《2025年畅行课堂七年级英语下册外研版》

四、阅读理解。
话题：态度的力量 难度：★★★ 用时：7分钟
I am Alice. My sister and I spent our last summer holiday 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 a sense of 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 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.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
( )1. What does Alice’s uncle like to collect?
A. Coins. B. Stones. C. Stamps.
( )2. When Alice’s uncle took out some stones from her backpack, what did she think?
A. She thought she said too many words.
B. She thought her uncle had found better stones.
C. She thought her uncle wanted her to feel a sense of relief.
( )3. Why were Alice’s and her sister’s backpacks full of stones?
A. Because they complained too much on the way.
B. Because they were hard - working.
C. Because they enjoyed collecting stones very much.
( )4. What does the underlined word “them” refer to(指代)?
A. The stones.
B. The backpacks.
C. The negative thoughts.
( )5. What’s the writer’s purpose(意图) of writing this passage?
A. To encourage us to be pleased to take others’ advice.
B. To encourage us to have a positive attitude towards life.
C. To encourage us to make a plan before doing something.

答案： 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B

Giving examples
Chinese is more popular around the world today. More and more foreigners (外国人) are interested in the long history and colorful culture of China, so they start to learn Chinese. China is developing (发展) fast. It is staying ahead in many fields (领域) and playing an important role in the world.
Chinese is becoming a world language. Many countries have Chinese classes in their schools. For example, in the UK, students used to choose Spanish, Latin, French and other foreign language courses. But now schools encourage their students to study Chinese.
( )How does the writer show Chinese is becoming a world language?
A. By telling a story.
B. By giving an example.
C. By asking a question.

答案： B