【正文】 tire sandals. For more than six months, Casper learned how to cut and shape soles(鞋底 ) from tires. To make the right size, Casper draws a shoe sole on the tire and cuts out a sole. Casper says this is the hardest part of making tire sandals. “Cutting a tire with a knife requires as much brains as force,” he says. After the sole is cut, Casper cuts off the soft inside part of the tire and cuts it into long pieces. He uses the long pieces to make ties for the tire sandals. Some tire sandals have flat heels(鞋跟 ) for city streets. Others have a strong “tractor wheel” design for the countryside. The Zimbabwe countryside is full of stones. Unless you have thick soles, stones can harm you feet. 7C 教育資源網(wǎng)（ 最全的免費教育資源網(wǎng)站，按教材詳細(xì)分類 （ 域名釋義： 7c 學(xué)科網(wǎng) ） 批量購買請聯(lián)系 ： 372986183， 78763217 “Almost half of my schoolmates don’t have anything to put on their feet,” says Fadzai, a 10yearold boy whose dad bought him a pair of tire sandals. But now they can get tire sandals, which are strong and cheap. Fadzai thinks that what his friends need now are not cars to take them to school, but shoes. In his village, there are only a few roads for cars and buses anyway. “Going to school on foot instead of in a car does not worry me very much,” he says. “After all, we are still moving on tires.” 4. Why did Casper buy a pair of tire sandals? make fun of Isaac. send them to his friend. make his friends laugh. learn how to make them. 5. What is the most difficult part of making tire sandals? soles from tires. the suitable tires. C. Cutting tires into long pieces. soles and ties together. 6. What can we infer from Paragraph 5? sandals e in different designs. in Zimbabwe need more soft shoes. sandals with flat heels are for the countryside. made from tractor wheels are more popular. 7. What is Fadzai’s attitude towards tire sandals? thinks they are too hard to wear. hopes to buy them at once. shows no interest in them. thinks highly of them. C What does it take to graduate from a university? Many may say all you have to do is take classes and pass the exam. Well, it requires more than it if you’re a student at Tsinghua University. Starting this September, freshmen 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 until they can pass the test successfully. Exceptions will be allowed for students with certain physical or mental conditions, if proved by doctor. 7C 教育資源網(wǎng)（ 最全的免費教育資源網(wǎng)站，按教材詳細(xì)分類 （ 域名釋義： 7c 學(xué)科網(wǎng) ） 批量購買請聯(lián)系 ： 372986183， 78763217 Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports, explained why the university is linking swimming ability with degrees. “As a requisite(必要的 ) survival skill, swimming is beneficial for students in the long run,” he said. Viewing the ability to swim as a must for students is not something new to this universityit was also a requirement in the early 20th century. Besides Tsinghua University, Peking University and Xiamen University have also listed swimming as a pulsory(必修課 ) course for students. However, the announcement has caused a heated debate. Some weled the new rule, saying it’s a necessary skill that can save lives. “Swimming is a basic skill. It’s a way to stay healthy and is lifesaving in emergency situations.” Yuan Jiaxiang, a junior student said. But some said it has nothing to do with getting a degree. “It’s not reasonable to require people to be able to swim for them to graduate,” said Zheng Xiaoyu, a high school student. “For a lot of people who grew up in inland cities, learning how to swim as an adult will be difficult.” In fact, Chinese universities are not the only education anizations that encourage their students to swim. A few colleges in the United Statesincluding Cornell, Columbia and MIToffer swim classes to students. 8. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? tell us that passing the exam is not the most important. lead to the main topic of the passage. remind us to do more than just taking classes. inspire us to get more skills of making a living. 9. From the passage, we know if you can’t swim, you may graduate from . University University C. Shandong University University 10. Why does Tsinghua University require the students to pass swimming test to get degrees? swimming can make the students stronger. swimming is necessary to live a happy life. swimming is a requisite survival skill and it does good to them. swimming can help them smarter. 11. According to the passage, we can know Tsinghua University thinks . 7C 教育資源網(wǎng)（ 最全的免費教育資源網(wǎng)站，按教材詳細(xì)分類 （ 域名釋