According to the dictionary definition of“create,ordinary people are creative every day”.To create means“to bring into being,to cause to exist something each of us does daily”.

We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way.First,thisincludes an awareness(意識(shí)) of our surroundings.It means using all of our senses to becomeaware of our world.This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture(質(zhì)地),as well as taste,when we plan a meal.Above all,it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things.If we believe the expression,“There is nothing new under the sun,the creativity is remaking or recombining(重組) the old in new ways.”For example,we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture,or we might make a new combination of camera lenses andfilters to create an unusual photograph.

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas,to ask for them to achieve some new results.To think up a new idea is one thing;to put the idea to work is another.

These three parts of creativity are included in all the great works of geniuses,but they arealso included in many of our day-to-day activities.

Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

A.To prepare for a meal.                                          B.To arrange the furniture in a special way.

C.To buy some books from a bookstore.             D.To“write”a letter with the computer.

.“There is nothing new under the sun” really implies that _________.

A.a new thing can only be created at the basis of earliest things

B.a new thing is only a tale

C.we can seldom create new things

D.we can hardly see really new things in the world

What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?

A.It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to use it in practice.

B.To find a new thought will clearly lead to the production of a new thing.

C.A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

D.One may come up with a new thought,but can not put it into practice.

The best title for this passage is__________.

A.How to Develop One’s Creativity                   B.What Is Creativity

C.The Importance of Creativity                          D.Creativity,a Not Faraway Thing

Buckminster Fuller once said, “The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life.” If you want to live abundantly, decide what you really want and figure out a way to do it. Be clear and live with intent.

You may have heard of Fred Lebow. He complained to his doctor that he lacked energy. His doctor advised him to take up running. He fell in love with it! He was 39 years old when he entered his first race.

Fred joined the New York Road Runners Club and organized New York City’s first marathon race. But what Fred truly wanted to do was to bring people together. He believes that anybody should be able to run — people of all ages and of any country.

Not everyone in New York was excited about people running through their neighborhood. A youth gang warned him that nobody had better run through their turf. “That’s great,” Fred said. “I need someone to protect the runners in your area, and you look like just the fellows to do it.” He gave them each a hat, shirt and jacket and that year, when the marathon went through their neighborhood, these young men proudly guarded the runners along their way.

Fred decided what was truly important to him and he found a way to do it. He lived with intent. That single decision made his life remarkably different.

As one sports writer said, “Fate handed him a short race. With his goal, with his love of life, Fred turned it into a marathon.”

Fred would say that it’s not about how long you live, but how you run the race of life.

The purpose that Fred Lebow organized New York City’s first marathon race was _____.

A. to be popular with people

B. to display his true love for sports development

C. to drive away his loneliness in the running

D. to get more people together

Which word in the passage is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “turf”?

A. Neighborhood. B. Way. C. Decision. D. Race.

What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Determination guarantees you a success.

B. The race of life with intent.

C. Nothing is impossible in one’s life race.

D. The benefits of taking up running.    

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a   1  problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error.?  2  ,?when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six   3  in analyzing a problem.

  4  the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken,  and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must   5  that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the person must find the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must   6  the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for   7  that will make the problem clearer and lead to   8  solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes.  9  ,he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes,  10  his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After   11  the problem, the person should have   12  suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example   13  ,his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one   14  seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the   15  idea comes quite   16  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a  17   way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖) stuck to a brake. He   18  hits on the solution to his problem: he must  19  the brake.

Finally the solution is   20  .Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.

1.A.serious                   B.usual                         C.similar                      D.common

2.A.Besides                  B.Instead                      C.Otherwise                  D.However

3.A.ways                      B.conditions                 C.stages                        D.orders

4.A.First                      B.Usually                     C.In general               D.Most importantly

5.A.explain                   B.prove                        C.show                         D.see

6.A.check                     B.determine                  C.correct                      D.recover

7.A.answers                  B.skills                         C.explanation                D.information

8.A.possible                  B.exact                         C.real                           D.special

9.A.In other words        B.Once in a while     C.First of all                  D.At this time

10.A.look for                B.talk to                       C.agree with                 D.depend on

11.A.discussing             B.settling down             C.comparing with          D.studying

12.A.extra                    B.enough                      C.several                      D.countless

13.A.secondly               B.again                        C.also                          D.alone

14.A.suggestion            B.conclusion                 C.decision                    D.discovery

15.A.next                            B.clear                         C.final                         D.new

16.A.unexpectedly         B.late                           C.clearly                      D.often

17.A.simple                  B.different                    C.quick                        D.sudden

18.A.fortunately            B.easily                        C.clearly                      D.immediately

19.A.clean                    B.separate                     C.loosen                       D.remove

20.A.recorded               B.completed                 C.tested                        D.accepted

—Shall we go to the market to get some apples？

—Look！It ______rain.Let’s make it another time.

A.will                          B.is going to                 C.would                       D.shall

A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drover her    21      by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,     22   “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to    23     for the night. Seeing that he had an   24   Face, she let him in and gave him a nice    25   . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫師), thanked her by granting (允準(zhǔn)) her   26     that anyone who climbed up her tree  27   not be able to come back down until she   28  it.

     When the children came back to steal her   29   , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her

long   30   she gave the tree permission to let  31    go. Aunty Misery was free from the   32   at last.

One day another man    33    her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   34   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   35    me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  36    some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37          

it brought to me in this life. But I am too    38   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   39    as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   40   and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

A. hopeless    B. painful   C. dull   D. crazy

A. calling     B. shouting   C. announcing  D. whispering

A. stay       B. live       C. hide     D. lie

A. interesting  B. honest    C. anxious    D. angry

A. gift      B. kiss      C. treat     D. smile

A. suggestion     B. demand      C. permission D. wish

A. could     B. should     C. might    D. must

A. permitted   B. promised      C. answered    D. declared

A. branch    B. food    C. tree     D. fruit

A. after      B. while     C. since       D. before

A. it        B. them      C. him        D. her

A. trick     B. question     C. trouble     D. difficulty

A. stepped into   B. left for       C. stopped at    D. walked around

A. so      B. but         C. although       D. because

A. with     B. off         C. upon         D. for

A. choose      B. pick      C. shake      D. hit

A. honor       B. pleasure   C. hope      D. excitement

A. light        B. short      C. old       D. thin

A. proud       B. kind       C. fine      D. smart

A. disappointedly       B. cheerfully      C. unwillingly     D. eagerly