It takes courage to stand up at work．Now more and more people are standing up when they are working on something important．Standing up is in fashion．Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit．But I wasn't just looking for better health — standing would also improve how I work and relax my body．

       In recent years, many office supply companies have begun to sell adjustable desks．These so-called "sit / stand" models are equipped with an electric motor that lets them shift from chair height to person height at the push of a button．Unfortunately, sit / stand desks tend to be expensive, hard to find and not very easy to test in person．

       I discovered that when I worked standing up, my mind was clearer and new ideas kept coming to me．I suspect that this is because when you're standing, you feel a bit unchained from your desk．If I got stuck on a word or sentence as I wrote it, I found myself shaking my arms, bouncing （跳） on my feet or stepping away from the desk for a bit — things I couldn't do in a chair．Often, standing up seemed to relax my mind enough for me to get over creative barriers．

       There's another thing about standing for a long time: I tend to get hungrier than I do when I sit on a chair．That feels like confirmation（证实） of the stand-up advocates’ belief that you burn more calories when you stand than when you sit．For this reason alone, I' m hoping that one day mass-market furniture companies can make many low-priced versions of sit / stand desks．We could all work with a bit more standing up．

The author likes standing up while working because __________．

       A．he wants to show that he has a lot of courage

       B．researchers say standing makes one healthier

       C．he intends to catch up the fashion trend

       D．he hopes to improve his work and relax himself

It can be inferred from the text that   ________．

       A．adjustable desks are mass-produced now

       B．adjustable desks are easy to operate

       C．cheaper adjustable desks will soon be available

       D．adjustable desks can be tried out easily

What is the main idea of the text?

       A．Standing up at work is a better choice．

       B．Standing up at work takes courage．

       C．Standing up at work burns more calories．

       D．Standing up at work will replace traditional sitting．

When I was twelve, I suddenly developed a strong feeling for writing poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies, such as   36  stamps, and spent all my   37  time reading poetry and writing it. The   38 of writing poetry on every possible occasion (机会) soon   39  me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not  40  me. I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very  41  , but it was not long before I got   42  . One day while I was busy writing a poem   43  a lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing   44  me in   45    because I was not   46  attention. He tore the poem up, with a 47  not to waste time in his lesson.  48 I was sure that I had written a good poem, 49  that evening I wrote it out from memory again. Not long after, I  50  about a poetry competition  I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long   51  I had given up hope, I got a letter informing me that I had won the first  52  . Everyone at school    53  for it except  the geography teacher, who   54  me more carefully than ever. He was quite 55  that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!

A．keeping         B．collecting         C．gathering      D．getting

A．other                 B．rest                      C．spare            D．more

A．habit                    B．kind                         C．means              D．type

A．came                 B．entered              C．arrived            D．got

A．interest              B．surprise              C. understand      D．develop

A．silently              B．carelessly              C．carefully       D．quickly

A．held                     B．caught                  C．taken            D．improved

A．before               B．after                         C．on                   D．during

A．over                    B．on                        C．below              D．after

A．pride                 B．anger                 C．care           D．satisfaction

A．calling               B．making              C．noticing           D．paying

A．warning             B．smiling              C. suggestion       D．demand

A．As usual         B．In other words           C．By the way      D．All the same

A．however          B．so                      C．thus                 D．even

A．read                  B．got                       C．noticed            D．looked

A．before               B．after                            C．ago                 D．until

A．position            B．reward                  C．victory            D．prize

A．praised               B．thanked                 C．surprised       D．puzzled

A．saw                     B．watched                C．looked at         D．cared about

A．afraid                B．angry                    C．sure           D．sorry

       It takes courage to stand up at work．Now more and more people are standing up when they are working on something important．Standing up is in fashion．Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit．But I wasn't just looking for better health — standing would also improve how I work and relax my body．
In recent years, many office supply companies have begun to sell adjustable desks．These so-called "sit / stand" models are equipped with an electric motor that lets them shift from chair height to person height at the push of a button．Unfortunately, sit / stand desks tend to be expensive, hard to find and not very easy to test in person．
I discovered that when I worked standing up, my mind was clearer and new ideas kept coming to me．I suspect that this is because when you're standing, you feel a bit unchained from your desk．If I got stuck on a word or sentence as I wrote it, I found myself shaking my arms, bouncing （跳） on my feet or stepping away from the desk for a bit — things I couldn't do in a chair．Often, standing up seemed to relax my mind enough for me to get over creative barriers．
There's another thing about standing for a long time: I tend to get hungrier than I do when I sit on a chair．That feels like confirmation（证实） of the stand-up advocates’ belief that you burn more calories when you stand than when you sit．For this reason alone, I' m hoping that one day mass-market furniture companies can make many low-priced versions of sit / stand desks．We could all work with a bit more standing up．
【小题1】The author likes standing up while working because __________．

A．he wants to show that he has a lot of courage

B．researchers say standing makes one healthier

C．he intends to catch up the fashion trend

D．he hopes to improve his work and relax himself

【小题2】It can be inferred from the text that   ________．

A．adjustable desks are mass-produced now

B．adjustable desks are easy to operate

C．cheaper adjustable desks will soon be available

D．adjustable desks can be tried out easily

【小题3】What is the main idea of the text?

A．Standing up at work is a better choice．

B．Standing up at work takes courage．

C．Standing up at work burns more calories．

D．Standing up at work will replace traditional sitting．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion(爱好) for writing poetry. I 36 all  my other hobbies. Such as  37  stamps, and spent all my  38  time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of  39  poetry on every possible occasion soon got me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not  40  me, I would take out my   41  and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very  42  , but it was not long before I got   43  . One day while I was  44   writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher  45  over me, looking very angry because I was not   46   attention. He tore the poem up, with a  47   not to waste time in his lesson. All the same I was convinced（深信）that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again from   48   . Not long after, I read about a poetry   49    and I decided to send in my   50    . Weeks later, long after I had given up hope. I got a letter telling me I had won first  51  .Everyone at school was very impressed except the   52   teacher, who  53   me more carefully than ever, He was quite   54    I was not going to write poetry in his  55   .

A. gave up B. hand out     C. kept on      D. bought in

A. arranging B. collecting   C. gathering   D. keeping

A. additional       B. extra   C. other   D. spare

A. doing      B. making      C. writing       D. praising

A. interest    B. attack  C. take in       D. strike

A. dictionary     B. notebook    C. textbook     D. handbook

A. anxiously B. attentively  C. carefully    D. silently

A. caught     B. lost     C. gone   D. stricken

A. busy B. ready  C. careful       D. happy

A. going    B. standing     C. walking      D. beating

A. calling   B. devoting     C. giving D. paying

A. warning B. notice C. word   D. look

A. heart    B. mind   C. memory     D. thought

A. contest   B. quiz    C. race    D. meeting

A. poem   B. composition       C. papers D. homework

A. position      B. prize   C. reward       D. victory

A. English  B. physics       C. chemistry   D. geography

A. guarded      B. inspected    C. observed    D. watched

A. determined  B. fixed   C. known       D. made

A. school   B. lesson C. home  D. office

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项。

  When I was twelve, I suddenly developed a strong feeling for writing poetry(诗歌). I gave up all my other hobbies, such as   41  stamps, and spent all my   42  time reading poetry and writing it. The   43  of writing poetry on every possible occasion (机会) soon   44  me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not  45  me. I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very   46  , but it was not long before I got   47  . One day while I was busy writing a poem during a  48  lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing   49  me in   50    because I was not   51  attention. He tore the poem up, with a  52  not to waste time in his lesson.   53  I was sure that I had written a good poem, 54  that evening I wrote it out from memory again. Not long after, I  55  about a poetry competition and I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long   56  I had given up hope, I got a letter informing me that I had won the first  57  . Everyone at school    58  me for it except the geography teacher, who  59  me more carefully than ever. He was quite  60  that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!

41．A．keeping      B．collecting    C．gathering  D．getting

42．A．other                  B．rest                         C．free                 D．more

43．A．habit                    B．kind                                C．means                 D．type

44．A．came              B．entered                        C．arrived                 D．got

45．A．interest               B．surprise                        C．understand        D．develop

46．A．silently                 B．carelessly                     C．carefully              D．quickly

47．A．held                      B．caught                          C．taken              D．improved

48．A．Chinese              B．English                          C．maths                  D．geography

49．A．over                      B．on                                   C．below                   D．after

50．A．pride               B．anger                                C．care                      D．satisfaction

51．A．calling                  B．making                          C．noticing               D．paying

52．A．warning               B．smiling                          C．suggestion             D．demand

53．A．As usual        B．In other words            C．By the way         D．All the same

54．A．however       B．so                                   C．thus                      D．even

55．A．read                        B．got                                 C．noticed                D．looked

56．A．before                B．after                              C．ago                       D．until

57．A．position               B．reward                          C．victory                 D．prize

58．A．praised                B．thanked                        C．surprised            D．puzzled

59．A．saw                      B．watched                       C．looked at             D．cared about

60．A．afraid                  B．angry                       C．sure                      D．sorry