I am Alice. My sister and I spent our last summer holidays with our uncle who is a geologist(地质学家)and loves to collect stones(石头).
One day he bought us two backpacks(背包)and asked us to go to the mountain with him. We walked the whole day. Every now and then he put stones in our backpacks. To our surprise, he also took some stones out from them. But we thought he had just found better stones.
When we returned to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relief(轻松)when we took them off. Yet our uncle's backpack was half empty.
"Why did you give us so many stones?" we asked.
"I didn't. You did." he said. "You didn't know it, but I gave you a little attitude(态度)test today. I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining(抱怨)，I added a stone to your backpacks. whenever you talked about something with positive(积极的)thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks."
Our backpacks were full of stones.
"Your negative(消极的)thoughts are just like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in your backpacks. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind will be." said our uncle.
With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life—the power(力量) of the attitude.
1.Alice's uncle likes to___________.
A. collect coins B. collect stamps C. collect stones D. collect books
2.Alice's and her sister's backpacks were full of stones because they .
A. complained(抱怨)too much on the way B. were hard working
C. enjoyed collecting stones very much D. chose wrong backpacks to carry the stones
3.The underlined(划线的)word "them" refers to " ________ " in the passage.
A. the stones B. the backpacks C. the positive thoughts D. the negative thoughts
4.The writer wrote this passage to encourage us to____________.
A. be pleased to take others' advice B. have a positive attitude towards life
C. make a plan before doing something D. help people in trouble
My friends and I finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to get my car at my office three streets away.
My friends said that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I would give birth to a new baby and was seven months pregnant then. I told them that I’d be very careful. One of them wanted to come with me but I asked her to stay with another friend who needed help with her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my way to the car. At the crossing, a black car stopped and a man came out with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right towards me. To my surprise he stopped in front of me and said he’d go with me together. I said there was no need for him to do so, but he still offered to help. During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was wet. When we got to my car, I thanked him and he went away. I did not get his name. Even I can’t remember what he looks like. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it as a return? I was at home when I noticed two Indian workers walking in the heavy rain. Maybe they were on their way to the working place near my home.___________________. They were surprised by my action. They were very thankful to me, wondering why a stranger was offering such kindness. I was so relaxed and happy that day.
1.What did the writer do after she had lunch?
A. She walked in the heavy rain. B. She sent her friends home.
C. She went back to the hotel. D. She decided to walk to her car.
2.What does the underlined word “pregnant” mean in Chinese?
A. 生病的. B. 怀孕的. C. 粗心的. D. 忙乱的.
3.How did the writer feel when the man went up to her?
A. Afraid. B. Surprised. C. Happy. D. Thankful.
4.What may be the missing line in Paragraph 4?
A. I laughed at them standing in the rain
B. I told them to walk slowly to the working place
C. I went out and passed them my umbrella
D. I saw a car coming towards them without stopping
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. After lunch, I didn’t let my friend come with me because I wanted to walk alone.
B. The man with an umbrella was one of my old friends.
C. The man went away quickly so I didn’t thank him.
D. I felt relaxed and happy because of helping others.
We surveyed 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:
1.How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?
A. 20. B. 50. C. 60. D. 75.
2.The people of 27-35 enjoy most.
A. watching TV B. playing computer games C. going to the movie D. taking a walk
3.According to the survey, which two activities do most people enjoy doing?
A. Playing computer games and watching TV. B. Watching TV and going to the movies.
C. Playing computer games and taking a walk. D. Going to the movies and taking a walk.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart?
A. Fewest people like taking a walk.
B. The people of 11-18 like taking a walk most.
C. 90 people like going to the movies in the 19-26 group.
D. The people of 27-35 like playing computer games most.
Making a speech(演讲) at the UN in front of 500 people from around the world isn't an easy job. And doing it in a foreign language is much ______. When most Chinese students were still ______ their holiday, Wang Yuan, one of the TFBOYS was busy writing the speech and practicing it. He used all the free time to try to ______ it
The subject of Wang's speech was about study. It is a subject that ______ of the students of his age in China can talk about ______ even in Chinese. The speech wasn't the best, but it was ______ enough for him. After that, he went ______ the speech to see if he had made a mistake. He said he learned a lot from this activity, ______ it was meaningful for him. His post on Sina Weibo about the speech was ______ more than 10 million times.
The activity also changed the singer's ______ of English learning. “After the speech, I started to pay more attention to my spoken English,” he said. “Just burying (埋藏) myself in paper exercises is far from enough.”
1.A. louder B. harder C. nicer D. faster
2.A. enjoying B. discussing C. breaking D. talking
3.A. forget B. hope C. remember D. learn
4.A. none B. few C. any D. many
5.A. loudly B. quickly C. wonderfully D. carefully
6.A. bad B. good C. sad D. happy
7.A. through B. up C. after D. for
8.A. but B. or C. then D. so
9.A. loved B. noticed C. bought D. shared
10.A. idea B. plan C. life D. interest
---The Ant-Man 2 is on. Would you like to go to the cinema with me this Sunday?
--- . I'1l be free then.
A. Sorry, I can B. Sure, I'd love to C. What a pity D. Not at all
--- Mum, I'm getting fatter and fatter. ---You had better too many sweets.
A. not eat B. not eating C. don't eat D. not to eat
