When we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, i．e．great artists, inventors and scientists－a select and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius．The tendency to regard creativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusive province of a lucky few disregards the creative and imaginative aspects in the solution of many of the tasks we regularly have to face the discovery and development of new methods and techniques, the improvement of old methods, existing inventions and products．
Everyone has creative ability to some extent．Creative thinking involves posing oneself a problem and then originating or inventing a solution along new and unconventional lines．It involves drawing new analogies, discovering new combination, and/or new applications of things that are already known．It follows, then, that a creative person will exhibit great intellectual curiosity and imagination．He will be alert and observant with a great store of information which he will be able to sort out and combine in the solution of problems．He will be emotionally receptive to new and unconventional ideas and will be less interested in facts than in their implications．Most important of all he will be able to communicate uninhibitedly and will not be too concerned about other people's reaction to his apparently "crazy" notions．People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them from becoming the first men to construct and fly a heavier-than-air craft．
(1)
The author believes that creative thinking ________．
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A．
is only possessed by great artists
B．
requires rare talent and genius
C．
is needed in the solution of many problems
D．
belongs to a lucky few
(2)
In order to solve scientific problems, people ________．
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A．
should not be afraid of what others think
B．
should be mad
C．
must possess crazy notions
D．
should have inhibitions
(3)
Creative thinking involves ________．
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A．
drawing new pictures of old things
B．
observing the actions of great people
C．
finding the problem and originating a solution
D．
discovering new emotions
(4)
A creative person must look at facts ________．
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A．
for their face-value
B．
for what they imply
C．
and remember them
D．
which are less interesting
(5)
In the second paragraph, the word "unconventional" means ________．
She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．
Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?
Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．
Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”
The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”
Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”
So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”
“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．
Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．
(1)
What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
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A．
People can live to 122．
B．
Old people are creative．
C．
Women are sporty at 85．
D．
Women live longer than men．
(2)
According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．
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A．
the average human life span could be 110
B．
scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C．
few people can expect to live to over 150
D．
researchers are not sure how long people can live
(3)
Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?
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A．
Jerry Shay．
B．
Steve Austad
C．
Rich Miller
D．
George Martin
(4)
What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
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A．
Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．
B．
The average human life span cannot be doubled．
C．
Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．
D．
New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．
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