高三年题型组合套练 第四练 阅读、七选五、完型、语法填空 组合练（含答案解析）.docx

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Manypeoplelisthiccups(嗝)asoneofthemostannoyingproblemswhichareassociatedwithhumanbeings.Foragroupofpeople,continuoushiccupscanseriouslyharmthequalityoflife.Intheyear2017,thequestion“Whatcauseshiccups?”wasthemostsearchedmedicalquestion.Thatshowmuchofanissuethesehiccupsareanditalsoreflectsthatthisproblemissowidespreadinourdailylife.

Dr.AliSeifi,aprofessoroftheUniversityofTexas,wastiredofthetraditionalmethodswhichareusedtodispelhiccups,likedrinkingwaterorvaryingbreathingtechniques.Hethencameupwiththeideathatastraw(吸管)couldhelpinterrupthiccups.Thestraw,whichgoesbythemarketingnameHiccAway,requiresmorepowerthanregularstrawsinordertodrawupliquid.Drinkingwiththisstrawcanlowerthediaphragm(隔膜)whilefirstopeningitandthenclosingit.Doingsostimulatesthenervesatthesametime,allowingthebraintoresetandstopthehiccups.

Dr.JamesAlvarezoftheUniversityofTexasgathered249volunteerstousethe,strawandreportbacktheirresults.About92%oftheparticipantssaidthatHiccAwayhelpedtheirhiccupsgoaway.Whenitcomestoeffectiveness,thisstrawreceivedascoreof4.58outof5.About90%ofparticipantsmarkeditasmoreeffectivethantraditionalhomemethods.Amajorityoftheparticipantsreportedseveraloccasionswhentheyalwayssufferedfromhiccups,whileabout11reporteddailyhiccupsissues,and53reportedthattheysufferedfromhiccupsweekly.Thefrequentsufferersreportedbacksuccessratesthatwereconsistentlyashighaspeoplewhodidntsufferfromthemasoften.

Theoneissueisthathiccupsareanissuewhereplaceboeffect(安慰作用)couldlikelycomeintoplay.Alotofpeopleswearbysolutionsthatdonotendupworkingforothers.Itisnotclearhowthistrialcouldbeconductedinamorescientificway