Question

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    先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

      Creativity(创造力)is the key to a bright future. Here is     schools and parents can help their children to develop their creativity.

      Drew worked for a company in 1925. At work he invented(发明)a kind of material       enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Drew didn't stop and finally, using his own time, made a kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his company learned from its     .Now the company asked its workers to     15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.

      Creativity is not something one is just born with. A person with high intelligence(智力)does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of     your intelligence to think of new ideas that are good for something.

      We know that many schools have tried to develop students' creativity, but some teachers only want to develop students' reading, writing and math skills, and have to        creativity for correct answers. Children from such schools can give correct answers, but they are unable to use     to work out problems

      It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should learn to make decisions and understand their         . Even though it's choosing between two kinds of food       lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a    time, but that is all right.

1.A. when                B. where           C. how              D. what

2.A. thick                B. wide            C. light              D. strong

3.A. mistake              B. thought          C. suggestion        D. effect

4.A. take                 B. cost             C. spend            D. pay

5.A. finding               B. using           C. taking            D. improving

6.A. grow up              B. catch up         C. give up           D. hurry up

7.A. it                   B. them            C. that              D. ones

8.A. meanings             B. conversations    C. results            D. questions

9.A. with                 B. to              C. of               D. for

10.A. hard                B. lucky           C. happy            D. mad

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了有创造力是拥有光明未来的关键。现在学校及家长努力帮助他们的孩子发展他们的创造力。作者就这些给予了一些建议。

1.C考查疑问词及语境的理解。 A. when 什么时间；B. where哪里；C. how 怎么样；D. what什么。根据后文描述可知句意：下面就是学校及家长怎么帮助他们的孩子发展他们的创造力。故选C。

2.D考查形容词及语境的理解。A. thick 厚；B. wide 宽；C. light 轻；D. strong结实，强壮。在工作时他发明了一种使物体组合在一起的足够结实的材料。结合句意，故选D。

3.A考查名词及语境的理解。A. mistake 错误；B. thought 思想；C. suggestion建议；D. effect努力。他的公司从它的错误中吸取教训。结合后文公司的方法，可知公司从错误中汲取了教训，故选A。

4.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. take 花费时间，事情或者it做主语；B. cost 花费钱，事物做主语；C. spend 花费时间或者钱，人物做主语；D. pay付款。现在公司要求它的工人花费工作时间的15%思考开发新的想法。根据动词不定式的逻辑主语是人，花费的是时间，故选C。

5.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. finding 发现； B. using 使用；C. taking 拿走；D. improving改善，提高。创造力是使用你的智慧想到对事情有好处的方法的事。use sth to do使用……做……。结合句意，故选B。

6.C考查动词及语境的理解。grow up 长大； B. catch up赶上；C. give up 放弃；D. hurry up快点。但是一些老师只想着开发学生的阅读，写作和数学技能，不得不放弃对正确答案的创造力。结合上文及转折，故选C。

7.B考查代词及语境的理解。A. it 它；B. them 他们；C. that 那个；D. ones代词，那些。来自那种学校的孩子能给出正确答案但是他们不能使用他们去解决问题。根据句意可知代指上文的答案，故选B。

8.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. meanings 意思； B. conversations 对话；C. results 结果；D. questions问题。从最早起，孩子们应该学会做决定并且明白决定的结果。结合句意，故选C。

9.D考查介词及语境的理解。A. with 带有；B. to 朝；C. of ……的；D. for对于。即使那是选择两种对于午饭的食物，做决定帮助思考技能。结合句意，故选D。

10.A. hard 困难的；B. lucky幸运的；C. happy 高兴的；D. mad生气的。根据上文可知孩子们可能会有困难时期，但是那是没有关系的。故选A。

考点：考查教育类短文。