Chronic insomnia is a major public health problem. And too many people are using【C1】______therapies, even while there are a few

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问题    Chronic insomnia is a major public health problem. And too many people are using【C1】______therapies, even while there are a few treatments that do work. Millions of Americans【C2】______awake at night counting sheep or have a stiff drink or【C3】______a pill, hoping it will make them sleepy.【C4】______experts agree all that self-medicating is a bad idea, and the causes of chronic insomnia remain【C5】______.
   Almost a third of adults have trouble sleeping, and about 10 percent have【C6】______of daytime impairment that signal true insomnia. But【C7】______the complaints, scientists know surprisingly little about what causes chronic insomnia, its health consequences and how best to treat it, a panel of specialists were【C8】______together by the National Institutes of Health concluded Wednesday. The panel called【C9】______a broad range of research into insomnia, 【C10】______that if scientists understood its【C11】______causes, they could develop better treatments.
   Most, but not all, insomnia is thought to【C12】______other health problems, from arthritis and depression to cardiovascular disease. The question often is whether the insomnia came first or was a result of the other diseases and how trouble sleeping in【C13】______complicates those other problems. Other diseases【C14】______, the risk of insomnia seems to increase with age and to be more【C15】______among women, especially after their 50s. Smoking, caffeine and numerous【C16】______drugs also affect sleep.
   The NIH is spending about $200 million this year on sleep-related research, some【C17】______to specific disorders and others【C18】______the underlying scientific laws that control the nervous system of sleep. The agency was【C19】______the panel’ s review before deciding what additional work should be【C20】______at insomnia.
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选项 A、examining
B、inspecting
C、verifying
D、assessing

答案A

解析 本题考查动词辨析。空格填入的分词形式表达“其他与睡眠相关的研究(other sleep-related research)”对“潜在的科学规律(the underlying scientific laws)”发出的动作。A项examining意为“检查,调查,仔细观察”,强调通过仔细观察以发现更多的东西,由常识可知对睡眠的研究通常是通过对人睡眠过程中的神经活动进行观察比较得出的,所以A项符合文意。B项inspecting意为“检查,视察”,强调通过仔细观察来确定其正确、安全或运转正常,尤用于工作中;C项verifying意为“检验,核实”,强调发现事情的真实性;D项assessing意为“评估,评定”,指对某事物作出评价。
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