If you take a 29 to a different time zone, caffeine can help you overcome jet lag.
答案:(B) flight
語意「如果你搭『飛機』前往不同時區」,flight(班機)符合這種跨時區旅行的具體交通工具語境;break(休息)、leave(離開)、travel(旅行,太籠統不夠具體)都不合。
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四個選項擺進 take a ___ 都唸得通,而 travel(旅行)在講跨時區的句子裡看起來最貼切。這一格的證據在下一句那個專有的詞。
四個選項都是名詞,可見這一格考的是搭配與語意。先看句型:If you take a ___ to a different time zone(如果你搭……去到不同的時區)。再往後讀半句,硬證據就出現了:caffeine can help you overcome jet lag(咖啡因可以幫你克服時差)。jet 就是噴射機——jet lag 這個字本身就指明了交通工具是飛機,所以填 flight,take a flight 就是「搭飛機」。下一句 Most hotels have coffee and tea service in the room for this very reason(正因如此,多數旅館房間裡都備有咖啡與茶)也印證這是長途飛行後的情境。
travel(旅行):take a travel 不是通行的說法(要說 take a trip 或 go on a trip);而且 travel 太籠統,配不上 jet lag 這個明確的線索。break(休息):take a break 是「休息一下」,但休息不會讓人跨到不同時區。leave(假期):take leave 是「請假」,不加冠詞 a,形態就不合;語意上請假也不等於移動到別的時區。
take a flight(搭飛機)、take a trip(去旅行)、take a break(休息一下)、take leave(請假)、jet lag(時差)、a time zone(時區)。
Tea and coffee contain caffeine, a substance that can make you active. 26 you do not feel fully engaged after you wake up in the morning, drinking coffee at breakfast can mean the 27 between a productive day and never arriving at work.
Caffeine is also the main ingredient in many "diet pills." It boosts metabolism, thereby 28 the body to burn more calories. If you take a 29 to a different time zone, caffeine can help you overcome jet lag. Most hotels have coffee and tea service in the room for this very reason.
Every individual handles caffeine differently. For some people, a single cup of coffee in the morning will make them feel nervous and 30 them up all night. Other people can down five cups and be perfectly calm.