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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.
【C1】
选项 A、resolve
B、protect
C、discuss
D、ignore
答案A
解析 本题考查动词辨析。本动词的主语是humans(人类)，宾语是uncertainty(不确定性)，本动词所表达的动作用来确定humans(人类)与uncertainty(不确定性)之间的关系。同时，由于本动词所在的句子处于全文的首两句，是对全文的主旨进行概括的总述句，而本动词又是定义humans(人类)与uncertainty(不确定性)之间关系的核心词汇，因此本题很显然是总分结构对照法的题型，即本动词的答案是需要通过分析之后的分述部分的信息倒推出来的。根据填空之后的the need to know、satisfy their curiosity这些线索就可以判断出本题的答案。首先排除D项ignore(忽视)，此选项所表达的意思与全文主旨不一致。B项protect(保护)和C项discuss(讨论)所表达的意思与本题题意无关，只有A项resolve(解决)与分述中的信息一致，也是全文的主旨所在，即人类要解决、破解不确定性，也就是人类不希望有不确定性。
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