College English IV CET-4 Reading Passage0601

Q1:姓名

Q2:班级

Q3:学号

:Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

:The human thirst for knowledge is the driving force behind our successful development as a species. But curiosity can also be dangerous, leading to setbacks or even downfalls. Given curiosity’s complexity, scientists have found it hard to define.While pinning down a definition has proven tricky, the general consensus is its some means of information gathering. Psychologists also agree curiosity is intrinsically (内在的) motivated.Curiosity covers such a large set of behaviors that there probably isn’t any single “curiosity gene” that makes humans wonder about and explore their environment. That said, curiosity does have a genetic component. Genes and the environment interact in many complex ways to shape individuals and guide their behavior, including their curiosity.Regardless of their genetic makeup, infants have to learn an incredible amount of information in a short time, and curiosity is one of the tools humans have found to accomplish that gigantic task. Hundreds of studies show that infants prefer novelty. Its what motivates non-human animals, human infants and probably human adults to explore and seek out new things before growing less interested in them after continued exposure.But curiosity often comes with a cost.In some situations, the stakes are low and failure is a healthy part of growth. For instance, many babies are perfectly proficient crawlers, but they decide to try walking because there’s more to see and do when they stand upright. But this milestone comes at a small cost. A study of 12- to 19- month- olds learning how to walk ed that these children fell down a lot. Seventeen times per hour, to be exact. But walking is faster than crawling, so this motivates expert crawlers to transition to walking.Sometimes, however, testing out a new idea can lead to disaster. For instance, the Inuit people of the Arctic regions have created incredible modes to deal with the challenges of living in northern climates, but what we forget about are the tens of thousands of people that tried and failed to make it in those challenging landscapes.

Q4:51. What does the author say about curiosity?

Q5:52. What is the general understanding of curiosity?

Q6:53. What do we learn about how genes shape people’s behavior?

Q7:54. What do numerous studies show about infants?

Q8:55. What does the example of the Inuit people of the Arctic regions illustrate?