Question

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

Curiosity sometimes be foolish or wrong．Some people with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing．They have a strong wish to know what they are bringing home or taking outside, or they have come home so early or late． To be interested in these things is silly because it is none of their__ to know what their neigh-bours do or are doing． Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful． Most probably, it may lead to a small talk which often brings harm or disrespect to others, thus （hurt）others' feelings．

However, there is a clever curiosity-the curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to find out all they can learn about them．Columbus could never have found America if he （not be） curious． James Watt would not have made the steam engine his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid． All the discoveries in human history have （make）as a result of curiosity, so the clever curiosity is never about （important） things which have little or nothing to do with the happiness of public．

 

Answer 1

1.nothing

2.can

3.why

4.business

5.hurting

6.had not been

7.without/but for

8.been made

9.unimportant

10.the

【解析】

試題分析：

1.There is nothing wrong with sth 某事物沒(méi)有問(wèn)題。故填nothing。.

2.Some people with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing．那些無(wú)所事事的人對(duì)他們的鄰居正在做什么感到好奇。可知這是愚蠢的或者說(shuō)是錯(cuò)誤的，故填can。

3.They have a strong wish to know what they are bringing home or taking outside, or they have come home so early or late．他們想知道他們的鄰居帶回來(lái)了什么東西或者帶走了什么東西，或者他們?yōu)槭裁催@么早或者這么晚回家。Why引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，做know的賓語(yǔ)。故填why。

4.To be interested in these things is silly because it is none of their__ to know what their neigh-bours do or are doing． 對(duì)這些事情是很傻的，因?yàn)橹�道鄰居做了什么或者正在做什么都與他們自己無(wú)關(guān)。It’s none of one’s business：與某人無(wú)關(guān)。故填business。

5. Most probably, it may lead to a small talk which often brings harm or disrespect to others, thus （hurt）others' feelings．很有可能，這種好奇心會(huì)導(dǎo)致閑言碎語(yǔ)，而那些閑言碎語(yǔ)會(huì)對(duì)別人造成傷害或者不尊重，這樣就傷害了別人的感情�，F(xiàn)在分詞引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)，主語(yǔ)A small talk 和hurt之間為主謂關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞表示主動(dòng)。故填hurting。

6.had not been。哥倫布如果不曾好奇，就不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)新大陸。這是一個(gè)虛擬語(yǔ)氣，從句中用過(guò)去完成時(shí)，主句用could/should/maight/would+have done結(jié)構(gòu)。故填had not been。

7.without/but for。沒(méi)有對(duì)燒水時(shí)被頂起來(lái)的壺蓋的好奇心，詹姆斯·瓦特也不會(huì)發(fā)明蒸汽機(jī)。故填without/but for。

8.been made。 All the discoveries in human history have （make）as a result of curiosity, 人類歷史上所有的發(fā)明都是好奇心的結(jié)果。the discoveries和make之間為動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，故用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)�？崭袂暗膆ave表明句子用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，故用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。故填been made。

9.so the clever curiosity is never about （important） things 所以聰明的好奇心和不重要的事情沒(méi)有關(guān)系。前文說(shuō)關(guān)注鄰居的一舉一動(dòng)是愚蠢的好奇心，鄰居的一舉一動(dòng)都是不重要的事情，故填unimportant。

10.so the clever curiosity is never about unimportant things which have little or nothing to do with the happiness of public．所以聰明的好奇心和不重要的事情沒(méi)有關(guān)系，那些不重要的事情與大眾的幸福關(guān)系很少或者幾乎沒(méi)有任何關(guān)系。The + adj 表示一類人或一類事物。The public 表示公眾，大眾。故填the。

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