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【題目】 What does it take to graduate (畢業(yè)) 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 (學(xué)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 (內(nèi)陸) 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.選修的B.無關(guān)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】

本篇講述清華大學(xué)、北京大學(xué)和廈門大學(xué)把游泳列為學(xué)生的必修課，這項規(guī)定引起了熱烈的討論，有人認為這是一項必要的技能，可以在意想不到和危險的情況下拯救生命同時也能保持健康；有人說這與獲得學(xué)位無關(guān)，很多在內(nèi)陸城市長大的人，學(xué)游泳是困難的；國外的大學(xué)認為任何阻止人們無謂死亡的東西都是有價值的技能。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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”可知除了清華大學(xué)還有北京大學(xué)、廈門大學(xué)、康奈爾大學(xué)、哥倫比亞大學(xué)和麻省理工學(xué)院等5間大學(xué)鼓勵學(xué)生游泳，故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知清華大學(xué)希望學(xué)生們學(xué)習(xí)一些生活技能，只有通過游泳考試才能拿到學(xué)位，但某些身體或精神疾病的學(xué)生不包括在內(nèi)；故選A。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段可知清華大學(xué)的學(xué)生，除了某些身體或精神疾病的學(xué)生，只有通過游泳考試才能拿到學(xué)位；由此推斷游泳是必修課程，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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” 可知學(xué)游泳是有益并且健康，所以A表述正確；“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”學(xué)習(xí)游泳不應(yīng)該是獲得學(xué)位的必要條件，所以C表述正確；選項B沒有表述，故選B。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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世紀初清華大學(xué)的學(xué)生不得不上游泳課，故選B。

本篇是閱讀單選，考查細節(jié)理解、詞義猜測和推理判斷能力。解答前要先快速閱讀全文，理解大意；再閱讀題干，正確理解題干的要求；然后回歸原文，尋找有用信息作答；題5是細節(jié)理解題，解答時要在原文中找出題干包含的信息部分作答；題2要綜合第二、三段信息計算鼓勵學(xué)生游泳的學(xué)校；題4要根據(jù)第三段的文本信息排除沒有表述的選項。