I got interested in the idea of standing desks about a year ago. The health advantages of standing instead of sitting for eight hours a day are clear, so when the company Ergotron invited me to review their WorkFit C-Mod Dual Desk, I jumped out of my chair---really.

After several hours putting the desk together, I finally got to try it out. The standing desk had a desktop that I could use for writing.

At first I absolutely loved it. Standing during the day instead of sitting was fantastic. Although I felt more tired after all that standing during the day, I knew the health benefits were worth the slight discomfort. However, after the initial novelty (新奇)of the desk wore off, I realized that I could not use it in the long term.

It was just not practical. While using the desk for a month , I could definitely foresee problems arising from using it full time.

I enjoy having a lot of things on my desk. The standing desk just did not have enough room for all of my things.

I can easily foresee awkward situations when I put that desk in an office space. When someone comes into your office, does your guest have to stand as well? If you office is big enough, maybe you have room for two chairs for you and a visitor, which is great. Yet for the ordinary worker in a small office, the standing desk creates a very awkward situation.

Additionally, the amount of money I would have to spend to replace my current workspace with a standing desk was another issue. The desks I have looked at were highly expensive.

Yes, spending the day standing can offset(抵消) many of the negative effects of too much sitting, but we humans are designed for movement. Through activity changes like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, you can easily increase the time you spend on your feet. Best of all, those options are completely free.

1.When the author was asked to try the standing desk out, he was ____.

A．excited           B．surprised          C．unhappy          D．uninterested

2.When first using the standing desk, the author ___.

A．thought it was boring                    B．thought it was wonderful

C．felt less tired than usual                  D．felt quite uncomfortable

3.According to the author, a standing desk ____.

A．takes up too much space                  B．is suitable for long-term use

C．is cheaper than traditional desks            D．is impractical though good for health

4.What does the author mainly tell us in the text?

A．How to use the standing desk.              B．What he does during the workday.

C．His opinion on the standing desk.           D．The advantage of the standing desk.

Retirement Age

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely．The " standard" retirement age varies from country to country, but it is generally between 50 and 70, according to the latest statistics, 2011．However, for a long time, people have got into an argument about whether the age of retirement should be increased or reduced in their own countries．

There are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able．Many people think that older employees have a large amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire．Besides, older employees are often extremely faithful employees to and are more willing to implement company policies than the young．A more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people．To force someone to resign or retire at 60 or 65 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over．

Allowing old people to work indefinitely （无限地）, however, is not always a good policy．Some people took the strong view that age alone is no guarantee of ability．Many young employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area for most of their working lives．Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization．On the other hand, older people should be rewarded by society for their life' s labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy leisure．They can have time to do whatever they like, that is, they can have their own plans or roles and achieve their retirement goals．

With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers．However, this can affect the older individual' s freedom—and right—to work．In my opinion, giving workers more choices over their retirement age will benefit society and the individual．

1.According to the passage, older people should go on with work because ____.

A．they will help the business not to fail quickly

B．they have grasped much practical experience

C．they need to have a sense of achievement

D．they want to learn more knowledge

2.The underlined word "implement" in Paragraph 2 probably means "______".

A．take over         B．work on           C．get rid of          D．carry out

3.The third paragraph is mainly to tell us that ______．

A．older people can' t do their work well

B．young people usually have new ideas

C．it is better for older people to retire on time

D．older people would like to do something else

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行做出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（╲）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写上该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的请不要改。

Dear Stephen,

It’s very kind for you to write me and let me know about your     1.______

beautiful city. Now I’d like tell you something about my hometown.   2.______

The city stood on the bank of a long river. It is a beautiful        3.______

place for people to live in. Its economy has been developing rapid in    4._____

the last ten years. New factories, houses and roads have built. More     5._____

schools and hospitals are available for people here. Therefore, there    6.____

is still some problems, such as water, air pollution and heavy traffic    7._____

in rush hours. In my opinion, the city should develop their economy    8._____

scientifically. I also think that the growth of its population should       9._____

be under the control so that we’ll have a better hometown in the near future.10.____

Yours,

Lihua

书面表达（满分25分）

5月 1日,高二(3)班的学生志愿者Li Yue 和Zhang Hua去阳光敬老院

(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校

英语报的记者李华,请按下列要点用英语写一则100-120个词的新闻报道.

注意:

1.时间、地点、人物活动；

2.老人们的反映；

3.简短评论；

4.报道的标题和记者姓名已给出.(不计词数)。

Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

__________

By Li Hua, School Newspaper

课文填空请根据所学课文原文填写空缺处的单词 (共20个空格；每空0.5分，满分10分)

Aspirin was invented in 1897. However, the __1.___ chemical used to make aspirin can be found in nature. Nearly 3,500 years ago, people __2.__ on leaves or drank a kind of tea made from leaves ___3.__ a special chemical to reduce body pains and __4.___.

It was in 1897 that a __5.___ chemist called Dr Felix Hoffmann produced aspirin from this chemical. The first ___6.__ of this medicine took place in 1899, when the company Hoffmann worked for began ___7.__ the medicine in powder form to physicians to use with __8.___. A year later, in 1900, aspirin was sold in shops in the form of __9.___.

However, a recent survey __10.___ in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users __11.___ it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about __12.___. These statistics __13.___ that gathering information is the __14.___ use for the Internet.

Another truly wonderful __15.___ of the Internet is the way people use it to build social ___16.__. One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are __17.___ on common interests, rather than ___18.__ or age. Young people from __19.___ backgrounds and different countries can form friendships that will last their __20.___ lives.

动词填空请用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)

The report suggests that cars with large emissions __1.___ (ban) in order to protect the environment of the city.

__2.___ (Inspire) by their teacher, they decided to write a proposal calling for action and pushing for a clean-air law in Beijing.

If penicillin had not been available, many people __3.___ (die) from sickness or even small wounds.

-- Have you ever been to the United States?

--Yes, only once. I __4.___ (stay) there only for seven days.

Loulan, which used to be a green land, is believed ___5.___ (cover) over gradually by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400.

Listen! The song __6.___ (play) is so nice that it is popular with the students.

When __7.___ (compare) different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

That is the only way we can think of __8.___ (reduce) the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.

Since the Amish value seeing each other face to face, they oppose __9.___ (have) telephones in their houses.

One of the engineers gave away top business secrets of the company, thus __10.___ (cost) him his job.

句子转换根据上一句的意思，完成下一句，每空一词 (共20个空格；每空0.5分，满分10分)

1.To accelerate the speed of the design process, the workers will be divided into three teams.

To _____ _____ the design process, the workers will be divided into three teams.

2.It was not until then that they realized their son had addiction to computer games and often skipped school.

Not until then _____ they _____ that their son was _____ _____ computer games and often skipped school.

3.Since clean air is not easily accessible to the local people, the majority present at the meeting agreed to the proposal that treatment of emissions from factories should be closely supervised.

Since the local people _____ no easy _____ to clean air, the majority present at the meeting _____ _____ the proposal that treatment of emissions from factories should be closely supervised.

4.It is believed that so many accidents have resulted from carelessness, so it is necessary for us to get rid of the habit of making telephone calls while driving.

It is believed that so many accidents have _____ _____ carelessness, so it is necessary to _____ ourselves _____ the habit of making telephone calls while driving.

5.When Martin is in trouble, the first person he can think of to get help from is his head teacher, Miss Burk.

When Martin is in trouble, his head teacher, Miss Burk is the first person he can think of to _____ _____ for help.

6.With the development of 3G technology, more and more new products using this technology have been introduced to the market.

_____ 3G technology _____, more and more new products using this technology have been introduced to the market.

7.Some cyclists assume that traffic laws do not apply to them, but this is not true.

Some cyclists _____ the _____ that traffic laws do not apply to them, but this is not true.

完成句子根据汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词 (共20个空格；每空0.5分，满分10分)

1.这种药物已经进行过人体试验；现在有一点是肯定的，它有可能降低得心脏病的风险。

The drug has been _____ _____ on humans. _____ is certain now is that it has the _____ to reduce the risk of heart attacks.

2.人们建造动物园是为了拉近人类社会和大自然的距离。而且，动物园能为当地的旅游业做贡献，这肯定是对周围地区的经济发展有利的。

Zoos are built to shorten the distance between human society and nature. _____ _____, zoos can _____ _____ local tourism, which is surely _____ _____ the economic development of the local neighborhoods.

3.为了找出那起事故的真相，他一直在当年的报刊杂志中仔细搜寻，另外还查阅了所有相关的网页。

In order to find out the truth of the accident, he has been _____ _____ all the newspapers and magazines of that year, along with all the relevant web pages.

4.研究显示有些将过多时间用于上网的学生已经辍学，他们往往会脱离周围的人和世界。

The study shows that some students, who spend too much time on the Internet, have _____ _____ and tend to _____ _____ the people and the world around them.

5.在完成了一项为期三个月的工程后，她累坏了；为了放松一下，她已决定今年去法国度假。

She was _____ _____ after a three-month-long project and has _____ _____ France for her holiday this year for relaxation.

All Chinese people deserve equal opportunities to enjoy _____ prosperous (富裕的) life, see their dreams come true and benefit together from _____ country’s development.

A．a; 不填           B．the; a             C．a; the            D．the; 不填