He sat at the desk a novel.A. readB. to readC. readingD. reads

问题补充：

He sat at the desk, a novel.

A. read

B. to read

C. reading

D. reads

答案：

A. read

B. to read

(答案→)C. reading

D. reads

解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：他坐在桌子旁，读一本小说。现在分词表示正在发生的伴随性动作，其逻辑主语为句子的主语，读书为坐着的伴随性动作，故选C。