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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.
【C3】
选项 A、rise
B、last
C、mislead
D、hurt
答案D
解析 本题考查动词辨析。本动词的主语是the answer，同时本动词处于由表达让步转折关系的标志词even(即使)后的从句中。由于even之前的句子信息是the need to know is so strong that people will________to satisfy their curiosity求知的需求如此强烈以至于人们会去寻找来满足他们的好奇心)，再根据even表示让步转折，之后的本动词表达的动作肯定是负面的，这样前后才能构成让步转折关系。而且，全文的首句已经揭示了本动词的倾向，即Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?这里的关键线索词painful已经说明了“人们为了破解不确定性，为了满足好奇心，即使是痛苦的事情也要去做”。本动词表达的意思与painful是同倾向的，四个选项中与painful最一致的是D项hurt (带来痛苦，有害)，因此D项hurt为本题答案。
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