Question

【题目】阅读理解
We spent this holiday with our uncle. He loved to go on walks to collect stones. One day, he bought us backpacks(背包） and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.
The whole day we walked around. Every now and then he put stones in our bags. To our surprise, he also took some stones out from our bags. But we thought he had just found better ones. When we returned to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relaxed when we put them down. 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 test today. I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining (抱怨), I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with positive (积极的) 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 like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in a backpack. Once you have more negative thoughts ,your mind will be heavier.”
With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life.
（1）How did they feel when their uncle took some stones out from their bags?(不超过5个词）

（2）What did they find about his uncle's bag when they returned to the house?(不超过10个词）

（3）When would their uncle add a stone to their bags?(不超过5个词）

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）Surprised.
（2）It was half empty.
（3）When they complained about something.
【解析】文章大意：本文通过作者跟着叔叔捡石头的故事，告诉我们一个道理：消极的想法就像石头，背负的越多，你的思想就会越重。
（1）根据To our surprise, he also took some stones out from our bags可知，当叔叔从他们的包里取出石头时，他们感到惊奇。所以答案是Surprised。
（2）根据Yet our uncle's backpack was half empty可知。所以答案是It was half empty。
（3）根据Whenever you were complaining (抱怨), I added a stone to your bags可知，所以答案是When they complained about something。