6．Challenge is an opportunity：to make it gold or a tough stone，it only depends on you．
Every time you overcome a challenge，it will lift you up，build you strong and make it easier for you to overcome your next trial．But if you surrender to the challenge，it will downsize you，break a piece of confidence in you and make it harder for you to overcome it the next time．It's like building muscles-the more you train them，the stronger they will become．
I used to be an inactive person．I was sitting behind my desk at work for eight to nine hours everyday，commuting to work and everywhere else by taxi and subway，sitting in my couch at home and sleeping for one third of my life in the bed．I was involved with zero exercise at that time and lived with very low energy and spirit every day．Then I finally felt sick of it and chose to add some movement to my life．
I changed my office job into a part-time one and applied for another part-time job working in a bar．So I made myself stand hours and walk around customers all the time．The first days were a"standing hell"．My feet were screaming"You fat lady!"all day and night．But I stuck through every minute I wanted to give up，telling myself"Everybody in this business stands full hours just fine．You can definitely do it too!Let's hang on for one week first．"
After that one week，though with sore muscles everywhere I still came up with the conclusion that，"This is actually bearable．"So I hung on another week，then one more after that…until it's been four months now and I feel as comfortable as a fish in its pond to stand 20hours a week in the bar．And I didn't only stand in the bar for those four months．It was just a small trigger that activated the rest of the revolution． I soon fell in love with bicycling．I rode my bicycle to work，to meetings and to many romantic spots in the town．I was on the road for a minimum of one hour every day．I also got myself involved in a"stand-up computer"project and was standing at the computer four hours every day on average．It has become my most comfortable position to play with the computer now．I also touched up my life with dancing and stretching．Whenever my body feels stiff I give myself a good stretching and a round of dancing too if the mood is there．
Basically I became quite an active person now and this is not at all hard as I imagined in my couch for the past years．I am so happy that I made the first tiny steps to walk out of my comfort zone．Soon I was catching up with the rhythms and running spontaneously．
So what is the challenge that you are afraid of？Face it now，conquer it and let it make you even stronger．
If you are too timid to speak up for yourself in daily life，then regardless of your fears，force yourself to say one word out of the heart every day．At first，you will only mumble nonsense and totally sound like a nerd．But just keep throwing the balls，you will eventually hit some targets and organize clear sentences．
If you are suffering in your current life but don't think you deserve a better one，then you will keep living in the terrible situation．To breathe new air，you need to step out of your dead zone．Once you cheer up and make the first courageous step，then adding a few more steps is not that a big deal and soon you will walk farther away from the cave you hated．
It is always easier to do nothing about the challenge and remain in the current status．But I strongly suggest you choose a harder choice，fight with your challenge and let it lift you to a higher position with more beautiful views．Once you get started with throwing a few bold punches into life，you will soon feel comfortable to box with those opponents you thought so tough and tall．And later you will get so good at your skills that you must call in stronger competitors to the ring to match the game and have more fun．Be that aspiring（有志向的）boxer in your life．
55．In the passage，"building muscles"is compared toC．
A．building your body strong
B．becoming confident
C．overcoming a challenge
D．encouraging yourself
56．From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5，we can infer thatA．
A．the author began to exercise by different means to become an active person
B．the author was able to bear the sore muscles and thus could hang on for four months
C．the author only stood in the bar for those four months and did nothing else
D．the author felt comfortable and could stand in the bar for another four months
57．According to the passage，which of the following statements is true？C
A．The writer used to exercise a lot and enjoyed her life．
B．The part-time job in a bar involved smiling and talking to customers．
C．After one week，the writer thought working in a bar was tolerable．
D．When the writer's body feels stiff she often tries to lift her mood．
58．To improve poor speaking，you are expected toA．
A．force yourself to say something every day
B．throw the balls
C．organize clear sentences
D．mumble nonsense
59．What is the last paragraph intended to convey？B
A．We should keep living in the current situation and have more fun．
B．We should step out of the dead zone and fight with the challenge．
C．It is necessary for us to box with stronger competitors and improve our skills．
D．It is challenging to become a skillful boxer who can defeat tough and tall opponents．
60．What might be the best title for the passage？D
A．How to be an Active Person
B．Life is Wonderful
C．a(chǎn) Part-time Job
D．The Beauty in Challenge．
分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們描述了人不應(yīng)該被困難嚇到，而應(yīng)該享受挑戰(zhàn)的美好．
解答 55．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段It's like building muscles-the more you train them，the stronger they will become可知文章將鍛煉肌肉和克服困難做了比較；故選C．
56．A．句意理解題．根據(jù)文章It was just a small trigger that activated the rest of the revolution． I soon fell in love with bicycling．I rode my bicycle to work可知作者開(kāi)始練習(xí)用不同的方式成為一個(gè)活躍的人；故選A．
57．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章After that one week，though with sore muscles everywhere I still came up with the conclusion that，"This is actually bearable．可知一周后，作者認(rèn)為在酒吧工作是可以忍受的；故選C．
58．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．即根據(jù)文章If you are too timid to speak up for yourself in daily life，then regardless of your fears，force yourself to say one word out of the heart every day可知為了提高口語(yǔ)能力，你需要強(qiáng)迫自己每天都說(shuō)；故選A．
59．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段But I strongly suggest you choose a harder choice，fight with your challenge and let it lift you to a higher position with more beautiful views可知我們應(yīng)該走出死亡地帶，與挑戰(zhàn)作斗爭(zhēng)；故選B．
60．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段But I strongly suggest you choose a harder choice，fight with your challenge and let it lift you to a higher position with more beautiful views可知最佳標(biāo)題為挑戰(zhàn)的美好；故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀(guān)想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
