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.
36. A. engaged
37. A. keeps
| B. pleased
B. puts
| C. interested
C. takes
| D. excited
D. depends
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38. A. always
| B. sometimes
| C. seldom
| D. never
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39. A. full
40. A. taking
41. A. work
42. A. refer
43. A. other
| B. fond
B. bringing
B. housework
B. lead
B. others
| C. proud
C. going
C. duty
C. cause
C. another
| D. out
D. coming
D. business
D. bring
D. the others
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44. A. hurts
| B. effects
| C. shows
| D. destroys
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45. A. need
| B. must
| C. may
| D. can
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46. A. famous
| B. careful
| C. curious
| D. hard
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47. A. for
| B. without
| C. with
| D. in
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48. A. as
| B. in
| C. on
| D. of
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49. A. so
| B. however
| C. but
| D. or
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50. A. much
| B. little
| C. some
| D. any
|