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阅读理解 Something in chocolate could be ud to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines, say UKrearchers.Their study found  that  theobromine , found  in  cocoa, was nearlv a third more effective in stoppingcoughs than codeine,which was considered the best cough medicine at prent. The Imperial College London rearchers who published their resulcs online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment. "While coughing is not necessarily harmful it can have a major effect on the quality of life,and this discoverv could be a huge step forward in treating this problem. " said Professor Peter Barnes. Ten healthy volunteers were given theobromine,codeine or a placebo, a pill that contains no medicine,during the experiment. Neither the volunteers nor the rearchers knew who received which pill. The rearchers then measured levels of capsaicin,which is ud in rearch to cau coughing and as a sign of how well the medicines arc stopping coughs.  The team found that . when the  volunteers were given theobromine , the capsaicin needed to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. When they were given codeine they needed only slightly higher levels of capsaicin to cau a cough compared with the placebo.  The rearchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a nerve activity , which caus coughing. They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caud no side effects such as sleepiness.1. According to Professor  Barnes theobromine _________ .A. cannot be as effective as codeineB. can be harmful to people's healthC. cannot be parated from chocolateD. can be a more effective cure for coughs2. What was ud in the experiment to cau coughing?A. Theobromine.  B. Codeine.C. Capsaicin. D. Placebo.3. We learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment   ____. A. were patients with bad coughsB. were divided into three groupsC. received standard treatmentsD. suffered little side effects4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. Codeine : A New MedicineB. Chocolate May Cure CoughsC. Cough Treatment:A Hard CaD. Theobromine Can Cau Coughs 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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