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.
【C2】

选项 A、out
B、over
C、off
D、down

答案C

解析 从下句中workers forced…in windowless rooms had a poorer quality…(在无窗的房间里工作的员工睡眠质量差)可推出,坐离窗太远的员工的睡眠质量也会较差。故选C项off,knock off“减少”,此处指比正常睡眠少了46分钟。A项knock out意为“击昏;使无用”。B项knock over意为“撞倒;弄翻”。D项knock down意为“打倒;拆除”,表示数量减少时指降价。三个短语都不符合语境。
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