湖南省娄底市高一英语上学期期中试题

湖南省娄底市2022-2022学年高一英语上学期期中试题时间：120分钟总分：150分第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A．Cutthegrass．B．Cleanthehouse．C．Washthecars．2．Whatfoodwouldtheboyliketoeatnow?A．Cake．B．Eggs．C．Beef．3．Howlonghavethepeoplebeenwaitinginthecold?A．Allmorning．B．Allnight．C．Oneday．4．Whenshouldthewomanfeedhercat?A．Whenthecatwakesup．B．Beforeshegoestosleep．C．Afterthecatplaysforanhour．5．Whereistheman?A．Onthesubway．B．Inataxi．C．Onabus．第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．WhatisTomdoing?A．Organizinghisequipment．B．Fishingwithhisfamily．C．Playingontheriverside．7．WhomadeTombecomeinterestedinfishing?A．Hisbestfriend．B．Hisfather．C．Hisbrother．听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．WhereareSue’Sparentsnow?A．Atastadium．B．Atabookstore．C．Atahotel．9．HowdoesEdwarddescribethebeach?A．It’scrowded．B．It’sbeautiful．C．It’sugly．-16-\n10．WhatdoesSuewanttod0atthebeach?A．Goforarun．B．Playvolleyball．C．Readabook．听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．WhatisJohnworkingon?A．Advertisements．B．Software．C．Schoolwork．12．Howmuchdoestheappcostmonthly?A．$1．B．$12．C．$30．13．WhenwillJohnfinishhisessay?A．Inonemonth．B．Inthreeweeks．C．Inoneyear．听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14．Whatdoesthemanwanttodoatthecamp?A．Goskateboarding．B．Goskiing．C．Gobiking．15．Howmuchdoesthecampfortwoweekscost?A．$l000．B．$1100．C．$1200．l6．Whoiscomingtothewintercamp?A．Askier．B．Askateboarder．C．Abiker．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．WhatdoesAmyWilliamsdo?A．Sheisascientist．．B．SheisadoctorC．Sheisagymcoach．18.Whodislikesstandingdesksaccordingtothespeaker?A．Peoplewhohavemoreenergy．B．Peoplewholikedoingexercise．C．Peoplewhowearprofessionalclothes．19．WhatisoneproblemwithstandingdesksaccordingtoLisaBrown?A．Difficultyusingthem．B．Ahighcost．C．Morehealthproblems．20．WhatdoesJamesRyanprefertodoatwork?A．Sitdown．B．Goforawalk．C．Usethestandingdesk．第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenmanypeopleareworriedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemodemsociety,twouniversitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshown-16-\nthatheroesstillexist.AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost,thetragedyoccurredontheafternoonofDecember14,2022whenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozenlakeinQingchengParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothefreezingwater.Morethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttotherescueofthechildren.Twochildrenwerequicklyrescued,butthethirddied.Thechild’sbodywasnotfoundforthreehours.Twooftherescuers,LiuYeandHaoLongbiao,alsodiedofcoldandexhaustion(筋疲力尽).ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextday.Astudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfromthelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake.Whentheyheardthechildren’scriesforhelp,theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren.Buttheicekeptbreaking,causingmostofthemtofallintotheicywater.Localresidentsheldmourningceremonies(祭奠仪式)atthelake.Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation,buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger.21.Theunderlinedword“occurred”heremeansA.employedBmixedC.guidedD.happened22.Whenthethreeschoolstudentsfellintowater,theuniversitystudentswere___________.A.takingphotosatthelakeB.skatingontheiceC.havingapicnicD.walkingalongthelake23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theuniversitystudentsdidn’tthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake.B.HaoLongbiao’sbodywasfoundonDecember14,2022.C.Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall.D.Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger.-16-\n24.Itcanbeinferredthat_________.A.peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudents’deathB.theiceonthelakewasn’tstrongenoughtoskateonC.somestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddoneD.heroesdon’tagreewiththestepsofmoderntimesBNooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeonandpartofittakenout.Today,however,weneedn’tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,theoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Longago,operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff,andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.Soonafter1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“laughinggas”.LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthatpeopledidn’tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWells’teeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.Ashedidn’tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.Wellstriedagain,butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas,andthemandied.Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent.25.Longago,whenthesickmanwasonoperation,he___________.A.couldfeelnothingB.couldnotwantanythingC.coulddoanythingD.couldfeelallthepain26.Usingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemto_________.A.beafraidofanything`B.beill-16-\nC.feelpainD.wanttogototheparties27.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,he_____.A.stillfeltpainB.feltverycomfortableC.feltnothingD.woulddie28.OnewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggasA.wouldlaughallthetimeB.wouldbeverycalmC.wouldneverfeelpainD.woulddieCPresidentClintonwasborninthelittlesoutherntownofHope,Arkansas,onAugust19,1946.ButhisprimarynamewasnotBillClinton.ItwasWilliamJeffersonBlythe.Hismothernamedhimafterhisfather,whohadbeenkilledinacaraccidentafewmonthsearlier.WhenBillwasfouryearsold,hismothermarriedRogerClintonwhothenlegallybecameBill’sfather.RogerClintonandBill’smotherhadason,RogerJr.BillClintonstudiedinternationalaffairsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashington,D.C.HewonaRhodesscholarshiptostudyatOxfordUniversityinBritain.There,hemetotherstudentswithwhomhehascontinuedlife-longfriendships.OneofthemisRobertReich,whowasjustnominatedtobeSecretaryofLabor.AfterOxford,BillClintonearnedalawdegreeatYaleUniversity.In1973,BillClintonbecamealawprofessorattheUniversityofArkansas,buthewastoointerestedinpoliticstostayattheuniversity.HecampaignedfortheHouseofRepresentativesbutwasdefeated.In1976,hewaselectedAttorneyGeneralforthestateofArkansas,thestategovernment’schieflawyer.Twoyearslater,BillClintonwaselectedGovernorofArkansas.Hewasdefeatedforre-electionafterhisfirsttwo-yearterm.ButhewaselectedGovernoragainin1982.Hehadbeenre-electedtothatofficeeverytwoyearssincethen.BillClintonmarriedlawyerHillaryRodhamin1975.ShekeptRodhamasherlastnameuntilitbecameanissueduringherhusband’s1980campaignforgovernor.Sincethen,shehasbeenknownasHillaryRodhamClinton.TheClintonshaveadaughter,-16-\nChelsea.29.WelearnthatBillClinton’sfather__________.A.diedwhenBillClintonwasafewmonthsoldB.diedbeforeBillClintonwasbornC.lefthiswifeafterBillClintonwasbornD.washismother’ssecondhusband30.BillClintonwaselectedGovernorofArkansasin__________.A.1973B.1976C.1978D.198031.HillaryRodhamdidnotchangeherlastnameuntil_________.A.shemarriedClintonB.shegavebirthtotheirdaughterC.ClintoncampaignedforPresidentD.ClintonwasdefeatedinhiscampaignforgovernorDAsanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknows,thereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfood.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmore.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotaping(录像)thefamilieswhilethey’ateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.They’foundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslarger,conversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymake.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.“Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdo,thehigherthechildren’sIQscores,”Lewissays.“Andthemorechildrenthereare,thelessquestion-askingthereis.”Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings(兄弟姐妹).Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildren,dinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchild,whohasthemosttotalkabout,andtheyoungest,whoneedsthemostattention.“Middlechildrenareinvisible,”saysLewis.“Whenyouseesomeonegetupfrom-16-\nthetableandwalkaroundduringdinner,chancesareit’sthemiddlechild.”Thereis,however,onethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:“WhentheTVison,”Lewissays,“dinnerisanon-event.”32.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_________.A.reportonthefindingsofastudyB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems33.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause___________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertableC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily34.Bysaying“Middlechildrenareinvisible”inparagraph3.Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren____.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableC.gettheleastattentionfromthefamilyD.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren35.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.ElderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinnerD.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.第二节七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Oneday,myparentswentforapartyandmybrotherandIwerealoneinourapartment.Wewerewatchingtelevision.Suddenlythedoorbellrang.36Heopenedthedoorandoutsidestoodatallman.Hesaidthathewasasalesman-16-\nandaskedpolitelyifourmotherorfatherwasathome.37HeaskedifwewouldliketobuysomestorybooksandIquicklyrefused.Iwasabouttoclosethedoorwhenheforcedhiswayintoourhouse.Hetookoutaknifeandforcedmetotieupmybrother抯handswithsomerope(绳子)whichhetookoutfromhispocket.ItieduphishandsbutItieditinaspecialwaysomybrothercoulduntiehimself.38Soon,hewentupstairstosearchthebedroomformoney.Imanagedtoteachmybrothertountietheropeonhishands.Hethenuntiedme.Irushedtothetelephonetocallthepolice,butthelinewasdead.ThedoorswerealllockedfromtheoutsideandIdidnothavethekeys.39Mybrothermanagedtogetoutofthehousethroughthewindowandaskedaneighbortocall911.Afterawhile,mybrotherbroughtthepolicetoourhouseandthemanwascaught.40AndIwashappythatIlearntanimportantlessononsafety.A.Withoutthinking,mybrothersaid,“No”.B.Mybrotherwastoosacredtomoveatall.C.Thepolicethankedusforourgoodwork.D.Luckily,themanforgottolockthekitchenwindow.E.Mybrotherrushedtothedoorthinkingourparentshadcomehome.F.Themanthentiedmyhandsupandlockedbothofusinthekitchen.G.Wetoldthemthewholestoryandtheylaughed.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Goodfriendsmeanalotinourlife.IusedtohavesomefriendswhoIcould　41　.Itwasmy4thgradeintheelementaryschoolthatIhadmytwofriendsNinaandNancy.Ihadknownthemsincethefirstgradeandwehadgottenalongquitewell.Nowthememoryoftheirappearanceisstill　42　inmymind.ThefollowingyearIwenttoanewschool.Iwasshyanddidn’t　43　much.ThefirstdayImadenonewfriendandIfelt　44　.Thenextdayrightafterschoolas-16-\nwewerewaitingforourschool　45　,Ifeltsomeone　46　onmyhair,Iquicklyturned“Whydidyoudothat?”“I'msorryIwasstretching.”Givinghera　47　look,Iturnedaroundwithoutsayinganything.Ihadseenmyteacher'seyes　48　so　Ididn'twanttogetinto　49　.ThenIfelta　50　onmyshoulderandturnedaroundagain.“Whatisit?”“Wellumm…Ihaveseenyouforthefirsttime.ForthereasonthatIwas　51　yesterdayIwaswonderingifyou'reanewstudent.”Inodded　52　andshesmiled“WelcometoDeZavalaPrimarySchool!I'mAlondra,nicetomeetyou!”Thentheschoolbuscameandwegoton.Andthat'showitall　53　.Shewasawarm-heartedgirl　54　sheintroducedmetonewpeopleandImadealotofnewfriends!AndIsworeIwould　55　thembecausetheysavedmefromthe　56　andtheydidn'tevenknow.Oneday,whenwewereinthe8thgrade,AlondratoldmeshehadalwayswantedabestfriendandthenI　57　along.Ifeltso　58　tohearaboutit.NowI’minthecollegeandI　59　havemanyfriends:Logan,Mari,Amold,Maggie,andthosewhose　60　youdon'tknow.41.A.gowithB.getalongC.countonD.putupwith42.A.cleanB.freshC.blankD.invisible43.A.talkB.eatC.knowD.gain44.A.goodB.angryC.boredD.lonely45.A.doctorB.dinnerC.busD.teacher46.A.pushB.pullC.catchD.put47.A.angryB.coldC.excitedD.friendly48.A.widenB.closeC.narrowD.brighten49.A.agreementB.dangerC.troubleD.touch50.A.knockB.tapC.strikeD.beat51.A.lazyB.absentC.busyD.strange52.A.anxiouslyB.attentivelyC.sincerelyD.nervously53.A.wentB.appearedC.workedD.began54.A.asB.whyC.whenD.how55.A.thankforB.careforC.sendforD.seekfor-16-\n56.A.lonelinessB.happinessC.povertyD.fear57.A.marchedB.cameC.hurriedD.got58.A.uneasyB.stableC.honoredD.sad59.A.evenB.justC.onlyD.still60.A.namesB.charactersC.friendsD.grades第二节短文填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。May:Hi,Mike.Longtimenosee.Mike:Hi,May!May:Wherehaveyoubeenthesedays?It’sbeenquitealongtime61Ilastsawyouinthelibrary.Mike:Well,IwenttoHongKonglastmonthandstayedthere62halfamonth.May:Whydidyoustaytheresolong?Mike:Er,Iwentthere63(attend)ameetingtodiscusshowtomakesureofflight64(safe)betweencountries.May:Icalledyoumanytimes,butIcouldnot65through.Ijustdidn’tknowwhy.Mike:Oh,I’msorry.Igotmyphonenumber66(change)whenIwasinHongKongsothatIdidn’thavetospendso67onmyphonecalls.May:Didyouhaveagoodtimethere?Mike:Yes,averynicetime.Idrovearoundwithmyfriends.Ialsopaid68visittotheHongKongDisneyland.69wasalsothefirsttimeIhadseenthesea.It’s70(real)awonderfulexperience.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；-16-\n2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Therearenotenoughseatsinourschool’sreadingroom.Onemorningjustbeforeourfinallyexamination,Igotthereveryearlytooccupyingaseat.Iputabookonthedeskandthenwenttohaveabreakfast.WhileIcameback,IfoundsomeonewassittingontheseatwhichIhadoccupiedintheadvance.Iruntohimimmediatelyandshoutedathim,“Goingaway!It’smyseat!”Everyoneinthereadingroomraisedtheireyesandstaredatmeonanunfriendlyway.Ifeltveryashamed,butIrushedoutofthereadingroomwithmybook.Ilearnedahardlessonthatday-Ishouldrespectandpolitetootherpeople.第二节书面表达（满分25分）最近你校开展了中学生如何处理人际关系的讨论。假如你是小组长，请写一篇你们小组的讨论总结，发表在英语校报上：【写作内容】1.做好自己；2.尊重他人；3.学会沟通；4.……注意：1.字数：100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总字数。Recently,weheldaheateddiscussionabouthowtoliveharmoniouslyintheschool.Herearetheopinionsofourgroup._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wehopeallofuscanenjoyourschoollife.LiHua-16-\n娄底市2022年下学期高一期中大联考英语参考答案听力：（1.5分*20）1-5BABCA6-10ABCAB11-15CABCA16-20BACBC阅读（2分*15）21-25DACBD26-30CADBC31-35DABCD七选五（2分*5）36-40EAFDC完型（1.5*20）41-45CBADC46-50BDACB51-55BCDAB56-60ABCDA填空（1.5*10）61.since62.for63.toattend64.safety65.get66.changed67.much68.a69.It70.really改错（1*10）1.第二句finally改为final2.第二句occupying改为occupy3.第三句去掉breakfast前的a4.第四句while改为when5.第四句去掉advance前的the6.第五句run改为ran7.第五句Going改为Go8.第六句on改为in9.第七句but改为so或and10.第八句polite后加be作文（25分）Onepossibleversion:Recently,weheldaheateddiscussionabouthowtoliveharmoniouslyintheschool.Herearetheopinionsofourgroup.Firstofall,asmiddleschoolstudents,weshouldbekindandfriendlytoothers,alwaysreadytogiveahelpinghandtothoseinneed.Besides,wemustbehaveourselves,obeyingbothclassandschoolrulesanddoingwhatwecanfortheclass.Also,it-16-\nmattersagreatdealtobehonestandtrustworthyinourdailylife.Secondly,weshouldrespecttheoldandlovetheyoung,especiallyshowingconcernforourparentsandourteachersbyunderstandingthemandfollowingtheirinstructions.Lastbutnotleast,weshouldlearntocommunicatewithothers.Trytobeconsiderateandputourselvesinothers’shoes,especiallywhenfrictionscomeabout.Wehopeallofuscanenjoyourschoollife.LiHua听力材料Text1W：Canyouhelpmecleanthisweekend?Thekids’toysareallovertheplace．Andthegrassneedscuttingintheyard．M：Ifyoucleanthehouse，I’llcutthegrassandwashthecars.Text2W：Eatuptheeggsandbeef!Youneedyourproteinifyou’regoingtobestrong．M：WhatIneedisacake．IfIeatonemoreegg，I’11gocrazy．Text3M:Lookatallthesepeoplestandingoutinthecold!They’vebeenhereallnight．W：They’regoingtobuyallthenewiPhonesthismorning．Wewon’tevenandoneinthestoresinoneday,I'llbet_．Text4M：WhatalotofnoiseyourCatmakes!Shouldyoufeedhim?w：Notyet.Hesleepsa11night，playsforonehour,andthenwe’resupposedtofeedhimafterwards.Hecangetsickfromjumpingaroundonafullstomach．Text5M：HowmanystopsuntilNorthStation?W：You’reonthewrongtrain．Youneedtogetoffatthenextstationandchange-16-\ntothegreenline．Thisistheredline．Text6W：Whatareyoudoinghere，Tom?M:Iamorganizingmyfishingequipment．W：Whatfor?M：Iamgoingfishingwithmybestfriend．W：So，youreallylikefishing．huh?M：Yeah．Ido．W：Whendidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinfishing?M：Longago．Youknow,myfatherreallylikesfishing．When1wasachild，hetookmybrotherandmetotheriversidetogofishing．ItwasaroundthattimethatIstartedtogointoit.W：Oh．Isee．Text7M：Haveyoubeentotheoceanyet，Sue?W：No，Edward．Myparentsarecheckinginthehotelnow．isitbeautiful?M：It’ssocrowdedtherethatit’shardtokn0Wifit’sbeautifulorugly．W：Ireadinthetravelbookthatthebeachesarepopulararoundnoon．M：Well，yourfamilyissmarttocomealittlebitlater,then．W：Doyouthinkthere’senoughroomforagameofvolleyball?M：Youmightbeabletorun．butthere’snotenoughspacetoplayteamspots．W：Idon’tlikerunning．M：You’rebetteroffjustreadingabookorsomething．Text8M：Argh!That’sthefourthadthatappearssuddenlyonmycomputerscreensinceIstartedworkingonmypaper.W：Youcanbuyanappthatwillstopthoseads．-16-\nM：Ican’taffordtobuysomefancyten—dollarsoftwarejustsoIcanwritemypaper．W：It’snotthatexpensive．It’sonedollarpermonth．M：So…that’stwelvedollarsayear!W：Isitgoingtotakeyouawholeyeartofinishthatessay?M：Well，no，Harriet．It’llbedoneinthreeweeks，butI’11bedoingschoolworkonthiscomputerforfouryearsbeforeIgraduate．W：Ithinkit'sworthit，John．Andifyouspendthirtydollars，youdon’thavetopaythemonthlycost．M：Thirtydollarsforfouryears?W：No．youpayonceandyoucanuseitforever．Text9’W：Welcometoskateboardingcamp!Areyoureadytosignup?M：1wantto，butIdon’tskateboard．Iprefertoridemybike．W：Well．wehaveskateparksandbikingparkshere!M：Soundsgreat!ButIdon’thaveanyprotectiveequipment．W：Wehaveallthesafetyequipmentyou’llneed．M：Great!Howmuchisthecamp?W：Ifyousignupforoneweek，it's$600．Butifyousignupfortwoweeks．thepricedropsdownto$500perweek．r15)Housingandthreemealsadayarealsoincludedintheweeklyprice．Wealsohaveaprofessionalskateboardercomingtothewintercamp~Thecampisonlyofferedduringthesummerorwinter．M：Great!IalsohaveaspecialVIPcardforthissummer’scamp．Willthatsavemeevenmoremoney?W：No，theVIPcardisforthewintercamp．M：Wecannotaffordthewintercamp．soIguesswe’11seeyouthissummer!-16-\nText10Moreandmoreofficeworkersareusingstandingdesks．AccordingtoscientistslikeAmyWilliams，(17)ifyousitformanyhourseveryday,youmighthavehealthproblems．Companieshavebeendesigningspecialstandingdesks．Somepeopleevenexercisewhileworkingatan“exercisedesk”．Noteveryonelikesthesenewdesks．Peoplewhowearhighheelsorfancysuitstoworkdon’tlikethem．Theythinkitisn’tagoodideatostandalldayintheirprofessionalclothing．(18)Somemanagersareconcemeditmaylookfunnytocustomers．Othershavetroubleworkingondifficultprojectsunlesstheyaresittingdown．Standingdesksarealsoexpensive．LisaBrownofStrongInternationalTradingCompanyagrees：“Whatawasteofmoney!(19)IfIneedtomoveatwork，Itakeabreakandgoforawalk．”YetanotherworkeratStrong，amannamedJamesRyan，states，“SinceIputinmystandingdeskIhavemoreenergyandIcangetmoredoneatwork．”-16-