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  3. Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inheren

Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inheren

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问题     Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to【C1】________uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will【C2】________to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will【C3】________.
    In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students’ willingness to【C4】________themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one【C5】________each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist? Half of the pens would【C6】________an electric shock when clicked.
    Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified; another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified.【C7】________left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would【C8】________. Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli,【C9】________the sound of finger nails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.
    The drive to【C10】________is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives for【C11】________ or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct—it can【C12】________new scientific advances, for instance—but sometimes such【C13】________can backfire. The insight that curiosity can drive you to do【C14】________things is a profound one.
    Unhealthy curiosity is possible to【C15】________, however. In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to【C16】________how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to 【C17】________to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the【C18】________of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine【C19】________it is worth the endeavor. "Thinking about long-term【C20】________is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity." Hsee says. In other words, don’t read online comments.
【C16】
选项 A、predict
B、overlook
C、design
D、conceal
答案A
解析 本题考查动词辨析。本动词处在一个由who引导的定语从句中，先行词为participants，这里的participants也是本动词的主语。本动词的宾语是一个从句，即how they would feel after viewing all unpleasant picture。根据宾语从句中的动作是将来时态，同时这个动宾结构所产生的影响是实验参与者were less likely to ________to see such an image，综合这些信息可以排除选项B项overlook(忽视)和D项conceal(隐藏)，因为这两个选项所表达的动作是不可能产生were less likely to ________to see such an image的效果的。C项design(设计)表达的意思完全讲不通，只有A项predict(预测)最为合理，“预测”的内容应是将来的事情，而且恰恰因为预测到了how they would feel after viewing all unpleasant picture，才会产生were less likely to ________to see such an image的效果，因此本题答案为A项。
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