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V. Discourse 10%In use for thousands of years as a food source and most commonly as a spice--in fact,peppers are the second most popular seasoning behind salt--peppers are now recognized fortheir nutritional and medicinal values. Capsaicin, a substance present in varying degrees inpeppers, has also been found to possess anticoagulant properties. This means that eating pepperscan prevent the formation of blood clots and, thus, strokes and heart attacks. __41__ The heatqualities of the peppers reduce the pain of these sores.Despite the many health benefits, peppers are best known for the hot sensations theyproduce in the mouth when eaten. The brain is led to believe that there is a sense of heat in themouth because the capsaicin stimulates the nerve endings in the mouth to produce that. __42__To stop the pain in the mouth, the brain releases endorphins. Since these endorphins produce amild euphoria, similar to that experienced during a “runner’s high”, eating peppers can beremotely addictive. __43_ Drinking water after eating a hot pepper only spreads the heat in themouth.Capsaicin is a powerful substance. __44__ Eating small amounts of peppers with capsaicinover a period of time or eating a large amount at once will desensitize the mouth to the painproduced by this substance.Although more modern means of testing the hotness of a pepper are used today, the heat isstill measured in Scoville units. Scoville units rank peppers sweet to warm to hot to blistering.__45__ In fact, just as peppers come in different sizes, shapes, and colors, they vary in taste and“hotness” as well. 

(AB) Only a small amount of it can blister the mouth.(AC) Doctors have given candy made of hot peppers and taffy to cancer patients sufferingfrom painful mouth sores caused by chemotherapy.(AD) These units, which measure the intensity of the heat, were developed by WilberScoville in 1912.(AE) More immediately, the pain in the mouth can be eased by eating yogurt or sour cream.(BC) A closer look at the Scoville units is a reminder that not all peppers are hot.(BD) In addition to the heat, eating peppers also can cause watery eyes, a runny nose, andperspiration.
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答案：A,C
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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