2020-2021学年 上海市16区初三英语二模题型汇编-阅读完形填空学生版

2020—2021学年初三英语二模阅读完型填空汇编

One【奉贤区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（12分）

Smartphonesande-readershavebecomemorecommoninrecentyears.Somepeopleworrythatthedaysof

paperbookswillbegone.Butsurveyshaveshownthattraditionalbooksarestill（65）amongreaders.

ResearchcompanyNielsenfoundthatintheUK,salesofe-booksare（66）whilesalesofpaperbooksare

rising.Moresurprisingly,it'syoungpeoplewhoarebuyingthemostphysicalbooks.Anothersurveyofuniversity

studentsfromtheUnitedStates,Slovakia（斯洛伐克）JapanandGermanyalsoshowedthat92percentofthem

（67）paperbooks

Themostpopularreasongivenwas:"Iliketoholdtheproducts."It'struethatpaperbooksbringavery

differentreading（68）.Slovakianstudentssaidthattheylikedthesmellofpaperbooks.Otherstudentssaid

thattheygetasenseofaccomplishment（成就）whentheyfinishreadingapaperbookandtheyenjoyseeingiton

thebookshelf.

Paperbookscanalsobevery（69）objects（物品）toloversofreading.Manypeopleliketosigntheir

namesontheinsidecover.Ifsasifreadersofpaperbooksmakefriendswiththem.

This"friendship"peopledevelopwithbooksisn'tjustsentimental（情感上的）.Researchhasshownthat

readersremembermoreinformationreadingfrompaperbooksthane-books.Peoplealsomoreeasily.

（70）headachesorsoreeyeswhilereadinge-books.

Itseemsthatpaperbooks,whichhavebeeninproductionsincethe15thcenlury,stillhaveanattraction.

65.A.familiarB.popularC.interestingD.comfortable

66.A.fallingB.climbingC.happeningD.beginning

67.A.predictedB.preferredC.protectedD.prevented

68.A.excuseB.experimentC.exerciseD.experience

69.A.creativeB.personalC.commonD.relaxing

70.A.comeupwithB.keepupwithC.endupwithD.getalongwith

Two【崇明区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（12分）

Autism（自I力症）isadisorderofthebrainthathappensinthefirstthreeyearsoflife.It（65）thebrain's

normaldevelopment.Mostautisticpatientshavedifficultytalkingwithotherpeopleordoingthings.However,

someoftheautisticpeoplehavesurprisingabilities.Forexample,somecanmemorizemanythingsandsomecan

docalculationsreallyfast.

RaymondBabbittinthe1988filmRainManisan(66)ofautisticpeople.Thecharacterinthefilm

wasbasedonKimPeek,amanfromtheUSA.Peekcouldn'tswitchonalightorputhisclothesonbyhimself.But

his(67)wassosurprisingthathecouldrememberalmostanything.Hecouldmemorizeeveryroad,

placeanddistanceonmaps.Hecouldevenrememberalmosteverywordinthousandsofbooks.Hiswayofreading

wasmore(68).Peekcouldreadtwopagesatthesametimeinjusteighttotenseconds.Hereadtheleft

pagewithhislefteyeandtherightpagewithhisrighteye.

Scientistsstilldon'tknowforsurewhysomeautisticpeoplehavespecialtalentaftertheyhavedonealotof

research.Thereisonepossibleexplanation.Whencertainpartsofthebrainare(69)byautism,other

partsofthebrainmightgetstronger.Therefore,specialabilitieswereborn.

Butnotallpeoplewithautismhavespecialabilities.(70),autismpeoplewithspecialabilitiesare

rareandtheabilitiescannotbetrained.Accordingtoresearch,onlytenpercentofautisticpeopleshowanysignsof

specialtalent.

65.A.helpsB.increasesC.affectsD.records

66.A.actressB.inventorC.ownerD.example

67.A.memoryB.behaviorC.changeD.smile

68.A.commonB.amazingC.frighteningD.traditional

69.A.rebuiltB.recognizedC.repairedD.damaged

70.A.AboveallB.OnaverageC.InfactD.Inaddition

Three【普陀区】

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文)(12分)

Frankmakessurestudentsfrompoorfamiliesinhisneighbourhoodarriveat

theircollegeclassesontime,rainorshine.

This66-year-oldretiredteacherhasbeenofferingfreeridestostudentsforthe

pasttenyears.SinceFrankdrovetheyoungpeopleforthefirsttime,hehascovered

over100,000miles.Thestudentshetransportstoandfromschoolenjoytalkingwithhim.Theyusuallyhavealot

of(65)conversations.Whatthey'vegotisfindingarolemodelandafriend.(66),somestudents

evencallhim“Grandpa”.

VickyreceivedfreeridesfromFrankforallherfouryearsincollege.Thetipsmeantmuchmoretoherthan

justfreetransportation."It'snotjustaride.Pmnotjustsittingthereinsilenceorwithmyheadphoneson,^^Vicky

said."Heasksusquestions.He(67)theanswersaswell.Thenexttimeweridewithhim,he'llcheckif

ourideaswork.^^

Frankfirstworkedasadriverthroughaprogramme.Althoughtheprogrammeasksthemembersonlytodrive

studentstoandfromtheirclasses,Frankoftengoesbeyondtoensurethehappinessandsafetyofthestudents.

Frankisalwaystheretogivethesestudents(68).Iftheyrunoutofcertainbasicthingsinlife,Frank

willdrivetotheneareststoreandbuywhattheyneed.Ifastudentgetshungryonthelongdrivestoandfrom

school,Franknever(69)tobuythemameal.

Formanystudents,Frank'shelpisappreciatedandifsnecessaryforthemtobeabletofinishtheircollege

educationaswell.AccordingtoFrank,he'sgotmuchfromthe(70),too."IjustlovedrivingandIlove

thesekids."Franksaid."It'ssuchaninterestingthingtobeapartofthesekids'lives.”

65.A.similarB.dullC.pleasantD.difficult

66.A.HoweverB.ActuallyC.InsteadD.Unfortunately

67.A.forgetsB.dislikesC.offersD.remembers

68.A.supportB.adviceC.freedomD.knowledge

69.A.decidesB.promiseC.hesitatesD.likes

70.A.successB.experienceC.attentionD.thought

Four【青浦区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage.(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)(12分)

WondertellsthestoryofAugust,aten-year-oldboywholiveswithhisparentsandsisterinNewYork.August,

orAuggieashisfamilycallhim,isa(n)(65)boyinmanyways.Heridesabikeandlikesplayingwithhis

Xbox.ButAuggiewasbornwithdeformities(畸形)ofthefaceandlooksverydifferentfromotherkids.Atthe

startofthebook,hetellsus“MynameisAugust.Iwon'tdescribewhatIlooklike.Whateveryou'rethinking,it's

probably(66)Auggie'sappearanceshockspeople.Peoplelookathimforalongtimeorsometimesthey

lookawayassoonastheyseehim.

Auggie'shad27operationsonhisfaceandhasspentalotoftimeinhospital.Hismotherhastaughthimat

home,butnowthathe'sten,shethinksheshouldgotoschool.(67),Auggiehatestheideaofschooland

doesn'twanttogo.Heworriesthatotherkidswilllookathimstrangelyorcallhimhorriblenames,buthisparents

persuadehimtovisitaschoolandmeettheheadteacher.Afterthevisit.Auggie(68)that,yes,hewillgoto

school.

Likemanykids,Auggieisreallyanxiousonthefirstday.Becauseofhisface,noonewantstositnexttohim

andhenoticesotherkidslookingandtalkingabouthimwhenhe'snotaround.(69),helatermakesfriends

withJack,aboyinhisclass,andFlower,agirlhechatswithatlunch.

WondertellsthestoryofAuggie'sfirstyearatschooland(70)otherkidstreathim.It'sadifficultyear

withgoodandbadtimes.Buttowardstheend,afrighteninganddramaticeventataschoolcampmadethings

completelydifferent.

65.A.shyB.cleverC.ordinaiyD.naughty

66.A.rightB.trueC.betterD.worse

67.A.SincethenB.AtfirstC.InfactD.Sofar

68.A.advisesB.decidesC.forgetsD.dreams

69.A.LuckilyB.ClearlyC.SurprisinglyD.Suddenly

70.A.whenB.whereC.whyD.how

Five【松江区】

B.Choosethebestwordsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文)(12分)

Thestruggle(挣扎)ofabutterfly

Amanfoundacocoon(茧)ofabutterfly.Onedayasmallopeningappeared.Hesatandwatchedthebutterfly

forseveralhoursasittrieditsbesttomoveitsbody(65)thatlittlehole.

Suddenlyitstoppedandlookedlikeitwas(66).Sothemandecidedtohelpthebutterfly.Hetookapair

ofscissorsandmadetheopeningofthecocoonbigger.Thebutterflythencameout(67),althoughithada

swollen(肿胀的)bodyandsmalldrywings.

Themandidn'tthinkanythingofitandsattherewaitingforthebutterflytofly.Butthatdidn'thappen.The

butterflyspenttherestofitsliteunabletofly,crawlingonthegroundwithtinywingsandaswollenbody.

Themanhada(68)heart,buthedidn'tunderstandthatthebutterflyneededtheundamagedcocoonand

thestruggletogetoutofthesmallopening,andthatwasitswayofmakingfluid(液体)fromthebodyofthe

butterflyintoitswingstoprepareitselfforflying,onceitwasoutofthecocoon.

Ourstrugglesinlifedevelopour(69).Withoutstruggles;wenevergrowandnevergetstronger.Soit's

importantfbrustodealwithchallengesonourowninsteadof(70)helpfromothers.

65.A.intoB.ontoC.acrossD.through

66.A.freezingB.stuckC.movedD.touching

67.A.easilyB.gentlyC.happilyD.suddenly

68.A.strongB.weakC.cruelD.kind

69.A.strengthsB.ideasC.intelligenceD.interests

70.A.pointingoutB.showingoffC.relyingonD.tryingon

Six【徐汇区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)

Thebuswasfilledwithexcitement.Studentsweretalkingandlaughing,but

therewasalsoabitof(65)energyintheair.Asthebuspulledintothe

parkinglotatthetelevisionstudio,Mr.Osakaclearedhisthroat.

“Iwanttothankeachoneofyouforyourhardwork.Iknowthatmanyofyouhavehadtoputotheractivities

onholdforthetraining.WhetherornotourSunshineMiddleSchoolwinstoday'scompetition,I'mproudofyou

Mr.Osakacontinued,"It'sagreathonorjusttobeonQuizPower.Justdoyourbestandenjoyyourselvestoday.

Nomatterwhat,we'reallgoinghome(66)

Themembersoftheteam(67)asMr.Osakafinishedhisspeech.Astheyheadedforthedoorsofthe

bus,severalstudentsstoppedtothankMr.Osakaforhiscommitmenttotheteam.Thestudentsknewtheywere

readyfbralmostmyquestionthequizmastermightask.Theycouldn'twaittogetstarted.

Insidethestudio,thestudentsweremetbyAnna,theshow'sexecutiveproducer.Annawasatall,friendly

woman.

“Iamsureyou'vealreadyheardthisahundredtimestoday,“shetoldtheroomof

expectantstudents,44butthemostimportantthingyoucandoduringthecompetitionistorelax

andhavefun.Doyourbesttoignorethecamerasandtheaudience.Oncethehosthasfinished

askingaquestion,youwillwanttoringyourbuzzer(蜂鸣器)assoonasyouthinkyouhavetheanswer.

(68),youmaynotringinuntiltheentirequestionhasbeenread.Peoplearelikelytospeakmorequickly

whentheyarenervous,sojusttrytoanswerslowlyandcalmlywhenit'syourturn.^^Annpausedandsmiledatthe

studentswhowerebeginningtolooktense."Doyouhaveanyquestionsbeforewebegin?”

Gabriel,aseventh-graderfromSunshine,wavedhishand."Willthewinningteamcomebacktocompetefor

thechampionship(冠军赛)？“heasked(69),withhopeinhiseyes.

Annnodded.t4Thechampionshipsareheldinthespring.Thewinningteaminthefinalwillreceive$1,000.

Thewinningschoolwillalsoreceivetwobrand-newcomputers.^^

“Anymorequestions?^^Annasked.Thestudentsweresilent,(70)thetaskaheadofthem.

"Then,letthegamebegin!^^

66.A.nervousB.magicC.happyD.naughty

67.A.bossesB.citizensC.winnersD.graduates

67.A.cheeredB.hesitatedC.restedD.survived

68.A.InbriefB.HoweverC.InotherwordsD.Forthetimebeing

69.A.properlyB.seriouslyC.eagerlyD.angrily

70.A.satisfiedwithB.womedaboutC.thankfulforD.focusingon

Seven【宝山区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage.(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)(12分)

StudentsinChinahaveonelessthingtoputintheirbackpacksthesedays.Thegovernmentrecentlybanned

(禁止)smartphonesinpublicschoolsforallstudentsthroughninegrades.Manyschoolsaroundtheworldlike

Germany,Japan,UnitedStateshavesimilarbans.

Someeducatorssaykidspayattentioninclasswhentheyaren'tlookingattheirphonesallthetime.Theysay

banningphones(75)studentstotalktoeachothermore.

Mostteacherswouldagreethattheydon'twantaclassroomfiillofkidstexting(发短信).Butmanysayatotal

banonphonesisn't(76).Somepeoplearguethatit'sbettertoteachkidstousetechnologyresponsibly

thantakeitaway.Also,manyparentspointoutthattheyneedtobeabletoreachtheirkidsduringtheday.

Yes!Smartphonesmakeit(77)forstudentstoconcentrateinclass.Kidsmightplaygames,watch

videos,orcheckoutappsinsteadofpayingattentiontotheteacher.Theycaneasilymissimportantinformation.

Besides,aringingorbuzzingphonedistracts(使分心、)otherstudents.Alsosomekidsmightusetheirphones

tocheat.Theycouldgoonlineandlookup(78)toatest,ortheycouldturntotheirfriendsforhelp.

No!Studentsshouldbeabletohavetheirphoneswiththemincaseofan(79).Kidsneedawayto

getintouchwiththeirparentsiftheygetsick,iftheschoolbusbreaksdown,oreveniftheyforgettheirlunchat

home.Smartphonescanactuallyhelpkidsdobetterinschool.Wecanusethemtogoonlineanddoresearchfora

classprojectorforhelpwithwritingessays.(80),therearegreateducationalappswecanuse.Theycan

helpusstudybetter.It'snotagoodideatobanphonesinschool.

75.A.begsB.invitesC.teachesD.encourages

76.A.importantB.necessaryC.enoughD.effective

77.A.difficultB.right.C.interestingD.disappointing

78.A.ideasB.answersC.newsD.dictionaries

79.A.eventB.interviewC.argumentD.emergency

80.A.ForexampleB.InbriefC.InadditionD.Asaresult

Eight【长宁区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)

Twoyearsago,mybrotherJamesandIsetoutonahikethroughChuteCanyon,oneofthemostdifficult

routesinthemountainsinUtah,intheUS.Wewerehikingloversandhad(65)doingthisroutefora

longtime.However,wehadnoideaoftheterribleadventurethatwaswaitingforus.

We(66)thefirstpartwithoutproblems.Thenitstartedtosnowandtherocksbecameslippery.Allof

asudden,asIwashelpingmybrotherdownahugerock,heslippedandfellintoapool.Unfortunately,hehad

landedonarockjustbelowthesurfaceandhislegbroke.Iclimbeddownand(67)pulledhimoutofthe

water.Nightwascomingandthetemperaturewasfallingbutmybrothercouldn'tmove.Feelinghelpless,Idecided

toheadforthe(68)campforhelp,soIleftJameswithsomewarmclothingandtherestofthefood.It

hadbeenrainingandtomyhorror,Idiscoveredthatthecanyonwasflooded.ButIhadnochoice,Ihadtostruggle

on,soakedandfreezing,unableeventothinkclearly.AtonepointIgotlost,wastingprecioushours.

Attwo-thirtythefollowingafternoon,Ifinallyarrivedatthecamp.The(69)hadtakentwenty-two

hoursandIwasexhaustedandstarving.However,Imanagedtocallforhelpandtwelvehourslaterrescuers

reachedJames.Thankfully,hewasstillaliveandhislegwasnotseriouslydamaged.Wewerehikingagainayear

later,amazingly—(70)we'veneverbeenbacktoChuteCanyon!

65.A.competedwithB.dreamedofC.dependedonD.takenchargeof

66.A.examinedB.acceptedC.complainedD.completed

67.A.slowlyB.happilyC.clearlyD.hardly

68.A.largestB.highestC.nearestD.prettiest

69.A.projectB.technologyC.transportD.journey

70.A.becauseB.thoughC.sinceD.whether

Nine【金山区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage」选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文)(12分)

HabitsofSuccessfulLanguageLearners.

Asalanguagelearner,youarenotalone.About1.2billionpeopleworldwidearelearninga(65)

language.However,notallofthemenjoysuccess.Wetalkedtohundredsofsuccessfullanguagelearners.They

sharedwithussomeoftheirhabits.

Onekeytolong-termsuccessisworkingtowardsthegoal(66).Mostsuccessfullanguagelearnersmake

suretospendafewminutespracticingeveryday.Wealsostudiedsome“nineto加er(朝九晚五)”.Theselanguage

learnerspracticetheirlanguageonlyinclass.Inthelongrun,Theyshowmuch(67)progressthanthosewho

practicedaily.They'realsomorelikelyto“dropout.”

Thesecondhabitofsuccessfullanguagelearnersisthattheydon^bring(临时抱佛脚)”.Instead,they

makeprogressthroughanumberofshortstudysessionsoveralongerperiodoftime.Learnerswhopracticenow

andthenforamarathontocatchuparemorelikelytogiveupaltogether.

Somelanguagelearnersalwayswanttolearnasmuchnewmaterialastheycan.Butithasbeenprovedthat

onegraduallyforgetswhatheorshehaslearnedovertime.Let'sbehonest.DoyoustillrememberalltheEnglish

wordsandexpressionsyoulearnlastyear?Successfullanguagelearner(68)theoldmaterialregularly.

Regularrevisionturnsyourshort-termmemoryintolong-termmemory.

AreyouhavingahardtimeimprovingyourEnglish?Thenyoumaytryto(69)thesethreehabits.Don't

worryifittakestime.Masteringasecondlanguageisalong(66).-Itshouldtaketime!

65.A.ancientB.modemC.officialD.foreign

66.A.soonerorlaterB.allthetimeC.overandoverD.inahurry

67.A.slowerB.fasterC.furtherD.better

68.A.gooverB.takeawayC.collectD.produce

69.A.breakB.changeC.developD.kick

70.A.programB.processC.historyD.life

Ten【虹口区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（12分）

Mytaekwondo（跆拳道）instructorstoodinfrontofme,withtheboardinhishands.

“Justtellmewhenyouareready,“hesaid.

Ihadtobreakit.That（65）wasringingaroundinsidemyhead.Breakit!

Isteppedbackfora（66）.Igotinagoodstance（姿势），andthenspun（旋转）aroundbackwards,

doingacompleteturn,andbroughtmyheel（脚后跟）upontheedgeoftheboard.

Thethinbrowncarpetwashurtingmyfeet.Thelightsfilledtheroomwithheat.Everythingwassilent.My

classmatessatthere,lookingatme.Ihadneverbrokenaboardbefore,althoughIhadtriedseverallimes.Evena

boywhowastwoyearsyoungerthanmehadbrokenone,andhealways（67）thatIknewit.

MywhiteuniformmadesmallnoisesasImoved,thebaggypantsandjacketdidn'tkeepmefromsweating.I

felthot.

“OKJIwhispered,andwithonelastdeepbreathIkickedmyheel（68）thehardwood.Istepped

back,Theboardwasstillinonepiece.

Myinstructorsaid,smiling,6tYouhavetogothroughtheboard.Tryitagain.”

Iwas（69）peopletellingmetogothroughtheboard.TheysoundedasifIwasn'ttrying!

Itriedagain.Butagain,Icouldn'tbreakit.Ihadn'tevercracked（破开）it!Ifelttearsfillinginmyeyes.I

wouldn'tmakeeveryonedisappointed.Iwouldn'tmakemyselfdisappointed.

“Almost,“myinstructortoldme.^^Tryitjustonemore

Onemorechance.ThatwasallIgot."I'llshowyou,MrBoard.Fildoit,Iwhispered.

Ispunaround.Ikickedtheboard.Iheardaloudcrackingsoundandthenmyfootwentthroughtheboard!My

instructorwas（70）________thetwopieceshighandsmiling.

65.A.suggestionB.thoughtC.feelingD.answer

66.A.kickB.changeC.strikeD.hit

67.A.hadnoideaB.madesureC.heardofD.showedoff

68.A.throughB.onC.acrossD.against

69.A.gettingridofB.gettingreadyforC.gettingintothehabitofD.gettingtiredof

70.A.pickingoutB.pickingupC.puttingupD.puttingdown

Eleven【杨浦区】

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（12分）

MynameisEvelynGarrids,andI'mfromthePhilippines.NextmonthI'mgoingtogoabroad.Tveneverbeen

toanothercountrybefore.I'mgoingtogototheU.S.asanexchangestudent.Tmgoingtolivewithahostfamily

inasmalltowninMinnesota,inthenorthoftheU.S.

Istartedplanningandpreparingformytriplastyear.Therewasalottodo!Ididsome

(65)studentexchangeprograms,andthenIapplied.Ialsoappliedforapassport

andgotastudentvisa.Afterthat,Iattendedcoursesattheweekendsaboutrules,howto

survive,etc.MyoldersisterLuciastudiedabroadtwoyearsago,soshehelpedmeplanmytripandshowedme

howto(66)myflightonline.l

Ifeelexcited,andalittlescared.SometimesIsay,“Lucia,I'llprobablybe(67)JShesays,"You're

notalone.We'llhavevideochatswithyoueveryday.Andyou'lldefinitelymeetnewfriendssoon.^^

Myhostfamily—theJensens—sentmeanemailwithinformationaboutthe(68)inMinnesota.

Wintersarecold!Iemailedthemsaid,t4Idon'thaveanywarmclothes!”Theytoldme,"We'llgiveyousomeofour

warmclothes!^^

Iboughtagoodguidebookonline.Theinformationaboutculturaldifferencesisreallyhelpful.Peoplewill

probablybevery(69)mebecauseI'mfromadifferentcountry.They'llprobablyaskme,“Doyoueat

hamburgersinthePhilippines?”(“Yes".)“IsitcoldinthePhilippines?"(“Never")I'lltrytoanswercheerfully!

Asanexchangestudent,I'lllearnalotaboutAmericansandtheirculture.LuciasaysI'llalsolearnabout

myself.AndsinceIwillbeawayfromhomeforalongtime,I'lldefinitelylearntobemore(70).Ihope

soandI'mreallylookingforwardtomytrip!

65.A.trainingforB.researchintoC.projectsonD.surveysabout

66.A.bookB.catchC.delayD.board

67.A.busyB.sickC.lonelyD.disappointed

68.A.weatherB.dietC.clothesD.sightseeing

69.A.afraidofB.thankfultoC.angrywithD.interestedin

70.A.patientB.creativeC.independentD.confident

Twelve【嘉定区】

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)(12分)

WhenmybrotherandIwereyoung,wealwaysspentafewweeksinsummerwithouruncle.Hewasfamous

geologist(地质学家).Helovedtogoonlongwalkstofindstonestoaddtohis(65)attheuniversity.We

likedtofollowhim.

Onemorning,weleftearlyandthistimeourunclehadboughtusbackpacks(背包)Youcanhelpme(66)

thestones,9,Heexplained.

Thewholedaywewalkedaroundthecountrysideandeverynowandthen,myuncleputstonesinourbags.

Wewereabit(67)thathealsotooksomestonesoutfromourbagsattimes.Wethoughthehadjust

foundbetterstonesthantheoneswealreadyhad.

Whenwereachedthehousesinthelateafternoon,weweretired.Thebackpacksweresoheavythatwegavea

bigsighofreliefwhenweputthemontheground,(68)ouruncle'sbackpackwashalfempty.

“Whydidyougiveussomanystones?”Weasked."Ididn't,youdid.hesaidwaitingforawhilebefore

continuing."Youdidn'tknowit,butImadeyougothroughalittleattitudetesttoday.Everytimeyouwere

complaining(69)Iputastoneinyourbag.Whenyoutalkedaboutsomethingwithpositive(积极的)

thinking,Itookoutastone,Andnow,lookatyourbags

Thebagswerealmostfull.

“Yournegative(消极的)thoughtsarelikestones.Youcarrytheminyourmindjustlikethosestonesinbags.”

Ouruncle(70)usoneofthemostimportantlessonsinthelife.Thepowerofattitude.Nomatter

howmanydifficultieswecameacross,weconsideredthemaschancesforustoimprove.Andeverydayseems

muchbetterandbrighter.

65.A.inventionB.collectionC.invitationD.creati