20．In a recently published book，I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams，lotus flowers，and clustering．As I used these exercises in my classes，I noticed that students were interested They said more and wrote more．They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups．They were no longer passively waiting for the bell，but actively took part in the lesson．I find that creativity （创新）can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency （流利程度）．
Creativity has become a popular word in recent years．Scholar in the arts，psychology （心理学），businesseducation，and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it．Robert J．Sternberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology．He defines creativity as"the ability to produce work that is both new （original） and appropriate （applicable to the situation）"．This definition is useful，as we want our students to use language in a new way，and to use it correctly and properly．Most scholars say there are two types of creativity：big"C"creativity and small"c"creativity．Big"C"creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs．Small"c"creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation．Our emphasis is on the latter．While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison，our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in new ways．
59．The underlined words"waiting for the bell"in the first paragraph probably meanC．
A．longing for a phone call
B．hoping to have a bell
C．expecting the end of the class
D．wanting to speak in class
60．It can be inferred from the passage that the author thought the exercises in the book wereD．
A．popular
B．useful
C．scientific
D．creative
61．The main purpose of the passage is toB．
A．show how useful the book is
B．explain what creativity is
C．discuss how one can be creative
D．tell what teaching aims at．
分析 文章大意：本文先通过一个上课创新的例子，讲述了创新的含义，创新的两种类型等内容．
解答 59．C 词义猜测题．waiting for the bell字面意思是"等待铃声"．根据文章第一段中的They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups．They were no longer passively waiting for the bell，but actively took part in the lesson．可知学生们对新的练习很有兴趣，积极地参与．说明原来上课不积极，因此等待的铃声是下课铃，选C．
60．D 推理判断题．根据第一段中的I find that creativity （创新）can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency （流利程度）．讲了作者在书中发现的练习让学生很感兴趣，他得出的结论是创新是一个增加参与和流利程度的方法．因此，他认为这些练习是创新的．
61．B 主旨大意题．根据文章整体内容可知，第一段先举了一个上课创新的例子，第二段讲述了创新的含义、创新的两种类型等内容，因此B正确．
点评 本题考查社会文化类阅读理解．这类题材的阅读理解是高考常考的内容，难度适中，考生可以通读全文，了解大意，在此基础上再根据问题结合选项及语境做出正确的选择．
