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2018考研英语二真题及答案解析完整版 Section ⅠUseofEnglish Directions: Readthe followingtext.Choosethebestword(s) for eachnumberedblank andmark [A],[B], [C]or [D]on theANSWER SHEET.(10points) Why dopeoplereadnegativeInternet commentsanddootherthingsthatwill obviouslybe painful?Becausehumanshavean inherentneedto 1uncertainty,accordingto arecent study in Psychological Science.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknow isstrongthatpeoplewill2 to satisfy their curiosity evenwhen it iscleartheanswerwill 3 . In aseriesofexperiments,behavioral scientistsattheUniversity ofChicago andthe Wisconsin schoolofBusinesstested students’willingnessto4themselvestounpleasant stimuli in an effortto satisfy curiosity.For one5 ,eachparticipantwasshown apileofpensthatthe researcher claimedwere from apreviousexperiment.Thetwist?Halfofthepenswould6an electric shockwhen clicked. Twenty-seven studentsweretoldwithpenswereelectrified;anothertwenty-seven weretold onlythat somewereelectrified.7left alonein theroom.Thestudentswhodidnotknowwhich oneswould shock them clickedmorepensandincurredmore shocksthan the studentswhoknew thatwould 8 .Subsequent experimentsreproducedthiseffectwith other stimuli,9the soundof fingernailson achalkboard andphotographsofdisgustinginsects. Thedriveto 10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,much thesame asthebasicdrivesfor 11or shelter,saysChristopher HseeoftheUniversity ofChicago.Curiosity isoften consideredagood instinct—it can 12new scientific advances,for instance—but sometimessuch 13canbackfire. Theinsight that curiosity can driveyou todo 14thingsisaprofoundone. Unhealthycuriosity ispossibleto 15,however.In a finalexperiment,participantswhowere encouragedto 16howtheywould feelafterviewing anunpleasantpicturewerelesslikely to 17to seesuch an image.Theseresults suggest that imaginingthe 18offollowingthrough on one’s curiosity aheadoftime canhelp determine 19it isworth theendeavor.T