【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 to raise and lower itself, changing it into a standing desk or a traditional desk. The desk can even be programmed to move up and down slightly, making it appear to take a gentle breath to remind the user to change their positions. To move between sitting and standing positions, owners simply double tap on the screen. The desk can learn the user39。s preferences over time and suggest the best seating position. The Stir Kinect desk was created by a team of exApple and Disney engineers. It has a builtin touch screen to control and track movement, and can tell users exactly how many calories they burn by standing during their working day. It also has devices containing power points and USB ports for charging phones, to keep cables hidden. Ikea39。s heightadjustable desk is great for opening up the lower end of the market, said JP Labrosse, founder and CEO of Stir.（1）What is the text mainly about? A.Ikea has brought out an adjustable standing desk.B.Silicon Valley offered health benefits to officials.C.Google formed their tech firms to design bicycle desks.D.The Stir Kinect desk will bee mainstream in the market.（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A.Before Bekant desk, similar adjustable desks have been widely used.B.The seated desks will take the place of the standing desks in the future.C.Compared to the Stir Kinect desk, the Bekant desk is much cheaper.D.The adjustable desks were designed by the Apple and Disney Company.（3）The Stir Kinect desk______. A.can breathe in and breathe out by pressing the button onceB.can charge phones by using a device containing power pointC.can tell you how many calories you need for a walkD.can advise you to do more exercise at a proper time（4）What can we infer from the last sentence given by JP Labrosse? A.Ikea39。s adjustable desk will be popular with average people.B.Ikea will have to sell furniture at a lower price in the future.C.This height adjustable table can only be found in Ikea.D.It is not necessary for Ikea to open up the market at all.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道，站立式辦公桌在美國(guó)硅谷已經(jīng)比較常見，宜家近日推出了一款名為BEKANT的可調(diào)節(jié)的站立式辦公桌，這種桌子對(duì)愿意站立式工作的人健康有益。 （1）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段可知，站立式辦公桌在美國(guó)硅谷已經(jīng)比較常見，對(duì)愿意站立式工作的人健康有益。宜家近日推出了一款名為BEKANT的可調(diào)節(jié)的站立式辦公桌，使用者只需按一下按鈕便可將其從普通高度調(diào)節(jié)至站立式高度。宜家希望這款辦公桌占領(lǐng)市場(chǎng)，成為主流，故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段可知“Bekant convertible standing desk”售價(jià)為$500；而第三段中是Stir Kinect desk售價(jià)為$3,890，故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的It also has devices containing power points and USB ports for charging phones, to keep cables hidden.Stir Kinect還設(shè)置了充電接口以及USB接口，可用于手機(jī)充電，故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Ikea39。s heightadjustable desk is great for opening up the lower end of the market,”宜家的可調(diào)節(jié)辦公桌有助于打開低端市場(chǎng)，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇新聞報(bào)道，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier. These are the findings of a 40173。year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. Boys who worked in the home or munity gained petence (能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society, said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理學(xué)家) who made the discovery. And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them. Vaillant39。s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers pared the men39。s mental173。health scores with their boyhood 173。activity scores. Points were awarded for part173。time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems. The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out. Working—at any age—is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and petence—the underpinnings (基礎(chǔ)) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward mon goals. The most petent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn39。t everything. As Tolstoy once said, One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one39。s work.（1）What do we know about John? A.He enjoyed his career and marriage.B.He had few childhood playmates.C.He received little love from his family.D.He was envied by others in his childhood.（2）Vaillant39。s words in Paragraph 2 serve as ________. A.a description of personal values and social valuesB.an analysis of how work was related to petenceC.an example for parents39。 expectations of their childrenD.an explanation why some boys grew into happy men（3）Vaillant39。s team obtained their findings by ________. A.recording the boys39。 effort in schoolB.evaluating the men39。s mental healthC.paring different sets of scoresD.measuring the men39。s problem solving ability（4）What does the underlined word sharp probably mean in Paragraph 4? A.Quick to react.B.Having a thin edge.C.Clear and definite.D.Sudden and rapid.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，研究表明，那些小時(shí)候工作過的人比那些沒有工作過的人生活得更快樂、更有成效。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier.”他的工作滿意度更高，婚姻更美滿，身體也更健康?？芍?，約翰享受他的事業(yè)和婚姻，故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的 ’Boys who worked in the home or munity gained peten