2023年考研英语二真题和答案.pdfVIP

硕士入学考试英语（二）试题

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)for

eachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onthe

ANSWERSHEET.(10points)

WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsand

dootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?Because

humanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertainty,according

toarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearch

revealsthattheneedtoknowisstrongthatpeoplewill2to

satisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.

Inaseriesofexperiments,behavioralscientistsatthe

UniversityofChicagoandtheWisconsinschoolofBusiness

testedstudents’willingnessto4themselvestounpleasant

stimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5,each

participantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcher

claimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.Thetwist?Halfof

thepenswould6anelectricshockwhenclicked.

Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwithpenswere

electrified;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsome

wereelectrified.7leftaloneintheroom.Thestudentswho

didnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmore

pensandincurredmoreshocksthanthestudentswhoknew

thatwould8.Subsequentexperimentsreproducedthis

effectwithotherstimuli,9thesoundoffingernailsona

chalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.

Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,muchthe

sameasthebasicdrivesfor11orshelter,saysChristopher

HseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoften

consideredagoodinstinct—itcan12newscientific

advances,forinstance—butsometimessuch13canbackfire.

Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisa

profoundone.

Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15,however.Inafinal

experiment,participantswhowereencouragedto16how

they