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15．A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure．Dr．Thomas Houston，a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School，led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension （高血压） patients'talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months．
   Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine．They showed that those who had had similar experiences，when talking to someone with a similar background，could help change their behavior to become healthier．Hypertension is difficult to control，since it is dependent on diet，exercise and mental state．Medical treatments with drugs，and lifestyle therapies（疗法） have been relatively ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements．
   In the test，his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients'community with whom they could most easily relate．Next，they divided their study population into two groups．One received three interactive （互助） DVDs containing the tellers'stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension．The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic．The study volunteers reported that they had listened to the DVDs，and after three months，those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure．
  While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients'behavior，Houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension．They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained，suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect．
71．We can learn from the text that the pre-recorded videosA．
  A．tell medical histories of hypertension patients
  B．introduce some medical treatments of hypertension
  C．introduce a good lifestyle for hypertensive patients
  D．tell scientific discoveries of the scientist group
72．Houston was surprised to find thatB．
  A．hypertension is really difficult to control
  B．communication has some medical effects
  C．medical treatments have no effect at all
  D．people don't follow the medical requirements
73．Which of the following is true about the study？D
A．The scientists chose 230 patients from a hospital．
  B．Both the groups used the same videos about health topic．
  C．The two groups lowered blood pressure in different degrees．
  D．The story-tellers were hypertension patients as well．
74．The underlined word"address"in the last paragraph most probably meansD．
  A．convince of      B．observe     C．concentrate on       D．announce
75．Which of the following could be the best title of the text？C
  A．The stories of some hypertension patients．
  B．Medical treatments of blood pressure．
  C．Storytelling may help lower blood pressure．
  D．Suggestions about how to lower blood pressure．

Answer 1

分析 一项新的研究已对讲故事在降低血压中的作用进行了测试．麻州大学的一位医学院的教授托马斯•休斯顿医生领导了一个小组，用预先录制视频高血压病人的医疗史帮助另一组高血压患者在几个月内控制病情．
    休斯敦被他的研究结果惊到，交流可以作为医学的有力工具．他们发现，那些有过类似经历，与背景相似的人交谈时，可以改变他们的行为，变得更健康．高血压是难以控制的，因为它是依赖于饮食、运动和心理状态．用药物治疗，生活方式治疗已经相对无效，因为人们发现很难遵循医学要求．
在测试中，他的团队精心从患者的社区选择了230人．下一步，他们将研究人群分为两组．一组收到高血压患者讲述自己资料过程的DVD．另一组收到与高血压无关的健康主题教育光盘．研究表明那些听故事的高血压患者的血压降低．
    虽然这项研究并不能宣布讲故事是如何影响患者的行为的，但是休斯敦怀疑看类似背景的患者的相似治疗经历能激励他们寻求医疗帮助．他们发现，那些看了讲故事的人和那些观察无关的视频患者六个月后血压之间的差异后，表明故事继续有效果．

解答 71-75 ABDDC
71答案是A．细节理解题．根据led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension （高血压） patients'talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months．可知提前录制的是高血压患者讲述自己的治疗史，故选A．
72题答案是B．细节理解题．根据Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine．可知交流可以作为医疗的一个有力工具，即有医疗作用．故选B．
73题答案是D．细节理解题．根据One received three interactive （互助） DVDs containing the tellers'stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension可知讲故事的都是高血压患者，即选D．
74题答案是D．推理判断题．convince of 使确信；observe 观察；concentrate on 集中精力于；announce 宣布，预示．根据While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients'behavior，Houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension可知address是预示，证明的意思，近义词是announce，故选D．
75题答案是C．考查文章大意．文章讲述了讲故事可以帮助降低血压的一些研究，故选C．

点评 这是一篇健康类阅读，讲述了讲故事可以帮助降低血压的研究．题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时需要结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案；考查文章大意的题需要对文章大意有清晰的理解才能得出正确答案，切记胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．