2018年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语二试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)①WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?②Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.③Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowissostrongthatpeoplewill2tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.①Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityOfChicagoandtheWisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudents’willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.②Forone5,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.③Thetwist?④Halfofthepenswould6anelectricshockwhenclicked.①Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswereelectrified;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.②7leftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmoreshocksthanthestudentswhoknewwhatwould8.③Subsequentexperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,9thesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.①Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor11orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.②Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct—itcan12newscientificadvances,forinstance—butsometimessuch13canbackfire.③Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.①Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15,however.②Inafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto16howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto17toseesuchanimage.③Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe18offollowingthroughonone'scuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdetermine19itisworththeendeavor.④“Thinkingaboutlong-term20iskeytoreducingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,”Hseesays.⑤Inotherwords,don'treadonlinecomments.1.[A]ignore[B]protect[C]resolve[D]discuss2.[A]seek[B]refuse[C]wait[D]...
