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1、2018考研英语(二)完形填空真题来源2018考研英语科目已经结束啦!这次的完形填空真题文章节选自ScientificAmerican,原文标题CuriosityIsNotIntrinsicallyGood。主要讲述了Thehumandrivetoresolveuncertaintyissostrongthatpeoplewilllookforanswersevenwhenitsobviousthoseanswerswillbepainful。文都考研及时整理2018考研英语真题答案解析供考生参考。WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddoothe
2、rthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedtoresolveuncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowissostrongthatpeoplewillseektosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwillhurt.Inaseriesoffourexperiments,behavioralscienti
3、stsattheUniversityofChicagoBoothSchoolofBusinessandtheWisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudentswillingnesstoexposethemselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Foronetrial,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.Thetwist?Halfofthepenswoulddeliv
4、eranelectricshockwhenclicked.Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswererigged;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.Whenleftaloneintheroom,thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmorejoltsthanthestudentswhoknewwhatwouldhappen.Subsequentexperimentsrepl
5、icatedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,suchasthesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.Thedrivetodiscoverisdeeplyingrainedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrivesforfoodorshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago,aco-authorofthepaper.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstincti
6、tcanleadtonewscientificadvances,forinstancebutsometimessuchinquirycanbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodoself-destructivethingsisaprofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityispossibletoresist,however.Inafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedtopredicthowtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelytochoosetoseesuchanimage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingtheoutcomeoffollowingthroughononescuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdeterminewhetheritisworththeendeavor.Thinkingaboutlong-termconsequencesiskeytomitigatingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,Hseesays.Inotherwords,don