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When a person is curious about something,it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it.There is____wrong with curiosity in itself.Whether it is good or bad____on what people are curious about.
Curiosity is always silly or wrong.Some persons with nothing to do are____of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing.They are____to know what they are eating or drinking,what they are____home or taking outside,or____they have come home so early or late.To be interested in these things is____because they are not at all___.It is none of their____to know what their neighbours do or are doing.Such curiosity is____not only foolish but also____.For most probably,it____to a small talk which often brings harm,shame or disrespect to others,and thus____their feelings.
On the other hand,there is a____curiosity—the curiosity of wise men,who____at all the great things and try to find out all they____about them.Columbus could____have found America if he had not been___.James Watt would not have made the steam engine____his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid.All the discoveries in human history have been made____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.
小题1:
A.muchB.nothing
C.somethingD.none
小题2:
A.keepsB.puts
C.takesD.depends
小题3:
A.fullB.fond
C.proudD.out
小题4:
A.permittedB.worried
C.satisfiedD.anxious
小题5:
A.takingB.bringing
C.goingD.thinking
小题6:
A.ifB.when
C.whyD.whether
小题7:
A.sillyB.necessary
C.possibleD.funny
小题8:
A.wrongB.bad
C.importantD.right
小题9:
A.workB.housework
C.dutyD.business
小题10:
A.nothingB.all
C.somethingD.everything
小题11:
A.instructiveB.useless
C.harmfulD.dreadful
小题12:
A.refersB.leads
C.causesD.follows
小题13:
A.hurtsB.effects
C.showsD.oppresses
小题14:
A.terribleB.sudden
C.strangeD.noble
小题15:
A.expectB.like
C.wonderD.doubt
小题16:
A.knowB.study
C.mustD.can
小题17:
A.neverB.certainly
C.probablyD.finally
小题18:
A.famousB.careful
C.curiousD.hard
小题19:
A.forB.without
C.inD.from
小题20:
A.becauseB.as
C.afterD.during

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:B

小题1:答案 B
解析 根据常识可以确定。
小题2:答案 D
解析 depend on依赖,依靠,取决于……。好奇本身并无对错可言,其好坏由人们所好奇的事情来决定。下文就好事和坏事两方面作了阐述。
小题3:答案 A
解析 有的人对邻居的生活琐事充满了好奇。be full of充满……,符合语境。
小题4:答案 D
解析 be anxious to do sth.为固定结构,表示“急切地想做某事”。
小题5:答案 B
解析 与空后的“taking outside”相反,表示带回家来。
小题6: C
解析 由句中的“so early or late”来看,是要探究回家这样早或晚的原因,用其他的连词句意不通。
小题7:答案 A
解析 这种好奇明显很愚蠢、愚昧。
小题8:答案 C
解析 这些琐事根本不重要。
小题9:答案 D
解析 none of one’s business是习语,意思是“不关某人的事”。
小题10:答案 C
解析 something某些事情,符合语境。nothing没有东西,不存在的事情;all一切;everything每件事。
小题11:答案 C
解析 这种无聊的好奇不仅很蠢,而且很有害处。
小题12:答案 B
解析 lead to引发,导致,符合语境。refer to提到,涉及到,在此意思不通;C、D两项为及物动词,后不接介词to。
小题13:答案 A
解析 这种流言最终会对人的感情、情绪造成伤害(hurt)。
小题14:答案 D
解析 同前面所提到的“愚蠢而又伤人”的好奇正好相反的是“意图和出发点高尚的(noble)”好奇。
小题15:答案 C
解析 wonder at对……感到好奇,A、B、D三项皆为及物动词,后不接介词at。
小题16:答案 D
解析 此句中they can后省略了find out,为定语从句,修饰前面的all。
小题17: A
解析 若没有好奇心,哥伦布永远不会发现美洲大陆(该句为虚拟语气)。
小题18: C
解析 见上题解析。
小题19: B
解析 同样,瓦特若没有好奇心就不会发明蒸汽机。
小题20: B
解析 人类历史上的所有发明或发现都是好奇的结果。as a result of作为……的结果,符合语境。
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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do        . When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other         when you choose your food. You may         it because it smells good or because it         good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice.
Different         use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.
Although there are many         types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one         type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the       . A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other        in the garden. However, most animals have a more         diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The         of these animals will be different depending on the season.
       have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is       for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much        . This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal        , such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modem life.
小题1:
A.malesB.childrenC.humansD.adults
小题2:
A.organsB.sensesC.partsD.means
小题3:
A.hateB.sellC.likeD.fancy
小题4:
A.digestsB.consumesC.touchesD.tastes
小题5:
A.creaturesB.mammalsC.peopleD.animals
小题6:
A.differentB.rareC.familiarD.unique
小题7:
A.typicalB.particularC.specialD.unusual
小题8:
A.foodB.mealC.choiceD.diet
小题9:
A.flowersB.vegetablesC.fruitsD.branches
小题10:
A.variedB.creativeC.randomD.nutritious
小题11:
A.fishB.fruitC.dietD.insect
小题12:
A.AnimalsB.ChineseC.HumansD.Foreigners
小题13:
A.effectiveB.beneficialC.deliciousD.attractive
小题14:
A.sugarB.nicotineC.fiberD.alcohol
小题15:
A.productsB.attachmentsC.goodsD.subscriptions

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