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.

詞匯：

ulcer /'?ls?/ n.潰瘍

heartburn /'hɑ?tb??n/ n.胃灼熱,燒心

tear /t??/ n.裂縫,破綻,裂口

antibiotic /,?nt?ba?'?t?k/n. 抗生素

intestine /?n'test?n/n. 腸

注釋：

1. small cuts or tears :小割傷或撕傷

2. the tissue in the stomach：胃內(nèi)組織

3. feel a burning pain in their chest or stomach：感到心窩或胃部有燒灼痛感

練習：

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

答案與題解：

1.B文章一開頭提到,過去,醫(yī)生們雖然不能治愈胃潰瘍,但卻可以減輕胃潰瘍造成的疼痛。故B為答案。

2.B文章第一段中只說發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種能引起胃潰瘍的病因,這有可能使醫(yī)生們找到治愈此病的方法,但這只是一種可能性。故B為答案。

3.A文章第一段中提到,全世界有10%的人口遲早會得胃潰瘍,故A為答案。

4.C文章頭兩段只是說醫(yī)生們找到了一種引發(fā)胃潰瘍的病因,但并沒有提及發(fā)現(xiàn)這種病因的時間或者過程。故C為答案。

5.A文章第二段中提到,過去醫(yī)生們認為潰瘍通常是由濃胃液損傷胃的組織引起的,但現(xiàn)在他們發(fā)現(xiàn),大多數(shù)潰瘍是由一種叫做伊利﹒克貝克特皮洛利或H﹒皮洛利的細菌微生物引起的。故A為答案。

6.A文章第二段的結(jié)尾部分提到,治愈胃潰瘍將減少臂痛的發(fā)病率,由此可以推斷胃潰瘍會誘發(fā)胃癌。故A為答案。

7.C文章最后一段只是說要避免胃潰瘍應當不吸煙、不喝酒,并沒有提到是否應當少吃或者不吃辛辣食物。故C為答案。

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