Cloze Most people who travel long distance complain of jetlag. Jetlag makes business travelers less productive and more prone 1 making mistakes. It is actually caused by 2 of your "body clock" --a small cluster of brain cells that controls the timing of biological 3 . The body clock is designed for a 4 rhythm of daylight and darkness, so that it is thrown out of balance when it 5 daylight and darkness at the "wrong" times in a new time zone. The 6 of jetlag often persist for days 7 the internal body clock slowly adjusts to the new time zone. Now a new anti-jetlag system is 8 that is based on proven 9 pioneering scientific research. Dr, Martin Mooreede had 10 a practical strategy to adjust the body clock much sooner to the new time zone 11 controlled exposure to bright light. The time zone shift is easy to accomplish and eliminates 12 of the discomfort of jetlag. A successful time zone shift depends on knowing the exact times to either 13 or avoid bright light. Exposure to light at the wrong time can actually make jetlag worse. The proper schedule 14 light exposure depends a great deal on 15 travel plans.
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[解析] 词组be prone to (do) sth. 为固定搭配,其含义是“有……的倾向,易于……”。如:This part of the road is prone to accidents. 这段道路容易出事故。
[解析] 本句意为:“因跨越时区而导致的不适症状通常会持续数天”。D项symptoms意为“症状”,最符合原文。首先,这种不适并不属于疾病的范畴,因此C项可以排除。 A项signs意为“标志,迹象,征兆”。例如:There are no signs of life about the house,这所房子没有住人的迹象。B项defects通常指事物“固有的、先天的缺陷”。
In the United States and many other countries around the world, there are four main ways for people to be 16 about developments in the news: newspapers, magazines, and radio or television news broadcasts. A person may use one, or all, of these 17 for information. Each source is useful in its 18 way. Newspapers and magazines can give much information about a particular event. They may 19 some history of the event, some of its 20 , some of its effects, or perhaps give a(n) 21 or point of view on a particular development. Radio and television can help a person to be well informed about what is happening each day. It is also 22 to listen to radio or watch TV 23 do something else at the same time. Many people can listen to the news on their car radio while driving 24 . For the student of English as a foreign language, an English language newspaper may be the most helpful news source that will also 25 you practice in reading English. Most daily English language newspapers are not very hard to find. They are interesting and helpful in many 26 . In some of them, you may be able to find news about your 27 country. You will find news and information about important national and international political 28 . 29 what you are interested in, you can probably find something in the newspaper about it. A(n) 30 in the newspaper may help you solve a problem. Other stories may be about good movies, concerts, or TV shows. Usually, an English language newspaper has several 31 or parts. Each part of the newspaper 32 stories about different kinds of news. Some sections have a lot of advertisements which may be helpful if you want to save money. By reading the advertisements, you may find something you want 33 sale. Or you may find that two stories axe advertising the 34 thing, but at one store the price is lower. Other sections may have 35 . advertisements or have only a specific type of advertisement to interest the people.