2016年艺术班套题测试（2）第一部分:阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节4选1阅读（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30）AInternationalExchangeProgrammeTheapplicationformforparticipationontheexchangeprogrammefor2016／17canbefoundinApplicationProcedures．ApplyingQualification—CurrentQueenMaryundergraduatestudents(withtheexceptionofstudentsinBiomedicalSciences，Chemistry，DentistryandMedicine)havequalificationstoapply.LawStudents—StudentsenrolledinTheSchoolofLawshouldcontactSheilaShirley(s．shirley@qmul．ac．uk)fordetailsofstudyabroadopportunities.EnglishandDramaStuden—Studentscannotstudyabroadforthefullacademicyear.Studentswillbeabletospendonlytheautumnsemesterstudyingatoneofourexchangepartners·ApplicationsAcompleteapplicationwillconsistofthetwo-pageapplicationform，apersonalstatementandasupportingacademicreference．Studentsshouldfollowtheseapplicationprocedures.Applicantsmustensuretheyhavespokentotheirdepartmentalstudyabroadinstructorbeforesubmittingtheirapplication．ApplicationscanbesubmittedinpersonatTheStudyAbroadOffice(E09，GroundFloor，Queens’Building)orbyemailtoh．gibney@qmul．ac．ukNewExchangePartnersfor2016／2017For2016／17wehopetoofferstudentstheopportunitytostudyabroadatthefollowingnewpartners：TheUniversityofPennsylvania—UPenn(USA)，TheUniversityofSydney(Australia)andWasedaUniversity(Japan)．Shouldwebeunabletosendstudentstoanyofthesenewinstitutionsonexchange，andifyouintendtoincludeoneormoreofthese1destinationswithyourapplication，pleaseprovideatleastonealternativedestinationfromthelistofotherpartnerprogrammes．1．Whocanapplyfortheexchangeprogramme?A．StudentsinBiomedicalSciencesB．StudentsinChemistryC．StudentsinDentistryD．StudentsinEnglishandDrama2．Thelawstudentswhowanttostudyabroadshould______．A．emailtoh．gibney@qmul．ac．ukB．emailtos．shirley@qmul．ac．ukC．gotoE09，GroundFloor，Queens’BuildingD．gotoMasonsLectureTheatreHall，BancroftBuilding3．Whatwillyoudoifyoucan’tbesenttothenewexchangepartners?A．Waitforanotherproperopportunity．B．Cancelyourexchangeprogramme．C．Provideanotheruniversityfromthelist．D．Contacttheuniversitybyyourself．BNearingtheageof101hasnotsloweddownoneJapanesewoman．Infact，intheswimmingpool—sheisonlygettingfaster．Recently，a100-year-oldJapanesewomanbecametheworld’sfirstcentenariantocompletea1，500-meterfreestyleswimmingcompetitionina25-meterpoo1．HernameisMiekoNagaoka．Ms．NagaokasetaworldrecordforheragegroupatarecentJapanMastersSwimmingAssociationeventinthewesterncityofMatsuyama．Sheswamtheracein1hour，15minutesand54seconds．Bycomparison，theoverallfemaleworldrecordholdercompletedthesamedistanceinjustunder15andahalfminutes．Butthatswimmer，KatieLedecky，isonly17years2old．AndMs．Nagao．kawasnotcompetingagainsther．Infact，Ms．Nagaokawastheonlycompetitorinthe100-104yearoldcategory．Herracewasnotaraceofspeedbutofendurance，ornotgivingup．BreakingswimmingrecordsisnothingnewtoMs．Nagaoka．Sofarshehasbroken25records．Butshebegancompetingwhenshewasmuchyounger—at88.Ms．Nagaokasufferredakneeinjuryinher80s，soshebeganswimmingtohelpherbodyrecover．Sinceherfirstinternationalswimmingcompetition，shehasn’tlookedback，exceptmaybetoseeifhercompetitioniscatchingup．In2002．atamastersswimmeetinNewZealand，Ms．Nagaokatookthebronzemedalinthe50-meterbackstroke．In2004，shewonthreesilvermedalsatanItalianswimmeet.Mastersswimmingisaspecialclassofco...
