高考押题
Passage 1
话题：水上作业
词数：294
StudentsfromFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiamiwalkedonwaterThursdayforaclassassignment.Todoit，theyworeaquatic (水上的)shoestheydesignedandcreated.
AlexQuinoneswasthefirsttomakeittotheothersideofa 175－footlakeoncampusinrecordtime—justoveraminute.Quinones，whoworeoversizedboat－likeshoes，alsowonlastyearandwillreceive $ 500.
Studentshadtoweartheaquaticshoesandmakeitacrossthelakeinordertoearnan “A” ontheassignmentforArchitectureProfessorJaimeCanaves'MaterialsandMethodsConstructionClass.“It'straditionalinaschoolofarchitecturetodoboatsoutofcardboardforaboatrace.Ithoughtourstudentswerealittlebitmorespecialthanthat，” Canavessaid.“Wedecidedtodothewalkonwatereventtotakeittothenextlevel.”
Atotalof 79 studentscompetedintheracethisyearin 41 teams.Only 10 teamsfailedtocrossthelake.Otherswhofellgotbackupandmadeittotheend.Theraceisopentoallstudentsandanyoneinthecommunity.Theyoungestpersontoeverparticipatewasa 9－year－oldgirlwhocompetedinplaceofhermother，whiletheoldestwasa 67－year－oldfemale.
AlargecrowdoncampusjoinedCanavesashecheeredontheracers.Heshoutedencouragingwords，butalsolaughedassomeunsteadilymadetheirwaytotheend.
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