Question

【题目】 When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad _____________ on what people are curious about.

Curiosity is not always silly or wrong. Some persons with ________to do arefullof curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are anxious to know what they are eating or drinking, whetherthey are __________ home or taking outside, or why they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is _______________ because they are not at all something. It is none of their _________________ to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is something not only foolish but also _______________. For most probably, it leads to a small talk which often brings shame or disrespect to others, and thus _______________ their feelings.

On the other hand, there is a noble curiosity – the curiosity of wise men, who ___________ at all the great things and try to find out all they _____________ about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been________________. All the discoveries in human history have been made as a result of curiosity. But the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have little or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

【1】A.keepsB.decidesC.carriesD.depends

【2】A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything

【3】A.takingB.bringingC.goingD.thinking

【4】A.sillyB.necessaryC.possibleD.funny

【5】A.workB.responsibilityC.dutyD.business

【6】A.instructiveB.usefulC.harmfulD.frightening

【7】A.hurtsB.affectsC.showsD.expresses

【8】A.expectB.likeC.wonderD.doubt

【9】A.wouldB.shouldC.mustD.can

【10】A.famousB.carefulC.curiousD.hard

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】

本文主要讲述的是好奇心的优点与缺点。

【1】句意：它是好是坏取决于人们好奇的是什么。

keeps保持；decides决定；carries携带；depends依靠，取决于。分析句子可知，此处构成depend on结构，翻译为“依靠，取决于”，故选D。

【2】句意：有些无事可做的人对邻居的所作所为充满好奇。

everything每件事物；something某事/物；nothing没事；anything任何事/物。分析句子可知，此处表示“无事可做的人”，构成have nothing to do结构，故选C。

【3】句意：他们很想知道他们在吃什么，喝什么，是带回家还是带出去，为什么他们回家这么早或这么晚。

taking拿；bringing带来；going走；thinking思考，认为。分析句子可知，此处与其后taking outside构成反义词，所以表示“带来”的含义，故选B。

【4】句意：对这些东西感兴趣是愚蠢的，因为它们根本不是什么东西。

silly愚蠢的；necessary必要的；possible可能的；funny滑稽的。根据前文“Curiosity is not always silly or wrong.”和“because they are not at all something”可知，此处表示“愚蠢的”含义，故选A。

【5】句意：知道他们的邻居在做了什么或正在做什么与他们无关。

work工作；responsibility责任，职责；duty责任；business生意，事物。分析句子可知，此处构成none of one's business结构，翻译为“与……无关”，故选D。

【6】句意：这种好奇心不仅是愚蠢的，而且是有害的。

instructive有益的；useful有用的；harmful有害的；frightening令人恐惧的。根据“For most probably, it leads to a small talk which often brings shame or disrespect to others”可知，此处表示“不好的，有害的”含义，故选C。

【7】句意：最可能的情况是，这导致了一场常常给他人带来耻辱或不尊重的闲聊，从而伤害了他们的感情。

hurts伤害；affects影响；shows展示；expresses表达。根据“brings shame or disrespect to others”可知，会给他人带来耻辱或不尊重，所以是伤害了他人的感受，故选A。

【8】句意：另一方面，有一种高尚的好奇心——聪明人的好奇心，他们对一切伟大的事情都感到惊奇。

expect期待；like喜欢；wonder想知道；doubt怀疑。根据“On the other hand, there is a noble curiosity”可知，此处表示这些人好奇，想知道伟大的事物，故选C。

【9】句意：试着找出他们所能想到的关于他们的一切。

would将会；should应该；must必须；can能，可以。分析句子可知，此处表示“试着找出他们所能想到的关于他们的一切。”的含义，表能力，故选D。

【10】句意：如果哥伦布没有保持好奇心，他就不可能发现美洲。

famous著名的；careful仔细的；curious好奇的；hard困难的。根据“All the discoveries in human history have been made as a result of curiosity.”可知，此处表示“好奇的”含义，故选C。