Question

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.

1.Which statement about Alex 'Quinones is ture ?

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.

2.For what purpose did the students take part in the race?

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.

3.Which of the following is true about the race?

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.

4.According to Canaves, this race can help the students

A. understand designing better

B. achieve almost everything

C. work together and unite as one

D. walk on the surface of water

5.What is the purpose of this passage?

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.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題解析：本文開始介紹了穿著水上鞋在湖面行走的運動，而這個運動竟然是一個高校的課程任務(wù)，接著介紹了與這個運動相關(guān)的有趣的事，教授安排這個任務(wù)的目的是希望同學(xué)們能夠更好地理解設(shè)計。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，并耐心測試，都是可能的。

1.】D 推理判斷題。由第二段第一句“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 Ouinones是校園里第一個打破穿著鞋子穿過175英尺的湖記錄的人，且打破記錄一分鐘，故選D。

2.】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段中提到“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.”學(xué)生們不得不穿著水上鞋穿過湖面，為了在教授的課上獲得“6A”的成績。故選C。

3.】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段最后提到：“The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother.”最年輕的是一個9歲的小姑娘，她代替她媽媽參賽。故選D。

4.】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。倒數(shù)第二段：“A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better”教授說，做這個活動一部分原因是為了讓同學(xué)們更好地理解設(shè)計，并設(shè)計得更好。故選A。

5.】B 主旨大意題。作者介紹了一個教授有趣的課程任務(wù)，并介紹了任務(wù)目標(biāo)以及與任務(wù)相關(guān)的有趣的人和事，并不是單純地為了介紹教授或課程本身，故選B。

考點：考查說明文閱讀。