creativity英语阅读理解

creativity英语阅读理解

阅读理解

Creativity(创造性)is the key to a brighter future, say

education and business experts．Here is how schools and parents

can encourage this important skill in children．

If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not

have a product that we now think of as very important：a new

type of tape．Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company．At

work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold

things together．But his boss told him not to think more about

the idea．Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape,

which now is used everywhere by many people．And his former

company learned from its mistake．Now it encourages people to

spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking and developing

new ideas．

Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is

it necessarily an indicator of high intelligence．Just that a

person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it

creatively．Creativity is the matter of using the resources one

has to produce new ideas that are good for something．

Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage

creativity．With strong attention paid to test results and the

development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many

educators give up creativity for correct answers．The result

is that children can give back information but can't recognize

ways to use it in new situations．They may know the rules

correctly, but they are unable to use them to work out practical

problems．

It is important to give children choices．From an early age,

children should be allowed to make decisions and understand

their results．Even if it's choosing between two food items for

lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills．As children grow

older, parents should let their children decide how to use their

time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they

make the wrong decision．The child may have a hard time, but

that is all right．This is because the most important

characteristic of creative people is a very strong desire to

find a way out of trouble．

did the company where Dick Drew worked learn from

its mistake? [ D ]

A． They encouraged people to work longer．

B． They discouraged people to think freely．

C． They asked people to spend all their work time

developing new ideas．

D． They encouraged people to spend some of their work time

considering andimproving new ideas．

2. Creativity is something ________． [ C ]

A． that people are born with

B． that depends on intelligence

C． that is a way of using what one has learnt to work out

new problems

D． that is not important

3. Why don't schools try to encourage creativity?[ C ]

A． They don't understand the importance of education．

B． They don't want their students to make mistakes．

C． They pay too much attention to examination marks and

language skills．

D． They think it more important to remember information．

4. What should the parents do when their children decide

how to spend their money? [ C ]

A． Try to help them as much as possible．

B． Take no notice of whatever they do．

C． Help them if their decision is wrong, but not too much．

D． Leave them as they are．