14．A typical lion tamer（馴獸師）in people's mind is an entertainer holding a whip（ 鞭） at 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．

24．Why does the lion tamer use a chair？A
A．To trick the lion．
B．To show off his skills．
C．To get ready for a fight．
D．To entertain  the audience．
25．In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair？B
A．They hold on to the wrong things．
B．They feel puzzled over choices．
C．They find it hard to make changes．
D．They have to do something for show
26．What is the author's attitude towards the expert mentioned in Paragraph3？D
A．Tolerant．
B．Supportive．
C．Respectful．
D．Doubtful．
27．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 本文通過(guò)馴獸師馴獅子的時(shí)候把椅子放在獅子前面引起討論，當(dāng)我們?nèi)祟惷鎸?duì)很多選擇時(shí)候，我們應(yīng)該怎么做．在文章中作者建議我們遇見(jiàn)這種情況，要離開(kāi)采取行動(dòng)．

解答 24-27 ABDC
24．A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句When faced with so many options，the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair．可知把椅子放在獅子前面的時(shí)候，獅子被椅子的四條腿迷惑住了，不知道該攻擊那一個(gè)．所以椅子起著迷惑獅子的作用．故A正確．
25．B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段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？可知當(dāng)我們面臨著很多選擇的時(shí)候，我們也會(huì)很困惑，不知道該選擇哪一種．這一點(diǎn)和面對(duì)椅子的獅子是相似的．故B正確．
26．D 態(tài)度判斷題．根據(jù)第三段The end result is that we feel like we cant'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．說(shuō)明作者對(duì)于專家有懷疑，因?yàn)槲覀冏詈蟛扇〉男袆?dòng)較少，取得的進(jìn)步也�。蔇正確．
 27．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段2，3行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．可知當(dāng)我們面對(duì)多種選擇的時(shí)候，我們需要的只是立刻作出決定．故C正確．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解題測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說(shuō)明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)．

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