Can you become a creative person? Can you learn to come up with great ideas or learn to create new things? The answer is yes.

The first step to becoming creative is to remove the words “I am not creative” from your vocabulary. Seriously, do not say them or do not say them even inside your head.

Now you need to start looking what other people are doing. The more you see what they are doing, the more you can get a feel for how they think, and how they come up with creative ideas.

Find a way or a place where you feel totally relaxed. This is important so you can let your mind come up with ideas. Write them down as you get them. For me a relaxing place is outside in nature where it is quiet and sunny, or when I take a long drive in my car by myself.

The last step is to write down a few ideas every day.

Repeat the process of reading and observing what similar people are doing and how they are being creative, finding a relaxing place to write down your thoughts, and writing down a few ideas every day until you start seeing this kind of results you are happy with. It may take a few weeks to a few months, but this is the training process you need to put your mind through to become creative.

Remember, looking at things from different angle(角度) can also make a big difference to creativity. Question the way that everyone else is doing something using the same method and see if being different and doing it another way will produce something cool.

1.The first step to be creative is to _____.

A．have confidence in yourself

B．look up “creativity” in the dictionary

C．understand the meaning of being creative

D．learn many new words by heart

2.The writer develops the fourth paragraph by ______.

A．the order of time                       B．the order of space

C．giving examples                         D．explaining reasons

3.It can be inferred that ______.

A．creativity is a gift people are born with

B．not everyone can be creative

C．it is a piece of cake to be creative

D．creativity can be gained through practice

4.The purpose of writing this text is to tell us how to _____.

A．learn to be creative

B．solve problems easily

C．come up with good ideas

D．improve the ability of thinking

If you are looking for the place that has everything, there’s only one place to visit, and that’s New York. It’s a whole world in a city.

  The World of Theatre: All of New York is a stage. And it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many hit(成功) shows in one place? Only in New York.

  The World of Music: Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Centre. Swing to the great jazz of Greenwich Village. Or rock yourself silly at the hottest dance spots found anywhere.

  The World of Art: From Rembrandt to Picasso. From Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees. Whatever kind of art you like, you’ll find in New York.

  The World of Fine Dining: Whether it’s roast Beijing duck in Chinatown, or the finest French coq au vin found anywhere, there’s a world of great taste waiting for you in New York.

  The World of Sights: What other city has a statue of Liberty(自由女神像), a Rocketfeller Centre or a Bronx Zoo? Where else can you take a horse-drawn carriage through Central Park, only in New York.

1.Which of the following programme can a visitor have only in New York?

A. To enjoy Beijing duck.                    B. To taste the finest French coq au vin.

C. To spend an evening with Beethoven.        D. To see the statue of Liberty.

2. From the text we know that ‘Rembrandt’ is most likely the name of a famous _______.

A. singer    B. painting    C. play    D. painter

3.What the writer really wanted to do is to _______.

A. try to persuade readers to pay a visit to New York 

B. give readers some information about New York

C. supply readers some wonderful programmes in New York

D. help readers to get a better understanding of New York

【小题1】He said he would________(推荐) me to Professor Wang as his student. 
【小题2】I don’t understand why he refused to________(承认) that he had been defeated. 
【小题3】Our country is ________(丰富的；充裕的) in natural resources.
【小题4】We           (用... 代替)a red ball for the blue one to see if the baby would notice.
【小题5】You must not be          (支配) by what other people say.
【小题6】Between 1942 and 1945 more immigrants came to California to work in the ship and a____(飞机) industries.
【小题7】Most _____________(申请者) know that they have very little chance of getting a visa to California.
【小题8】It became ___________(显而易见的) to everyone that they made a wrong decision.
【小题9】The m___________ of the first Spanish were religious men who came to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.
【小题10】I think you should make an ________(道歉) to her at once.

Bad behavior is something that most people don’t want to tolerate. However, we have had to tolerate it more and more with each passing year. There seems to be no concern for other people’s feelings; nor do we seem to care about other people’s property. We live in an age where saying what is on our minds has priority over any harm that it might do.

There are ways to deal with bad behavior in modern times, though. Too many of us let bad behavior go because we don’t want to rock the boat. This is the time that you should rock the boat and rock it hard. Let people know that you expect it to change. That is the key to dealing with bad behavior. If it continues, take the proper action for the situation you are in. If you have developed the habit of bad behavior, take a hard look at it and then change it. You can’t expect others to behave well if you aren’t willing to look at your own bad behavior and change it.

If you don’t have control over anything in a situation, just walk away from it and move on to something that you do have control over. You needn’t feel ashamed of that. Besides, you must stand firm in what you believe. You can’t control what other people do, but you can control what you do about it. You can’t go wrong if you stand firm in what you believe. Understanding your responsibility is also important. Don’t try to take on the responsibility for other people’s behavior. Take care of what you have to and do it in the way you know it should be done. The rest will take care of itself.

Bad behavior is on the rise with more and more people behaving badly without having to pay any consequences. Worry about how you behave rather than how others behave. Pretty soon, it just may catch on.

1.It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that _____________.

A. bad behavior is common today

B. bad behavior is sure to hurt people deeply

C. people behave badly because of carelessness

D. people are more understanding than before

2.When dealing with people’s bad behavior, you are advised to ____________.

A. fight it bravely whenever it happens

B. ignore it if it is beyond your control

C. let it go to avoid trouble

D. make people feel ashamed of their bad behavior

3.Why do many people behave badly according to the passage?

A. Because bad behavior is often ignored.

B. Because people are often influenced by others.

C. Because people aren’t punished for their bad behavior.

D. Because people haven’t realized its consequences.

Junelle Lynch knocked on more than 200 doors in the Gayln Manor neighborhood of Brunswick in recent weeks. Her aim is to collect food for Brunswick Food Bank.

“I like helping people a lot,” said Junelle, who celebrated her 11th birthday in July.

With the support of her parents, Junelle walks along the streets with an orange bag. Her mother follows her by car, so Junelle can empty her bag when it becomes heavy. Isabella always accompanies(陪伴) her daughter.

Neighbor Lynda Mallory dropped noodles and canned soup, vegetables and fruit into Junelle’s bag. After visiting the last house, Junelle said she felt good about what she had achieved with the help of her neighbors.

Working an hour a night three times per week, she has collected more than 400 pounds of canned and boxed food. This isn’t the first year she has collected food. Junelle started nearly three years ago, at 8 years old, when she saw a collection box at a grocery store and decided to be a volunteer. In her first year, she collected 80 pounds of food in the undeveloped neighborhood, and 214 pounds the next year. The food helped feed many poor families. Her parents couldn’t be prouder of their daughter.

The Brunswick Food Bank volunteer manager Sandy Cox said, “I find her to be an amazing young lady. I don’t think I’ve seen someone that young who cares about the needs of other people so much. I wish other people would follow her.”

1. According to the passage, the Brunswick Food Bank is probably _____ .

   A. a bank for people to save and draw money

   B. a place to store food and give it out when the market is short

   C. an organization to help the poor by collecting food for them

   D. an organization which collects food and then sells it

2. Isabella usually helps her daughter by _______.

   A. asking the neighbors for food       B. following her and letting her empty the bag

   C. offering her food for free           D. putting canned and boxed food in the car

3. What do we know about Junelle’s food collecting?

   A. She spends several hours doing it each week.  

B. She did it following her parents’ advice.

   C. She believes she can collect much more food next year.

D. She did it because she wanted to work for the grocery store.

4. What do we know from the passage?

   A. Junelle has collected food for more than three years. 

B. Junelle often collects food with her father.

   C. Junelle started collecting food when she was 11.   

D. In Junelle’s parents’ opinion, she is a very good girl.

5. Why does Sandy Cox wish that other people would follow Junelle?

A. Because Junelle cares about what other people need.

B. Because Junelle has collected more food than other people.

C. Because neighbors are willing to help Junelle. 

D. Because the Brunswick Food Bank needs more food.