尽管 When当……时候Р8. A. happenР happen 发生 continue 持续 disappear 消失 change 改变Р “students who knew what would happen”与前文“students who did not know……”照应Р9. B. such asР rather than 而不是 such as 例如 regardless of 不管,不顾 owing to 因为Р 考察语义逻辑后面明显是other stimuli的举例。Р10. D. discoverР disagree 不同意 forgive 原谅 forget 遗忘 discover 发现Р “人类内心根植着发现的欲望”Р11. C. foodР pay 支付 marriage 婚姻 food 事物 schooling上学Р food and shelter 为常见搭配,吃住是人类最基本的欲望。Р12. D. lead toР begin with 以…为开始 rest on 依靠,被搁在 learn from 从…上学习 lead to 引起,导致Р13. B. inquiryР withdrawal 撤出 inquiry 探究,调查 persistence坚持,毅力 diligence勤奋,努力Р14. B. self-reliantР self-destructive 自我毁灭的 self-reliant 自力更生的Р self-evident 不言而喻的 self-deceptive 自欺的Р15. A. resistР resist 抵制,忍住 define 定义 replace 代替 trace 追踪Р 根据however转折,上文说好奇心有时会招致毁灭性后果,此处应该说“然而,不良的好奇心是可以忍住的”Р16. A. predict