6．A typical lion tamer （馴獸師） in people's mind is an entertainer holding a whip （鞭） and a chair．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 becomes 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 （e．g．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 accomplish，someone you want to become …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
A．To show off his skills．
B．To trick the lion．
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
A．They feel puzzled over choices．
B．They hold on to the wrong things．
C．They find it hard to make changed．
D．They have to do something for show．
30．What is the author's attitude towards the experts mentioned in Paragraph 3？B
A．Tolerant B．Doubtful C．Respectful D．Supportive．
31．When the world is"waving a chair in your face"，you're advised toC．
A．wait for a better chance
B．break your old habits
C．make a quick decision
D．a(chǎn)sk for clear guidance．
分析 本文是一篇議論文．文章以馴獸師拿一把椅子在獅子面前，獅子感到困惑，呆立不動的例子導入，其實我們人也一樣，當面對多個選擇時，不知該選哪一個，又怕選錯了，因此往往進展很小，甚至保持原樣．文章旨在告訴我們當遇到多種選擇時，要專注一件事，并下決心做下去．
解答 28．A 考查細節(jié)理解．根據(jù)第一段中"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"可知，當馴獸師拿著椅子在獅子面前時，獅子關注椅子的四條腿，因此椅子用是用來戲耍獅子的．故選A．
29．A 考查推理判斷．根據(jù)第一段中的"With its focus divided，the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next"可知，當注意力分散時，獅子開始變得困惑，人們跟獅子相似，也會困惑，不知道該怎么做．故選A．
30．B 考查推理判斷．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"可知，專家們正忙于討論哪一種選擇是最好的，這令作者苦惱，因此可以推斷出作者對專家的態(tài)度是懷疑．故選B．
31．C 考查推理判斷．根據(jù)第四段中"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．"及"Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people"可知，當你面前揮舞著一把椅子時，你要集中精力做一件事，那就是開始下決心去做．成功的人的習慣之一就是在感覺準備好之前就開始行動，文中的"take immediate action"與"make a quick decision"同義．故選C．
點評 解答細節(jié)理解題時，一個常用的方法就是運用定位法，即根據(jù)題干和選項中的關鍵詞從原文中找到相關的句子，與選項進行比較從而確定答案；推理判斷題既要求學生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思，又要求學生對作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷，力求從作者的角度去考慮，不要固守自己的看法或觀點．
