When a person is curious about something，it means he is interested in it and wishes to kno

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．nothingC．somethingD．none【小题2】A．keepsB．putsC．takesD．depends【小题3】A．fullB．fondC．proudD．out【小题4】A．permittedB．worriedC．satisfiedD．anxious【小题5】A．takingB．bringingC．goingD．thinking【小题6】A．ifB．whenC．whyD．whether【小题7】A．sillyB．necessaryC．possibleD．funny【小题8】A．wrongB．badC．importantD．right【小题9】A．workB．houseworkC．dutyD．business【小题10】A．nothingB．allC．somethingD．everything【小题11】A．instructiveB．uselessC．harmfulD．dreadful【小题12】A．refersB．leadsC．causesD．follows【小题13】A．hurtsB．effectsC．showsD．oppresses【小题14】A．terribleB．suddenC．strangeD．noble【小题15】A．expectB．likeC．wonderD．doubt【小题16】A．knowB．studyC．mustD．can【小题17】A．neverB．certainlyC．probablyD．finally【小题18】A．famousB．carefulC．curiousD．hard【小题19】A．forB．withoutC．inD．from【小题20】A．becauseB．asC．afterD．duringB

(答案→)B 解析：【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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