Much time ________ sitting at a desk, office ...

Much time _____ sitting at a desk, office workers are generally troubled by health problems.

A. being spent　　　　　　　　 B. having spent

C. spent　　　　　　　　　 　 　 D. spending

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Much time _____ sitting at a desk, office workers are generally troubled by health problems.

A. being spent　　　　　 　　 B. having spent

C. spent　　　　　　　　　　 D. spending

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（2015·江苏）Much time ________sitting at a desk, office workers are generally troubled by health problems.

A.being spent B.having spent

C.spent D.spending

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Much time ________ sitting at a desk, office workers are generally troubled by health problems.

A.spent B.is spent C.has been spent D.having spent

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Much time _____ siting at a desk, office clerks are generally troubled by various health　 problems.

A. being spent　　 B. having spent

C. spending 　　 D. spent

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When entering the office, _____.

A. Winifred was found sitting at a desk　　 B. Winifred was found sat at a desk

C. we found Winifred seated at a desk　　 D. we found Winifred seating at a desk

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At 4：53 pm. on January 12, United Nations aid worker Jens Kristensen was at his desk reading documents on the third floor of the Christopher Hotel, which served as UN headquarters in Port­au­Prince, when he felt a tremor(震颤). Four seconds later, the earthquake hit.

“In a split second, I considered whether to run for the door or hide under my desk，” says Kristensen, 48. “The door was closed, and I thought that maybe it was too far and I would be caught under falling debris（杂物）, so I hid under the table.” A bookshelf topped onto his desk, protecting him from being crushed by rubble and trapping him in a tiny pocket. “I was confined as if in a small coffin，” he says. It was so dark, and it didn’t matter if his eyes were open or closed. He used the light from his mobile phone to see around him. He found, among other items, a jar of instant coffee. “I had no food or water, only the coffee to suck on if I needed it.”

At about 6：30 am. on January 17, an oil leak silenced the building’s generators, and Kristensen was able to hear muffled voices above where he was buried. “I thought, I was too tired to bang and shout. But then I realized, I had to take every chance. This could be one.” So he called out. Six hours later, Kristensen saw his rescuers’ faces. “It was so amazing. I felt I had received a second birthday，” he recalls.

Dehydration（脱水） and pains but with only a bruise and a scratch, Kristensen took three days to recover. The UN lost more than 90 people in Haiti. But Kristensen says that the outpouring of love helps heal the pain: “The genuine happiness of people toward me here has been wonderful. You feel part of a larger family.”

1.When the earthquake struck, Jens Kristensen decided to ________．

A. read documents in the office

B. stay under the desk

C. run out of the room quickly

D. catch the falling debris

2.What protected Jens Kristensen from being injured by falling bricks?

A. The bookshelf.　　 B. The desk.

C. The door.　　　　　 D. The pocket.

3.When Jens Kristensen heard the voices, he came to know that ________．

A. he couldn’t have the chance to survive the earthquake

B. his parents arrived here to save him at once

C. he was able to ask for help from rescuers

D. he was so tired and he couldn’t say anything at all

4.According to the last paragraph we can know that Jens Kristensen felt ________．

A. fortunate　　 B. grateful

C. popular　　 D. courageous

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The rescuer’s day

B. An aid worker’s life

C. A dangerous adventure

D. Kristensen’s experience in an earthquake

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The intelligence times provide us much convenience，but at the same time，some of our abilities are being weakened gradually.

1. Memorizing phone numbers

It was annoying to remember numbers. Now we simply add them to our contacts list. That usually works well unless our device is lost，stolen，or damaged. No one can be expected to remember all their contact numbers. What we can do is memorize 5 of our most important contact numbers. This should include a mixture of family，friends and business. If you're really ambitious you can memorize 5 contacts for each category.

2. Map-reading skills

The convenience and effectiveness of GPS guidance systems and digital maps generated by search engines is unquestionable. They've definitely made our lives easier. What we don't get from using these devices and applications is the increased ability to understand spatial orientation（空间方向）and navigation.

To renew or acquire those skills，try using physical maps to plan your next trip. After a few trips，you'll be pleasantly surprised with how useful a physical map can be.

3. Photography

Even amateur photography requires a basic learning about lighting，depth，and composition. This is true for digital photography. Most smart cameras automatically make these adjustments. We no longer have to learn the art of photography. On most devices，this is easily changed by turning off the automatic settings. Experiment with setting by hand the scene modes，lighting，and zoom. You just may learn that you're a “true photographer”.

4. Reading comprehension

The primary cause is E-reader. They're convenient and can store thousands of books. But there's evidence that E-reader makes it more difficult for readers to keep and recall information they just read. Don't worry! What we should do is make an effort to read printed books. This will be especially helpful when seeking information we need for academic or career purposes.

5.Hand-written correspondence（通信）

Writing letters and notes include hand writing skills，organizational skills，and learning about the person or persons you correspond with. This is another easily regained skill. Send a letter to an old friend，relative or acquaintance.

1.What's the disadvantage by adding all numbers to the contacts list?

A. We may only have the ability to remember 5 numbers.

B. It's hard to find the number from the contacts list.

C. We might lose all our phone numbers accidentally.

D. Our device is more easily damaged or stolen.

2.To make yourself a “true photographer”，you ______.

A. must make it clear how the digital camera works itself

B. have to make your camera do the adjustments automatically

C. don't need to learn the art of photography

D. had better try to set the scene modes，lighting，and zoom by hand

3.E-readers are thought to weaken our reading comprehension because ______.

A. they are convenient and can store thousands of books

B. they make it more difficult for us to recall information

C. less people can afford to buy E-readers

D. people are not fond of reading printed books nowadays

4.The author of the text seems to ______.

A. be worried that we might lose some basic abilities in intelligence society

B. point out to us the abilities one should have for adapting to the modem society

C. be glad that people will regain these abilities by using them often in daily life

D. find out that these abilities will probably make modern people different from before

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Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats do not leave the shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security (安全) guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre (公顷) park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist (牙医) and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents (居民) can actually live in their favorite shopping center.

1.Malls are 　　　　　　 .

A．large shopping centers which also act as town centres

B．large parks with shops

C．the most popular places Americans go to

D．town centers

2.Why have malls become so popular?

A. Because people can do everything there

B. Because people can do many other things besides shopping for all they need

C. Because people feel safe in malls with police stations around

D. Because people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there

3.Malls have to be large places because

A. many people drive their cars to go malls

B. there have to be some restaurants, clinics and theatres

C. many people hope to do sports in the malls

D. they have to meet different needs of so many people

4.Those 　　　　　　 are called mall rats.

A. who are busy stealing in the mall

B. who have visited the biggest malls

C. who are often found busy shopping in malls

D. who live under the roof of the mall

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We’ve been covering standing desks for a long time now because experts agree that sitting all day is killing us．We want to be productive while also keeping our bodies healthy．Over the years，there have been several solutions to this from fixed standing desks to adjustable ones，portable desks to ones that change into shelves．

However, the most high tech and elegant solution has to be this new smart desk called The Stir Kinetic Desk．The desk learns your daily behaviors and moves between a sitting and standing height regularly throughout the day to keep you moving without interrupting your work flow．

You can program specific sitting and standing intervals or let the desk set the schedule．If you tend to sit while returning emails in the morning，but always want to stand during that afternoon conference call，the desk will learn those regular habits and adjust the schedule to fit them. Of course，the desk can always be manually lowered or raised by using the touch screen on the lower left comer of the desk．

When switching positions，the desk gently dips and rises to let you know that a change is coming up．If you’re not ready to switch positions at that time，you can tap the touchscreen to stay sitting or standing for a while longer．

The built．in touchscreen also keeps track of your daily sitting and standing times and tells you how many calories you’ve burned．You can even set goals for how long or often you want to stand．The desk also works with fitness devices like the FitBit to track your movements．

All of that smart tech doesn’t come cheap though．The M1 desk，which is the everyday model，runs a steep $2，990，while the more executive model with added features，the F1，goes for$4，190．

While expensive，it’s worth thinking of how much time we spend at our desks．Much like a good mattress(床垫)，a good desk that works with you is worth the investment．Hopefully in a few years these smart，integrated desks will be more common and less expensive．

1.The Stir Kinetic Desk has been designed to_______．

A．help users with their work

B．keep users moving all the time

C．get users to exercise while working

D．remind users of their working schedule

2.Which is the feature of the touchscreen of the desk?

A．It can tell users when to change positions．

B．It can track users’changes of positions．

C．It can keep users in a fixed position．

D．It can detect users’health condition．

3.Which of the following can best describe the desk?

A．Productive but challenging．

B．Convenient but unaffordable．

C．Complex and impractical．

D．Multi-functional and intelligent．

4.What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．To spend money on such a desk is rewarding．

B．We should get such a desk as soon as possible．

C．It won’t be long before the desk is widely used．

D．Desks play a very important role in our daily life．

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