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 本文开始介绍了穿着水上鞋在湖面行走的运动，而这个运动竟然是一个高校的课程任务，接着介绍了与这个运动相关的有趣的事，教授安排这个任务的目的是希望同学们能够更好地理解设计．并告诉大家，任何事情即使是在水上行走，只要你肯用心设计，并耐心测试，都是可能的．
解答 32．B 细节理解题：从文章第二段的句子：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，可知学生参加比赛是为了通过Canaves教授的课．
33．A 推理判断题．根据句子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名学生参加了这项比赛，共有41个队，只有10个队未能过湖．可以推断出大部分学生能够成功完成这个课程，所以答案选A．
34．D 细节理解题．根据文章最后教授说的话可以知道，教授安排这个任务的目的是希望同学们能够更好地理解设计．并告诉大家，任何事情即使是在水上行走，只要你肯用心设计，并耐心测试，都是可能的，教授认为动手的学习经验很重要，所以答案选D．
35 C 写作意图旨题：从文章的内容和第一段的句子：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．可知这篇文章是为了报道一个有趣的课外作业．所以答案选C．
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