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If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary , you will find it means “to bring into being, to cause something each of us does daily to exist”.
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.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.(257 words)
【小题1】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. |
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 |
A.It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to put it into 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 may not put it into practice. |
A.How to Develop One’s Creativity |
B.What Is Creativity |
C.The Importance of Creativity |
D.Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing |
Dear Parents,
As we start the second half of the spring term, I thought it important to update you on some key developments.
Post-16 Collaboration(合作)
We have entered into an exciting new collaboration with Bassaleg Comprehension School, Duffryn High School, St Joseph’s High School, and Coleg Gwent—The Newport West Post-16 partnership. We will be working together to deliver nearly 40 different courses at other schools and likewise, students from other schools will study some subjects here. Information about the courses available to students can be found on the partnership website www. Newftartwest. corn. uk.
Uniform
I would take this opportunity to remind all parents that students are not permitted to wear non-school uniform cardigans (开襟羊毛衫) in Newport High School. It is the responsibility of parents to make sure your son or daughter wears the correct uniform to school. This includes completely black shoes. Over the next half term we will be working with students to develop a cardigan with the school logo which will provide an alternative to the current school jacket.
School Catering.
We are currently seeking a new company to provide school meals. Our new catering provider will be in place at the start of the summer term and will be working with students, parents and staff to provide improvements to our current provision. I look forward to keeping you updated on this development.
Some key dates for you to be aware of over the next half term are:
Tuesday 15March | Year 9&10 Revision Conference |
Wednesday 23 March | Year 12& 13 Parents Evening (4:00—7:00 p.m.) |
Thursday 31st March | Academic Review Day |
Friday 1st April | Teacher Training Day (school closed to students) |
Friday 15st April | End of Spring Term |
Tuesday 3rd May | Start of Summer Term |
Your faithfully,
Karyn Keane
【小题1】Karyn Keane wrote the letter on behalf of ______.
A.Bassaleg Comprehensive School | B.Newport High School |
C.St Joesph’s High School | D.Duffryn High School |
A.It involves four schools altogether. |
B.Course information will be mailed to every student. |
C.Students can choose as many courses as they want. |
D.It allows students to learn at other schools. |
A.In May | B.In April | C.in March | D.In June |
A.Students will develop a logo for the school. |
B.All parents will be invited to school on 23rd March |
C.Students won’t go to school on 1st April. |
D.The letter was written at the start of the spring term. |
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I moved to this small town at the age of twelve.After getting 36 in our new house and starting school,I began to explore the 37 area.I was exploring the pond when I discovered the fish.
There were two of them,one about a foot long, 38 the other just a little smaller,and they were the most beautiful fish I had 39 seen.They had blue and yellow and red 40 from head to tail.Before they saw me,they swam 41 over the sand just under the front edge of the large cedar(杉)tree which had long before fallen 42 the pond.
I went back the next day after school 43 with about six feet of fishing line and a hook borrowed from our elderly neighbor.and half a dozen worms I had 44 out of the garden.We did not own any fishing tool,and 45 a city kid,my fishing experience, had 46 week long visits to my relatives.
I took a shortcut 47 some fallen cedars on my way to the pond.As I was climbing over one tree and ducking under another,I _48 my footing,and my soup can of worms went flying into the air.My 49 was only increased when I noticed that my worms had disappeared.
I went to the pond,looked down again,and there they were.I made a few 50 to catch them by hand,but I soon realized it was never going to 51 .I had been trying to catch them for quite a while without actually even 52 either one.After each attempt,they 53 suddenly go around the pool,then settle back under the log.They could really go 54 ,but they were just too fast to be caught.I was wet and 55 and it was time to go home.
36.A.seated B.settled C.separated D.served
37.A.deserted B.crowded C.surrounding D.distant
38.A.but B.and C.thus D.so
39.A.hardly B.seldom C.never D.ever
40.A.dots B.signs C.signals D.symbols
41.A.nervously B.hopelessly C.effortlessly D.difficultly
42.A.through B.across C.past D.by
43.A.armed B.matched C.handled D.accompanied
44.A.put B.dug C.pulled D.searched
45.A.for B.with C.as D.despite
46.A.consisted of B.compared with C.made up D.taken up
47.A.beyond B.against C.between D.through
48.A.lost B.sank C.sent D. threw
49.A.doubt B.disappointment C.courage D. strength
50.A.steps B.activities C.attempts D. movement
51.A.work B.complete C.cover D. catch
52.A.noticing B.touching C.holding D. feeling
53.A.should B.might C.would D. could
54.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D. everywhere
55.A.excited B.frightened C.worried D. discouraged
Our new English teacher, who is said to have moved back to China, ______ in America for almost ten years.
A.lived | B.has lived | C.was living | D.had lived |