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Air travel is such an everyday experience these days that we are not surprised when we read about a politician having talks with
Air travel is such an everyday experience these days that we are not surprised when we read about a politician having talks with
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2010-02-17
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Air travel is such an everyday experience these days that we are not surprised when we read about a politician having talks with the Japanese Prime Minister one day, attending a conference in Australia the following morning and having to be off at midday to sign a trade agreement in Hong Kong. But frequent long-distance flying can be so tiring that the traveler begins to feel his brain is in one country, his digestion in another and his powers of concentration nowhere--in short, he hardly knows where he is.
The fatigue we normally experience after a long journey will become even more acute when we fly from east to west or vice versa because we cross time zones. Air travel is so quick nowadays that we can leave London after breakfast and be in New York in eight hours, yet what really disturbs us most is that when we arrive it is only lunch time when we have already had lunch on the plane and are expecting dinner.
Doctors say that since air travellers are in no conditions to work after crossing a number of time zones, they should go straight to bed on arrival. Airline pilots, however, often live by their own watches, ignoring local time, and have breakfast at midnight if necessary.
Businessmen who go on long-distance flights, however, are usually proud of having been chosen because it adds to their position in the firm. They are lucky if the boss is clever enough to insist on their taking the doctor’s advice and resting for a day before work. Sometimes the managing director is such an energetic person that he expects everyone to be as fit as he is. As he has never felt any ill effects after flying himself, the schedule he lays down is so tight that the employee is too exhausted to carry it out satisfactorily. He must either go straight to an important meeting as soon as his plane touches down or else return as soon as the meeting is over to his boss. Managers of this type often do not realize how disastrous this policy may be for the man’s health and the company’s reputation.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
选项
A、Crossing time zones will bring much tiredness to travellers.
B、We can hardly adjust our meal patterns after flying.
C、Sometimes an energetic managing director does not realize that his employees are affected by long-distance flight.
D、Businessmen are proud of being chosen to go on long-distance flights because they can bring wealth for the firm.
答案
D
解析
选项A与文中第二段第一句的意思相符,跨时区长时间飞行的人会感到更疲劳。文中第一段最后一句表明长途飞机旅行由于时差会造成吃饭时间上的混乱,与选项B相符。选项C与文中第四段第三句的意思相符。而选项D与事实不符,文中说他们自豪的原因是可以提高自己在公司里的地位,而不是由于给公司带来财富。
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