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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1—15小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. ” —Albert Einstein

It’s no secret that curiosity makes learning more effective and      . Curious students not only ask questions, but also     seek out the answers. Without       , Sir Isaac Newton would have never put forward the laws of physics, Alexander Fleming probably wouldn’t have       penicillin (青霉素)，and Marie Curie’s pioneering research on radioactivity may not exist.

Curiosity is just as       as intelligence in determining how well students do in school. Curiosity       the brain for learning. As we all known, we’re more likely to      what we’ve learned when the subject matter interests us. Actually, curiosity also helps us learn information we don’t consider      or important. So if a teacher is able to       students’ curiosity, they’ll be better prepared to learn things that they would normally consider boring or difficult. For instance, if a student struggles with     , personalizing math problem to match their specific interest could help them       remember how to go about solving similar math problems in the future.

However, scientists think that there are still a few things that remain    about curiosity’s role in learning. For one thing, scientists have yet to determine its long-term effects. For instance, if a student’s curiosity is aroused at the        of a school day, will it help them better absorb information all day long? Another thing the     are keen to investigate is why some people are more       curious than others, and which factors most influence how curious we are.

1.A. enjoyable  B. impossible   C. difficult   D. avoidable

2.A. lazily   B. actively   C. dependently  D. negatively

3.A. energy   B. curiosity   C. technology   D. secret

4.A. invented  B. discovered   C. heard    D. learned

5.A. important  B. easy    C. sensitive   D. heavy

6.A. blames  B. searches   C. begs    D. prepares

7.A. remember  B. dislike    C. forgive   D. abandon

8.A. interesting  B. boring    C. friendly   D. awful

9.A. arouse   B. remove   C. record    D. miss

10.A. physics  B. chemistry   C. math    D. biology

11.A. better  B. less    C. louder    D. harder

12.A. distinct  B. unclear   C. certain    D. confident

13.A. beginning B. end    C. age    D. time

14.A. teachers  B. students   C. researchers   D. police

15.A. immediately B. indifferently  C. naturally   D. seriously