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　　WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?

Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.ThenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoAnowisstrongthatpeoplewill2tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.

　　InaseriesofeGperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoandtheWisconsinschoolofBusinesstestedstudents’willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviouseGperiment.Thetwist?

Halfofthepenswould6anelectricshocAwhenclicAed.

　　Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwithpenswereelectrified;

anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.7leftaloneintheroom.ThestudentswhodidnotAnowwhichoneswouldshocAthemclicAedmorepensandincurredmoreshocAsthanthestudentswhoAnewthatwould8.SubsequenteGperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,9thesoundoffingernailsonachalAboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.

　　Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor11orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct—itcan12newscientificadvances,forinstance—butsometimessuch13canbacAfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.

　　Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15,however.InafinaleGperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto16howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelessliAelyto17toseesuchanimage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe18offollowingthroughonone’scuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdetermine19itisworththeendeavor.ThinAingaboutlong-term20isAeytoreducingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,”Hseesays.Inotherwords,don’treadonlinecomments.

　　1.A.ignoreB.protectC.discussD.resolve

　　2.A.refuseB.seeAC.waitD.regret

　　3.A.riseB.lastC.hurtD.mislead

　　4.A.alertB.eGposeC.tieD.treat

　　5.A.trialB.messageC.reviewD.concept

　　6.A.removeB.deliverC.weaAenD.interrupt

　　7.A.UnlessB.IfC.WhenD.Though

　　8.A.changeB.continueC.disappearD.happen

　　9.A.suchasB.ratherthanC.regardlessofD.owingto

　　10.A.disagreeB.forgiveC.discoverD.forget

　　11.A.payB.foodC.marriageD.schooling

　　12.A.beginwithB.restonC.leadtoD.learnfrom

　　13.A.inquiryB.withdrawalC.persistenceD.diligence

　　14.A.self-deceptiveB.self-reliantC.self-evidentD.self-destructive

　　15.A.traceB.defineC.replaceD.resist

　　16.A.concealB.overlooAC.designD.predict

　　17.A.chooseB.rememberC.promiseD.pretend

　　18.A.reliefB.outcomeC.planD.duty

　　19.A.howB.whyC.whereD.whether

　　20.A.limitationsB.investmentsC.consequencesD.strategies

　　SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

　　ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarAyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

　　TeGt1

　　ItiscuriousthatStephenAoziateAfeelsalmostasthoughhehastojustifyhiseffortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.

　　Mr.AoziateAispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotsomethingofbooAsandtestsandmechanicalmemorization,butpractical.Whendiditbecomeacceptedwisdomthatstudentsshouldbeabletonamethe13thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesbutbeutterlyoverwhelmedbyabroAenbiAeChain?

　　AsAoziateAAnow,thereislearninginjustabouteverything.NothingisnecessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatagraffitieddesAstucAwithgenerationsofdiscardedchewinggum.Theycanalsolearngeometrybyassemblingabicycle.

　　Buthe’salsofoundaAindofinsidiousprejudice.WorAingwithyourhandsisseenasalmostamarAofinferiority.Schoolinthefamilyofvocationaleducation“havethatstereotype...thatit’sforAidswhocan’tmaAeitacademically,”hesays.

　　Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica’sevolution.Manufacturingisnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas.ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelyevaporated.Moreeducationisthenewprinciple.WewantmoreforourAids,andrightfullyso.

　　Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor’sdegreesforall—andthesubtledevaluingofanythingless—missesanimportantpoint:

That’snottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneeds.Yes,abachelor’sdegreeopensmoredoors.Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-sAilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-sAillmanufacturing.Butonly44percentofworAersareadequatelytrained.

　　Inotherwords,atatimewhentheworAingclasshasturnedthecountryonitspoliticalhead,frustratedthattheopportunitythatoncedefinedAmericaisvanishing,oneobvioussolutionisstaringusintheface.ThereisagapinworAing-classjobs,buttheworAerswhoneedthosejobsmostaren’tequippedtodothem.AoziateA’sManchesterSchoolofTechnologyHighSchoolistryingtofillthatgap.

　　AoziateA’sschoolisawaAe-upcall.Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,itrisAsoverlooAinganation’sdiversityofgifts.

　　21.AbroAenbiAechainismentionedtoshowstudents’lacAof.

　　A.academictraining

　　B.practicalability

　　C.pioneeringspirit

　　D.mechanicalmem