Question

Creativity is the key to a brighter future,say education and business experts. Here is 1        schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.

If Dick Drew had 2        to his boss in 1925,we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance：a new type of 3.        Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company.

4       he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. 5       his boss told him not to think more about the 6        Finally,using his own time,Drew improved the tape,7       now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company 8        from its mistake. Now it encouraged people to 9       15 percent of their work time just thinking and developing new ideas.

Creativity is not 10        one is just born with,nor is it necessarily a character of high 11       .

Just because a person is highly intelligent does not 12        that he uses it creatively. Crea?tivity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for some?thing. 13      ,many schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading,writing and mathematical skills,many educators 14        creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can 15        information but can't recog?nize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly,but they are unable to use them to 16        practical problems.

It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age,children should be allowed to 17        and understand their results. Even if it's choosing between two food items for lunch,decisionmaking helps 18        skills. As children grow older,parents should let their children 19        how to use their time or spend their money,but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may 20       ,but that is all right. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.

(   ) 1. A. way   B. how   C. what   D. where

(   ) 2. A. obeyed   B. agreed   C. listened   D. followed

(   ) 3. A. tape   B. product   C. tool   D. material

(   ) 4. A. On business   B. At work   C. At table   D. At home

(   ) 5. A. Though   B. However   C. As   D. But

(   ) 6. A. idea   B. product   C. tape   D. job

(   ) 7. A. this   B. that   C. what   D. which

(   ) 8. A. discovered   B. absorbed   C. learned   D. understood

(   ) 9. A. spend   B. waste   C. cost   D. save

(   ) 10. A. anything   B. something   C. everything   D. nothing

(   ) 11. A. ability   B. activity   C. intelligence   D. quality

(   ) 12. A. show   B. say   C. refer   D. mean

(   ) 13. A. Unfortunately   B. Surprisingly   C. Strangely   D. Fortunately

(   ) 14. A. give in   B. give up   C. give out   D. give off

(   ) 15. A. give back   B. find out   C. ask for   D. bring up

(   ) 16. A. work at   B. work out   C. work for   D. work on

(   ) 17. A. make time   B. make progress   C. make their way   D. make decisions

(   ) 18. A. judging   B. choosing   C. thinking   D. deciding

(   ) 19. A. conclude   B. judge   C. decide   D. determine

(   ) 20. A. have a good time   B. make mistakes

   C. have a hard time   D. have a breakdown

Answer 1

  BCABD    ADCAB   CD ABA   BDCCD

家长和老师都应重视对学生的创造性思维的培养。

1. B由上下文逻辑联系可知，本文主要讲述"学校和父母是如何鼓励、培养孩子们的创造力的"。

2. C A和D项都是及物动词；agree to后不接人,而接事。

3. A可根据上下文做题。 5. D此处应表示转折关系。

7. D此处考查指代事物的非限制性定语从句。

8. C本句话的意思是"其前任公司从老板的决策失误(mistake) 中汲取了经验教训"。

9. A本题考査固定句型结构Somebody spends some time (in) doing something ₀

10. B本句话的意思为"创造力不是与生俱来.的东西……"。

11. C根据上文可知。

12. D B项"说"有些中式英语的味道。

D项为"并不意味着"的意思。

13. A由上下文逻辑关系可知。

14. B根据上文可知。

15. A give back在这是"说出或回答出"的意思  

17. D 下文有提示。 make time是"抽空"之意。 make one's way是"奋力向前"。

18. C根据常识可知，"创造力属于思维(think?ing) 的范畴"。

20. D have a breakdown是"遭遇失败"的意思