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(2019·成都高中毕业班摸底测试)The world record holder for the number of university degrees is a 70yearold Italian.
Mr.Luciano Baietti lives in the town of Velletri near Rome and spends his days walking around his small house and garden.But every morning as early as 3 o’clock，he pulls out his textbooks and starts studying.
He now holds 15 bachelors or master’s degrees from universities across Italy，and is already attempting his 16th.
“Thanks to books，I feel free，”he tells the BBC journalists.“After all，the words share the same root，”he says，referring to the Italian words libro(book)and libero(free)．The certificates proving his talent hang on the walls of his study，showing people that he was writing new pages in the Guinness Book of Records.In 2002 he got his eighth degree in motor skills.And before that he already had degrees in sociology，literature，law，political science and philosophy，most from Rome’s famous La Sapienza University, one of the oldest in the world.
Since then，he has added seven other degrees to his list，including one in criminology(犯罪学)，one in military strategies and the latest one in tourism in February 2017.All of these three were from online universities.
“Each time I set myself a new challenge to see how far my body and my brain can go，”says Mr.Baietti.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇新闻报道。来自意大利的70岁的Luciano Baietti先生是已获得大学学位总数最多的世界纪录保持者。
1．What can we know about Mr.Baietti from the passage?
A．He has a wide range of learning.
B．He is the oldest world record holder.
C．He has got crazy about getting degrees.
D．He got all his degrees by going to school.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第三至五段可以推断Luciano Baietti先生的学习范围非常广泛。a wide range of意思是“广泛的，多种多样的”，所以选项A正确。
2．Why has Mr.Baietti tried to get so many degrees?
A．To show his talent.
B．To challenge himself.
C．To become popular.
D．To break the world record.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Each time I set myself a new challenge to see how far my body and my brain can go”可知选项B正确。
3．Where does this passage most probably come from?
A．A newspaper.
B．A biography.
C．A travel magazine.
D．A story book.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据全文尤其是第四段Luciano Baietti先生接受BBC采访的信息可以推断本文应该是一篇新闻报道。所以选项A正确。
