大学英语四级阅读模拟1Word格式.docx

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NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoGetaGreatIdea

Theguestshadarrived,andthewinewaswarm.Onceagain,I'

dforgottentorefrigerateit."

Don'

tworry,"

afriendsaid,"

Icanchillitforyoufightaway."

Fiveminuteslatersheemergedfromthekitchenwiththewineperfectlycooled.Askedtorevealhersecret,shesaid,"

Easy.Ipouredthewineinaplasticbagandthendippeditinicewater.Afterafewminutesthewinewascold.Thehardpartwasgettingitbackintobottle.Icouldn'

tfindafunnel（漏斗）,soImadeaconewithwaxpaper."

Myguestsapplauded."

Howwonderfulifwecouldallbethatclever,"

oneremarked.

Adecadeofresearchhasconvincedmewecan.WhatseparatestheaveragepersonfromEdison,PicassoorevenShakespeareisn'

tcreativecapacity--it'

stheabilitytousethatcapacitybyencouragingcreativeimpulsesandthenactinguponthem.Mostofusseldomachieveourcreativepotential.IthinkIknowwhy,andIcanhelpunlockthereservoirofideashidingwithineveryoneofus.

OnepuzzleI'

vewatchedstudentsdealwithisretrievingaPing-Pongballthathasfallentothebottomofasealed,verticaldrainpipe.Thetoolsthattheycanuseareeithertooshorttoreachtheballortoowidetofitintothepipe,whichisalsotoonarrowtoreachintobyhand.Atlastsomestudentsmaketheconnection:

drainpipe=water=floating.Theypourwaterdownthehole,andtheballfloatstothetop.

Thisandmanyotherexperimentssuggestconcretewaysofincreasingcreativityinallofus.Herearethebesttechniques.

Capturethefleeting.Agoodideaislikearabbit.Itrunsbysofastthatsometimesyouseeonlyitsearsortail.Tocaptureit,youmustbeready.Creativepeoplearealwaysreadytoact,andthatmayhatheonlydifferencebetweenusandthem.

PoetAmyLowellwroteoftheurgencywithwhichshecapturednewideas,"

Whatever1amdoing,Ilayitasideandattendtothearrivingpoem,"

shewrote.Likemanyotherwriters,Lowellsoughtpaperandpencilwhenshesawagoodideacoming.Ienternewideasintoapocketcomputer.Anything--evenanapkin--windo.

Inalettertoafriendin1821,LudwigvanBeethoventalkedabouthowhethoughtofabeautifultunewhiledozingincarriage."

ButscarcelydidIawakewhenawayflewthetune,"

hewrote,"

andIcouldnotrecallanypartofit.'

Fortunately--forBeethovenandforus--thenextdayinthesamecarriage,thetunecamebacktohim,andthistimehecaptureditinwriting.

Whenagoodideacomesyourway,writeitdown--onyourarmifnecessary.Noteveryideawillhavevalue,ofcourse.Thepointistocapturefirstandevaluatethemlater.

Daydream.SurrealistDaliusedtolieonasofa,holdingaspoon.Justashebegantofallasleep.Daliwoulddropthespoonontoaplateonthefloor.Thesoundshockedhimawake,andhewouldimmediatelysketchtheimageshehadseeninhismindinthatfertileworldofsemi-sleep.

Everyoneexperiencesthisstrangestate,andeveryonecantakeadvantageofit.TryDali'

strick,orjustallowyourselftodaydream.Formany,the"

threeb'

s"

--bed,bathandbus--areproductive.There,andanywhereelseyoucanbewithyourthoughtsundisturbed,you'

llfindthatideasemergingfreely.

Seekchallenges.Whenyou'

restuckbehindalockeddoor,everybehaviorthat'

severgottenyoufreeturnsupquickly:

youmaypushorpullontheknob,bangthedoor--evenshoutforhelp.Scientistscalltherehappeningofoldbehaviorsinachallengingsituationresurgence.Themorebehaviorsthatreappear,thegreaterthenumberofpossibleinterconnections,andthemorelikelythatnewideaswilloccur.

Tryinvitingfriendsandbusinessassociationsfromdifferentareasofyourlifetoaparty.Bringpeopleoftwoorthreegenerationstogether.Thiswillgetyouthinkinginnewways.

EdwinLand,oneofAmerica'

smostprolificinventors,saidthattheideathatledtohisinventionofthePolaroidcameracamefromhisthree-year-olddaughter.OnavisittoSantaFein1943,sheaskedwhyshecouldn'

tseethepicturehehadjusttaken.Duringthenexthour,asLandwalkedaroundSantaFe,allhehadlearnedaboutchemistrycametogether,withamazingresults.SaidLand,"

Thecameraandthefilmbecamecleartome.InmymindtheyweresorealthatIspentseveralhoursdescribingthem."

Putnewandcrazyitems--likekid'

stoys--onyourdesk.Turnpicturesupsidedownorsideways.The