Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are . Everyone has imagination,

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to it. Creativity isn’t always with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 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.
Making connections This technique involves taking 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 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original ; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new . If your goal is to learn to ski, , you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 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? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their . The best fishermen think like fish!
【小题1】A．wrongB．unbelievableC．reasonableD．realistic【小题2】A．put up withB．catch up withC．make use ofD．keep track of【小题3】A．equippedB．comparedC．coveredD．connected【小题4】A．skillfullyB．routinelyC．vividlyD．deeply【小题5】A．familiarB．unrelatedC．creativeD．imaginary【小题6】A．presentedB．markedC．litD．associated【小题7】A．ideasB．ambitiousC．achievementD．technique【小题8】A．experienceB．serviceC．presentD．object【小题9】A．workB．lastC．existD．change【小题10】A．possibilitiesB．limitationsC．tendencyD．practice【小题11】A．in factB．in particularC．as a wholeD．for example【小题12】A．devoteB．adaptC．leadD．keep【小题13】A．privateB．globalC．differentD．practical【小题14】A．featuresB．themesC．creaturesD．characters【小题15】A．positionsB．dreamsC．imagesD．directionsA

(答案→)A 解析：文章论述了如何让自己有创造性，并给出了3个方法。【小题1】考查形容词和上下文串联。A.错误的，B. 难以想象的，C. 合理的，D. 现实的，根据下文的每个人都有想象力可知以前的看法是错误的。选A 【小题2】考查短语辨析。A忍受；B追上，赶上；C利用；D记录；句意：一旦长大了以后，人们就会忘记了如何利用想象力。选C.【小题3】考查固定词组。Be connected with与…有联系；这里是指并不总是与伟大的作品思想联系在一起的，很多微小的事情也经常与创造力有关。A.be equippedwith具备， B.be compared with和…相比较，C. be covered with被…覆盖，选D .【小题4】考查副词辨析。A有技巧的；B经常的；C生动地；D深入地；人们在工作和闲暇时间，都会很经常的想出一起解决问题的办法。选B. 【小题5】考查形容词辨析。A熟悉的；B没有联系的；C创造性的；D想象的；这里是指把那些没有联系的事物联系在一起。选B【小题6】考查形容词辨析。A. presented呈现，B. marked标志，C. lit点亮，D. associated联系，根据句意可知是写下一些与蜡烛有关的词或者想法。选D【小题7】考查上下文串联。。idea想法, 念头, 意见, 主意, 思想, 观念, 概念；ambition野心, 雄心；achievement成就, 功绩； technique技术, 技巧, 方法, 表演法, 手法。上文16空之前提及了idea。选A【小题8】考查名词辨析。A经历，经验；B服务；C礼物；D物体；这里是指给朋友买一个礼物。选C【小题9】考查上下文串联。A. work工作，B. last持续，C. exist存在，D. change改变，根据上文的no limits可知是指没有限制的，这里指限制是不存在的。选C【小题10】考查名词辨析。A可能性；B限制；C趋势；D做法，惯例；指考虑你的目标和新的可能性。. 选A【小题11】考查介词辨析。A实际上；B尤其；C总的说来；D例如。根据上下文可知这里是举例说明。选D【小题12】考查动词辨析。A. devote投入，奉献，B. adapt适应，C. lead导致，D. keep保持， Adapt…to…使…适合…. 由下文“Maybe you can practice skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January. ”可推知此处是说：现在使这个目标适应现实。选B . 【小题13】考查形容词辨析。A. private私人的，B. global全球的，C. different不同的，D. practical实际的，根据本段内容可知是指换位思考，从另外一个不同的角度考虑问题。选C .【小题14】考查名词辨析。A特征,特色；B主题，主旨；C生物；D角色，性格。这里是指科幻小说的作者经常把自己当成是作品中的主角。选D【小题15】考查名词辨析。A位置；B梦想；C形象；D方向；这里是指把自己放在别人的位置上。选A

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