摘要： The “six-hat technique offered by Professor De Bono is mainly used in . A. creative thinking B. having meeting C. judging people’s opinions D. the decision making process B We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning. We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers. Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor. Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed. That’s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stampingit with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know. This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be re-stated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.
Six people are sitting around a big table．They are very important people．They are trying to make a very important decision．That are trying to make a very important decision．That is why they are all wearing coloured hats．But only in their minds．
When making a decision people have to struggle with different choices．They have to be creative enough to use their imaginations．But they also have to know enough of the facts to stop their imaginations using them．
All these factors sometimes make it hard for people to decide what to do when they are given a difficult question．And what will happen if we cannot afford to get the answer wrong?
Enter Edward de Bono, Professor De Bono comes up with ideas, which help people work out how to think．And the“six-hat technique”is one of the best known．
The idea is to separate out the different parts of the decision making process so that each can help people come to the right decision．Each of the six very important people is given a different hat．The white hat deals with information and sticks to the facts．The red hat talks about how he or she feels about what is going on．The yellow hat looks at all the benefits that cold come from a decision．The black hat warns about everything that could go wrong．The green hat wonders whether there are any other good ways．And the blue hat runs the whole meeting．
This technique has proved itself in many businesses．Managers find that it is an effective way of making sure that meetings are useful and constructive．Individuals can be given a particular hat for a whole meeting．Or the whole team can wear the same hat for part of the time and then move on to the next．And best of all, it keeps meetings short．
Though it was intended for the world of business, sometimes the“six-hat technique”can also be used outside work．Some parents use it to teach children the difference between what they want to do right now and what is really good for them．Individuals can use it as a way of cutting through the confusion and making the right decision．
(1)
What does the writer think of the imaginations used in making a decision?
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A．
They must be used properly．
B．
They should be used very little．
C．
They are often dangerous．
D．
They are more important than facts．
(2)
Which of the following statements is true to the“six-hat technique”?
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A．
It is only suitable for six people．
B．
It is suitable for any number of people．
C．
It is only suitable for business．
D．
It is suitable for anything．
(3)
The“six-hat technique”offered by Professor De Bono is mainly used in ________．