1、.完形填空A Welcome GiftDario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them _1_ side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud _2_ filled the room and made them feel very happy.The next morn
2、ing, however, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a _3_ under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain (抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Darios mother asked the building superintendent (管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all _4
3、_ people and he couldnt imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their _5_ and apologize for their playing.“Maybe we could go and visit everyone in person，” his mother said.“What if we invited them to come here for a _6_ instead？” Dario asked
4、.They both loved the idea. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts _7_ their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers (彩带) and party lights.Finally, the day of the party _8_. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts t
5、o share. One woman, Mrs Gilbert, _9_ Darios mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.“I heard you playing the other night，” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I _10_ that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you dont think I disliked the playing.”Darios mot
6、her smiled at Mrs Gilbert.“I think maybe we owe you an apology，”she said.“I didnt _11_ how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”“You play, you play！”Mrs Gilbert said.“I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.”She pointed to the book she had given
7、 them.“These songs are not such _12_ music.”“These songs are beautiful music，”Darios mother said.“We will be _13_ to play them in the evening.”“And we wont play so loud or late！”Dario said. He was already looking forward to _14_ the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smi
8、le on his mothers face. It gave him a feeling of _15_ and made him feel that they were home at last.Dario和他母亲因庆祝乔迁新居深夜弹钢琴而影响了邻居的休息，后来他们通过举办一个聚会加强了彼此之间的沟通和理解。1A.satBstoodClayDwalked答案：A解析：根据空后的“side by side at the piano”可知，他们应该是坐(sat)在一起的。2A.voice Bring Cmusic Dcry答案：C解析：根据上文中的“They played jazz music
9、”可知，这里应该是响亮的音乐(music)充满了整个房间。3A.note Bposter Cbill Dreport答案：A解析：根据下文中的“One of their neighbors had written to complain (抱怨)about the sound of the piano”可知，这里指一张便条(note)。4A.proud Brich Clucky Dnice答案：D解析：根据下文中的“he couldnt imagine any of them had done that”可知，管理员认为邻居们都很友善(nice)。5A.neighbors Bfriend Cr
10、elatives Daudiences答案：A解析：根据上文一位邻居留便条抱怨可知，他们应该是给邻居们(neighbors)写信致歉。6A.party Bconcert Cshow Dplay答案：A解析：根据下文中的“party lights”和“the day of the party”可知，他们是想举办一个聚会(party)。7A.to Bwith Cfor Dfrom答案：C解析：prepare sth. for sb.意思是“为某人准备某物”，这里指他们为邻居们准备了一些甜点。8A.continued Barrived Cpassed Dfinished答案：B解析：根据下文中的“S
11、ome guests brought presents”可知，最后，聚会那天到了(arrived)。9A.treated Bpresented Chelped Dserved答案：B解析：treat“款待”；present“赠送”；help“帮助”；serve“服务”。present sb. with sth.意思是“赠给某人某物”，根据语境可知，这里表示Mrs Gilbert给Dario的母亲带来了一本书。10A.promised Badmitted Cagreed Dworried答案：D解析：根据下文中的“you might play like this every night”可知，这
12、里应该是说Mrs Gilbert当时很担忧(worried)。11A.realize Bremember Cunderstand Daccept答案：A解析：根据上下文语境可知，这里表示他们当时没有意识到(realize)他们弹钢琴时有多晚。12A.sweet Bstrange Cfunny Dloud答案：D解析：根据上文中的“just not so loud”可知，这些歌曲不是那么吵闹(loud)。13A.brave Bsorry Chappy Dafraid答案：C解析：根据上下文语境可知，他们将会非常高兴(happy)在晚上弹奏这些音乐。14A.changing Bpracticing
13、 Crecording Dwriting答案：B解析：因为是新的音乐，所以Dario很期盼练习(practicing)。15A.equality Bfreedom Cwarmth Dsympathy答案：C解析：根据下文中的“made him feel that they were home at last”可知，他们融入了新的生活，应该有温暖的(warmth)感觉。.阅读理解Standing desks. Whether you love them or hate them, there are plenty of articles to back up whatever opinions
14、you have.On the one hand, studies have shown that standing desks could help reduce your risk of obesity(肥胖) and diabetes (糖尿病). On the other hand, experts have said standing desks dont help with weight loss and could give you back problems.Now, another study has come out, which is in favor of standi
15、ng desks. Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center found that standing desks helped employees get more done during the day. Though the results might not be suitable for all types of work environments, they should give supporters of standing desk a reason to be pleased.Published last week i
16、n the journal IIE Transactions, the study followed 167 employees in a call center over six months.Seventyfour of them used standing desks, and researchers found that they were 46 percent more productive than those who sat at their desks.The participants employer, a health service company thats not n
17、amed in the paper, sponsored the study to better understand the returns on the standing desks it had brought for the office.Productivity was determined by the number of successful calls to clients that the health and clinical advisors made per hour. The company earned money from each successful call
18、, during which an advisor checked on a clients progress in an exercise program, for example, or checked to see that a client was taking proper medication.Employees typically made between 400 and 500 calls a month, and the company wanted them to average about two successful calls each hour. Those who
19、 had standing desks met that_quota,_while those who remained seated averaged 1.5 successful calls per hour, Gregory Garrett, a public health doctoral student and lead author on the study, told The Huffington Post. If an advisor was unable to reach a client over the phone, that was counted as an unsu
20、ccessful call.“Interestingly, the people who stood actually made more phone calls than the ones who sat，”Garrett said.The results almost seem too good to be trueafter all, who wouldnt want a nearly 50 percent boost in productivity just from using a standing desk?“How do you provethis desk makes me f
21、eel happier, and I feel better？ Thats not going to pay the bills，” Garrett said.“But，” he continued，“the study shows that standing desks can in fact affect a companys performance. Thats really significant.”站立式办公桌一直是人们讨论的话题，而一项新的研究表明，站立式办公桌可以让员工工作效率更高。1According to the passage, standing desks could r
22、esult in_.Aobesity Bback problemsCdiabetes Dmedication problems答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“On the other hand，experts have said standing desks dont help with weight loss and could give you back problems”可知，站立式办公桌会导致背部问题。故选B。2What does “that quota” in Paragraph 7 refer to?A400 and 500 calls a month.B2 succ
23、essful calls each hour.C1.5 successful calls every hour.DThe average number of calls per day.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第七段中的“the company wanted them to average about two successful calls each hour”可知，that quota指的是“每小时两个成功的电话”。故选B。3It can be concluded from the passage that standing desks_.Aare worthy of much
24、further researchBcan be used in all work environmentsCcan help create a boost in productivityDare more comfortable than normal desks答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段中的“The results almost seem too good to be trueafter all，who wouldnt want a nearly 50 percent boost in productivity just from using a standing desk
25、”可知，站立式办公桌可以提高生产率。故选C。4What is the writers attitude towards standing desks?AObjective. BSubjective. CPositive. DNegative.答案：A解析：观点态度题。根据文章第一段中的“Standing desks.Whether you love them or hate them，there are plenty of articles to back up whatever opinions you have”可知，人们对于站立式办公桌的态度有赞同、有反对，作者也列举了不同的观点，所以作者对站立式办公桌的态度是客观的。故选A。