中学教育 - 高考英语 完形填空 专题训练.pdfVIP

高考英语 完形填空专题训练 阅读下列短文， 从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C和 D四个选顶中， 选出可以填入空白处的品佳 选项。 For millions of people, the mere thought of climbing a ladder or looking over a cliff 1 is enough to set the heart racing. But now scientists have come to the with a pill to treat the fear of 2. T he medicine - wh ich contains the stress hormone 3 cortisol （ 压力荷尔蒙皮质 醉 ） with traditional treatment to help people 4 what makes them frightened. Fear of high places, or acrophobia, is one of the most common phobias ( 恐 惧 症）． 5 it is treated by exposing people to heights L ,the old way is rarely fully successful. The__J__ method combines th is exposure treatment with an amount of cortisol, the hormone released by the body in times 9 of 8 . The international team of scientists tested the of a cortisol pill on 40 people ___1Q__ acrophobia . The participants were either given cortisol or a placebo 11..__they were exposed to heights. Placebos look like 12 , but they have no medical effect and are safe for humans At the end of the 13 , the participants were asked to describe how_ 14_ they were using a questionnaire. Those taking co啦ol were _ 15_ less frightened. The effects were also ________1L, with the participants still feeling less frightened a month after taking the pill. The scientists