Passage 4
When we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Pable Picasso, i.e. great artists, inventors and scientists-a selected and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius. The tendency to regard creativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusive of a lucky few disregards the creative and imaginative aspects inherent in the solution of many of the tasks we regularly have to face-the discovery and development of new methods and techniques, the improvement of old methods, existing inventions and products.
Everyone has creative ability to some extent. Creative thinking involves posing oneself a problem and them originating or inventing a solution along new and unconventional lines. It involves drawing new analogies, discovering new combinations, and/or new applications of things that are already known. It follows, then, that a creative person will exhibit great intellectual curiosity and imagination. He will be alert and observant with a great store of information which he will be able to sort out and combine, in the solution of problems. He will be emotionally receptive to new and unconventional ideas and will be less interested in facts than in their implications. Most important of all, he will be able to communicate uninhibitedly and will not be too concerned about other people's reaction to his apparently "crazy" notions. People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them from becoming the first men to construct and fly a heavierthanair craft.
1. The word "disregards" in the first paragraph most probably means
［A］ shows great interest to
［B］ pays no attention to
［C］ respects
［D］ concerns about
2. The word "uninhibitedly" in the second paragraph most likely means
［A］ unlimitedly
［B］ unworldly
［C］ systematically
［D］ freely
3. A creative person should
［A］ not be interested in facts
［B］ look at facts for what they imply
［C］ be more interested in applying new ideas than in facts
［D］ be emotional when he looks at facts
3.4.4 判断超纲词汇短语意义练习题Passage 4
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