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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.
【C12】
选项 A、begin with
B、rest on
C、learn from
D、lead to
答案D
解析 本题考查动词(词组)辨析。本动词(词组)的主语是代词it，而it指代的是本句之前句子信息中的Curiosity(好奇心)。本动词的宾语是new scientific advances(新的科学进步)。根据本动词之前的句子信息表达的正面倾向，即Curiosity is often considered a good instinct，再结合本动词的宾语new scientific advances(新的科学进步)是正面事物，则本填空的动词一定也是正面的概念。四个选项中最为合适的是D项 lead to(引起，通向)，引出新的科学进步，说明了curiosity的正面作用，与之前原文信息Curiosity is often considered a good instinct(好奇心常常被认为是一种好的本能)是一致的。其他选项例如A项begin with(以……开始)、B项rest on(基于，依赖于)和C项learn from(效法，从……获得)都只是在语法上可行，但所衔接的意思都讲不通，予以排除。
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