You have some great ideas. But they don’t come out because of what your friends say or because you think that only a few people can be creative geniuses(天才). And, you, of course, think that you couldn’t be one of them. But actually, this is not true at all.
Anyone who is a creative genius will tell you that creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be developed. If you don’t learn how to develop creative thinking, this skill, just like a muscle, will become poor and useless. On the other hand, keep working at it, and this skill will soon be ready for action whenever you need it. So how do you develop your own personal style of creative thinking?
You should realize that your brain has a greater capacity (容量) and a higher speed than the world’s biggest and fastest computer. So it’s important to get as much information as you can every day. Read, watch and listen to everything around you —good and bad. The more you know, the more you’ll want to know, and the more your brain will be exercised.
Try something new every day and let your experiences show you more about the world and people around you. You need to step out of your comfort zone (舒適地帶) more and more each day.
Follow these suggestions, and begin thinking beyond your "limits" from today. You’ll soon have a life full of interesting and exciting adventures. Who knows, your idea might be the next great idea to change the world.
小題1:Most people can’t be creative geniuses because they _______.
A．don’t have great ideas
B．don’t want to develop their ideas
C．a(chǎn)re too shy to talk about their ideas
D．don’t believe they can be
小題2:The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph means ________.
A．creative thinkingB．the muscleC．personal styleD．great capacity
小題3:What do we learn from the passage?
A．No computer can store as much information as human’s brain.
B．It is not necessary to remember everything around you.
C．Try something new, as long as you are comfortable with it.
D．It is harder to exercise the brain than the muscles
小題4:The passage is intended to tell readers _________.
A．how they can learn from creative geniuses
B．a(chǎn)bout ways to develop their creative thinking
C．a(chǎn)bout the importance of exercising the muscles
D．the reasons why they can’t be creative geniuses

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:B  

試題分析：文章介紹每個(gè)人都是有創(chuàng)造性思維的，但是要不斷的練習(xí)，才能在使用的時(shí)候發(fā)揮出來，作者給出了一些如何提高創(chuàng)造力的建議。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第一段的內(nèi)容;可知大多數(shù)人不能做有創(chuàng)造力的天才因?yàn)樗麄儾幌嘈潘麄兡�，選D。
小題2:指代題：從文章第二段的句子：If you don’t learn how to develop creative thinking, this skill, just like a muscle, will become poor and useless.可知創(chuàng)造力是要經(jīng)常練習(xí)的，如果不練習(xí)，就會沒有用，下文說，如果一直練習(xí)創(chuàng)造力，它在使用的時(shí)候，就可以用的上，所以it指的是“創(chuàng)造性的思維”，選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：You should realize that your brain has a greater capacity (容量) and a higher speed than the world’s biggest and fastest computer.可知沒有電腦可以儲存象人腦一樣的東西，選A。
小題4:主旨題：從整篇文章和第二段的句子：Anyone who is a creative genius will tell you that creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be developed.可知這篇文章主要講的是發(fā)展創(chuàng)造性思維的方式，選B。
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