Creative thinkers try to make ________ that may seem strange at first.

A. demands                  B. distinctions                 C. connections                 D. collisions

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

If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.   

Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.

Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.

It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.

What did the company where Drew once worked learn from its mistake?

   A. They should encourage people to work a longer time.

   B. People should be discouraged to think freely.

C. People will do better if they spend most of their work time developing new ideas.

D. It is necessary for people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas.  

According to the passage, creativity is ________.

A. something that most people are born with

B. something that depends mainly on intelligence

C. a way of using what one has learned to work out new problems

D. something that is not important to the character of a person at all

Why do schools tend to fail to encourage creativity?

A. They give children too many choices.

B. They are not strict enough with children.

C. They care too much about examination marks.

D. They don’t understand the importance of education.

Which of the following skills is the most important in developing creativity?

   A. Reading.     B. Writing.     C. Mathematical skill.      D. Decision-making.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2015屆湖北省沙市高一下學(xué)期第二次周練英語(yǔ)試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

　　    When it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span（壽命）? If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

　　    Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers. “Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135, ”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

　　    Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees. “People can live much longer than we think, ”he says. “Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110. When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120. So why can’t we go higher? ”

　　    The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing. “Anyone can make up a number, ”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan. “Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine. ”

　　    Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries? Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most. So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller, “adding another 50 percent would get you to 120. ”

　　    So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers? That life span is flexible（有彈性的）, but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington. “We can get flies to live 50 percent longer, ”he says. “But a fly’s never going to live 150 years. ”O(jiān)f course, if you became a new species （物種）, one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds.

　　    Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve （進(jìn)化）their way to longer life? “It’s pretty cool to think about, ”he says with a smile.

1. What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

A．People can live to 122.

B．Old people are creative.

C．Women are sporty at 85.

D．Women live longer than men.

2. According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ______.

A．the average human life span could be 110

B．scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C．few people can expect to live to over 150

D．researchers are not sure how long people can live

3. Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

A．Jerry Shay.　                           B．Steve Austad

C．Rich Miller　                           D．George Martin

4. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

A．Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B．The average human life span cannot be doubled

C．Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D．New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species

 

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2014屆江西南昌二中高二下期第二次月考英語(yǔ)卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

The air bag is a piece of safety equipment in cars. It was first designed by John W. Hetrick in 1952. Like many inventions, he came up with the idea as a result of an event that had occurred in his life. He says:

“In the spring of 1952, my wife, my seven-year-old daughter, Joan, and I were out for a Sunday drive in our 1948 Chrysler Windsor. About three miles outside Newport we were watching for deer jumping across the road. Suddenly, there was a large rock in our path. I hit the brakes and we went into a ditch(壕溝).

“As I applied the brakes, both my wife and I threw our hands up to keep our daughter from hitting the car. There was soft mud in the ditch, so the car wasn’t damaged, and no one was hurt.”

“During the ride home I couldn’t stop thinking about the accident. I asked myself,‘Why couldn’t some object come out to stop you from striking the inside of the car?’As soon as I got home that night I drew some sketches(草圖). Each evening for the following two weeks, I’d add or reduce something from the sketches.”

Hetrick applied an event he had observed while in the Navy to the design of the air bag. He was repairing a torpedo(魚(yú)雷) which had a cloth covering. When the compressed（壓縮的） air that was in the torpedo was let out, the covering was suddenly filled with air and was shot to the ceiling.

With this knowledge, he developed his design until he was able to obtain a patent on the invention on August 5, 1952. The idea was similar to the air bag designs of today. Compressed air is stored in a container and when a traffic accident occurs and the car slows down at a rapid enough rate, the air will be released into the air bag. The idea was ingenious, but Hetrick’s air bag never would have functioned properly. It was really a breakthrough, but it would require years and years of designing and testing by some top car designers before it could be used.

1.The car accident Hetrick was involved in ________.

A．damaged his car                        B．happened in 1948

C．was caused by a deer                    D．caused no harm to his family

2.Hetrick’s experience in the Navy________.

A．turned out to be dangerous               B．was helpful to his invention

C．involved designing torpedoes              D．inspired him to design an air bag

3.The underlined word “ingenious” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.

A．creative          B．ridiculous         C．crazy             D．complex

4.What do we know about the air bag Hetrick designed?

A．It came into use in the 1950s.              B．It performed perfectly in car accidents.

C．It prepared the way for air bags nowadays.    D．It took Hetrick about two months to develop it.

5.The text is mainly about ____.

A．the great inventor Hetrick                 B．The invention of air bags

C．a(chǎn) terrible car accident                    D．road safety in the 1950s

 

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2012-2013學(xué)年江西南昌10所省高三第二次模擬突破沖刺（一）英語(yǔ)試卷（解析版） 題型：其他題

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[1]When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault. "or "I know I’m late, but it’s not my fault; the car broke down. " It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation.

[2]However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.

[3]Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need.

[4]Actually, cases of this kind are common occurrence. If your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability __________ simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.

[5]This is what being a winner is all about ----- creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situation to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is. " Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.

1.What is the best title of the passage? (no more than 5 words)

                                                                       

2.How do you deal with a problem your colleague brings about?  (no more than 10 words)

                                                                       

3.Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (no more than 4 words)

                                                                       

4.If you are a winner, what will you take problems as ? (no more than 15 words)

                                                                       

5.What does the underlined word “This” (Line 1, Paragraph 5) probably refer to? (no more than 15 words)

                                                                       

 

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Narayana Hrudayalaya, a complex of health centers based in southern India, offers low-cost, high-quality specialty care in a largely poor country of 1.2 billion people. By thinking differently about everything from the unusually high number of patients it treats to the millions for whom it provides insurance, the hospital group is able to continually reduce costs. Narayana Hrudayalaya’s operations include the world’s largest and most productive cardiac (心臟病的) hospital, where the average open-heart surgery runs less than $2,000, a third or less what it costs elsewhere in India.

Narayana Hrudayalaya’s origins date back to 2001, when it built its massive cardiac center on the outskirts （市郊）of Bangalore. But it has expanded since then into what founder Dr. Devi Shetty calls a "health city," a series of centers specializing in eye, trauma, and cancer care. Narayana Hrudayalaya now manages or owns hospitals in 14 other Indian cities.

Expanding access is paired with a ongoing focus on efficiency. Typically, says Shetty, private hospitals in India focus on patients who can easily afford treatment. "We did it the other way around," he says. "This hospital is for poor people, but we also treat some rich people. We don’t look at people who are sgabbily dressed and have trouble paying as outsiders. "  Narayana Hrudayalaya’s flagship hospital has 3,000 beds and negotiates for better prices and buys directly from manufacturers, cutting out distributors.

In addition to cost-cutting, Narayana Hrudayalaya finds creative ways to make the economics work. The company started a micro-insurance program backed by the government that enables 3 million farmers to have coverage for as little as 22 cents a month in premiums（保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)）. Patients who pay discounted rates are in effect compensated by those who pay full price

Doing something--doing more, actually--is the point. By 2017, Shetty, 58, plans to expand from 5,000 beds throughout India to 30,000. Before becoming one of India’s best-known health-care entrepreneurs, Shetty was its best-known heart surgeon. He was interrupted in surgery one day during the 1990s by a request to make a house call. "I said, 'I don’t make home visits,'?" Shetty says, "and the caller said, 'If you see this patient, the experience may transform your life.'?" The request was from Mother Teresa. Inspired by the her work with the poor, he then set out to create a hospital to deliver care based on need, not wealth.  "One lesson she taught me," he says, quoting a saying he keeps framed in his office, "is 'Hands that sew are holier than lips that pray.'?"

1.Narayana Hrudayalayastarted a micro-insurance to _______.

A．cut down on the cost of the treatment       B．get the support of the government

C．make the company run smoothly            D．a(chǎn)ttract more people to its hospital

2.We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．the cost of medicine care in India is very low

B．Shetty wouldn’t have succeeded without Mother Teresa

C．Shetty and his colleagues are likely to make home visits now

D．Shetty has expanded his hospitals to most of other cities in India

3.Why did Shetty build the massive cardiac center in 2001?

A．He wanted to build a health city.

B．He was motivated and decided to help more people.

C．He intended to develop his career in different areas.

D．He meant to help more poor people get free treatment.

4.How would you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph ?

A．It’s doing something and doing more that really matters.

B．It’s not easy to take positive action to contribute to society.

C．Healthcare workers are the holiest persons in the world.

D．Praying alone is of no significance in face of difficult situation.

 

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