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 helpsus learn information wedon’t consider           or important. So if a teacher is able to         students’ curiosity, they’ll be betterprepared to learn things that they would normally consider boring or difficult. For instance, if a student struggles with         , personalizing math problem tomatch their specific interest could help them        remember how to go about solving similar math problems in the future.
However, scientists think that there arestill 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.

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

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

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

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

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

A．blames B．searches C．begs D．prepares

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

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

A．arouse B．remove C．record D．miss

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

A．better B．less C．louder D．harder

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

A．beginning B．end C．age D．time

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

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