I am Wilson．My sister and I spent our summer holidays with our uncle this year．He was a geologist and loved to collect stones．One day，he bought us two backpacks 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 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．"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．Andnow look at your backpacks．"Our backpacks were full of stones．
"Your negative （消极的） thoughts are just like stones．You carry themin 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．
101．Wilson's uncle was a geologist and he loved to ．
102．Wilson's uncle asked Wilson and his sister to with him one day．
103．Wilson and his sister asked their uncle why ．
104．The underlined word" them"in Paragraph 7refers to" "．
105．The story mainly tells us that we should ．
Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, he scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too!
Pele was a football player that everyone knew. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire（v退役）until 1977. He played for Brazil（巴西）111 timesand he scored 97 internationalgoals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in thestreet, like many people around the world do. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international person.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（n半决赛）at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won most of the main matches several times.In the passage, _____ is the youngest player.
| A．Pele | B．Yao Ming |
| C．Steffi Graf | D．Martina Navratilova |
_____ comes from the South America and is very famous all over the world.
| A．Pele | B．Yao Ming |
| C．Steffi Graf | D．No one |
In which year did Pele start playing for Santos?
| A．In 1940 | B．In 1956 |
| C．In 1969 | D．In 1977 |
From the passage, we know that _____.
| A．Steffi Graf was bornin Wimbledon in 1985. |
| B．Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was only 16. |
| C．Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player. |
| D．Steffi Graf has won few of the main matches since 1985. |
Which of the following is NOT true? ______
| A．Yao Ming is on the Houston Rockets now. |
| B．Pele became famous soon after he was picked to play for Santos. |
| C．Steffi Graf was a famous tennis player. |
| D．Martina Navratilova lost the tennis final at Wimbledon in 1985. |
A Chinese cartoon company on Thursday launches (发起) a comic design competition in South Korea for collecting a cartoon character“Spring Wawa", which means“a doll of the Spring Festival" in Chinese, to represent culture of China's Lunar New Year.
South Korea is the first stop of the competition held by Shenjie Cartoon Comic Corporation. The competition opens to cartoonists all over the world to select a unique comic character for the Spring Festival.
“Santa Claus has spread western culture round the world and developed the economy of Christmas, which inspires me to create our own 'Spring Wawa' to spread C'hina's traditional festival culture overseas and stimulate related economy," said the manager of Shenjie Cartoon Comic Corporation.
Impressed by the rapid development of South Korea's cartoon industry in recent years, the manager decided to come to Seoul to look for new creative ideas from cartoonists here, and thus add ”more modern elements and beauty" into the design of“Spring Wawa".
“A new story of China's Spring Festival will be told by the new 'Spring Wawa'. This competition will also create new opportunities for exchanges and cooperation between China and South Korea's culture and creative industry."
This competition will last for almost a year for collecting comic design works among artists from home and abroad. The winner of the Highest Golden Award will get around 48,900 U.S. dollars.
The other stops of this competition include dozens of countries and districts around the world, among them are Thailand, Argentina, the United States and France.Does a Chinese cartoon company launch a comic design competition on Wednesday?
Which country is the first stop of the competition?
Why does the competition open to cartoonists worldwide?
What will the new¨Spring Wawa" tell us?
How long will the competition last?
What do you think of such a competition? Why? (Give at least two reasons.)
In my second year of high school, the class was scheduled to run the mile．
When the coach yelled, "Ready．Set．Go!", I rushed out like an airplane, faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet．I made up my mind to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps, there were students all over the track（跑道）．By the end of the second lap, many of the students had already stopped．They had given up and were on the ground breathing heavily．As I started the third lap, only a few of my classmates were on the track．By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was alone．Then it hit me that nobody had given up．Instead, everyone had already finished．As I ran that last lap, I cried．And 12 minutes, 42 seconds after starting, I crossed the finishing line．I fell to the ground．I was very upset．
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, yelling, "You did it．Mark! You finished, son．You finished" He looked at me straight in the eyes, waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my goal （目标 ） for the day which I had forgotten．I had given it to him before class． He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said, "I, Mark Brown, will finish the mile run tomorrow, come what may．" My heart lifted．My tears went away, and I had a smile on my face as if I had eaten a banana．My classmates clapped．It was then I realized winning isn't always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．We can learn from the passage that _．
| A．many of Mark's classmates gave up by the end of the second lap |
| B．it was too difficult for Mark to run the mile |
| C．Finally Mark was happy because he achieved his goal that day |
| D．Mark was sad all that day because he ran the slowest． |
It took Mark to run the mile．
| A．about 13 minutes | B．more than 13 minutes |
| C．only 12 minutes | D．less than 12 minutes |
Why did Mark cry when he ran the last lap?
| A．Because he was quite happy． |
| B．Because he was too upset． |
| C．Because he got a pain in his heart． |
| D．Because he was hungry． |
What does the underlined words "it hit me" mean?
| A．我突然意识到． | B．它打中我 |
| C．它撞到我． | D．它打击我． |
The coach ___ when he yelled " You did it, Mark!"．
| A．must be angry with Mark． |
| B．didn't know Mark's goal for the day |
| C．ate a banana |
| D．must be happy and excited |
A man bought a new pair of trousers for his primary school mates’ reunion（重聚） dinner．When he tried it out at home, he found that the trousers were too long by 10cm．
He asked his mother to help him shorten the pants．His mother said she could not do it as she was not feeling well．So the man asked his wife ．His wife said she was very tired that night, so she could not help him．Then the man asked his daughter．His daughter apologized for not able to do it because she had agreed to go dancing with her boyfriend．
"Ah well!" The man decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion．
Later that night, his mother thought to herself, "My son has been very nice to me．I’ll just help him before going to bed．" So she shortened the pants by 10cm．
Then his wife thought," My husband knows I am always busy and seldom ask me to help him．" So she shortened the man’s pants by another 10cm．
His daughter came home from dancing, and thought, "Daddy loves me very much．And he is such a cool daddy, allowing me to go out with my boyfriend．I would help him to shorten his pants．" So she shortened her daddy’s pants yet another 10cm．
The next day, three ladies told the man that his pants were shortened．He tried them on and found that his pants had become shorter by 30cm!
He laughed heartily, and said, "I must wear this pair of pants to show my schoolmates that my mum, my wife and my daughter are such loving people．" At the dinner, his old classmates were very envious of his loving family．
What would you do if it happened to you? Laugh out loud or start yelling?
Many of us have "High EQ" when dealing with the outsiders, "Low EQ" when dealing with our own family members!
Please be more patient with your families! Destiny is lucky enough to find the people who love you so much and bear everything of you．When the man was refused by the three Ladies, he decided to _____．
| A．ten the pants by himself |
| B．decided to wear new trousers to the reunion |
| C．bought another pair of trousers |
| D．decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion |
The man laughed heartily because___．
| A．he was happy to see his pants were shortened |
| B．his pants looked so funny |
| C．all his family wanted to help him |
| D．his new pants fit him so well then |
The underlined word “envious” in the passage means “”in Chinese．
| A．自豪的 | B．厌倦的 | C．羡慕的 | D．渴望的 |
We can see from the passage that_____．
| A．the man always asked his wife to help him |
| B．the man liked to show off his new trousers |
| C．the man was used to wearing short pants |
| D．the man loved his family very much． |
The best title of this passage is____．
| A．Pants Shorten by 30cm | B．A Loving Family |
| C．The Reunion | D．High EQ or Low EQ |
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| HORSE RACING ALL YEAR ROUND Races starting at 3 p．m．Every Sunday Racetrack Only 20 Miles Away Lots of Free Parking Space Free Presents No Children Allowed |
100 YEARS OF PICTURES Then & Now （Photo Show） See the Wuhan History From 1910~2010 February 1 — April 30 City Art Museum 750 High Street Tuesday to Sunday 10 a．m．~ 5 p．m． |
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DANCE PARTY Celebrate a Special Date Bringing Your Sweet Heart Sunday Night, Country Club Live Band from 9 p．m．~ 1 a．m． $25 a couple（夫妇）; $15 single person |
People can see the photo show at ．
| A．Grandview Mall | B．City Art Museum |
| C．Racetrack | D．Country Club |
Who can NOT go to the horse race?
| A．A single person． | B．A couple． |
| C．Children． | D．The sweet heart． |
What can you do if you only have time between 5 p．m．and 6 p．m．on Saturday?
| A．Go shopping． |
| B．Go to see the photo show． |
| C．Go to the dance with your sweet heart． |
| D．Go to watch the horse race． |
How much will Mr. and Mrs. Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party?
| A．15 dollars． | B．25 dollars． |
| C．20%~40% off． | D．For free． |
Where can you see the above advertisements?
| A．In a book． | B．In a magazine． |
| C．In a newspaper． | D．On TV． |