【正文】 ir. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion bees confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve (. lose weight, start a business, travel more)—only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make less progress, and stay the same when we could be improving.It doesn’t have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to acplish, someone you want to bee…take immediate action. If you’re clear about where you want to go, the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.28. Why does the lion tamer use a chair? A. To trick the lion. B. To show off his skills.C. To get ready for a fight. D. To entertain the audience.29. In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?A. They feel puzzled over choices. B. They hold on to the wrong things.C. They find it hard to make changes. D. They have to do something for show30. What is the author’s attitude towards the expert mentioned in Paragraph3?A. Tolerant. B. Doubtful. C. Respectful. D. Supportive.31. When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to ______.A. wait for a better chance B. break your old habitsC. make a quick decision D. ask for clear guidance【篇章導(dǎo)讀】這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文中通過(guò)馴獸師用“椅子”迷惑獅子的故事告訴人們當(dāng)面對(duì)迷惑的選擇時(shí)，要當(dāng)即作出決定，確定目的，馬上采取行動(dòng)。28. A 【解析】推理題。根據(jù)第一段中的“When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.”可知，馴獸師用“椅子”迷惑獅子。29. A 【解析】推理題。根據(jù)第二段中的“How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? …only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?”可知，人們與獅子相似，當(dāng)面臨著很多選擇的時(shí)候，也會(huì)很困惑，不知所措。30. B 【解析】推理題。根據(jù)第三段中“This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. …stay the same when we could be improving.”可知，由于專家的問(wèn)題，本可進(jìn)步的人們卻停留在原地，所以作者對(duì)專家持有懷疑的態(tài)度。 【解析】推理題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. I…take immediate action.”可知，當(dāng)面對(duì)多種選擇的時(shí)候，作者的建議是立刻采取行動(dòng)。(2014 重慶卷) BThere have always been a lot of monly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can’t help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths：I’ll never lose weight一I e from a fat familyWrong! While we can’t change the body type we are born with, we can’t blame our genes for making us fat. There’s plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little.I am fat because I burn calories slowlyWrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陳代謝). In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people，they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.Exercise is boringWrong! Anything will bee boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program that’s fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk，take a different route. If you do yoga，try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge.No pain, no gainWrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something’s wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild disfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don’t, rest and seek medical advice.40. What does the author think about being fat?A. It is the family genes that make people fat.B. People are fat because they consume too little energy.C. A diary of exercise can prevent people from being fat.D. It is the consequence of people’s unbalanced lifestyle.41. According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?A. By taking varied exercise.B. By choosing simple exercise.C. By doing regular exercise.D. By sticking to outdoor exercise.42. What is the author’s opinion about “No pain, no gain” in exercising?A. Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.B. Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.C. Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.D. Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.43. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To declare the importance of keeping fit.B. To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.C. To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.D. To explain some medica