题目内容
If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary , you will find it 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, this includes an awareness of our surroundings．It means using all of our senses to become aware of our world．This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture（质地）,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（重组） 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 and filters 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 are also 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 earlier 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 difficut 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
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
解析:
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No one was left in the museum now, and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum.
The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting, but no one claimed (认领) it. So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had very deep meaning. The director was proud to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery.
Some weeks later a woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting, the little boy began to cry. The director went over and asked him.
“Why are you crying?”
The child pointed to the painting and said, “That’s my painting on the wall and I want it back.”
“Yes,” said his mother, “he left it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see his name on the painting.”
【小题1】John was perhaps _______.
| A．a painter | B．an expert on painting |
| C．a visitor to the museum | D．a man working in the museum |
| A．before the museum opened |
| B．after the museum was closed |
| C．during his visit to the museum |
| D．while he was enjoying his walk |
| A．he was afraid of it |
| B．he thought it was his painting |
| C．he wanted to have the painting back |
| D．Both B and C |
| A．angry | B．afraid | C．surprised | D．proud |
| A．it was really very beautiful and had very deep meaning |
| B．the painting was drawn by a famous painter though he was a child |
| C．all of them did not look carefully enough |
| D．they examined it very carefully |
When I was seven, my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists (手腕); sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.
But while these wise people have realized that they don’t need them, others — including some distinguished ones of our time — are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £ 250.000 for a piece.
This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days, all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Yes, you may say expensive watches will come with some extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea to test its function of waterproof, or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole by using its compass? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?
If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead, the Swiss re-invented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man —— usually a famous star, wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.
Watches are classified as “investment items” (投资项目) now. A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350, 000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from 15, 000 to 30, 000 plus in a year. But, to some wealthy people, a watch is more than an investment. It’s a valuable toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for fifteen years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £ 350, 000 treasured object will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.
1.The sales of watches to young people have fallen because ______.
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A．they have other devices to tell the time |
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B．they think watches are too expensive |
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C．they have little sense of time now |
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D．they prefer to wear an iPod on their wrists |
2.It seems ridiculous to the writer that ______.
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A．some people often dive 300 metres deep into the sea |
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B．expensive clothes sell much better than cheap ones |
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C．cheap cars usually don’t run as fast as expensive ones |
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D．expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell |
3.What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?
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A．It targets rich people as its potential customers. |
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B．It seems hard for the industry to beat its competitors. |
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C．It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising. |
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D．It is easy for the industry to re-invent cheap watches. |
4.Which would be the best title for the passage?
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A．Timex Being better than Rolex |
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B．My Expensive Childhood Timex |
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C．Super-level Watches? Not for Me! |
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D．Watches — a Valuable Collection |