Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty,according to a recent study in Psychological Sci

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Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty,according to a recent study in Psychological Science.The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3.In a series of four experiments,behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested Student’s willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity.For one 5,each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment.The twist?Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked.Twenty-seven students were told with pens were electrified,another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified.7 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 8 subsequent experiments reproduced,this effect with other stimuli 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.The drive to 10 is deeply rooted in humans.Much the same as the basic drives for 11 or shelter,says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago Curiosity is often considered a good instinct—it can 12 New Scientific advances,for instance—but sometimes such 13 can backfire,the insight that curiosity can drive you to do 14 things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15,however.in a final experiment,participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to 17 to see such an image.These results suggest that imagining the 18 of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor.Thinking about long-term 20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity.Hsee says.“in other words,don’t read online comments”17选?

A.remember
B.promise
C.choose
D.pretend
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答案:B
解析:
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Why do many people buy things online on the 1lth of November every year? They think the things on sale are_

A. much cheaper

B. much lower

C. more expensive

D .much higher


参考答案:A

第2题:

Why do the depository institutions have the fractional reserve banking?

A.Because they can keep a large amount of deposits from their depositors in the form. of reserves.

B.Because most of their depositors would withdraw their deposits.

C.Because only a small fraction of their depositors would deposit money during a day or week.

D.Because they can meet the need of withdrawing of their depositors and make investments in other financial assets.


正确答案:D
解析:文章第一段提到Depository institutions...week to withdraw their deposits。存款准备金是指金融机构为保证客户提取存款和资金清算需要而准备的在中央银行的存款。存款机构能这样做是因为存款者在不定的时间内会提取存款。只有D选项的意思是与题意相符。

第3题:

25. Why do we call the sun"a life-giving star"?

A. Because it gives us warmth.

B. Because there are some living things on it.

C. Because plants and animals can't live without it.

D. Because people have to live in the dark without it.


正确答案:C
z5.C【解析】由最后一段中“The' sun gives us...1t makes life possible on our earth.”可知。

第4题:

Communication is important because it can help people to ______.

A.understand the world and other people better around us.

B.teach each other to speak, write, read and draw.

C.know what other people are thinking about

D.learn about mountains,blue sea and other things.


正确答案:A

第5题:

Salesmen do their best to lead people _____ things they do not need.

A: buying

B: buy

C: who buy

D: to buy


参考答案:D

第6题:

5. —Why do you like Beijing Opera?

—Because I can _______a lot _________Chinese history.

A. learn; about

B. study; about

C. learn; for

D. study; for


正确答案:A
5.A 【解析】learn a lot/much about sth.意为“对某事了解很多,得知有关某事的很多东西”。

第7题:

He says what he thinks and does what he wants to do,()other people's feelings.

A. according to

B. regardless of

C. because of


答案:B
解析:本句意思:他想什么就说什么,想做什么就做什么,(不管)别人的感受。
according to 根据;regardless of 不管,不顾 because of 由于;根据句意 ,应选B

第8题:

Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?

A. They attack human beings.

B. We need to study native animals.

C. They can’t live out of the rain forest.

D. We do not know much about them yet.


正确答案:D

第9题:

Sometimes the processes in which people are engaged are dependent upon other processes being completed first, possibly by other people. For example, on an automobile(71), it is necessary for the body to be constructed before the doors can be added on. Attempting to add the doors first would be pointless, because there would be nowhere to attach them. Thus, if there is no body ready to have doors added, the process for adding doors has to be(72)until the process for creating the next body is complete. This is known as(73)

Obviously, there are many cases where people have to wait for other people to do something. However, if everyone in such a situation is waiting for someone else to do something first, then no one will ever be able to do anything. When discussing processes, this situation is known as(74), because all of the involved processes are effectively dead because of locks they have on resources. Usually someone in such a situation will eventually notice and abort the process, allowing normal flow to(75), and often warning signs can even be spotted ahead of time to avoid 'it in the first place.

A.water thread

B.assembly thread

C.water line

D.assembly line


正确答案:D
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29. Why do people like teleshopping?

A. Because they like watching TV.

B. Because they can do some shopping at home,

C. Because they like the heavy traffic.

D. Because they think the things on TV are good.


正确答案:B
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