第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When a person is curious about something, it means he is   36   in it and wishes to know something about it. We can say he has curiosity about that thing. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad  37  on what people are curious about. 

Curiosity   38   can be silly or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are   39   of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing. They are anxious to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are   40   home or taking outside, or why they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is silly because they are not important. It is none of their  41   to know what their neighbours do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful. Most probably, it may   42   to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to   43   , and thus   44   their feelings. 

On the other hand, there is a noble (高尚的) curiosity — curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to find out all they   45   about them. Columbus would never have found America if he had not been   46   . James Watt would not have made the steam engine   47   his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made   48  a result of curiosity,   49   the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have   50   — or nothing to do with the happiness of the public. 

第二节  完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When a person is curious about something, it means he is   36   in it and wishes to know something about it. We can say he has curiosity about that thing. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad  37  on what people are curious about. 

Curiosity   38   can be silly or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are   39   of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing. They are anxious to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are   40   home or taking outside, or why they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is silly because they are not important. It is none of their  41   to know what their neighbours do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful. Most probably, it may   42   to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to   43   , and thus   44   their feelings. 

On the other hand, there is a noble (高尚的) curiosity — curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to find out all they   45   about them. Columbus would never have found America if he had not been   46   . James Watt would not have made the steam engine   47   his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made   48   a result of curiosity,   49   the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have   50   — or nothing to do with the happiness of the public. 

Curiosity is 3 silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are 4 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing or taking home or 6 they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is7 because they are not at all important. It is none of their 8 to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is9not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it 10 to small talk which often brings11 , shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.

On the other12 , there is a noble curiosity—the curiosity of the wise, who 13at all the great things and try to find out all they 14 about them. Columbus could15 have found America if he had not been16 . James Watt would have not made the steam engine17 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made18 a result of curiosity. 19 the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have20or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

1. A. something     B. nothing 　　　　    C. much 　　　　　　　　　　 D. none

2. A. keeps 　　　　   B. puts 　　　　　　    C. takes 　　　　　　   D. depends

3. A. always 　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　 C. seldom 　　　　    D. never

4. A. full 　　　　　　  B. fond 　　　　　　    C. proud 　　　　　　  D. out

5. A. permitted 　　 B. worried 　　　　   C. pleased 　　　　    D. anxious

6. A. if 　　　　　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　   C. why 　　　　　　    D. whether

7. A. silly 　　　　　　 B. necessary　　　　  C. possible 　　　　   D. funny

8. A. work 　　　　   B. homework 　　　　　　  C. duty 　　　　　　    D. business

9. A. how　　      B. all 　　　　　　　　   C. something 　　    D. everything

10. A. refers 　　　　 B. leads 　　　　　　   C. causes 　　　　　　 D. follows

11. A. pride 　　　　  B. harm 　　　　　　   C. nervousness 　　 D. selfishness

12. A. face 　　　　   B. side 　　　　　　　　 C. way 　　　　　　    D. hand

13. A. expect 　　    B. like 　　　　　　　　  C. wonder 　　　　   D. doubt

14. A. know 　　　　 B. study 　　　　　　   C. must 　　　　　　   D. can

15. A. never 　　　　 B. certainly　　　　    C. probably 　　　　  C. finally

16. A. famous 　　  B. careful 　　　　　　 C. curious 　　　　    D. hard

17. A. for 　　　　　　 B. without 　　　　    C. in 　　　　　　　　    D. from

18. A. because 　　  B. as 　　　　　　　　   C. after 　　　　　　    D. during

19. A. So 　　　　　　 B. And 　　　　　　　　 C. But 　　　　　　　　 D. Or

20. A. much 　　　　 t