1、2018考研英語（二）完形填空真題來源來源：文都教育2018考研英語科目已經(jīng)結(jié)束啦！這次的完形填空真題文章節(jié)選自ScientificAmerican，原文標題CuriosityIsNotIntrinsicallyGood。主要講述了Thehumandrivetoresolveuncertaintyissostrongthatpeoplewilllookfanswersevenwhenit’sobviousthoseanswerswill

2、bepainful。WhydopeoplereadnegativeIntercommentsdootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainfulBecausehumanshaveaninherentneedtoresolveuncertaintyaccdingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowis

3、sostrongthatpeoplewillseektosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwillhurt.InaseriesoffourexperimentsbehavialscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoBoothSchoolofBusinesstheWisconsinSchoolofBusinesstestedstudentswilli

4、ngnesstoexposethemselvestounpleasantstimuliinaneffttosatisfycuriosity.Fonetrialeachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.ThetwistHalfofthepenswoulddeliveranelectricshockwhencli

5、cked.Twentysevenstudentsweretoldwhichpenswereriggedanothertwentysevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.Whenleftaloneintheroomthestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmepensincurredmejoltsthanthestudentswho

6、knewwhatwouldhappen.Subsequentexperimentsreplicatedthiseffectwithotherstimulisuchasthesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardphotographsofdisgustinginsects.Thedrivetodiscoverisdeeplyingrainedinhumansmuchthesameasthebasicdrivesff

7、oodsheltersaysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicagoacoauthofthepaper.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct—itcanleadtonewscientificadvancesfinstance—butsometimessuchinquirycanbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandrivey

8、outodoselfdestructivethingsisaprofoundone.Unhealthycuriosityispossibletoresisthowever.Inafinalexperimentparticipantswhowereencouragedtopredicthowtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelytochoosetoseesuch

9、animage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingtheoutcomeoffollowingthroughononescuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdeterminewhetheritiswththeendeav.“Thinkingaboutlongtermconsequencesiskeytomitigatingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosi