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 （竞争） 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 本文写了一项比赛活动handathon，比赛规则和需要的技能等方面的介绍．
解答 29．C 推理判断题．根据句子Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention．成功者需要表现出极大的注意力．可以推断出这个比赛需要的最重要的技能是极强的注意力，所以答案选C．
30．A 推理判断题．根据句子Maybe the popularity of the"handathon"is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter可见handathon的普及是因为参加的人不用专门的训练，可以推断出任何人只要感兴趣就可以参与，所以A选项符合．
31．D 细节理解题．根据句子People who drop out early return with food，drink and encouragement可见是可以提前退出的，A不正确；They help each other out and keep each other's spitits up从句中可见他们相互帮助，使每个人都很精神，但并不相互鼓励，所以B选项的说法是正确的；Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat这里是五分钟而C选项中是十分钟不正确，所以C选项不正确；No one is allowed to lean on the car for support不允许靠在车上，可见D选项把身体靠在车上的说法不正确；故答案选D．
32．C 推理判断题．根据句子And at first sight，it looks like the easiest．开始的时候看起来很容易．根据后来的描述可以看出事实上没有看起来的那么容易，这是作者的观点，所以答案选C．
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