Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China (建议用时：35分钟) 阅读理解 (2019·安徽示范高中高三上学期考试)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 behavior 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 touchscreen on the lower left corner 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 how often you want to stand. The desk also works with fitness devices like the Fitbit to track your movements. All of that smart technology 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 that 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. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一种新型智能办公桌：能根据人的习惯自动设定其坐着和站着时的不同高度。该产品虽然价格昂贵，但是值得购买。 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 C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，这种办公桌可以了解你的日常行为，每天有规律地在你坐着和站着时的高度之间调整，让你在不影响工作流程的情况下保持移动。据此可以判断，这种办公桌旨在让使用者在工作时得到锻炼，故C项正确。 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. B 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知，内置的触摸屏还可以了解你每天坐着 ... ...
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