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1、Somethinginchocolate　　Somethinginchocolatecouldbeusedtostopcoughsandleadtomoreeffectivemedicines,sayUKresearchers.　　Theirstudyfoundthattheobromine,foundincocoa,wasnearlyathirdmoreeffectiveinstoppingcoughsthancodeine,whichwasconsideredthebestcoughmedicineatpresent.　　TheImperialCollegeL

2、ondonresearcherswhopublishedtheirresultsonlinesaidthediscoverycouldleadtomoreeffectivecoughtreatment.“Whilecoughingisnotnecessarilyharmful,itcanhaveamajoreffectonthequalityoflife,andthisdiscoverycouldbeahugestepforwardintreatingthisproblem,”saidProfessorPeterBarnes.　　Tenhealthyvolunte

3、ersweregiventheobromine,codeineorplacebo,apillthatcontainsnomedicine,duringtheexperiment.Neitherthevolunteersnortheresearchersknewwhoreceivedwhichpill.Theresearchersthenmeasuredlevelsofcapsaicin,whichisusedinresearchtocausecoughingandasasignofhowwellthemedicinearestoppingcoughs.　　Thet

4、eamfoundthat,whenthevolunteersweregiventheobromine,thecapsaicinneedtoproduceacoughwasaroundathirdhigherthanintheplacebogroup.Whentheyweregivencodeinetheyneedonlyslightlyhigherlevelsofcapsaicintocauseacoughcomparedwiththeplacebo.　　Theresearcherssaidthattheobromineworkedbykeepingdownane

5、rveactivity,whichcausecoughing.Theyalsofoundthatunlikesomestandardcoughtreatments,theobrominecausednosideeffectssuchassleepiness.　　53.AccordingtoProfessorBarnes,theobromine________.　　A.cannotbeaseffectiveascodeine　　B.canbeharmfultopeople’shealth　　C.cannotbeseparatedfromchocolate　　D.ca

6、nbeamoreeffectivecureforcoughs　　54.Whatwasusedintheexperimenttocausecoughing?　　A.Theobromine.B.Codeine.C.Capsaicin.D.Placebo.　　55.Welearnfromthetextthatvolunteersintheexperiment________.　　A.werepatientswithbadcoughs　　B.weredividedintothethreegroups　　C.receivedstandardtreatments　　D.suf

7、feredlittlesideeffects　　56.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?　　A.Codeine:ANewMedicineB.ChocolateMayCureCoughs　　C.CoughTreatment:AHardCaseD.TheobromineCanCauseCoughs