8.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"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 79students competed in the race this year in 41teams.Only 10teams 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."
32.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.
33.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?C
A.The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Canaves to walk across the lake.
B.The students who fell into the water were criticized seriously by the Professor.
C.Most students finished the class assignment successfully.
D.The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.
34.What can we infer from the passage?D
A.Alex Quinones 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 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 toB.
A.show his approval of the unique teaching style
B.report an interesting assignment
C.inspire teachers to be more creative
D.encourage more people to take part in the race.
分析 这篇文章报导了一个有趣的课外作业,告诉我们亲自去体验学习非常重要.
解答 32-35 CCDB
32:C 考查细节理解.根据第二段中的"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."可知,学生参加比赛是为了通过Canaves 教授的课,本题选C.
33:C 考查细节理解.根据第三段的"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."可知最小的参赛者是代替妈妈来参加比赛的,本题选D.
34 D 根据最后一段Anything,including walking on water,is possible,if you do the research,test it and go through the design process seriously.可知,教授认为亲自去体验学习非常重要.
35:B 考查目的意图.这篇文章是为了报导一个有趣的课外作业.本题选B.
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.