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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 talked with the Japanese Prime Minister one day, having to attend a conference in Australia the following morning and having to be off at midday to sign a trade agreement in Bangkok. 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 is accentuated 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 is that when we arrive it is only lunch time, but we have already had lunch on the plane and are expecting dinner.
Doctors say that since air travelers are in no condition to work after crossing a number of time zones, they should go straight to bed on arrival. Airline pilots, in fact, whose experience is so obviously relevant that it ought to serve as a guide, often live by their own watches, ignoring local time, and have breakfast at midnight if necessary. They have far less reason to worry about their health than executives because they are used to flying and are physically fit.
Businessmen who go on long-distance flights, however, are usually out for promotion and flattered to have been chosen because it adds to their status and prestige in the firm. They are lucky if the company is enlightened enough to insist on their taking the doctor's advice and resting for a day before working. Sometimes the managing director is such an energetic character 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 exacting 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 report to his boss. Dynamic managers of this type often do not realize how disastrous this policy may be for the man's health and the company's reputation. (411 words)
Notes：digestion 消化，领悟。fatigue n. 疲痨。accentuate 加重。serve as 用来作为。on arrival 一到达以后；enlightened 开明的。be flattered to do sth. 很高兴做某事；lay down 制定；touch down降落。
1. According to the second paragraph, which of the following statements is true?
A. We experience fatigue on flights only when we cross time zones.
B. We experience fatigue on a long flight when we fly towards the west.
C. Crossing time zones increases the fatigue we experience on a long flight.
D. Air travel is so quick nowadays that we experience fatigue on a flight.
2. According to the text, after long-distance flights, pilots __________.
A. always go straight to bed B. find it wisest to take no notice of local time
C. have breakfast D. worry about their health
3. It can be learned from the text that if a managing director is energetic he frequently _________.
A. expects too much of his employees B. makes his employees attend classes to keep fit
C. refuses to allow his employees to lie down D. has an important meeting with his employees on a flight
4. In the last paragraph, it is implied but not directly said that the employees who go on long-distance flights __________.
A. are obviously unkindly treated B. are not given time to make friends on meetings abroad
C. may make serious mistakes because of tiredness D. may send in their resignations
5. The title which best expresses the main idea of the text would be ____________.
A. Importance of Air Travel in Modern Society B. Crossing Time Zones – Main Reason for the Fatigue
C. Businessmen’s View on Long-distance Flights D. Air Travel and Its Effect on a Person’s Health
