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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
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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2022-12-26
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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.
【C17】
选项
A、remember
B、choose
C、promise
D、pretend
答案
B
解析
本题考查动词辨析。本动词的主语是participants,本动词之后信息为to see such an image,这里的such an image指代句子前面的an unpleasant picture。根据unpleasant令人不愉快的)等线索考生可以确定participants是不会去做to see such an image这个动作的。因此最佳选项为选项B项choose(选择),即were less likely to choose to see such an image(不太可能选择去看这样一张图片)。其他选项例如A项remember(记得)、C项promise(承诺)和D项pretend(假装)表达的动作意思都不如B项choose的意思合理,因此本题答案为选项B。
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