D．The one penny college fund

　　解析：选D　标题归纳题。Mike为完成大学学业向报社求助，希望报纸的读者每人给他捐助一分钱。所以文章的关键词是"one penny, college, fund."故D项符合主旨大意，适合作标题。

　　C

　　There's a lot of record­breaking happening at Mount Everest lately. 13­year­old Jordan Romero recently has become the youngest person to complete the climb - but the newest Everest record isn't about climbing to the top of the mountain, but going beneath it.

　　That's right: Lewis Gordon Pugh, a British endurance swimmer, just completed a swim beneath the summit of Mount Everest, battling against icy water to complete the 1­kilometer­long swim across Pumori Lake. Although the swim's distance was short, the water temperature and altitude made it one of the most difficult feats he had ever accomplished - particularly because he wore nothing but a pair of Speedos, a cap, and goggles to protect himself against about 1 ℃ water. He completed the swim in 22 minutes and 51 seconds.

　　"Because of the altitude you need to swim very slowly and deliberately，" Pugh told Sky News. "Swimming 20 m at full speed in the test swim, I felt I was going to drown."

　　So Pugh adapted his stroke (划水动作), making sure to swim slowly enough to stay afloat (漂浮的), but fast enough that he didn't freeze to death. A team of doctors was on hand to watch over his stunt and help him out if he got into any trouble.

　　Pugh, who's been nicknamed "The Human Polar Bear"， didn't do the swim purely for shock value, but did it as a way to raise awareness of the melting glaciers in the Himalayas, and the problems that declining water supplies are causing for the area.

　　"Most glaciers are melting away，" he said. "The glaciers in the Himalayas are not just ice. They are a lifeline - they provide water for approximately two billion people."

　　Lewis Gordon Pugh is the first person to complete a long distance swim in every ocean of the world and over a period of 20 years he pioneered more swims around famous landmarks than any other swimmers in history.

　　语篇解读：英国探险家Lewis Gordon Pugh为了唤起人们保护环境的意识，用22分51秒横渡了Pumori湖。

　　9．If Lewis Gordon Pugh didn't swim fast enough, what would happen to him?

　　A．He would stop his swim.

　　B．He would stay afloat.

　　C．He would drown in the lake.

　　D．He would be frozen to death.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第四段中的"but fast enough that he didn't freeze to