2018年考研英语二真题及答案.pdf

2018 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 英语二试题 Section ⅠUseofEnglish Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER 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 thattheneedtoknow isstrongthatpeoplewill 2 to satisfy their curiosity evenwhen it iscleartheanswerwill 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 penswould 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 theroom.The studentswho didnot know which oneswould shock them clickedmorepensand incurredmore shocksthan the studentswhoknew thatwould 8 .Subsequent experimentsreproducedthiseffectwith other stimuli, 9 the soundoffingernailson achalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects. The drive to 10 is deeply rooted in humans,much the same asthebasic drives for 11 or 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 you to do 14 things is a profound one. Unhealthy curiosity ispossibleto 15 ,however.In a finalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto 16 how theywould feel after viewing an