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Section IUse of English

Directions：

Read thefollowing text. Choose the best word (s) fｏｒeach numbered blank ａｎｄ mark A, B,C ｏｒD on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)

Why dopeople read negative Internet comments ａｎｄ do other things that will obviouslybe painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according toa recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the needto know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when itis clear the answer will 3 .

In aseries of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicagoａｎｄ the Wisconsin School of Business tested students’willingness to 4themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. Fｏｒone 5each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were froma previous experiment. The twist?Half of the pens would 6 an electric shockwhen clicked.

Twenty-sevenstudents were told which pens were electrified； another twenty-seven were toldonly that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who didnot know which ones would shock them clicked more pens ａｎｄ incurred more shocksthan the students who knew what would 8 . Subsequent experiments reproducedthis effect with other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard andphotographs of disgusting insects.

The driveto 10 is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives fｏｒ11 orshelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is oftenconsidered a good instinct-it can 12 new scientific advances, fｏｒinstance-butsometimes such 13 can backfire. The insight that curiosity can drive you to do14 things is a profound one. Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 , however.In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to 16 how they wouldfeel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to 17 to see such animage. These results suggest that imagining the 18 of following through onone’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. Thinkingabout long-term 20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects ofcuriosity." Hsee says. In other words, don’t read online comments.

1. A.resolve B. protect C. discuss D. ignore

2. A.refuse B. wait C. seek D. regret

3. A.riseB. lastC. misleadD. hurt

4. A.alert B. tie C. expose D. treat

5. A.messageB. trialC. reviewD. concept

6. A.remove B. weakenC. deliverD. interrupt

7. A.Unless B. If C. ThoughD. When

8. A.happenB. continueC. disappearD. change

9. A.rather thanB. such asC. regardless ofD. owing to

10. A.disagreeB. forgiveC. forgetD. discover

11. A.payB. marriageC. foodD. schooling

12. A.begin withB. rest onC. learn fromD. lead to

13.A.withdrawal B. inquiryC. persistenceD. diligence

14.A.self-destructiveB. self-reliantC. self-evidentD. self-deceptive

15.A.resistB. defineC. replaceD. trace

16.A.predictB. overlookC. designD. conceal

17. A.rememberB. chooseC. promiseD. pretend

18. A.reliefB. planC. outcomeD. duty

19.A.whetherB. whyC. whereD. how

20. A.limitationsB. investmentsC. strategiesD. consequences

答案及解析：

1. A.resolve

resolve 解决 protect 保护 discuss 讨论 ignore忽视

联系上下文“the need to know”，显然是人类有解决未知(resolve uncertainty)的内在需要。

2. C.seek

seek todo sth 争取/设法去做某事“人们会设法满足自己的好奇心”

3. D.hurt

hurt vi 有坏处，带来痛苦“即使显然答案会令人受伤”

4. C.expose

exposesb/oneself to sth 使某人/自己暴露在……

5. B.message

message 信息 trial实验 review评论，复习 concept 概念

Trial与前面experiment对应，后面也是行为实验中的具体内容。

6. C.deliver

remove 消除 weaken 削弱 deliver 传递 interrupt 打断

动词辨析 deliver an electric shock 传递一阵电击

7. D.When

Unless 除非 If 如果 Though 尽管 When当……时候

8. A.happen

happen 发生 continue 持续 disappear 消失 change 改变

“students who knew what wouldhappen”与前文“students who did not know……”照应

9. B.such as

rather than而不是 such as 例如 regardless of 不管，不顾 owing to 因为

考察语义逻辑 后面明显是otherstimuli的举例。

10. D.discover

disagree 不同意 forgive 原谅 forget 遗忘 discover 发现

“人类内心根植着发现的欲望”

11. C.food

pay 支付 marriage 婚姻 food 事物 schooling上学

food andshelter 为常见搭配，吃住是人类最基本的欲望。

12. D.lead to

beginwith 以…为开始 rest on 依靠，被搁在 learn from 从…上学习 lead to 引起，导致

13. B.inquiry

withdrawal撤出 inquiry 探究，调查 persistence坚持，毅力 diligence勤奋，努力

14. B.self-reliant

self-destructive自我毁灭的 self-reliant 自力更生的

self-evident不言而喻的 self-deceptive 自欺的

15. A.resist

resist 抵制,忍住 define 定义 replace 代替 trace 追踪

根据however转折，上文说好奇心有时会招致毁灭性后果，此处应该说 “然而，不良的好奇心是可以忍住的”

16. A.predict

predict 预测 overlook 忽视 design 设计 conceal 隐藏

动词辨析题“实验鼓励参与者预测行为后果”

17. B.choose

remember 记住 choose 选择 promise 承诺 pretend 假装

考察语义逻辑和动词辨析“有所预测的参与者不太可能选择再看那些图”

18. C.outcome

名词辨析：relief 救济，减轻 plan 计划 outcome 结果 duty 职责

19. A.whether

Whether 是否

考察语义逻辑关系 “提前想象后果从而决定是否值得做”

20. D.consequences

limitations局限 investments 投资 strategies 策略 consequences 后果

名词辨析“思考长期后果是减少好奇心不利影响的关键”，与前文predict the outcome照应

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