【试题分析】 面对生活中的众多选择，我们应该如何做?通过文中驯兽师的做法，我们可以得到些启发。
1. Why does the lion tamer use a chair?
A.To trick the lion.
B.To show off his skill.
C.To get ready for a fight.
D.To entertain the audience.
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第四、五句可知，驯兽师举起椅子的目的是为了分散狮子的注意力，可见驯兽师使用椅子的目的是欺骗狮子。
答案：A
2. 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 show.
解析：推理判断题。结合前三段的内容可知，人们对待选择的态度通常是疑惑不解的，这就与狮子面对椅子时的情况相同。
答案：A
3. What is the author's attitude towards the experts mentioned in paragraph 3?
A.Tolerant
B.Doubtful
C.Respectful
D.Supportive
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第一句可知，专家们也忙于讨论什么是最好的选择这个问题，很明显，他们的做法也令人感到疑惑。
答案：B
4.When the world is “waving a chair in your face”， you're advised to________.
A.wait for a better chance
B.break your old habits
C.make a quick decision
D.ask for clear guidance
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“All you need to do is focus on one thing...take immediate action.”可知，你所得到的建议是“尽快做出决定”。
答案：C
2016高考英语阅读理解集训阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage, caring them with love. Luckily, the birds grew strong little by little. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. So as he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go weak, so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. It was her desperate love that had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his strong desire—needing to fly into the clear, blue sky. Unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.
Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
1. After the girl found the two birds, she ____.
A. became frightened at once
B. began to treat them badly
C. greeted them happily
D. fed them and raised them
2. Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly?
A. Because the girl disliked the bird any longer
B. Because the bird wanted to fly alone.
C. Because the girl loved the bird deeply.
D. Because the bird intended to find some food.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Catch what you can catch on your way to success.
B. Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
C. East or west, home is best.
D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
参考答案1—3、 DCB
