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.

1.A.much? B．nothing

C．something? D．none

2.A.keeps? B．puts

C．takes? D．depends

3.A.full? B．fond

C．proud? D．out

4.A.permitted? B．worried

C．satisfied? D．anxious

5.A.taking? B．bringing

C．going? D．thinking

6.A.if? B．when

C．why? D．whether

7.A.silly? B．necessary

C．possible? D．funny

8.A.wrong? B．bad

C．important? D．right

9.A.work? B．housework

C．duty? D．business

10.A.nothing? B．all

C．something? D．everything

11.A.instructive? B．useless

C．harmful? D．dreadful

12.A.refers? B．leads

C．causes? D．follows

13.A.hurts? B．effects

C．shows? D．oppresses

14.A.terrible? B．sudden

C．strange? D．noble

15.A.expect? B．like

C．wonder? D．doubt

16.A.know? B．study

C．must? D．can

17.A.never? B．certainly

C．probably? D．finally

18.A.famous? B．careful

C．curious? D．hard

19.A.for? B．without

C．in? D．from

20.A.because? B．as

C．after? D．during

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. 

When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is _1_ wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad _2_ on what people are curious about.

Curiosity is _3_ silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are _4_ to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking or _5_ they have come home so early or so late. To be interested in these things is _6_ because they are not all important. It is none of their _7_ to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is _8_ not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it leads to small talk which often brings _9_, shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.

On the other hand, there is a noble curiosity, the curiosity of the wise, who _10_ at all the great things and try to find out all they _11_ about them. Columbus could _12_ have found America if he had not been curious, James Watt would not have made the steam engine _13_ his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made as a result of curiosity. _14_ the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have _15_ or nothing to do with the happiness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12．A．never                B．certainly            C．probably           D．finally       

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

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

15．A．much                B．little                  C．some                D．few

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. 

When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is _1_ wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad _2_ on what people are curious about.

Curiosity is _3_ silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are _4_ to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking or _5_ they have come home so early or so late. To be interested in these things is _6_ because they are not all important. It is none of their _7_ to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is _8_ not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it leads to small talk which often brings _9_, shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.

On the other hand, there is a noble curiosity, the curiosity of the wise, who _10_ at all the great things and try to find out all they _11_ about them. Columbus could _12_ have found America if he had not been curious, James Watt would not have made the steam engine _13_ his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made as a result of curiosity. _14_ the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have _15_ or nothing to do with the happiness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12．A．never                B．certainly            C．probably           D．finally       

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

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

15．A．much     B．little        C．some      D．few