Question

【題目】 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】

本文主要講述的是好奇心的優(yōu)點與缺點。

【1】句意：它是好是壞取決于人們好奇的是什么。

keeps保持；decides決定；carries攜帶；depends依靠，取決于。分析句子可知，此處構成depend on結構，翻譯為“依靠，取決于”，故選D。

【2】句意：有些無事可做的人對鄰居的所作所為充滿好奇。

everything每件事物；something某事/物；nothing沒事；anything任何事/物。分析句子可知，此處表示“無事可做的人”，構成have nothing to do結構，故選C。

【3】句意：他們很想知道他們在吃什么，喝什么，是帶回家還是帶出去，為什么他們回家這么早或這么晚。

taking拿；bringing帶來；going走；thinking思考，認為。分析句子可知，此處與其后taking outside構成反義詞，所以表示“帶來”的含義，故選B。

【4】句意：對這些東西感興趣是愚蠢的，因為它們根本不是什么東西。

silly愚蠢的；necessary必要的；possible可能的；funny滑稽的。根據(jù)前文“Curiosity is not always silly or wrong.”和“because they are not at all something”可知，此處表示“愚蠢的”含義，故選A。

【5】句意：知道他們的鄰居在做了什么或正在做什么與他們無關。

work工作；responsibility責任，職責；duty責任；business生意，事物。分析句子可知，此處構成none of one's business結構，翻譯為“與……無關”，故選D。

【6】句意：這種好奇心不僅是愚蠢的，而且是有害的。

instructive有益的；useful有用的；harmful有害的；frightening令人恐懼的。根據(jù)“For most probably, it leads to a small talk which often brings shame or disrespect to others”可知，此處表示“不好的，有害的”含義，故選C。

【7】句意：最可能的情況是，這導致了一場常常給他人帶來恥辱或不尊重的閑聊，從而傷害了他們的感情。

hurts傷害；affects影響；shows展示；expresses表達。根據(jù)“brings shame or disrespect to others”可知，會給他人帶來恥辱或不尊重，所以是傷害了他人的感受，故選A。

【8】句意：另一方面，有一種高尚的好奇心——聰明人的好奇心，他們對一切偉大的事情都感到驚奇。

expect期待；like喜歡；wonder想知道；doubt懷疑。根據(jù)“On the other hand, there is a noble curiosity”可知，此處表示這些人好奇，想知道偉大的事物，故選C。

【9】句意：試著找出他們所能想到的關于他們的一切。

would將會；should應該；must必須；can能，可以。分析句子可知，此處表示“試著找出他們所能想到的關于他們的一切�！钡暮�義，表能力，故選D。

【10】句意：如果哥倫布沒有保持好奇心，他就不可能發(fā)現(xiàn)美洲。

famous著名的；careful仔細的；curious好奇的；hard困難的。根據(jù)“All the discoveries in human history have been made as a result of curiosity.”可知，此處表示“好奇的”含義，故選C。