4．It is probably the strangest sport anyone has ever invented．And at first sight，it looks like the easiest．Competitors have to do two things．The first is to stand still．The second is to place their hands anywhere on the body of a car，and keep it there．
This is where things start getting difficult．Lots of people are doing the same thing．And the winner of the"handstand"contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest time．That person gets to own the car．
It still seems to be an easy thing to do．At the beginning it is．Anyone can stand still．But when the contest has been going for four or five days，standing still seems like the most difficult job in the world．And keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attention．After a few days，the hand seems to belong to someone else----someone who wants to go home and get some sleep．
Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat，drink or do whatever else is necessary．No one is allowed to lean on the car for support．Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention．They also need to be able to develop special skills．
Maybe the popularity of the"handathon"is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter．Competitors in the Longview handathon certainly don't seem to do much preparation．Most say they will prepare by"getting lots of sleep"．Others say they will"eat healthy food"or"pray for success"．The whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something in the end．
Handathons are competitions，but there is little rivalry （競爭） between competitors．They help each other out and keep each other's spitits up．People who drop out early return with food，drink and encouragement．
29．What ability is most important in a handathon？C
A．Not leaning on the car
B．Standing without any support
C．Having strong powers of attention
D．Eating and drinking in five minutes
30．Why is handathon popular？A
A．Anyone who is interested can join in it．
B．Someone can win with special training
C．It doesn't need to make any preparation
D．People get along well with each other in it．
31．Which of the following statements about the"handathon"is right？B
A．Competitors are not allowed to drop out
B．Competitors don't encourage each other
C．Competitors can sit down and take a 10-minute break every hour
D．A competitor has to place his or her hand anywhere on the body of a car．
32．Which is the writer's opinion about the"handathon"？C
A．It is the easiest of all sports．
B．It can last a whole day．
C．It is not as easy as it looks at first．
D．It is no good competing in a"handathon"
分析 本文寫了一項比賽活動handathon，比賽規(guī)則和需要的技能等方面的介紹．
解答 29．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention．成功者需要表現(xiàn)出極大的注意力．可以推斷出這個比賽需要的最重要的技能是極強的注意力，所以答案選C．
30．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子Maybe the popularity of the"handathon"is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter可見handathon的普及是因為參加的人不用專門的訓練，可以推斷出任何人只要感興趣就可以參與，所以A選項符合．
31．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子People who drop out early return with food，drink and encouragement可見是可以提前退出的，A不正確；They help each other out and keep each other's spitits up從句中可見他們相互幫助，使每個人都很精神，但并不相互鼓勵，所以B選項的說法是正確的；Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat這里是五分鐘而C選項中是十分鐘不正確，所以C選項不正確；No one is allowed to lean on the car for support不允許靠在車上，可見D選項把身體靠在車上的說法不正確；故答案選D．
32．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子And at first sight，it looks like the easiest．開始的時候看起來很容易．根據(jù)后來的描述可以看出事實上沒有看起來的那么容易，這是作者的觀點，所以答案選C．
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