【课堂新坐标】2016-2017学年高中英语人教版选修6单元综合测评2.docVIP

单元综合测评(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分满分30分)阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。A One day I saw Harold, my neighbor, putting some metal sheets around the base of his tree where he kept his bird feeder.I didnt understand why until another neighbor explained to me that Harold was trying to keep the squirrels from eating the bird food.By putting the metal sheets around the base, Harold thought the squirrels wouldnt be able to climb up the tree.The next morning, the food was gone.The following week Harold figured hed put the bird feeder on a string and hang it from the tip of one of the branches.I believe his thinking was that the squirrel couldnt go out to the edge of the branch because the branch wouldnt support the weight therefore not allowing the squirrel to get to the feeder.Next day, you got it, the food was gone, too. I felt sorry for Harold.Although Harold was stronger and smarter than the squirrel, he lacked the one quality that would guarantee him victory梖ocus.You see Harold thinks about ways of preventing the squirrel from getting the food on occasion, when he has time.The squirrel, on the other hand has its mind on getting that food 24 hours a day.The squirrelssurvival depends on it.Survival brings about, not just focus but an intense focus on solving a problem by removing an obstacle. Success is not about who is stronger.Success is not about who has a better GPA(平均分Success is about who is more focused and committed to achieving their objectives.You, the reader, can compete with any person no matter who they may be. The only thing you have to do is commit yourself to focusing on the very subject that interests you.　1．Harold was worried because the squirrel ．　the branches 【解析】　细节理解题。根据第一段中间的“The next morning, 可知采取的措施并没有什么效果因此他很担心松鼠偷吃鸟食。【答案】　A2．What made the squirrel succeed according to the passage? A．Its cleverness. B．Its fixed attention. C．Its strength. D．Its very survival. 【解析】　细节理解题。根据第二段后半部分的“The squirrel...has its mind on getting that food 24