【正文】 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(duì)保持創(chuàng)造力至關(guān)重要的練習(xí)。有意識(shí)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(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。可推斷出生活在水上比生活在陸地上花費(fèi)少。 （4）考查推理判斷。從那時(shí)起，游艇生活通常吸引那些喜歡另類生活方式的人，即說游艇生活在工業(yè)革命中變得流行起來，可知C項(xiàng)正確；以及最后一段中的“many boat people say that their neighbours are always ready to help them, and houseboat neighbours often bee friends for life.” 許多船民說，他們的鄰居總是樂于幫助他們，而船上鄰居常常成為終生的朋友，可知D項(xiàng)正確。boat people39?？芍狝項(xiàng)正確；第二段中的“The earliest populations of Britain39。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由這些例子可知，生活在船上是極不方便的。冬天住在船上很冷，總有一種潮濕感。 （2）考查推理判斷。即這種游艇生活吸引那些喜歡“非傳統(tǒng)的”生活方式的人。這與傳統(tǒng)的居住方式不同?！猙oats that people use as homes.” 這些人以船為家的。根據(jù)第二段中的“Houseboat munities are typically made up of people who are looking for a slower way of life and who want to be in touch with nature.”可知，游艇社區(qū)通常是由那些尋求慢節(jié)奏生活方式和想要接觸大自然的人組成的；再根據(jù)第一段中的“there are over 30,000 39。 to live on the boat. （3）Which of the following information is not given in the text? are lots of rivers and canals in Britain. people live on houseboats in Wales. living bee popular in the industrial revolution. who live on houseboats are usually very friendly with their neighbours.（4）Why do many people choose to live on the water? on the water is romantic on the water is easy and natural on the water can avoid unfriendly neighbours on the water costs less than living on the land【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了在英國(guó)年輕人中流行的一種居住方式 “船屋”。 There is a great sense of munity on the waterways。Despite these difficulties, the number of people living on Britain39。 water from kitchen sink, shower and toilet. In winter, living on a boat can be very cold and there is always a feeling of damp. Of course, most boats are quite small inside, so you don39。Living on the water sounds romantic, but it is also hard work. There are daily things that need to be done, like bringing fuel and water on board and dealing with 39。boat people39。The earliest populations of Britain39。houseboats39。 3．閱讀理解 故選A。其次，你們低廉的價(jià)格和優(yōu)質(zhì)的客戶服務(wù)讓我經(jīng)常光顧超市。根據(jù)第二段中“Your Supermarket is outstanding in many ways. First I enjoy the selection of produce and fresh bakery items. Second your low prices and excellent customer service keep me ing back to Supermarket.”你們的超市在很多方面都很出色。故選D。另一個(gè)例子是Regent牌辣椒調(diào)料。我可以找到其他口味的湯，但你們店里沒有納喬奶酪湯，我的很多食譜里都有納喬奶酪湯。 （2）考查推理判斷。從信中我們可以了解到作者是該店的?？?。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。I sincerely hope to continue a relationship with your store, and I hope that you will consider the possibility of expanding your goods to be more petitive.Yours truly,Bob Watson（1）From the letter, we can learn that the author is ________. very picky reporter regular customer of the store responsible nutritionist petitor of the store（2）How does the author present his point in Paragraph 2? paring two different stores. analyzing the figures. providing scientific findings. giving examples.（3）According to Bob, the grocery store ________. good customer service outstanding in every way all his needs convenient transportation【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一封書信。 t like to make two trips. I have been a long time Supermart shopper and hope to continue for many years. If I could find all the items I need in one place, I would be a more satisfied customer.