学习游泳不应该是获得学位的必要条件，所以C表述正确；选项B没有表述，故选B。

【5】细节理解题。根据第二段“Considering the ability to swim as a must for students is not something new to this university-it was also necessary in the early 20th century”可知在20世纪初清华大学的学生不得不上游泳课，故选B。

本篇是阅读单选，考查细节理解、词义猜测和推理判断能力。解答前要先快速阅读全文，理解大意；再阅读题干，正确理解题干的要求；然后回归原文，寻找有用信息作答；题5是细节理解题，解答时要在原文中找出题干包含的信息部分作答；题2要综合第二、三段信息计算鼓励学生游泳的学校；题4要根据第三段的文本信息排除没有表述的选项。