Students aiming to enter Tsinghua University this year had better be able to swim or be prepared to learn swimming and pass a swim test since the top university will not grant bachelor’s degrees if they cannot swim.
This September, would-be freshmen at Tsinghua University will have to take swimming courses if they fail a swimming test at the beginning of their university life, and they won’t receive their degrees if they cannot swim before their graduation, according to a message at a university staff meeting days ago, the Beijing Daily reported on Monday.
Potential freshmen with chronic diseases, skin disease or hydrophobia, once examined and affirmed by medical staff, don’t need to take the required test or course.
Plans are for freshmen to take the test during their military training. In the test, students will pass the test if they can swim 50 meters, no matter whether they choose the breaststroke, butterfly, stroke, freestyle or backstroke. Those failing the test have to take a compulsory swimming course.
“Now Tsinghua University will test students in long-distance running and swimming, so students with poor sports performance will have to overcome a lot of difficulties once they enter the university,” said a student surnamed Zhang from the Second High School Attached To Beijing Normal University.
However, students don’t need to worry much, since Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, said relevant statistics showed that 90 percent of students can swim after taking the compulsory swimming course in their second year of university, and the remaining 10 percent will receive instruction after class provided by teachers, without paying extra tuition.
And seeing the ability to swim as a must for students to earn their degrees is not something new in Tsinghua University, as this ability was listed on its school regulations in the early 20th century.
“As early as 90 years ago, Tsinghua University required that students cannot graduate from the university or study overseas if they cannot swim, though the requirement didn’t work later on since the swimming pools at the campus could not accommodate increasingly more students” said Liu.
37. Who will
not get their bachelor’s degrees of Tsinghua University?
A.Students who don’t take a compulsory swimming course. |
B.Students who fail a swimming test in the first year. |
C.Students who swim 100 meters in the test. |
D.Students who cannot swim before their graduation. |
38. Students don’t need to take the swimming test or course if they have the following diseases
except for _______.
A.heart disease | B.skin disease | C.chronic disease | D.hydrophobia |
39. According to the passage, which of the following is
TRUE?
A.Students with poor sports don’t need to worry about their performance at all. |
B.Students have to pay extra tuition if they receive instruction after class. |
C.Students can choose any swimming style to take the test. |
D.Tsinghua University has never made such a school regulation before. |
40. Where is the passage probably from?
A.a novel | B.a news report | C.science fiction | D.a diary |