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高考英语阅读系列（7） A Thousands of remedies have been proposed for hiccups, each with its enthusiastic backers. Some seem to work, others do not. Research into known cases indicates that if a sufferer firmly believes a particular treatment will succeed, more often than not it does. So doctors have been led to the conclusion that the cure for hiccups is at least partly psychological. One widely held belief is that a sharp fright will end a troublesome bout of hiccups, but many people prefer just waiting for them to go away as this cure is often worse than the ailment itself. Between 1948 and 1956 Jack 0Leary,an American, reckoned he hiccuped 160 million times. He tried 60,000 remedies, all in vain. Finally, in desperation, he prayed to St. Jude, patron of hopeless causes. His hiccuping stopped. Another victim was Heinz Isecke,a 55-year-old British plumber, who hiccuped for eight months after an operation in November 1973. Suggestions poured in to him from all over the world. He tried them all, without success. Doctors, alarmed by his failing strength, operated a-gain. Still the hiccups went on. Eventually, in despair,Heinz drank a secret herbal mixture sent by an anonymous donor. By the evening of that day his hiccups had gone. Was it the mixture, or his faith in it, that cured him? As yet, no one can say. 1. Doctors believe that the cure for hiccups is at least partly psychological because _____. A) St. Jude, patron of hopeless causes, did help Jack OLeary stop his hiccuping B) some psychological treatments did work effectively C) evidence shows that a particular treatment in which a sufferer strongly believes will often succeed D) secret herbal mixtures could produce a miraculous effect on sufferers Key：C。第一段第二句“Research into known cases indicates…”一句，正是C）项表明的内容。 2. The word backers in the first sentence means _____. A) users B) advocates C) supporters D) followers Key：C。“back”用作动词，表示“支持（= support）”之意，加上后缀“er”，作“支持者”解。3. Which of the following