高考英语完形填空试题(及答案)
一、高中英语完形填空
1．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项。
A 35-year-old Australian mother makes around $58,000 a year by hugging total strangers. Jessica O'Neill started her 1 job six months ago. "As human beings, one thing we often 2 in our daily lives is physical touch. Without it, we can fall into depression and other mental health problems. To satisfy this 3 , I've become a professional worker in hugging treatment," said Jessica.
Jessica claims that her hugs can 4 those who are suffering from loneliness, depression,
or low self-confidence. Originally, Jessica was a masseuse (女按摩师), a quite 5 profession. She notices that when she 6 her customers during treatments, they dropped their guards and 7 her more. "I could see their 8 melt away. Then I could get to their heart and do what I can to 9 them," Jessica said. "Everyone has a totally different story. But the most common 10 are loneliness, depression and anxiety. They all just have that desire to 11 with someone. I believe my hug helps me and my 12 connect on a spiritual level."
Jessica says the majority of her customers are 13 , but she has a surprising number of female customers 14 Despite many people thinking she must be 15 for doing such work, Jessica is confident that she's made the right 16 "It's so much more rewarding than just working as a masseuse. I feel like it's what I was put on this Earth 17 ," said Jessica. In today's digital age, many people are lonelier than ever before. For people whose lives 18 physical interaction, hugging therapy can have an apparent effect on their mental health."
"Interestingly, although the hugging 19 has been around for a short while, we've actually covered several 20 businesses in the last few years."
1. A. simple B. permanent C. abnormal D. unusual
2. A. observe B. ignore C. misunderstand D. miss
3. A. need B. direction C. curiosity D. requirement
4. A. rescue B. help C. persuade D. train
5. A. ordinary B. well-paid C. admirable D. challenging
6. A. accompanied B. greeted C. consulted D. hugged
7. A. made fun of B. took advantage of C. opened up to D. spoke well of
8. A. purpose B. tension C. delight D. anger
9. A. impress B. interest C. defeat D. cure
10. A. signs B. faults C. weaknesses D. failures
11. A. connect B. agree C. debate D. compete
12. A. colleagues B. ladies C. customers D. passengers
13. A. elderly B. foreign C. male D. overweight
14. A. in return B. as well C. in total D. after all
15. A. responsible B. intelligent C. wealthy D. crazy
16. A. suggestion B. agreement C. choice D. promise
17. A. with B. for C. in D. around
18. A. doubt B. accept C. lack D. hate
19. A. treatment B. protection C. experiment D. nursing
20. A. temporary B. difficult C. secret D. successful
【答案】（1）D；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）D；（10）A；（11）A；（12）C；（13）C；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个35岁的妈妈通过拥抱当地的陌生人一年赚了58000美元的故事。谈及了这位妈妈赚钱的过程，经历与心得体会。
（1）考查形容词。句意：杰西卡·奥尼尔六个月前开始了她不寻常的工作。A. simple“简单的”；B. permanent“永恒的”；C. abnormal“反常的”；D. unusual“不同寻常的”。Jessica成了一位“拥抱治疗师”，并以此谋生。显然，拥抱治疗师是不寻常的职业。故选D。
（2）考查动词。句意：作为人类，我们在日常生活中经常忽略的一件事是身体接触。A. observe“观察”；B. ignore“忽视”；C. misunderstand“误解”；D. miss“错过”。根据下文“For people whose lives 18 physical interaction, hugging therapy can have an apparent effect on t heir mental health.”可知，人们在生活中忽略的是身体接触，故选B。
（3）考查名词。句意：为了满足这种需要，我成为了拥抱治疗的专业工作者。A. need“需要”；B. direction“方向”；C. curiosity “好奇心”；D. requirement“需要”。根据上文可知，Jessica成了一位“拥抱治疗师”，目的是满足人们对身体接触的需求。故选A。
（4）考查动词。句意：杰西卡说她的拥抱可以帮助那些孤独、抑郁或缺乏自信的人。A. rescue“援救”；B. help“帮助”；C. persuade“劝说”；D. train“训练”。她的拥抱能够“帮助”那些遭受孤独、抑郁或缺乏自信的人。拥抱只是解决患者心理方面的问题，不至于到了“营救”人的程度，故选B。
（5）考查形容词。句意：最初，杰西卡是个按摩师，一个很普通的职业。A. ordinary“普通的”；B. well-paid“薪资优厚的”；C. admirable“令人钦佩的”；D. challenging“充满挑战的”。根据下文可知，杰西卡就是一名普通的按摩师，故选A。
（6）考查动词。句意：她注意到，在治疗期间，她会拥抱她的顾客。A. accompanied“陪伴”；B. greeted“问候”；C. consulted“咨询”；D. hugged“拥抱”。根据上文可知，作者成为“拥抱治疗师”的起因是之前工作时拥抱客户的经历，故选D。
（7）考查动词短语。句意：他们解除了戒备，对她更加放得开。A. made fun of“取笑”；B. took advantage of“利用”；C. opened up to“对……开放”；D. spoke well of“称赞”。客户解除了戒备，也更放得开了，故选C。
（8）考查名词。句意：我可以看到他们的紧张情绪消失了。A. purpose“目的”；B. tension“紧张”；C. delight “高兴”；D. anger“生气”。根据下文可知，深入他们的内心，可知客户的紧张感消失了，故选B。
（9）考查动词。句意：然后我就可以深入他们的内心，尽我所能治愈他们。A.
