高考英语 阅读理解与完型填空 创造性思维.doc

2013年高考英语阅读理解与完型填空：创造性思维break an egg forcreativitu in 1420, the king of florence held a competition: he offered the. huge l of 200 gold florins(毒艮币) to the architect whose 2 could span the unfmished dome af the florence cathedral. . this was a great 3 . even the original builders of the cathedral in 1296 left writings hopingthat god would 4 a solution because they did not have one. filippo brunelleschi was the answerto their 5 . he proposed the 6 idea ofa dome supported by a brick vaulting(拱-&) system that 7 theopposing forces, but without the _8_ central supports. the experts called him -9 . brunelleschi sought to _ 10 his design with a challenge. he could stand an egg upright on aflat surface. could they? all were 11 . finally, brunelleschi cracked the 12 0f the egg and set itdown. it must have been a 13 , but it stood upright and displayed his idea. . the experts objected, but brunelleschi remarked that they could have done. the same 14 theyhad understood his design. . of course, they.did not. they didnt _15 creativity either. they were too mentally 16 by their concept of the possible. actually, the thought of 17the problem by breaking the egg never occurred to them. one imagines their frustration 18 tobalance the round egg on the marble tabletop and their groans when brunelleschi displayed thesloppy(草率的), but clever solution. we all have eggs we never think of _19 . these are the fixed states of mind that we acceptwithout question as the way things are. these states _20_ the boundaries of our thinking and,therefore, our life experience. refuse to be confined by the eggs athers never think of breaking.geniuses break eggs. break your share. thats why they make paper towels. 1. a. honor b. prhe c. reward d. amount 2. a. mind . b. strength c. power . d. genius 3. a. strength b. diligence c. challenge d. clever 4. a. offer b. obtain c. require d. seek 5. a. complaints b. prayers c. problems d. worries6. a.popular b.crazy c.wise d.boid 7. a. used b. resisted c. balanced d. supported 8. a. common . b. regular c. usual d. ordinary9. a.strange b.foolish c.great d.mad10. a. display . b. create c. complete d. produce11. a. thoughtful b. curious c. unsuccessful d. nervous .12. a. bottom b. tip c. side d. shell 13. a. success b. difficultity c. mistake d. mess14. a. though : b. unless . c.if d. after15. a. own b. understand c. believe d. sacrifice 16. a. limited b. destroyed c. affected d. involved17. a. accepting b. dealinl; c. facing d. solving18. a. determin