【正文】 s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grownups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which sharpens the handeye coordination (協(xié)調(diào)) needed in hunting. Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as ropejumping and hideandseek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating . 8．閱讀理解 故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的”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.“可知想象自己處在一個(gè)新的環(huán)境中，或者是一個(gè)全新的身份，你會(huì)感到從未有過的高效，你讓自己更有創(chuàng)造力。這說明心理萬圣節(jié)有效是因?yàn)榇竽X的某些區(qū)域大腦協(xié)同工作，故選B。根據(jù)第七段中的”According to Dr. Pillay, it works because it is an act of conscious unfocus, a collection of brain regions that spring into action when you39。故選D。每個(gè)人都可以有創(chuàng)造力，只要他或她覺得自己是一個(gè)有創(chuàng)造力的人。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。是一種對保持創(chuàng)造力至關(guān)重要的練習(xí)。有意識地穿戴另一個(gè)自我的行為173。根據(jù)第一段可知作者問讀者一條褲子可以有多少種不同的用法?并讓讀者假設(shè)自己是一名建筑師，比爾蓋茨，帶水肺的潛水員，一個(gè)中世紀(jì)的騎士等等思考同樣的問題；再根據(jù)第二段”What you just practicedthe conscious act of wearing another selfis an exercise that…is essential to being creative.“可知作者接著說剛才你所練習(xí)的173。心理角色扮演：遇見更有創(chuàng)造力的自己。turn to be rightbrained【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，論述了如何讓自己更有創(chuàng)造力，給讀者展示了一種心理學(xué)理念173。pretend to be someone elseB.focus on a specific taskD.people are in a state of lazinessB.. A.your creativity is determined by yourself（3）According to Dr. Pillay, Halloweenism works because ordinary objects can improve creativityB.creativity is an individual characteristicTo ask a favor.（2）The study led by Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunbar proves To state an opinion.B.s the function of the questions in paragraph 1? A.re giving yourself permission to do something you39。 Imagining yourself in a new situation, or an entirely new identity, never felt so productive. You39。t make us lazy。s work takes this a step further: He argues that simply identifying yourself as creative is less powerful than taking the brave, creative step of imagining you are somebody else. This exercise, which he calls psychological Halloweenism, refers to the conscious action of wearing another self. An actor may employ this technique to get into character, but anyone can use it. According to Dr. Pillay, it works because it is an act of conscious unfocus, a collection of brain regions that spring into action when you39。 These results suggest that creativity is not an individual characteristic but a product of context and perspective. Everyone can be creative, as long as he or she feels like a creative person. He points to a study showing the impact of stereotype on one39。m very rightbrained.t, without much of a middle ground. I39。 One great irony (諷刺) about our collective addiction to creativity is that we tend to frame it in uncreative ways. That is to say, most of us marry creativity to our concept of self: Either we39。re Bill Gates. A scuba diver. A medieval knight. You still have the pants. What alternative uses e to mind? I want to ask you a favor. I have a pair of pants. Tell me: How many different ways can I put a pair of pants to use? Now imagine you39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查， 是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，閱讀時(shí)在首段可以確定文章的主題句，答題時(shí)通過題干中的關(guān)鍵詞在文章中定位，然后分析相關(guān)信息，從而確定與題干相符的選項(xiàng)?！贝搜圆惶摚@輩子所有的路不管怎樣迂回曲折，最終都會(huì)引導(dǎo)著我們回家，有的是回到這里，回到我們物質(zhì)層面的家，有的是回到我們心靈的家園。 （4）推理判斷題。我的心跳了起來!我跳上跳下，放聲大笑。 （3）推理判斷題。答案定位在第二段It was full of holes and muddy tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but exploring it still seemed like a fine adventure.（它到處都是洞和泥濘的小路，兩邊都是茂密的樹林，但探索它仍然像是一場美妙的冒險(xiǎn)。答案定位在第一段Still, I was never bored. The fields, hills, and woodlands around my house were the nature readymade ，故選D。文章通過自己的親身經(jīng)歷，說明了所有的路，最終都是回家的路。 I was almost in tears when I turned one last curve(彎曲處) and saw something in the distance. It was a house that I recognized. My heart leapt up! I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. I knew the way home! It was still over a mile away but my legs felt like feathers and I hurried back to my house in no time. I walked in with a big smile on my face just in time for dinner. The dirt road give way to a rock one and then a paved one, yet there was still neither a car nor a house in sight. My legs were getting tired. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew scared. I didn39。 I can remember once hiking to a nearby lake and slowly walking around it. At the backside of it I was amazed to find an old, onelane, dirt road that I had never seen before. I immediately set out to travel it. It was full of holes and muddy tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but exploring it still seemed like a fine adventure.6．閱讀理解 可知，聆聽長輩的話會(huì)幫助我們學(xué)到很多東西，故選A。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。我對我們在一起的時(shí)間有了新的認(rèn)識。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days.”他那雙蒼老但依然清澈的藍(lán)眼睛看著眼前的情景，我不知道接下來的兩天該怎么過。由此可知，Why did I ever agree to acpany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?的意思是我為什么要答應(yīng)陪我那奇怪的爺爺從紐約坐火車去喬治亞州呢？ cranky的意思是奇怪的，故選B。 （1）考查詞義猜測。There always is beautiful scenery along the journey.D.Listening to elders will help us learn a lot.B.D.s missing her relatives.C.B.Her grandpa39。It would be a chance to know about her grandpa.D.It would be boring.B.D.Selfless.B.Health. it39。 In this fastpaced world, we often miss important moments. There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience. I may be more open to opportunities to stay with my grandpa. Life isn39。s the adventure of getting there.s not just the trip。 We were silently waiting on the platform in the late