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（質(zhì)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（重組） 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．
小題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 furniture in a special way．
C．To buy some books from a bookstore．
D．To“write”a letter with the computer．
小題2:“There is nothing new under the sun” really implies that _________．
A．a(chǎn) new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things
B．a(chǎn) new thing is only a tale
C．we can seldom create new things
D．we can hardly see really new things in the world
小題3:What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into
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．
小題4:The best title for this passage is__________．
A．How to Develop One’s Creativity
B．What Is Creativity
C．The Importance of Creativity
D．Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
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B．a(chǎn)dvise couples to develop their separate hobbies
C．warn couples not to be accusing each other
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“Andrew, I was laid off today,” he answered, quietly.
I was sure he was joking. “No, you weren’t. Why are you really home?”
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22. A. size           B. head            C. number          D. room
23. A. picked up      B. took off          C. talked about      D. put on
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