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of us, once we become adults, forget how to 2 it. Creativity isn"t always 3 with great works of art or ideas.
People at work and in their free time 4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to
achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help
you.
Making connections This technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying to find links between them. First,
think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object,
for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence,
etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 7 to the job you have to do. So imagine you
want to but a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don"t 9 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you
want. Think about your goal and the new 10 . If your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now practise skiing
every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 12 this to reality. Maybe you can
practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 13 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in
trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. They ask question: What
does this character want? Why can"t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your
goal involves other people, put yourself in their 15 . The best fishermen think like fish!
| ( )1. A. wrong ( )2. A. put up with ( )3. A. equipped ( )4. A. skillfully ( )5. A. familiar ( )6. A. presented ( )7. A. ideas ( )8. A. experience ( )9. A. work ( )10. A. possibilities ( )11. A. in fact ( )12. A. devote ( )13. A. private ( )14. A. positions ( )15. A. positions | B. unbelievable B. catch up with B. compared B. routinely B. unrelated B. marked B. ambitions B. service B. last B. limitations B. in particular B. adapt B. global B. dreams B. dreams | C. reasonable C. make use of C. covered C. vividly C. creative C. lit C. achievement C. present C. exist C. tendency C. as a whole C. lead C. different C. images C. images | D. realistic D. keep track of D. connected D. deeply D. imaginary D. associated D. technique D. object D. change D. practice D. for example D. keep D. practical D. directions D. directions |
| 1-5: A C D B B 6-10: D A C C A 11-15: D B C D A | |||
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| Tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre. The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26-funded with ￡2.5 million of taxpayers" money- was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world, who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged. The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached. 13.6 million in 2007, up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost ￡470 million. One theatre source criticized the Government"s priorities (优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying:"I don"t know why the Government"s wasting money on this. The Yong Vic, as The Times reported today, offers excellent performances at cheap prices." There was praise for the Government"s plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre, who said:"I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London." Ninety-five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two-year plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26-year-olds, first-come, first-served. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre. Mr. Burnham said:"A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it"s "not for them". It"s time to change this perception." Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said:"The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre, but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a no-go area." | |||
| 1. Critics of the plan argued that _____. | |||
| A. the theatres would be overcrowded B. it would be a waste of money C. pensioners wouldn"t get free tickets D. the government wouldn"t be able to afford it | |||
| 2. According to the supporters, the plan should _____. | |||
| A. benefit the television industry B. focus on producing better plays C. help increase the sales of tickets D. involve all the young people in England | |||
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE about the plan? | |||
| A. Ninety-five theatres have received funding. B. Everyone will get at least one free ticket. C. It may not benefit all the young people. D. Free tickets are offered once every day. | |||
| 4. We can infer from the passage that in England _____. | |||
| A. many plays are not for young people B. many young people don"t like theatre C. people know little about the plan D. children used to receive good arts education | |||
| 5. According to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems _____. | |||
| A. controversial B. inspiring C. exciting D. unreasonable | |||
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| America hopes to start building a base that can continue to exist all the time on the moon within 20 years. By the mid-2020s, astronauts will be staying there for six months a time. So what do scientists think food and water will be like for those first moon residents? In the short term, food would have to be brought from Earth. The dream, however, is to grow things in greenhouses on the moon. "You"d grow things in the liquid-there"s no reason why that wouldn"t work," says Pillinger, a professor. This would mean floating plants in a nutrient-rich solution of water. "Soil is not a necessary thing for plants; it"s only to keep them standing upright," Pillinger adds. It would take at least a decade of experiments after the base was built before such a plan would work, however. The main problem is working out how to get nutrients from the lunar soil. "Getting all that to work requires a minimum level of infrastructure (基础设施) present before you can start experimenting with greenhouses," says Pillinger. Finding strong plants to grow in space will also be hard, though scientists are already working on it: scientist Amy Grunden of North Carolina State University has been working on genetically engineering food crops that can be grown in harsh, off-planet environments. Water is a somewhat easier prospect (前景). One of the reasons that America wants to put its base at the moon"s south pole is that it thinks that, in the permanently shaded craters, there are large pools of frozen water. If that"s true, it could easily be mined and used to drink and to create oxygen for the habitants. | |||
| 1. The passage is mainly about _____. | |||
| A. life on the moon by 2020 B. America"s first moon base that exists forever C. food and water on the future moon base D. housing for settlers on the future moon base | |||
| 2. How do people plant on the moon in the future? | |||
| A. By burying plants in the lunar soil. B. By growing plants in water. C. By keeping plants standing straight. D. By making use of the moonlight. | |||
| 3. What difficulty will scientists meet in solving the food problem? | |||
| A. How to find water to irrigate plants. B. Where to experiment with plants. C. How to grow plants in the moon soil. D. What plants are suitable to grow on the moon. | |||
| 4. Scientists want to build the base on the moon"s south pole because _____. | |||
| A. there is oxygen for people to breathe B. people have found the frozen water that can be drunk there C. it is a place where water will possibly be found and supplied D. there are large pools that can let people have a swim | |||
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| Dave needed to prepare for Saturday"s fishing trip. He went into his hall closet, where he had more than 20 rods and reels. Nowadays he went fishing twice a year at Big Bear, a huge lake in southern California about 7,000 feet up in the mountains. California tries to improve the fishing industry by sponsoring (发起) a Free Fishing Day twice a year, once in June and once in September. That"s enough for Dave. He went mostly because it was a social event with a few friends, not so much to catch fish. Even driving up a twisty (弯弯曲曲的) two-lane road was worth the trip. Let alone the big, beautiful houses and trees that lined the shore of the lake. Preparing was a project in itself. Dace had even created a computer file named Fishing Trip. It was a checklist of 45 things to take to Big Bear. He took two rods, because on Free Fishing Day you were allowed to fish with two rods instead of the usual one rod. He took a sweatshirt, jeans, two pairs of socks, a heavy hooded jacket, winter gloves, and a scarf. He also took flip-flops, shorts, a T-shirt, sunglasses, a big hat, and lightweight raincoat. If you go to Big Bear in June, you"d better be prepared for hot or cold, rain or shine. He prepared a couple of magazines to read just in case the fish weren"t biting. He and his friends joked that the fish were always biting-in the spot you just left or the spot you were headed for. After about an hour and a half; Dave had gathered all the items on his list into a neat pile next to his door. He went to bed knowing that tomorrow"s weather and fishing were unpredictable, but the good time with his friends was a given. | |||
| 1. Dave went go Big Bear twice a year mainly to _____. | |||
| A. fish B. meet his friends C. prepare for his fishing D. develop a project | |||
| 2. Why had Dave created a computer file named Fishing Trip? | |||
| A. Because he was afraid he would forget the things needed. B. Because he would have so much fish to catch. C. Because the good time with his friends was uncertain. D. Because he wanted to buy some magazines on fishing. | |||
| 3. On Free Fishing Day, people going fishing could use _____. | |||
| A. one fishing rod B. two fishing rods C. three fishing rods D. twenty fishing rods | |||
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? | |||
| A. Saturday"s Fishing Trip B. A Happy Fishing Day C. An Unforgettable Fishing Day D. Preparing For a Fishing Trip | |||
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| While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants. The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign (发起运动) for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, shower heads that are too low, and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says. But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average height of the population has been increasing yet the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged. "The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 6"6"(6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 6"3"bed caters for (满足需 要) less than half of the male(男性) population,"said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy,"Seven-foot beds would work fine." Similarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere. Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat Houses" Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh, 6"6" beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans. | |||
| 1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign? | |||
| A. To provide better services. B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants. C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall. D. To attract more people to become its members. | |||
| 2. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy? | |||
| A. 7"2" B. 7" C. 6"6" D. 6"3" | |||
| 3. What may happen to restaurants with small tables? | |||
| A They may lose some customers. B. They may start businesses elsewhere. C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables. D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged. | |||
| 4. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh? | |||
| A. Tall people pay more for larger beds. B. 6"6" beds have taken the place of 6"3" beds. C. Special rooms are kept for Americans. D. Guest rooms are standardized. | |||
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| It is impossible not to make a mistake at some point of your life. We may as well accept that something will go wrong and we will be to blame. It is therefore sensible to work out some plans for apologizing, and the best way to apologize is by letter. This way you can take care over every word you write-which you can"t do if you say sorry to someone in person. We all say or do something that we wish we hadn"t said or done. You may say something that accidentally hurts someone, or you may provide a service which doesn"t come up to the standards that a cheat or customer expected. You may feel that it was a mistake which couldn"t be avoided. Rather than dwell on the mistake, you should quickly try to remedy (补救) the problem. An effective letter of apology is an important part of that process. For the content of the letter, just remember TABS-Timing, Action, Brevity, Sincerity. The timing of a letter of apology is crucial-it must be sent as soon as possible. Any delay in sending the letter will only compound the problem. In this case, "better late than never" is not the best motto! The longer you wait before writing a letter of apology, the more it will seem that you have been forced into writing it. Although it is important to recognize what has gone before, it is also necessary to detail the action you plan to take to rectify whatever it was you did wrong. Research has shown that some indication that you have thought about what future action you plan to take is always well received. A letter of apology should be brief and the word "sorry" should appear no more than twice. Indicate that you are aware you are using it a second time "once again, I"m so sorry for" or "as I said early, I"m so sorry about." Finally, the tone of the letter has to be sincere. In fact, all the above factors will help in this respect. And don"t think that letters are out of date in the Email-oriented 21st century. An apology email can be worse than no apology at all! | |||
| 1. What kind of advice does the text suggest about apologizing? | |||
| A. It"s a good idea to write a letter of apology as soon as something goes wrong. B. It"s a good idea to sends several emails to apologize and show that you mean it. C. Write a long letter apologizing several times to make your point. D. Wait to see how they react to your letter before planning to do anything | |||
| 2. What kind of things do you NOT apologize for? | |||
| A. Services that are not as good as they should be. B. Genuine mistakes. C. Car accidents. D. Causing anger or hurt. | |||
| 3. According to the writer,you should not _____ after you have made a mistake. | |||
| A. waste time worrying about what happened B. write an effective letter of apology C. avoid what happened D. recognize what has gone before | |||
| 4. The underlined word "rectify" means _____. | |||
| A. to put right B. to improve C. to put aside D. to apologize |