(第31——45题，每题3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

　　(31) 根据短文的内容回答，下列题目

　　Three Ways to Become More Creative

　　Most people believe they don't have much imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has

　　imagination, but most of us once, when we become adults, forgets how to access it.

　　Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in

　　their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to

　　achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three

　　techniques to help you.

　　This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them.

　　First,think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an

　　image, word,idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words

　　associated with candles: light,fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think as many as you

　　can. "i'he next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to

　　buy a friend an original present; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for

　　the night. Imagine that normal limitations don't exist.

　　You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new

　　possibilities. If, for example, your goal is to learn to ski (滑雪), you can now practice skiing

　　every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now adapt this to reality.

　　Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.

　　Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators (谈判者) use this

　　technique in business, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the

　　characters in their books. They ask questions: what does this character want? Why can't she

　　get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If

　　your goal involves other people, put yourself in their shoes. The best fishermen think like

　　fish!

　　According to the passage, when we become adults,__________.

　　A: most of us are no longer creative

　　B: we are not as imaginative as children

　　C: we can still learn to be more creative

　　D: we are unwilling to be creative

　　答案:C

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：根据文章，当我们成了成年人后，__________。用名词adults回到原文定位，答案在第一段第五句，“人们在工作和闲暇时刻都会想到用创造性的方法来解决问题”，并在段末提出以下几个技巧。因此可知C选项“人们还可以学习如何变得更富有创造性”为正确选项。

　　(32) According to the first technique, if you need to solve a problem,__________.

　　A: you should link it with candles

　　B: you have to think of buying a present for a friend

　　C: you should link it with as many words as possible

　　D: you could find an image and try to link it with the problem

　　答案:D

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：根据第一个技巧，如果你需要解决一个问题，__________。用关键词first 回到原文定位，文章第二段前六句话有相关信息，大意为“找到一个事物或形象，写下所有关于它的联想，然后把这些主意与你所做的工作结合起来”。因此D选项“可以找一个形象并把它与所要解决的问题联系起来”为正确选项。

　　(33) The second technique suggests that you just imagine__________.

　　A: setting a goal is as simple as skiing

　　B: you have every resource to achieve your goal

　　C: new possibilities will soon appear

　　D: December and January are the best months for skiing

　　答案:B

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：第二个技巧建议你去想象__________。根据imagine定位到第二段后半部分，“想象那些常规的限制不存在，你拥有所需要的大把的时间、空间和财力。”所以B选项“你拥有达成目标所需要的所有资源”是正确选项。

　　(34) The phrase "put yourself in their shoes" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to__________.

　　A: dress yourself like them

　　B: do as they ask you to

　　C: put on their shoes

　　D: think as they would

　　答案:D

　　解析: 词汇题。题干 ：最后一段put yourselfin their shoes与下列哪个短语的意思最为接近?文中put yourselfin their shoes意为“站在别人的立场去考虑问题”，很显然，D选项“想别人所想”意思最为接近，故为正确答案。

　　(35) We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself:

　　A: What are my customers' needs?

　　B: What do I usually do?

　　C: What did my boss tell me to do?

　　D: How should sell my products?

　　答案:A

　　解析:

　　推断题。题干 ：我们通过第三个技巧可以推断，一个好的销售员要问自己的是__________。文章最后一句“最好的打鱼者是和鱼想得一样的人”，由此可以推断出，一个好的销售员是要考虑顾客的需求的，因此A为正确选项。

　　(36) 请根据短文内容，回答题。

　　Two people, Two Paths

　　You must be familiar with the situation: Dad's driving, Mum's telling him where to go. He's

　　sure that they need to turn left, but she says it's not for another two blocks. Who has the

　　better sense of direction? Men or women?

　　They both do, a new study says. But in different ways.

　　Men and women, Canadian researchers have found, have different methods of finding their

　　way.

　　Men look quickly at landmarks (地标) and head offin what they think is the right

　　direction.Women,however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path

　　in their head.

　　"Women tend to be more detailed," said Edward Comell, who led the study. "While men

　　tend to be a little bit faster and...a little bit more intuitive ( 直觉感知的 ) ." In fact, said

　　Cornell, "sense of direction" isn't one skill but two. "

　　The first is the"survey method". This is when you see an area from above, such as a printed

　　map.You can see, for example, where the hospital is, where the church is and that the

　　supermarket is on its right.

　　The second skill is the"route method". This is when you use a series of directions. You start

　　from the hospital, then turn left, turn right, go uphill--and then you see the supermarket.

　　Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route

　　and follow directions.

　　Both work and neither is better. Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long

　　history, they argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles.

　　In ancient times, young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt,The trip

　　took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places. The only way to know where you were

　　was to use the survey method to remember landmarks--the mountains, the lakes and so on.

　　The women, on the other hand, took young girls out to find fruits and plants. These

　　activities were much closer to home but required learning well--used paths. So, women's

　　sense of space was based on learning certain routes.

　　When finding his way Dad tends to rely on __________.

　　A: his intuitive knowledge

　　B: his book knowledge

　　C: mum's assistance

　　D: the police's assistance

　　答案:A

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：找路时爸爸依靠的是什么?利用题干关键词定位不到相关信息，接着往下到第四段mile men tend to be a little bit faster and…a little bit more intuitive，即：男人往往理解得更快一些，直觉感知更多一些。由此可知，男人一般依靠自己的直观知识。故答案为A。

　　(37) Women are more likely to use __________.

　　A: the survey method

　　B: the traditional method

　　C: the route method

　　D: the right method

　　答案:C

　　解析: 细节题。题干 ：女人倾向于用什么?利用题干关键词women are more likely to use定位到第七段有women are more likely to use one route and follow directions，即：女人更倾向于使用一个路线，扩照方向走。故答案为C。

　　(38) Which works better, the route method or the survey method?

　　A: The survey method.

　　B: The route method.

　　C: Either.

　　D: Neither.

　　答案:D

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：调查法和路线法，哪个更好?利用题干关键词better等可以定位到第八段Both work and neither is better，即：两个都管用，没有哪个比另一个更好。故答案为D。

　　(39) Which of the following is not a landmark?

　　A: Along river.

　　B: A high mountain.

　　C: A magnificent church.

　　D: A path in your head.

　　答案:D

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：以下哪一种不是地标?利用题干关键词landmark定位到第三段，但是没有发现相关信息，接着往下定位到倒数第二段The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to rememberlandmarks--themountains，the l akes and so on，即：知道自己位置的唯一方法就是记住地标—— 山、河，等等。A、B和C都属于地标，只有D，另外根据常识，也知道“脑子里的路线”不是地标，故答案为D。

　　(40) Women developed a sense of space out of the need __________.

　　A: to go fishing

　　B: to go hunting

　　C: to learn well-used paths

　　D: to go swimming

　　答案:C

　　解析: 细节题。题干 ：女人的方位感是出于什么样的需要形成的?利用题干women’s sense ofspace定位到最后一段 ：The women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plants .These activities were much closer to home but required learning well—used paths .so.women’s sense ofspace was based on learning certain routes .即：妇女带着小女孩出去寻找水果和植物，这些行为都离家较近，但是需要记住比较好走的路。所以妇女的方向感是建立在记住特定路线的基础上。题干中的out ofthe need和原文中的require都有“需要” 的意思，故答案为C。

　　(41) 根据短文的内容，回答下列题目

　　His Own Way to Express Love

　　Yesterday was our three-year anniversary. We didn't do anything romantic; we just walked

　　hand in hand and talked about our past and the future. This was pretty much what I had

　　expected.

　　Andy is an unromantic guy: no sweet words or roses. Smart as he is, he is a little bit shy

　　expressing his love. In contrast, I am an outspoken (直言不讳) girl who likes to show her

　　feelings directly. So needless to say, I often feel that he is insensitive. I envy other girls who

　　are surrounded by sweet words.

　　I was in this sullen mood until I heard a beautiful sentence one day: "If one does not love

　　you the way you like, it does not mean that he does not love you," This simple but sensible

　　sentence made me think about our happy days and recall his deep concern for me.

　　One cold winter night, I got a high fever. He hurried to my dormitory and took me to the

　　hospital. He was in such a hurry that he even forgot to wear socks. After arrival, he ran

　　through the hospital handling all the formalities(手续 ). When I was put on a drip(点滴), he

　　told me interesting stories to make me happy. Being held in his warm arms and listening to

　　his tender (温柔的 ) voice,I had never felt so safe and comfortable. Gradually, I fell asleep.

　　When I woke up 15 minutes later, he was still mumbling ( 咕哝地说 ) to me. He explained

　　that if he had stopped talking I would have woken up. At that moment, I found love in his

　　eyes.

　　Another time, I had a bad quarrel with my best friend. Although I knew it was my fault, I

　　refused to admit it. I was very angry when he insisted I apologize to her. He said that it was

　　difficult to admit a mistake, but this was what everyone should do. The next morning, I

　　apologized to my friend and asked for her forgiveness.

　　My unromantic boyfriend cares about my health like my father, understands me like my

　　mother and helps me like my elder brother.

　　Who is Andy?

　　A: The writer's father.

　　B: The writer's uncle.

　　C: The writer's elder brother.

　　D: The writer's boyfriend.

　　答案:D

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：谁是Andy?利用题干关键词可以定位到第二段的开头几句，大意是Andy不是一个浪漫的家伙，没有甜言蜜语，也没有鲜花。虽然他英俊漂亮，但是在表达爱时有点儿腼腆。从中可以看出，Andy肯定是作者的男友而不可能是她的父亲、叔叔或哥哥。

　　(42) When did the writer and Andy fall in love?

　　A: Three years ago.

　　B: Two days ago.

　　C: On a cold winter night.

　　D: After a quarrel

　　答案:A

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：作者和Andy是什么时候相爱的?利用题干关键词可以定位到文章的第一句话，该句是这么说的 ：昨天是我们(相爱)的三周年纪念日。该题就是根据这句话改写的。

　　(43) Which statement is true of the writer?

　　A: She likes running after romantic guys.

　　B: She does not like sweet words.

　　C: She likes expressing her feelings directly.

　　D: She does not like roses.

　　答案:C

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：下面哪个有关作者的命题是真的?利用题干关键词可以定位到第二段In contrast，I am an out—spoken girl who likes to show her feeling directly，大意是相比之下，我是一个直言不讳的女孩，喜欢直露感情。因此C是对的。

　　(44) The writer tells the reader two stories to show that__________.

　　A: Andy is a romantic guy

　　B: Andy has his own way to express love

　　C: Andy is an insensitive guy

　　D: Andy is a foolish guy

　　答案:B

　　解析:

　　细节题。题干 ：作者给读者讲的两个故事说明了什么?A说的是 ：Andy是个浪漫的家伙。B说的是 ：Andy有他自己表达爱的方法。C说的是 ：Andy这个家伙不敏感。D说的是：Andy是个傻小伙子。B是正确的，整个文章说的也是这一点。

　　(45) The word "sullen" (Paragraph 3) could be best replaced by__________.

　　A: cheerful

　　B: calm

　　C: good

　　D: bad

　　答案:D

　　解析:

　　词汇题。题干 ：sullen这个词可由哪个词替换?方法一 ：可以通过查词典得知sullen意思为“不高兴的 ;天气阴沉的” ;方法二 ：可以通过语境猜测，sullen出现的句子是：I was in this sullen mood until heard a beautiful sentence one day.根据until(表示前后动作的停止和开始) 的用法，sullen应是beautiful 的反义词，故bad是正确的选择。
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