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2018 ( ) 年考研英语 二 凯程静静老师带大家一起分享考研英语 （二）真题！ Section ⅠUse of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A],[B], [C] or [D] ontheANSWERSHEET.(10 points) Why do people read negative Internet comments and do otherthings that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science.The new research reveals that the need to know is strong that peoplewill2 to satisfy their curiosity evenwhen it is clearthe answerwill 3 . In a series of experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin school of Business tested students’willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 , each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment.The twist? Half of the pens would 6 an electric shockwhen clicked. Twenty-seven students were told with pens were electrified; another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified. 7 left alone in the room. The students who did not know whichones would shockthem clicked more pens and incurred more shocks thanthe students who knew that would 8 . Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects. The drive to 10 is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives for 11or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct—it can 12 new scientific advances, for instance—but sometimes such 13 can backfire.The insight that curiosity can drive youto do 14 things is a profound one. Unhealthycuriosity is possible to 15 , however. In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after v