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When we returned to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt great relief 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 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 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 of the attitude. 试着做一做

1. Wilson's uncle was a geologist and he loved to

________________________________________________________. 2. Wilson's uncle asked Wilson and his sister to ____________________ with him one day.

3. Wilson and his sister asked their uncle why

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4. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 7 refers to

________________________________________________________. 5. The story mainly tells us that we should have

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答案

1.collect stones 点拨：根据第一段最后一句“He was a geologist and loved to collect stones.”可知威尔逊的叔叔是地质学家，喜欢收集石头。

2. go to the mountain 点拨：根据第二段第一句“One day, he bought us two backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him.”可知威尔逊的叔叔让威尔逊和他妹妹一起进山。

3. he gave them so many stones 点拨：根据第四段“Why did you give us so many stones？” 可知威尔逊和他妹妹问叔叔为什么给他们这么多石头。

4. negative thoughts 点拨：根据倒数第二段第一句“Your negative(消极的) thoughts are just like stones.”可知them指代negative thoughts。 5. positive thoughts 点拨：根据最后一段可知，作者建议我们在日常生活中应当持积极的态度。

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