【正文】 A.D.To make a parison.C.To lead in the topic.d otherwise feel guilty about.（1）What39。re making yourself more creative, and you39。 it makes us human.re not focused on a specific task or thought. Most people spend nearly half of their days in a state of unfocus. This doesn39。 Dr. Pillay39。s behavior. The authors, psychologists Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunbar, divided their college student subjects into two groups, instructing one group to think of themselves as eccentric poets and the other to imagine they were rigid librarians. The researchers then presented them all with ordinary objects, including a fork, a carrot, and a pair of pants, and asked them to e up with as many different uses as possible for each one. The former group came up with the widest range of ideas, whereas the latter had the fewest. , an assistant professor at Harvard University, has spent years overturning these ideas. He believes that the key to unlocking your creative potential is to challenge the stereotyped (陳詞濫調(diào)的) advice that urges you to believe in yourself. In fact, you should do the opposite: Believe you are someone else.m just not a creative person! a discouraged student might say in art class, while another might blame her talent at painting for her difficulties in math, making a ment I39。re creative or we aren39。 What you just practicedthe conscious act of wearing another selfis an exercise that, according to psychiatrist SriniPillay, MD, is essential to being creative.re an architect. Same question. Now imagine you39。8．閱讀理解 WISH YOU WERE MORE CREATIVE?故選D。故D選項(xiàng)“作者認(rèn)識(shí)到家庭度假的價(jià)值，并將其付諸實(shí)踐。根據(jù)第二段中的“Decades later I still have vivid memories of that trip which made me realize the value of a vacation, of seeing new things, meeting new people and sharing memorable experiences with family members.”幾十年后，我仍然對(duì)那次旅行記憶猶新，那次旅行讓我意識(shí)到度假的價(jià)值，認(rèn)識(shí)新事物，結(jié)識(shí)新朋友，與家人分享難忘的經(jīng)歷。選D?？芍?，作者讓孩子參與假期計(jì)劃是為了確保孩子有一個(gè)美好的假期，并不是為了節(jié)省預(yù)算。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍?，作者小時(shí)候和他的父母去農(nóng)村是為了體驗(yàn)鄉(xiāng)村生活。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s no pleasure from the usual everyday tasks. What matters is that everyone is having a great time.（1）Why did the author and his parents go to the countryside when he was young? milk the cow. meet the farmer and his family. experience country life. enjoy the scenery.（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? author encouraged his customers to save their money for family vacation. author met new people and new things during the trip. trip helped the author understand the meaning of vacations better. author involved his kids in planning the vacation to cut their budget.（3）What is this passage mainly about? author had a good time in the countryside. author advised others to spend vacations with their families. author tried to enjoy the holidays with his family. author realized the value of family vacations and put it into practice.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者由小時(shí)候的一次和父母去農(nóng)村體驗(yàn)生活意識(shí)到度假的價(jià)值——認(rèn)識(shí)新事物，結(jié)識(shí)新朋友，與家人分享難忘的經(jīng)歷。 For my family, our vacation starts when we begin planning the trip. We talk about destinations and our budget (預(yù)算) ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: Can we save money by renting a house instead of spending six nights in a hotel? Would it be better to buy groceries and cook for ourselves rather than eat out every night? Involving (使參與) the kids in planning the vacation makes sure that they have a great vacation too. I prefer to visit historical sites and museums while they love to fish and swim. So I build in some relaxation time for us all so that the vacation can work for everyone. When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the Pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life. We stayed in a guesthouse on a farm, joining the daily routines and eating meals with the farmer and his family. We got up early to see the cows as they were milked. I even tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he released the cows into the field afterward. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （3）考查主旨大意。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“A Japanesestyle conversation, however, is not at all like tennis or volleyball. It39。s rude to interrupt someone who is speaking【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者結(jié)合自己的切身經(jīng)歷談?wù)摿巳帐降恼勗捄臀魇降恼勗挼牟煌?，由此告訴我們與來(lái)自另一個(gè)國(guó)家的人交談是困難的。talking with someone from another country proves difficultD.it39。criticize（3）The main idea of the article is _______. A.C.entertains purpose in writhing this article is to _____. A.in Japanesestyle conversations, you must wait your turn to speakD.Japanesestyle conversations are like bowling.B.t return your ball, and he does not begin from where your ball stopped. And there is always a suitable pause between turns. There is no rush, no scramble for the ball. When your turn es, you step up to the starting line with your bowling ball and carefully bowl it. Everyone else stands back and watches politely, murmuring encouragement. Everyone waits until the ball has reached the end of the alley（球場(chǎng)）and watches to see if it knocks down all the pins, or only some of them, or none of them. There is a pause, while everyone registers your score. A Japanesestyle conversation, however, is not at all like tennis or volleyball. It39。t expect you simply to agree and do nothing more. I expect you to add somethinga reason for agreeing, another example, or a detailed explanation to carry the idea further. But I don39。 Finally, after listening carefully to many Japanese conversations, I discovered what my problem was. Even though I was speaking Japanese, I was handling the conversation in a Western way. After I was married and had lived in Japan for while, my Japanese gradually improved to the point where I could take part in simple conversations with my husband