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Throughout history man has observed such natural cycles as the rising and setting of the sun, the ebb and flow of the ocean tide

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问题     Throughout history man has observed such natural cycles as the rising and setting of the sun, the ebb and flow of the ocean tides, and the changes of the seasons. The【C1】______ nature of these events provided people with a measure of【C2】______ about things to come and give them reason to reflect on their past and plan for their future. The regularity of such social activities as work hours, meal times, and holiday schedules【C3】______ the extent to which human activity itself is organized in cycles.
    Recently,【C4】______ effort has been spent investigating the effect of various biological rhythms in the human body.【C5】______ , interest in these rhythms at least in part results from man’s basic desire to predict future behavior.
    The human body【C6】______ a number of repeatable rhythms: heartbeats, breathing rates, brain waves and other physiological processes within the human machine.
    Scientists studying rhythms in humans have measured sleep patterns and attention【C7】______ over periods of several days, and have【C8】______ the fact that the cycles exist and exert effects on physiological and sociological behavior. A common example is jet lag. A person’s traveling in the east-west direction across time zones【C9】______ his sleep cycles—it may take several days to return to the【C10】______ cycle or to readjust to a new one.
A) indicates E) considerable I) Certainly M) security
B) demonstrated F) upsets J) Thankfully N) exhibits
C) verifying 6) disappoints K) spans O) limits
D) normal H) periodic L) gorgeous
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答案N
解析 空格所在句缺少谓语动词。该句表达的是“人体”与“许多重复的节奏”的逻辑关系。根据冒号后的内容判断，这些重复的节奏都是人体所“表现”出来的，因此用exhibits。demonstrated有“演示”的意思，但时态用在此处不对，该句表明的是一般情况，故用一般现在时。
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