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2018年考研英语（二）真题及参考答案
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SectionUseofEnglish
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Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnmberedblankandmark[A],[B],
[C]or[D]ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobvioslybe
painfl?Becasehmanshaveaninherentneedto1ncertainty,accordingtoarecent
stdyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowisstrongthat
peoplewill2tosatisfytheircriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.
Inaseriesofexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoandthe
WisconsinschoolofBsinesstestedstdentswillingnessto4themselvestonpleasant
’
stimliinanefforttosatisfycriosity.Forone5,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpens
thattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviosexperiment.Thetwist?Halfofthepenswold
6anelectricshockwhenclicked.
Twenty-sevenstdentsweretoldwithpenswereelectrified;anothertwenty-sevenwere
toldonlythatsomewereelectrified.7leftaloneintheroom.Thestdentswhodidnot
knowwhichoneswoldshockthemclickedmorepensandincrredmoreshocksthanthe
stdentswhoknewthatwold8.Sbseqentexperimentsreprodcedthiseffectwith
otherstimli,9thesondoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgsting
insects.
Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhmans,mchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor
11orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Criosityisoftenconsidered
agoodinstinctitcan12newscientificadvances,forinstancebtsometimessch
——
13canbackfire.Theinsightthatcriositycandriveyotodo14thingsisaprofond
one.
Unhealthycriosityispossibleto15,however.Inafina
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