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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.
【C13】
选项 A、withdrawal
B、inquiry
C、persistence
D、diligence
答案B
解析 本题考查名词辨析。本名词与代词such衔接，这就说明了本名词是对之前原文信息的指代，是一种典型的复现结构。本填空所在的句子又与之前的句子形成but转折关系，而之前的句子主题是在阐述curiosity(好奇心)的作用，很显然本填空的名词一定也是在阐述curiosity。四个选项中与curiosity是同义复现的选项就是答案，答案是B项inquiry(探究，询问)。同时本段的段首句就阐明了本段的主题是The drive to discover(探索，发现) is deeply rooted in humans，本题的答案B项inquiry(探究，询问)其实与discover。(探索，发现)也是同义复现。其他选项例如A项withdrawal(撤回，撤退)、C项persistence(坚持不懈)和D项diligence(勤勉)均与文章主题无关，予以排除。
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