单选题 Nowadays, air travel is very 1 . We are not surprised when we watch on TV that a politician has talked with French President in Paris and attended a meeting in Beijing on the same day.
However, if a person takes long-distance flying frequently, he can be so tired that he maybe feel his brain is in one country, his 2 in another. In a word, he 3 knows where he is.
When we fly from east to west or vice versa, the 4 we experience after taking a long-distance flying is aggravated, because we cross time zones. According to doctors, air travelers, after crossing several time zones, are in no 5 to go to work, and they should go straight to bed 6 arrival.
As to airline pilots who often live by their own watches and ignore local time, there is no need for them to worry about their health although they sometimes have breakfast at midnight, because they are used to 7 and are physically fit.
Many businessmen like long-distance flights, thinking they are 8 to have been chosen and they are out for promotion. They are lucky if the company follows the doctor"s advice and allow them to rest for a day or two before working. However, sometimes the manager is so energetic that he believes everyone is 9 to be as fit as he is. Since he has never felt uncomfortable after flying himself, the work he assigns is so 10 that the employee is too exhausted to carry the work out satisfactorily. That is disastrous for the employee"s health and the company"s reputation.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查形容词词义辨析。ordinary普通的,平凡的;common普遍的,一般的;plain简单的,朴素的;usual通常的,惯例的。common用于物,指不稀奇,很普通,无异常的特征;ordinary与common基本同义,侧重“平凡的,普通的”,表示“随时可以碰到,不值得惊奇”。本句的意思是“如今,空中旅行非常普遍”。故选B。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查上下文理解。本空所填词要与brain形成对比,只有digestion符合。digestion消化;concentration集中;friend朋友;life生命。本句的意思是“从而使旅行者感到他的大脑在一个国家,消化系统在另一个国家”。故选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查副词辨析。almost差不多,几乎;nearly差不多,几乎;hardly几乎不,简直不;practically实际上,几乎。本句的意思是“简而言之,他几乎不知道自己身在何处”。故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查形容词词义辨析。weary疲倦的,厌烦的;fatigue疲劳;tired疲倦的,厌倦的;strain压力。本句的意思是“当我们从东飞到西或从西飞到东,长途飞行之后我们所感受到的疲劳会加重”。故选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查名词词义辨析。status地位,状态;state状况,状态;situation情况,形势;condition(尤指健康)状况。本句的意思是“据医生描述,跨越多个时区的航空客的身体状况根本不能去上班,他们在落地后必须上床睡觉”。故选D。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查介词的用法。on有“就在…之后,一…就”的意思,when作此意时,后面必须接句子。本句的意思是“据医生描述,跨越多个时区的航空客的身体状况根本不能去上班,他们在落地后必须上床睡觉”。故选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。根据上下文可知,此处是说飞行员习惯了飞行。be used to doing sth. 表示“习惯于、适应”。本句的意思是“因为他们习惯了飞行并且身体很健康”。故选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词词义辨析。favor赞成,喜欢;flatten击败,摧毁;flay剥皮,掠夺;flatter奉承,谄媚,使高兴。本句的意思是“一些商人喜欢长途飞行,因自己被选中而感到荣幸且觉得会得到晋升”。故选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。be likely to do可能做某事,be supposed to do应该做某事;be going to do将要做某事;be expected to do预计会做某事,盼望做某事。本句的意思是“但是,有时候经理精力很旺盛,而且他认为每个人都应该像他一样适应飞行”。故选B。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查形容词词义辨析。demeaning降低身份的,有损人格的;demanding苛求的,要求高的;demonstrative证明的,公开表露感情的;deplorable可叹的,凄惨的。本句的意思是“经理分派的工作要求很高以至于员工因太疲惫而不能令人满意地完成工作”。故选B。