学位英语

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 tears1. These wounds can harm the tissue in the stomach2，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 stomach3. This pain often is called heartburn. 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 Pilorie. H Pilorie 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 someone in 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.

词汇：

ulcer /'?ls?/ n.溃疡

heartburn /'hɑ?tb??n/ n.胃灼热,烧心

tear /t??/ n.裂缝,破绽,裂口

antibiotic /,?nt?ba?'?t?k/n. 抗生素

intestine /?n'test?n/n. 肠

注释：

1. small cuts or tears :小割伤或撕伤

2. the tissue in the stomach：胃内组织

3. feel a burning pain in their chest or stomach：感到心窝或胃部有烧灼痛感

练习：

1.In the past, doctors couldn’t 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 ulcers.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

6. Stomach ulcers can lead to stomach cancer.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

7. People who eat a lot of spicy food are also susceptible to stomach ulcers.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

答案与题解：

1.B文章一开头提到,过去,医生们虽然不能治愈胃溃疡,但却可以减轻胃溃疡造成的疼痛。故B为答案。

2.B文章第一段中只说发现了一种能引起胃溃疡的病因,这有可能使医生们找到治愈此病的方法,但这只是一种可能性。故B为答案。

3.A文章第一段中提到,全世界有10%的人口迟早会得胃溃疡,故A为答案。

4.C文章头两段只是说医生们找到了一种引发胃溃疡的病因,但并没有提及发现这种病因的时间或者过程。故C为答案。

5.A文章第二段中提到,过去医生们认为溃疡通常是由浓胃液损伤胃的组织引起的,但现在他们发现,大多数溃疡是由一种叫做伊利﹒克贝克特皮洛利或H﹒皮洛利的细菌微生物引起的。故A为答案。

6.A文章第二段的结尾部分提到,治愈胃溃疡将减少臂痛的发病率,由此可以推断胃溃疡会诱发胃癌。故A为答案。

7.C文章最后一段只是说要避免胃溃疡应当不吸烟、不喝酒,并没有提到是否应当少吃或者不吃辛辣食物。故C为答案。

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