大学英语四级阅读模拟1.docx

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大学英语四级阅读模拟1

[模拟]大学英语四级阅读模拟1

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;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