题目内容
B. lovely
C. emotional
D. unconditional
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.
【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 |
| 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 |
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. |
| A.How to Develop One’s Creativity |
| B.What Is Creativity |
| C.The Importance of Creativity |
| D.Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing |
Last year, around Labor Day, I read a “Happy Ad” in our local newspaper. There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was celebrating her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to know about it. It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her address. So I did. I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthday.
A week or so later, someone knocked at my front door. I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep. He introduced himself as the son of this woman to whom I had sent the card. He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for sending such a nice card to his mom. Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite excited to receive mine. I just didn’t know what to say. I told him it was my pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday.
That year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, except to this lovely old lady in the nursing home. I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday. I sent her a Valentine and also a couple of notes in between. I just thought she might like to have someone write to her, to get some mail.
She passed away a couple of months ago. I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my thoughts. I dropped them a line of sympathy. I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on earth.
【小题1】The old lady’s address was given because ____________.
| A.her family wanted to make her well-known |
| B.the old lady wanted to receive a birthday card |
| C.the son of the old lady wanted to meet the author |
| D.her family wanted to give her a happy birthday |
| A.Brave. | B.Polite. | C.Caring. | D.Faithful. |
| A.A Kind Act | B.An Old Lady | C.A Happy Ad | D.A Considerate Son |