根據短文內容，從短文後的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多餘選項。Perhapsyou’v...

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根據短文內容，從短文後的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多餘選項。

perhaps you’ve heard the old saying “curiosity killed the cat.” It’s a phrase that’s often used to warn people—especially children—not to ask too many questions. ①________In  fact, research  has  shown that curiosity is just as important as intelligence in determining how well students do in school.

Curiosity can also lead us to make unexpected discoveries, bring excitement into our lives, and open up new possibilities.②________For example, one day in 1831, Michael Faraday was playing around with a coil(線圈) and a magnet(磁鐵) when he suddenly saw how he could produce an electrical current. At first, it wasn’t clear what use this would have, but it actually made electricity available for use in technology, and so changed the world.

③________On one level, this is because technology has become so advanced that many of us are unable to think too deeply about how exactly things work anymore. While it may be possible for a curious teenager to take a toaster apart and get some sense of how it works, how much do you understand about what happens when you type a website address into a browser? Where does your grasp of technology end and the magic begin for you?

In addition to this, there’s the fact that we all now connect so deeply with technology, particularly with our phones. The more we stare at our screens, the less we talk to other people directly. ④________Then we feel we know enough about a person not to need to engage further with them.

The final—and perhaps most worrying—way in which technology stops us from asking more has to do with algorithms, the processes followed by computers. As we increasingly get our news via social media, algorithms find out what we like and push more of the same back to us. ⑤________ Perhaps the real key to developing curiosity in the 21st century, then, is to rely less on the tech tools of our age.

is still not known why learning gives us such pleasure.

are always encouraged to challenge our pre-existing beliefs.

it’s widely agreed that curiosity actually makes learning more effective.

too often we accept the images of people that social media provides us with.

ver, curiosity is currently under the biggest threat, coming from technology.

science, basic curiosity-driven research can  have  unexpected important benefits.

means we end up inside our own little bubbles, no longer coming across new ideas.

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1. C   2. F   3. E   4. D   5. G 解析：1.上文提示“也許你聽過‘好奇害死貓’這句老話。這句話經常用來*告人們——尤其是孩子們——不要問太多問題。”再根據下文提示“事實上，研究表明，在決定學生在學校表現如何方面，好奇心和智力同樣重要。”承接上下文，C項Yet, it's widely agreed that curiosity actually makes learning more effective.(然而，人們普遍認為好奇心確實能讓學習更有效。)切題。

2.上文提示“好奇心還能引導我們做出意想不到的發現，給我們的生活帶來興奮，並開啟新的可能*。”承接上文，F項In science, basic curiosity-driven research can have unexpected important benefits.(在科學上，以好奇心為基礎的研究可以帶來意想不到的重要好處。)切題。

3.下文提示“在某種程度上，這是因為技術已經變得如此先進，以至於我們中的許多人無法再深入思考事物究競是如何工作的。”承接下文，E項 However, curiosity is currently under the biggest threat, coming from technology.(然而，好奇心目前面臨的最大威脅來自科技。)切題。此處關鍵詞是 technology。

4.上文提示“我們盯著屏禪看得越多，我們與他人直接交流就越少，再根據下文提示“然後我們覺得我們對一個人已經足夠了解，不需要和他們進一步接觸。”承接上下文，D項All too often we accept the images of people that social media provides us with. (我們常常接受社交媒體為我們提 供的人物形象。)切題。

5.上文提示“隨著我們越來越多地通過社交媒體獲取新聞.演算法會找出我們喜歡什麼，然後把更多的相似資訊推送給我們。”再根據下文提示“因此，在21世紀培養好奇心的真正關鍵，或許是減少對我們這個時代技術工具的依賴。”承接上下文，G項 That means we end up inside our own little bubbles, no longer coming across new ideas.(這意味著我們最終會陷入自己的小泡泡裡，不再有新的想法。)切題。

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