2018考研英语二试题与答案解析(完整版).pdfVIP

Born to w in 2018年考研英语二试题与答案解析 （完整版） ——跨考教育英语教研室 SectionI UseofEnglish Directions： Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and markA,B,CorD ontheANSWER SHEET.(10points) Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things 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 theneed to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it isclear theanswerwill 3. In a series of four 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. Thetwist?Halfofthepenswould 6an electric shockwhen clicked. Twenty-seven studentswere toldwhich penswere electrified;another twenty-seve n were told only that somewere electrified 7 left alone in theroom,the studentswho didnot know which oneswould shock them clickedmorepensand incurredmore sho cksthan the studentswhoknew what would 8 .Subsequent experimentsreproducedth is effect with other stimuli,9the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard andphotograph sofdisgustinginsects. The driveto 10 isdeeply rooted in humans,much the same asthebasic drives for 11or shelter,says Christopher Hsee oftheUniversity of Chicago.Curiosity isoften co nsidered a good instinct-it can 12 new scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such 13 can backfire.The insight that curiosity can driveyou to do 14 things is aprof ound one.Unhealthy curiosity ispossible to 15 ,however.In a final experiment,