Question

    When my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist (地质学家) and loved to go on walks to___________ stones. One day, he bought us _________ and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.

The whole day we_________ around. Every now and then he put___________ in our bags. We were a bit___________ that he also took some stones out from our bags at times. But we thought he had just found ___________ stones than the ones we already had. Still, when we returned to the house, we were very_________ . The backpacks were so_________ that we felt great relief(轻松) when we took them off._________ 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) ________ today. Whenever you were complaining, I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with positive (积极的) thinking, I __________a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”

The bags were almost ________ .

“Your negative (负面的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your____________ just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the __________ your mind is.”

With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important __________ in life – the power of attitude.

1.A.carry B.collect C.research D.kick

2.A.baskets B.ropes C.instruments D.backpacks

3.A.climbed B.jumped C.ran D.walked

4.A.leaves B.stones C.grasses D.sticks

5.A.surprised B.interested C.relaxed D.disappointed

6.A.harder B.better C.stronger D.weaker

7.A.sad B.ill C.tired D.excited

8.A.heavy B.light C.big D.small

9.A.So B.As C.Since D.Yet

10.A.power B.stress C.test D.question

11.A.put off B.took over C.took out D.put back

12.A.full B.empty C.messy D.smooth

13.A.brain B.memory C.mind D.back

14.A.clearer B.easier C.better D.heavier

15.A.suggestions B.lessons C.purposes D.cases

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

【解析】

本文讲述叔叔让我们去山上搬石头，实际上是在做态度测试。当我们抱怨的时候，他就往我们的包里放一块石头，当我们用积极的思想谈论事情时，他就从我们的包里拿出一块石头。这是在告诉我们态度的力量。负面的想法就像石头，消极思想越多，头脑越沉重。

1.

句意：他是一个地质学家，喜欢步行去收集石头。

A. carry携带，B. collect收集，C. research研究，D. kick踢。根据后文的“asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.”可知，他喜欢收集石头，故选B。

2.

句意：一天，他给我们买了背包，让我们和他一起去山上搬石头。

A. baskets篮子，B. ropes绳索，C. instruments仪器，D. backpacks背包。根据后文的“he put_____4_____ in our bags.”可知，此处指的是背包。故选D。

3.

句意：我们一整天到处走。

A. climbed攀爬，B. jumped跳跃，C. ran奔跑，D. walked散步。根据后文的“He was a geologist (地质学家) and loved to go on walks to_____1_____ stones.”可知，到处走。故选D。

4.

句意：偶尔他往我们的包里放石头。

A. leaves离开，B. stones石头，C. grasses草，D. sticks棍子。根据后文的“We were a bit_____5_____ that he also took some stones out from our bags at times.”可知，把石头放进我们的包里。故选B。

5.

句意：我们有点惊讶的是，他有时还从我们的包里拿出一些石头。

A. surprised惊讶的，B. interested有趣的，C. relaxed放松的，D. disappointed失望的。根据前一句表示他把石头放进我们的包里，此处又把石头拿出来，因此感到惊讶。故选A。

6.

句意：但我们认为他找到的石头比我们已有的更好。

A. harder更努力的，B. better更好的，C. stronger更强壮的，D. weaker更虚弱的。结合句意，他把石头从我们的包里拿出来，因此猜测他发现了更好的石头。故选B。

7.

句意：尽管如此，当我们回到家里时，我们还是很累。

A. sad悲伤的，B. ill生病的，C. tired疲倦的，D. excited兴奋的。根据后文的“Why did you give us so many stones?”可知，我们背着那么多石头，因此感到累。故选C。

8.

句意：背包很重，当我们放下它们时，我们觉得很轻松。

A. heavy沉重的，B. light轻的，C. big大的，D. small小的。根据“we felt great relief(轻松) when we took them off.”可知，放下背包感到轻松，因此表示背包很重。故选A。

9.

句意：然而，叔叔的背包有一半是空的。

A. So所以，B. As因为，C. Since自从，D. Yet然而。根据后文的“Why did you give us so many stones?”可知，我们背着那么多石头，叔叔的背包有一半是空的，因此表示转折关系。故选D。

10.

句意：你不知道，我今天给你们做了个态度测试。

A. power权力，B. stress压力，C. test考试，测试，D. question问题。根据后文的“Whenever you were complaining, I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with positive (积极的) thinking, I ____11____a stone.”可知，你们抱怨的时候就往你们的包里放一块石头，你们用积极的想法谈论的事情时，就从你们的包里拿出一块石头，这是在做一种测试。故选C。

11.

句意：无论你们何时用积极的思想去谈论事情，我就拿出一块石头。

A. put off推迟，B. took over接管，C. took out拿出，D. put back放回原处。根据前文的“Whenever you were complaining, I added a stone to your bags.”可知，态度不积极时，就往你们的包里放石头，反之，态度积极时，就把石头从包里拿出来。故选C。

12.

句意：背包几乎满了。

A. full满的，B. empty空的，C. messy凌乱的，D. smooth光滑的。根据前文的“Why did you give us so many stones?”可知，他们背包里的石头很多，因此几乎满了。故选A。

13.

句意：你把它们记在心里，就像背包里的石头一样。

A. brain大脑，B. memory记忆，C. mind思维，头脑，D. back背部。根据前文的“Your negative (负面的) thoughts are like stones.”可知，此处指的是思想，因此是在头脑里，故选C。

14.

句意：你的消极想法越多，你的头脑就越沉重。

A. clearer更干净的，B. easier更容易的，C. better更好的，D. heavier更重的。根据前文的“Your negative (负面的) thoughts are like stones.”可知，负面思想像石头，因此消极思想越多，头脑越沉重，故选D。

15.

句意：带着极大的爱心，叔叔教会了我们生活中最重要的一课——态度的力量。

A. suggestions建议，B. lessons教训，课，C. purposes目的，D. cases情况。根据teach sb a lesson “给某人一个教训，教会某人一课”，故选B。