Forget milky drinks, hot water bottles or curling up with a good book. The real secret to a good night’s sleep may be where you

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问题     Forget milky drinks, hot water bottles or curling up with a good book. The real secret to a good night’s sleep may be where you sit at work.
    Not only can the stress of work leave employees【C1】________and turning, but sitting too far from a window can knock 46 minutes【C2】________a normal night’s sleep. Researchers found that workers forced to【C3】________in windowless rooms had a poorer quality of life and more irregular sleep patterns than those【C4】________daylight.
    The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine,【C5】________the working environment may be【C6】________to setting the body’s own internal clock. Researchers say【C7】________designed offices could boost the physical and mental health of workers. "We suggest that architectural design of office environments should place more【C8】________on sufficient daylight exposure for workers in order to【C9】________health and well-being," said Dr Ivy Cheung of the Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago. "Office workers with more light exposure at the work place also【C10】________have better sleep quality, more physical activity and a better quality of life." A sunny day is equivalent to about 10,000 lux or higher of light. However indoor office lighting【C11】________provides only about 300 to 500 lux.
    One【C12】________three British people suffers from poor sleep, with stress, computers and taking work home often【C13】________for the shortage of quality sleep.
    【C14】________the cost of all those sleepless nights is more than just bad moods and a【C15】________of focus. Regular poor sleep【C16】________the risk of serious medical conditions like obesity, heart and diabetes—and can even shorten life expectancy.
    【C17】________exposure to natural daylight is known to be important for governing the body’s the built-in clock which【C18】________our sleeping and waking patterns. Independent sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley said the body needs exposure to daylight to keeps its sleeping patterns【C19】________Light is essentially the thing that tells our bodies to be【C20】________and dark tells them to go to sleep.
【C18】

选项 A、marks
B、dictates
C、records
D、distinguishes

答案B

解析 空格前的which指代the built-in clock,宾语为“我们的睡眠和清醒模式”。可以判定,生物钟影响着我们的活动,故选B项dictates“控制;决定”。A项marks“标记”和C项records“记录”,表示对存在的事物或所发生的事情进行记载,生物钟没有这样的功能。D项distinguishes“分辨”,该词的施动者应是有生命的人或动物。
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