Question

【题目】 Long plane trips can be tiring. Luckily, there are things you can do both during and after a long flight that can help reduce (减轻) your discomfort.

During the flight

【1】 Boredom gives you the chance to pay attention to your discomfort. Instead, help pass the time by watching a movie, reading a book, writing a letter, walking up and down the aisle (过道), or listening to music.

Drink a lot and eat just a little. The longer the flight, the more the air dries out. 【2】 Stay away from wine and coffee because they can make you lose more water. Eat lightly.

Make yourself comfortable. Wear loose-fitting clothing and sit comfortably. 【3】 Avoid crossing your legs, and get any hard subjects out of your back pockets.

Get a good seat. Request a seat over the wing or the wheels. 【4】 Sitting in an aisle seat will make it easier for you to get up from your seat and will give you more legroom.

Sleep. If possible, sleep during night flights, and just take a very short sleep on day flights.

After arrival

There is no useful way to deal with jet lag (时差综合症). 【5】 For example, you can reset your watch when you take off, and you can eat and sleep at the local time right away.

A.Keep busy.

B.Avoid ear pain.

C.However, environmental treatment may help.

D.This is where you will hardly feel the moving or shaking.

E.Proper sitting helps reduce aches, pains and back soreness.

F.Drinking about one glass of water each hour can reduce this dryness.

G.Reduce ear pressure during takeoff and landing by having hard candy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】F

【3】E

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一些可以缓解长途飞行带来的不适的方法。

【1】根据下文Instead, help pass the time by watching a movie, reading a book, writing a letter, walking up and down the aisle (过道), or listening to music. (相反，通过看电影、读书、写信、在过道上走动或者听音乐来帮助度过时间)可知，本段主要讲述让自己处于繁忙的状态。A. Keep busy. (保持繁忙)可以作为本段小标题，故选A项。

【2】上文The longer the flight, the more the air dries out.(飞行时间越长，空气越干燥)与F. Drinking about one glass of water each hour can reduce this dryness. (每小时喝一杯水可以减少你的干燥)承接自然，选项是解决上文问题的方法，dry和dryness是关键词，故选F项。

【3】E. Proper sitting helps reduce aches, pains and back soreness. (适当的坐姿帮助减少疼痛和北部酸痛)符合本段小标题Make yourself comfortable.(让你自己舒适)的话题，故选E项。

【4】上文Request a seat over the wing or the wheels.(要求一个机翼或者轮子上方的座位)与D. This is where you will hardly feel the moving or shaking.(这是你几乎感觉不到移动或晃动的地方)承接自然，选项中的this就是前文提到的a seat over the wing or the wheels，故选D项。

【5】上文There is no useful way to deal with jet lag (时差综合症). (几乎没有有用的方法可以处理视察综合症)与C. However, environmental treatment may help. (然而，环境的治疗可能有用)承接自然，上下文构成明显的转折关系，故选C项。