2．The day before the deadline for this article，I had no clue what I was going to write about．I took my problem to the editor-in-chief，and．he said to me："Don't worry； you're creative．"
I'm not sure where the editor-in-chief reached the conclusion that I was"creative"．Maybe it was through the poems I wrote．Personally，I simply enjoy writing because it's fun．There's also the fact that I can't draw or do anything else creatively，I'm equally sure that there are people in the boat on the other side who can make things look excellent，but can't write a poem．
At this point you probably want to ask me what poetry and art have to do with engineering．For one，it makes you a more rounded person，making you a better engineer．More importantly，as an engineer，you will be faced with many problems every day．There are some that can be solved by consulting a textbook，but more often than not，you will need that thing in your brain to put together things in a completely original combination to solve the problem at hand．
Think of the wonderful things that creative engineers have done．Civil engineers have made the road more long-lasting so we don't have to close them for repairs as often．Coming up with a new innovation （创新） is similar to writing a good poem．It's not some-thing you plan to do．The critical moment comes unexpectedly in the middle of nowhere．You don't think about what you're doing，you simply do．After some mad struggling you take a look at the end product and say to yourself，"This is a masterpiece．"This is perhaps the greatest personal satisfaction one can
experience．
So all you engineers out there get out and do something creative．I don't care if it's writing a poem or a computer program，just be natural and do something creative．
66．This passage mainly deals withA．
A．the creativity of engineers
B．the power of editor-in-chief
C．engineering in general
D．a way of thinking
67．In the author's opinion，writing poems canB．
A．show one is creative
B．make him happy
C．bring him in lots of money
D．have an effect on one's mental health
68．According to the author，art can help an engineer toA．
A．find the solutions to problems
B．learn to write poetry
C．be courageous in face of challenges
D．get along well with others
69．Coming up with a new innovation is similar to writing a good poem in that both areD．
A．logically developed B．strictly planned
C．experience-based D．naturally creative
70．The greatest personal satisfaction of an engineer comes fromC．
A．planning his work successfully
B．building things quickly
C．finishing his work innovatively
D．writing good poems naturally．
分析 本文作者从描述主编认为自己具有创造性写起，然后论述了诗歌和艺术与工程学的关系，从而指出不论做什么工作，都要突出它的创造性这一特点；如作者在文中讲到：提出一项新的创新类似于写了一首好诗，但不论是写了一首诗或是写了一个电脑程序，一定要自然并做出一些有创造性的工作；工程师最大的个人满意度来自于创新性地完成了他的工作等．
解答 答案：
66．A 主旨大意题 通读全文可知，本文作者主要论述了诗歌和艺术与工程学的关系，从而指出不论做什么工作，都要突出它的创造性这一特点；故选A．
67．B 细节理解题 根据第一段中的"Personally，I simply enjoy writing because it's fun．"可知，就作者个人而言，他只喜欢写作是因为它很有趣，即它可以使作者感到快乐；故选B．
68．A 内容归纳题 作者在第二段中主要论述了诗歌和艺术与工程学的关系；如提到"More importantly，as an engineer，…，but more often than not，you will need that thing…to solve the problem at hand．"作为工程师每天都会遇到许多问题，有些可以通过查阅教科书解决；但更多时候并非如此，它还需要将你大脑中的东西放在一起以形成一个完全原始的组合，来解决手头上的问题，可知：作者认为，艺术可以帮助工程师找到解决问题的方法；故选A．
69．D 细节推理题 根据第三段中的"Coming up with a new innovation （创新） is similar to writing a good poem．It's not some-thing you plan to do．"（提出一项新的创新类似于写了一首好诗，这并不是你按计划要做的事情）以及最后一句"I don't care if it's writing a poem or a computer program，just be natural and do something creative．"作者并不在乎是写了一首诗或是写了一个电脑程序，只要自然以及做一些有创造性的事情就可以了，故可推测出：作者强调的是"提出一项新的创新"与"写一首好诗"都属于本来就具有的创造力；故选D．
70．C 细节理解题 根据倒数第二段中的"After some mad struggling you take a look at the end product and say to yourself，'This is a masterpiece．'This is perhaps the greatest personal satisfaction one can experience．"可知，工程师最大的个人满意度来自于经过努力拼搏之后创作出的杰作；即来自于创新性地完成了他的工作；故选C
点评 做本题的关键在于对整篇文章的深入理解，弄清句与句之间以及句子与所在段落的关系；由于本文结构清晰，内容明确，所以在做本题时，可以根据每一部分的中心意思或根据上下句的内容，推测出空缺部分的意思；另外，还可以通过仔细阅读备选项，排除与本文无关的选项或找到与相应段落意义相关的选项．
