Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.
Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase. So encourage this and play along with them, play house or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, dinosaurs, or super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.
For older children, talk to them. Help them see things through others’ eyes, or help them see things from a different point of view. Helping children see things from other views helps them keep their minds open for new ideas and new things.
All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn't have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.
1.The underlined word “weird” is the closest in meaning to “_______”.
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A．similar |
B．strange |
C．common |
D．natural |
2.If a child plays with his invisible friend, it shows that _______.
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A．the child is longing for friendship |
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B．the child has no one to play with in life |
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C．the child has great imagination |
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D．there is something wrong with the child’s mind |
3.According to the author, if a child talks alone in a room, we should _______.
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A．let him be |
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B．stop him from doing so |
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C．give him some advice |
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D．know that he is suffering from loneliness |
4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
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A．How creative artists and architects can be. |
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B．How to help children grow up in a healthy way. |
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C．What kind of activities children like. |
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D．How to protect and encourage children’s creativity. |
In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a time for three 36 to become one. The table was always spread with 37 containing love as the main ingredient (成分). And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the 38 that was a part of our lives.
As a child, the old clock fascinated me. I 39 and listened to it during meals. Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather’s ritual (老习惯). He wound (上发条) that clock with a(n) 40 key carefully each day. I remember watching 41 my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock. He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too 42 . He never let that clock wind down and 43 . He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take 44 winding the key.
After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral 45 I remembered the clock! The tears 46 freely when I entered the dining room. The clock stood there quiet.
Some time later, my grandmother gave me the key. The old house was 47 . No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the 48 — all was still. I took the key in my shaking hand and 49 the clock door. All of a sudden, I was a 50 again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes. He was there, 51 at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.
I stood there, 52 in thought for a long time. Then slowly and 53 I inserted the key and wound the clock. It sprang to life. Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my 54 . With the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather 55 again.
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The factory produces two million pairs of shoes every year, half _______ are sold abroad.
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A．of which |
B．which of |
C．of them |
D．of that |
We should develop the sunshine project actively, because it can save _______ resources as well as reduce pollution.
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A．power |
B．strength |
C．force |
D．energy |
—The box looks so heavy. Shall I give you a hand?
— Thank you. _______.
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A．It’s up to you |
B．It couldn’t be better |
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C．It all depends |
D．If you prefer |
Does anyone have any different opinions about the plan _______ at the meeting?
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A．being made |
B．made |
C．having made |
D．to be made |
