OnedayIsawHaroldmyneighborputtingsomemetalsheetsaroundthebaseofhistreewherehekepthisbirdfeeder(喂鸟器).Ididn’tunderstandwhyuntilanotherneighborexplainedtomethatHaroldwastryingtokeepthesquirrels(松鼠)fromeatingthebirdfood.ByputtingthemetalsheetsaroundthebaseHaroldthoughtthesquirrelswouldn’tbeabletoclimbupthetree.Thenextmorningthefoodwasgone.ThefollowingweekHaroldfiguredhe’dputthebirdfeederonastringandhangitfromthetipofoneofthebranches.Ibelievehisthinkingasthatthesquirrelcouldn’tgoouttotheedgeofthebranchbecausethebranchwouldn’tsupporttheweightthereby(因此)notallowingthesquirreltogettothefeeder.Nextdayyougotitthefoodwasgonetoo.
IfeltsorryforHarold.AlthoughHaroldwasstrongerandsmarterthanthesquirrelhelackedtheonequalitythatwouldguaranteehimvictory--focus.YouseeHaroldthinksaboutwaysofpreventingthesquirrelfromgettingthefoodonoccasionwhenhehastime.Thesquirrelontheotherhandhasitsmindongettingthatfood24hoursaday.Thesquirrels’survivaldependsonit.Survivalbringsaboutnotjustfocusbutanintensefocusonsolvingaproblembyremovinganobstacle.
Successisnotaboutwhoisstronger.SuccessisnotaboutwhohasabetterGPA(平均分数).Successisaboutwhoismorefocusedandcommittedtoachievingtheirobjectives.Youthereadercancompetewithanypersonnomatterwhotheymaybe.Theonlythingyouhavetodoiscommityourselftofocusingontheverysubjectthatinterestsyou.
21.Haroldwasworriedbecausethesquirrel________.
A.atehisbirdfood B.hurtmanyofhisbirds
C.couldclimbthetreequickly D.reachedtheendofthebranches
22.Whatmadethesquirrelsucceedaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itscleverness. B.Itsfixedattention.
C.Itsstrength. D.Itsverysurvival.
23.Whatdoesthewriteradviseyoutodoifyouwanttosucceed?
A.Tobebraveenoughtocompetewithothers.
B.Totrytokeepyourbodyhealthy.
C.Toworkmuchharderthanothers.
D.Toputyourheartintowhatinterestsyou.