Creativity is a learnable ability. But in my experience, we can create the conditions to develop it.1.
* Obey your curiosity.
Steve Jobs claimed that creativity is just connecting things. I agree. 2. The best way to build a rich mental database that. will help you solve problems later is to honor passing curiosity. If something excites your brain, spend a moment on it. Follow paths that have no obvious purpose rather than satisfy a fantasy.
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Early in my career, Will Marre, founding president of Stephen Covey s training company, warned me to subscribe to a handful of business journals he listed, and added, “And every time you read one, be sure to read at least one article that 1s of. no interest to you.”I've been rewarded time and again for doing do. Many things that end up in my mind have come from conference workshops, articles, or online videos that began as chores and ended with an insight.4.
* Have uncomfortable conversations.
Another great creative stimulus is to regularly engage in conversations with people from whom you might normally recoil( 畏缩). Three of the more unexpectedly fruitful conversations in my life were with a racist taxi driver in London, a drug dealer seatmate on a plane, and an extremist political advocate in Puerto Rico.5.This discipline helped me find the psychological flexibility I needed in Canada.
A.Do things that don't interest you.
B.When you work hard, you can become creative.
C.Here are some of the ways I've learned to be more predictably creative.
D.Have a strange conversation with someone that will happen in the future.
E.If you want to be more creative, you will need to have more things to connect.
F.As a result of these conversations, I gained valuable perspectives from lives I :will never live.
G.Sometimes, we' call things boring simply because they lie outside the box we are currently in.
LONDON- Every eight minutes, a child in Britain becomes homeless, the worst rate for 12 years, according to figures published in a new report by homelessness charity Shelter. The charity, which campaigns to end homelessness and bad housing, revealed that each day 183 children lose their home and 135, 000 children will spend this Christmas in temporary accommodation. The charity 's Generation Homeless report also highlights 5, 683 homeless families with children who are currently living in emergency bed and breakfasts and hostels.
Will, aged 10，lives with his parents and younger brother in a single room in emergency bed and breakfast accommodation in Ilford, East London.”Life in the B&B is horrible,” Will said.”There's no room to do anything, even if I'm reading my book, as I'm still going to get annoyed by someone. I've been told off by someone for running in the small corridor. You can't do much. You can't play much. I don't get to play that often.”The family is still living . in temporary accommodation, despite being told it would only be there for six weeks.
Families are often packed into one room with little space to cook, play or eat their meals and Shelter said people are also forced to share bathrooms with strangers as well as living in . accommodation that is often located kilometers away from schools and jobs.
“Sometimes, my little brother Harry and I fight for the one chair, because we both want to sit at the table, and sometimes he wins and sometimes I win. I find it really hard to do my homework as I get distracted by my little brother and I don't have another room to work in peace,” Will said.
The charity said an additional 4,026 children will be made homeless by Christmas Day if action is not taken to deal with the lack of social homes, expensive private rents and welfare cuts that are driving the country 's housing emergency.
Polly Neate，chief executive of Shelter, said: “ The fact that 183 children become homeless every day is an unacceptable figure and a sharp reminder that political promises about dealing with homelessness must be turned into real action.
“Day in，day out we see the devastating impact the housing emergency is having on children across the country. They are being uprooted from friends; living in cold, cramped B&Bs and going to bed at night scared by the sound of strangers outside.”
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing，Communities and Local Government said: “Every child should have somewhere safe to live, and councils have a duty to provide temporary accommodation to those who need it.'
1.What can we infer from what Will said in Para. 2?
A.He showed his great regret. B.He apologized to someone.
C.He made some complaints. D.He expressed his gratitide.
2.What can we learn from the news report according to the charity?
A.The charity aims at ending homelessness and bad education in Britain.
B.The charity revealed that each week 183 children lose their home in Britain.
C.An additional 5, 863 children will be made homeless by Christmas Day in Britain.
D.135 ,000 children will spend this Christmas in temporary accommodation in Britain,
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word” devastating” in the last but one paragraph?
A.Convincing. B.Shocking. C.Puzzling. D.Thrilling.
4.What can be the best title for the news report?
A.Britain's child homelessness crisis worsens
B.Every British child should have somewhere safe to live
C.British families living in emergency bed and breakfasts and hostels
D.Britain's dealing with homelessness must be turned into real action
The benefits of positive emotions don't stop after a few minutes of good feelings. In fact, the biggest benefit that positive emotions provide is an improved ability to build skills and develop resources for use in later life.
A child, who runs around outside, swinging on branches and playing with friends, develops the ability to move athletically (physical skills), the ability to play with others and communicate with a team( social skills) ，and the ability. to explore and examine the world around them( creative skills). In this way, the positive emotions of play and joy cause the child to build skills that are useful and valuable in everyday life,
These skills last much longer than the emotions. Years later, that foundation of athletic movement might develop into a scholarship as a college athlete or the communication skills may develop into a job offer as a l business manager. The, happiness that developed the exploration and creation of new skills has long since ended, but the skills themselves live on.
All of this research begs the most important questions of all: if positive thinking is so useful for developing valuable skills and appreciating the big picture of life, how do you actually get yourself to be positive? Well, anything that arouses feelings of joy，satisfaction and love will do the trick. You probably know what things work well for you. Maybe it’s playing the guitar. Maybe it's spending time with a certain person.
Recent research by Fredrickson and her colleagues shows that people who meditate( 深思) daily display more positive emotions than those who do not. As expected, people who meditated also built. valuable long-term skills. For example, three months after the experiment was over, those people who meditated daily continued to display increased mindfulness, purposes in life, social support , and decreased symptoms( 症状) of illness.
It is necessary to include play time in your schedule. We have plans for meetings, conference calls and other responsibilities in our daily life... Why not spare some time for play? Give yourself chances to smile and enjoy the benefits of positive emotions. Spare some time for play and adventure so that you can find joy, and explore and build new skills.
1.What can be learned from the second paragraph?
A.Play and joy are beneficial to kids. B.Physical skills are good for social skills.
C.It is necessary to hurt kids' positive emotions. D.It is difficult to encourage kids to explore.
2.Speaking of developing positive thinking ,_________.
A.it is a must in daily life B.playing the guitar is the best way
C.your friends have a big effect on you D.different people have different methods
3.What does the research mentioned in Para. 5 show?
A.Meditation can give you short-term skills.
B.Meditation can make you have a good rest.
C.Meditation can reduce your work stress quickly.
D.Meditation can help you both mentally and physically.
4.What should you do when you make your plans in daily life according to the text?
A.You should have a positive attitude. B.You should ignore all your extra work.
C.You should consider your leisure time. D.You should put your satisfaction and joy first.
Frederick learned how to read and write at an early age. He also worked hard in the Baltimore Shipyards and saw how horrible slavery could be. He was beaten on several occasions,by his masters and other shipyard workers. He finally decided to escape, dressed as a sailor, and made it to the North.
In New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1838, Frederick married Anna Murray. The couple soon met up with a black man named Nathan Johnson, who invited them to stay with him and his family. At that time, Johnson was reading Sir Walter Scott's book The Lady of the Lake. . Eager to leave his old identity behind, Frederick. changed his last name to Douglass, after a character in the book.
His first exposure to the Anti-Slavery Society was through reading the newspaper, The Liberator. He soon met William Lloyd Garrison, the newspaper' s editor and one of the leaders of the Anti-Slavery Society. Douglass gave a speech at a Society meeting, and many people were very much impressed. Douglass then went to work for the Society. And he worked for it for many years.
After a time, people began to doubt the sincerity of his stories. How could this man who spoke with such big words and such high- minded concepts have been a slave just a short time ago? To answer these charges，Douglass published his life story, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
Douglass then went to England, where he made important friends in England, who helped him buy his freedom. Frederick Douglass returned to the United States in 1847 as a free man. He moved to Rochester, New York, and began publishing a newspaper, The North Star. The newspaper’s motto was this: “Right is of no sex, truth is of no color and we are all fellow citizens.”
After Lincoln's election and the outbreak of the Civil War, Douglass continued to press for the freedom of slaves and a new cause, the introduction of black soldiers into the Union Army. In 1863，both the things happened. Lincoln issued The Emanci pation Proclamation, and Congress passed a law approving black soldiers in the army.
Frederick Douglass died in 1895 after a long illness. His voice continued to be heard long after his death.
1.Why did Frederick change his name to Douglass?
A.To forget his terrible past. B.To stay with Nathan Johnson's family.
C.To get a job in the Anti -Slavery Society. D.To make the name easy to remember.
2.How did Douglass begin to know the Antir-Slavery Society?
A.By giving a speech at a Society meeting. B.By working for the Anti-Slavery Society.
C.By meeting William Lloyd Garrison. D.By reading the Society' s newspaper.
3.For what purpose did Douglass publish his life story?
A.To get the money to travel to England.
B.To tell others his own terrible experience.
C.To clarify some people' s doubt about his stories.
D.To continue his struggle for the freedom of slaves.
4.When did Douglass become a free man?
A.Before he went to England. B.After he met Nathan Johnson.
C.In 1847 when he returned from the UK. D.After Lincoln's election as president of the US.
Mathematical Induction By Titu Andreescu & Vlad Crisan ISBN : 9780996874595 Publication Date: Mar. 2018 Price: US $ 84.63 | It serves as a very good resource and teaching material for anyone who wants to ! discover the beauty of induction (归纳法) and its applications. The authors explores 10 different areas of mathematics, including topics that are not usually discussed in an Olympiad- oriented book on the subject. |
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1.Which of the following is true about the book written by Cuban?
A.It focuses on the technological reform in education.
B.It helps with students' mathematical ability.
C.It aims to improve pre- school education.
D.It is based on various academic studies.
2.How much should you pay if you want to buy a book about how to discover general rules and principles?
A.$27. 05. B.$32. 00. C.$ 60.00. D.$84.63.
3.Which book is the most culture-specific?
A.Mathematical Induction. B.The White Chalk of Days.
C.The Fight for America 's Schools. D.The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet?
假定你是李华，你准备参加学校的旗袍设计大赛，想邀请留学生 Mandy 一起合作设计并请她担任模特展示作品，内容包括：1. 写信目的；2. 比赛内容；3. 诚挚邀请。
注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：qipao 旗袍
Dear Mandy,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
