Stomach Ulcer
Stomach ulcers are the cause of severe pain for many people. Doctors have been able to help lessen the pain of ulcers. They could not cure them. Now doctors have discovered a cause of ulcers. This means they may have found a way to cure people who suffer from the stomach pain. Studies show that ten percent of the population will develop an ulcer at some time in their life. So a possible cure is good news for many people.
Ulcers are wounds in the stomach that are similar to small cuts or tears. These wounds can harm the tissue in the stomach, the pipe that carries the food to the stomach or parts of the small intestines. Fluids in the stomach then increase the pain of an ulcer. How does a person know he or she has an ulcer? Doctors say most people with ulcers feel a burning pain in their chest or stomach. This pain often is called heart burn. It usually happens before eating or during the night. It causes some people to lose their desire to eat, or they are unable to keep food in their stomachs. Doctors believed that ulcers were caused by unusually strong stomach fluids, which damaged stomach tissue. Now they have discovered that most ulcers are caused by a bacterial organism called Hillico Bactor Pilorie or H Pillorie. H Pillorie bacteria are what make stomach produce extra stomach fluid. Doctors found that they can kill the bacteria with medicines called antibiotics. Health experts say the discovery of a cure for ulcers can save thousands of millions of dollars in medical costs. They also believe curing ulcers will reduce the number of people who develop stomach cancer. The number of people with stomach cancer is very high in Japan, Southeast Asia and parts of Africa.
Doctors say a person is more likely to get an ulcer if his or her family has had one. In fact a person with the family history of ulcers is three times more likely to get one than other people. There are ways people can protect themselves from developing an ulcer. Doctors say it is more important to reduce the amount of strong fluids in the stomach. To do this, doctors say, people should not smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol. And they say people should reduce tension in their lives.
1. In the past, doctors could not do anything about stomach ulcers.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
2.Now doctors can successfully cure stomach ulcers.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
3. Some people are likely to suffer from the stomach pain at some time in their life.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
4. Doctors have discovered a cause of ulcers after many years of experiments.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
5. There has been a change in doctors' understanding of the cause of stomach ulcer.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
6. Stomach ulcer can lead to stomach cancer.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
7. People who eat a lot of spicy food are susceptible to stomach ulcers.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
參考答案：
1.B.該句從句意上判斷是概括總結(jié)句，所以推測(cè)很可能該題的解答需要考生根據(jù)有關(guān)句子進(jìn)行推斷。在第一段找到直接答案相關(guān)句(Doctors have been able to help lessen the pain of ulcers. 該題考察完成時(shí)態(tài)的結(jié)構(gòu)含義--動(dòng)作/狀態(tài)從過(guò)去開(kāi)始持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在, 該劃線句的含義是“醫(yī)生已經(jīng)能夠幫助減少潰瘍?cè)斐傻耐纯唷?，判斷問(wèn)題句的說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。
2.B.根據(jù)常識(shí)判斷該句的說(shuō)法不正確。該句在句意上與上題有關(guān)：一個(gè)說(shuō)過(guò)去的情況，一個(gè)說(shuō)現(xiàn)在的情況，因此注意從上一題的答案相關(guān)句的位置往下找。同時(shí)注意到問(wèn)題句中出現(xiàn)了修飾詞successfully，所以留意文章中有沒(méi)有這個(gè)詞出現(xiàn)，結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)文章中沒(méi)有這個(gè)詞，也沒(méi)有這個(gè)詞的近義詞出現(xiàn)。所以推測(cè)可能該題也是需要考生進(jìn)行推斷。在第一段找到答案相關(guān)句(Now doctors have discovered a cause of ulcers. This means they may have found a way to cure people who suffer from the stomach pain.該句說(shuō)“這就意味著他們可能已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)治療那些遭受到胃痛困擾的人的方法”，不難看出問(wèn)題句說(shuō)的“能成功治愈”與該句的內(nèi)容不一致)，判斷問(wèn)題句的說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。
3.A.該句的說(shuō)法客觀，所以憑借直覺(jué)判斷該題的說(shuō)法可能是正確或沒(méi)提到。借助原文：借助題干中的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)at some time in their life作為答案線索詞，這樣在第1段中(與上一題的答案相關(guān)句相近)找到該題答案相關(guān)句(Studies show that ten percent of the population will develop an ulcer at some time in their life.)，判斷該題正確(時(shí)態(tài)與句意均一致)。