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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.
【C10】
选项 A、disagree
B、forgive
C、forget
D、discover
答案D
解析 本题考查动词辨析。考生只要应用无关词排除法和复现结构就能直接确定答案。首先全文的主旨都是围绕着resolve uncertainty、satisfy their curiosity、the need to know展开的，因此可以确定四个选项中D项discover(发现，探索)表达的动作与本文主题最为紧密相关，而且与上述核心词汇是意义的复现，即The drive to discover-is deeply rooted in humans(探索发现的动力深深扎根于人类)。其他选项例如A项disagree(不同意)、B项forgive(原谅)和C项forget(忘记)所表达的动作与本文主题不相关，因此均直接排除。
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