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LListeningComprehension（第1-10题，每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Excited.B.Dissatisfied.C.Bored.D.Exhausted.

2.A.7:00.B.7:10.C.9:00.D.9:10.

3.A.Acook.B.Ashopassistant.C.Asaleswoman.D.Awaitress.

4.A.Atagasstation.B.Inaworkshop.

C.Atanartgallery.D.Inadepartmentstore.

5.A.Hehasn'thadachancetomeetKathyyet.

B.Kathyhadalreadytoldhimthenews.

C.Hedidn'tknowthatKathywasbeingmoved.

D.HisnewofficewillbelocatedinNewYork.

6.A.ThewomanwantstogotoToronto.B.ThemanwantstogotoVancouver.

C.TherearenoflightstoToronto.D.TherearetwodirectflightstoToronto.

7.A.Sheshoulddomorecarefulwork.

B.SheisnotconcernedaboutGeorge'sremarks.

C.Georgedoesnotcareabouther.

D.Georgeshouldn'thavesaidmuchabouther.

8.A.Shecan'taffordthatmuchforatrip.

B.Sheisfortunatetohavemadealotofmoney.

C.Shedoesn'tthink15,000dollarsisenoughforthetrip.

D.Sheconsiders15,000dollarsonlyasmallsumofmoney.

9.A.Playingtennis.B.Writingatermpaper.

C.Gatheringmaterials.D.Holdingameeting.

10.A.Themanwasseriouslyinjuredinthecaraccident.

B.Themanhadpoorimaginationbecauseofthecaraccident.

C.Themanwasn'twearingtheseatbeltwhentheaccidenthappened.

D.Theman'sdaughteradvisedhimtoweartheseatbeltbeforehelefthome.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeasked

severalquestionsoneachoftheshortpassagesandthelongerconversation.Theshortpassagesandthelonger

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Futureresearchers.B.Collegestudents.

C.Companyemployees.D.Successfulartists.

12.A.Toteachthelistenershowtoworkhard.

B.Toenablethelistenerstogetbettersalaries.

C.Topreparethelistenerstogetbetterjobs.

D.Toencouragethelistenerstoseizeopportunities.

13.A.Kindness.B.Diligence.C.Willingness.D.Interest.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Thebenefitsofwalking.B.Theimportanceofkeepingfit.

C.Thewayofformingahabit.D.Thepossibilityofexcisingregularly.

15.A.Becauseitneedsmuchthinking.

B.Becausepeoplecanimprovetheirmemory.

C.Becauseitissuitableforeveryone.

D.Becausepeopleneedn'tconcentrateonit.

16.A.Itistheeasiestwaytoloseweight.B.Itcanbemadepartofpeople'slife.

C.Itcanmakepeople'sheartsstronger.D.Itpreventspeoplesufferingfromcancers.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A.HehasjustbeenbackfromSouthAmerica.

B.Hehasbeenburntforafewhours.

C.HehasbeensurfingtheInternetforlong.

D.Hehasbeendoingschoolworkallnight.

18.A.Tolookforsomethinginterestingforpleasure.

B.Tomeetnewfriendsinthenetchatroom.

C.Toreleasepressurefromheavywork.

D.Tolookforinformationforhisproject.

19.A.Quiteafewsitesarejustoldeventcalendars.

B.It'sawasteoftimetosurftheInternet.

C.Alotofinformationcanbefound.

D.AlotoffriendscanbemadeontheInternet.

20.A.Peoplespendmuchtimetalkingaboutotherinterests.

B.Ittakeslongtofindthingsbecauseofmanyuselesssites.

C.Itishardtostartchattingwithothersinthechatroom.

D.Ifshardlythebestsourceofinformationavailable.

II.GrammarandVocabulary（每题1分；共20分）

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Atwhatagedoyouhitthepeakofyourcareer?

WhenJohnGoodenoughwontheNobelprizeinchemistryin2019attheageof97,scientistsbreathedasigh

ofrelief.Manyhadworriedthatthecommitteewouldnotgetaroundtohonouringhisgroundbreakingworkon

lithium-ionbatteriesfrom1980.

Goodenoughwas21(old)winneroftheworld'sforemostresearchprize.Usually,laureates(获奖者)

arecloserto55whentheypickupthephonetohearthewelcomeSwedishaccent.Butit22takeyears

betweenthepublicationofalaureate'scareer-definingworkandrecognitionfromtheNobelcommittee.Atwhat

agearetheyattheheightoftheirpowers?

Theanswerhaschangedovertime.Sciencelaureates23receivedtheprizebetween1901and1950

were,onaverage,39yearsoldwhentheypublishedtheirwinningpaper,accordingtoresearchpublishedin1957.

ButastudyofmorerecentNobellaureatespublishedin2019byRasmusBjorkoftheTechnicalUniversityof

Denmarkfoundthatscienceandeconomicswinnerswere,onaverage,44atthetimeoftheirprizewinningwork.

Differences24disciplineshavelessened.Inthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyphysicistsandchemists

weresignificantlyyoungerwhentheymadetheirbigcontributions(at35and38respectively)25were

medicalscientists(42).Atthetimethis26(attribute)tothebirthofmodemphysicsattheturnofthe

century-spurredbynewradiationdiscoveries,thetheoryofrelativityandquantummechanics-whichsetthe

sceneforyoungerscientists27(make)theirmark.

Now,however,theagesofpeakachievementineachfieldaremuchcloser,thoughphysicistsstilltendtobe

slightlyyoungerthanaverage.Physicistsneedfewerpaperstomakeabigcontribution,whichmaybe28

theytendtoberelativelyyoungwhenthathappens.TheyusuallywinNobelsforonebigdiscovery,whereas

economists,forexample,getthemfortheoriestheydevelopoverseveralyears,whichpushesuptheiraverageage.

Regardlessofdiscipline,futureNobellaureatesinsciencearemostproductivefromlateyouthtoearlymiddle

age.Perhapsthatiswhentheyfindthemselvesatthesweetintersectionoffreshideasandthemeanstopursuethem.

Themedianageoffirst-yearPhDstudentsintheOECD,aclubofmainlyrichcountries,is29.Promisingyoung

researcherswhowanttostarttheirownlabsoftengetfundingaroundfiveyearsaftertheygraduate.

Surprisingly,writers,whodependlessondoctoraldegreesandgrantsforlabequipment,alsodotheirbest

workastheyentermiddleage.SomeNobellaureatesinliterature,29BobDylan,werechosenfor

theircontributionsoveralifetime.ButincaseswheretheNobelcommitteesingledoutforcommendation

individualworks,theauthors9averageagewas41.

Perhapspeopledestinedtodoprizewinningworkbecomehappier,andthereforemorecreative,astheyenter

3040s.Societylovestheideaofyoungtalent,butitshouldcelebratemiddle-agedtalent,too.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.literallyB.innovationsC.eventuallyD.professionalE.examine

F.featuresG.barrierH.meanI.pleaseJ.impressiveK.well-positioned

TheBestCompanytoWorkFor

Everyyear,Fortunemagazinepublishesalistofthe“100BestCompaniestoWorkFor”.Howdoesthe

magazinechoosethecompanies?Firstly,itusesasurvey:350employeesanswer57questionsabouttheircompany.

Secondly,Fortunelooksatimportant31ofcompanies:forexample,pay,benefits,andcommunication

betweenworkersandmanagement.Finally,themagazinemust32theresultstofinditsTop100.

WegmansFoodMarkets,whichranksNo.1onthelist,hasamotto（座右铭）,""Employeesfirst,customers

second",anditisalsooneofthe50largestprivatecompaniesintheUS,withannualsalesof$3.6billion,

accordingtoForbesmagazine.Apparently,beinggoodtoyouremployeesisno33tomakingmoney.

HowmuchofWegmans5successisduetothecompany'spolicies?"Uptoapoint,thesuccessisbecauseof

thefreedomtheygiveus,“saysoneemployee.t4Ontheotherhand,nocompanygetsrichjustbynotbeing34

toitsemployees.Wegmanshasgreatmarketingstrategiesandifs35withinthecommunity.I'vebeenhere

for15years.Lookingback,I'dsaythatthecompany's36forcustomers5benefits,suchastheShoppers5

Clubelectronicdiscountprogrammeinthe1990s,havebeenjustasimportantasthebenefitstostaff.”

Buttheemployeebenefitsare37.Fundamentally,Wegmansbelievesin38development.Aswell

asscholarships,thecompanygivesitsemployeesbusinessopportunities.Foryears,oneemployeemadedelicious

cookiesforhercolleagues.She39startedsellingthecookiesinWegmans.4Ijustaskedthemanager/she

says."Whilelookingback,IthinkIshouldhaveaskedearlier.Icouldhavemademoremoney!?

Thestaff'sfreedomtomakedecisionsisanotherthingyouwon,tfindeverywhere.Essentially,Wegmans

wantsitsworkerstodoalmostanythingto40thecustomers.Believeitornot,anemployeeoncecookeda

Thanksgivingturkeyinthestoreforacustomerbecausethewoman'sturkey,boughtinWegmans,wastoobigfor

heroven.

III.ReadingComprehension（共45分。41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分）

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Whatdidwedotodeservecatsanddogs?Notonlyaretheysupercuteandmakeussmileonadailybasis,

scientistsfromWashingtonStateUniversityhavenowprovedthattouchingourfavorite41friendsgently

forjusttenminutesisaneffectivewaytoreducestresslevels.

InfindingspublishedinAERAOpen-anopenaccessjournalpublishedbytheAmericanEducational

ResearchAssociation-lastmonth,scientistsshowedthatthegeneral42ofstudentsimprovesquickly,

witheventhosewhoarehighlystressedshowing“significant“reductionincortisollevels-achemicalproducedby

ourbodiesintimesofstress.

Manyuniversitieshaveadopted“PetYourStressAway“programswherestudentscan43catsordogs

anditappearstobeshowingbothpsychologicalandphysiologicalbenefitsnow.

Theresearch,conductedbyWashingtonStateUniversity（WSU）,showsthatpetsimprovestudents5moods,

andtheir44hasstress-relievingphysiologicalbenefits."Just10minutescanhaveasignificant

45JsaidPatriciaPendry,anassociateprofessorinWSU'sDepartmentofHumanDevelopment.

Thisisthefirststudythathasdemonstratedreductionsinstudents5cortisollevelsduringa46

intervention（介入）.

Theteamchose249collegestudentsandputthemintofourrandomgroupsandcomparedtheeffectsof

different47toanimals.Thefirstgroupwereprovided10minutesofactualinteractionwithdogsandcats.

Thesecondgroupwaitedinlinewhile48otherspettingtheanimals.Thethirdgroupwatchedaslideshow

ofthesameanimals,whilethefourthgrouphadto49andwastoldtheywouldbeallowedtoseethe

animalsafter10minutes.

Salivary（唾液的）cortisol50werecollectedfromeachparticipantstartingfromthemomentthey

wokeupinthemorning.Therewassignificantlylesscortisolinthesalivaofstudentswhohad51

interactionwiththepets.

Manyuniversitieshavestartedthese52wherestudentscaninteractwithcatsordogstohelp

relievethepressuresofhighereducation.44Wealreadyknewthatstudentsenjoyinteractingwithanimals,andthatit

helpsthemexperiencemore53emotions,9,DrPendrysaid.taWhatwewantedtolearnwaswhetherthis

exposurewouldhelpstudentsreducetheirstressinaless54way.Anditdid,whichis55

becausethereductionofstresschemicalsmay,overtime,havesignificantbenefitsforphysicalandmentalhealth.^^

41.A.newB.furryC.closeD.personal

42.A.enduranceB.awarenessC.educationD.wellbeing

43.A.glanceatB.focusonC.interactwithD.escapefrom

44.A.presenceB.performanceC.intelligenceD.perseverance

45.A.potentialB.problemC.chanceD.impact

46.A.real-lifeB.part-timeC.first-rateD.high-quality

47.A.responsesB.exposuresC.contributionsD.approaches

48.A.keepingB.preventingC.observingD.catching

49.A.swearB.waitC.superviseD.appreciate

50.A.samplesB.levelsC.injectionsD.tips

51.A.littleB.harmoniousC.informalD.direct

52.A.campaignsB.programsC.researchesD.majors

53.A.complexB.intenseC.familiarD.positive

54.A.subjectiveB.riskyC.mysteriousD.effective

55.A.demandingB.challengingC.excitingD.disappointing

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

MynameisJaimicEckertandFvebeenintovolunteerworksincechildhood.Asagirl,Ivolunteeredat

animalshelters,playedmusicatnursinghomes,andhelpedwithcommunitycleanupafterdisasters.Incollege,I

volunteeredheavilyatalargeyearlyconferenceforyoungadults,whichiswhereIfellinlovewithmy

husband-to-be,whowasonmyteamofco-volunteers.Sincegettingmarriedin2013,we'vebeenlivinginBeirut,

Lebanon.IactuallyhaveanonlinecoachingbusinessbutI'vehadmanyopportunitiestovolunteerwithprojectsfor

Syrianrefugees(难民)andyoutheducation.

Volunteeringhasbeenawayoflifeformeforaverylongtime,andIwouldn'tdoitifIdidn'tenjoyit.Most

ofthetime,youdofeelthatyou'remakingadifference.OnceIwasleadingoutaprojectthatprovidedfoodboxes

toSyrianrefugeefamilies.WhenitwasnearingRamadan,thebiggestholidayseasoninIslam,Iliterallystuffedthe

foodpackagewithextratreats...dates,nuts,oliveoilandsweets.Wetookthepackageunannouncedandendedup

arrivingjustastheSyrianfamilywassittingdownontheirfloorforbreakfast.Theyhadnothingmorethanafew

piecesofbreadandapotoftea.Themotherwasintearsasshereceivedus.I'llneverforgettheirgratitude.

Anothertime,backwhenIwasincollegeintheUS,agroupoffriendsandIvolunteeredtodrivetoadistant

churchthatwaswayoutinthesuburbandhadonlyafewelderlymembers.Thebuildingwasindisrepairandthe

churchyardneededattention.Westayedtheweekendinthehomeofoneoftheseoldladiessowecouldcleanand

repairthechurch.I'llneverforgethownewlifesparkledinhereyes.Shecouldn'trepairbrokendoorsorpull

weeds,butherloveforuswasunmatched.Itbreaksmyhearttorememberthisoldladybeamingwithjoyforsuch

smalleffortsthatwemade.Sometimes,volunteerworkisfulfillingnotbecauseoftheactualjobyougetdone,but

becauseofhowyourpresenceimpactsthepeoplearoundyou.

Volunteeringmakesmeabetterpersonbecauseitgetsmeoutsideofmyself.Itputsmyfocusonothers.It

makesmegratefulforwhatIhave.

56.InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto.

A.provideanexplanationB.introduceatopic

C.reachaconclusionD.proposeadefinition

57.WhatdoesParagraph2focuson?

A.WebroughtfoodtoSyrianfamilies.

B.RamadanisthemostimportantholidayseasoninIslam.

C.Volunteeringaffectspeopleinsomeway.

D.VolunteeringisawayofEckeifslife.

58.Whywastheoldladyhappy?

A.Becausefinallysomeonecametocomforttheminthechurch.

B.Becauseshecouldcleanandrepairthechurchwithus.

C.Becauseofourpresenceandhelp.

D.Becausewemadeeffortstoentertainher.

59.Whatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?

A.Eckert?svolunteerdream.

B.WhatvolunteeringmeanstoEckert.

C.HowvolunteeringhaschangedEckert'slife.

D.EckertvolunteersforSyrianrefugees.

(B)

Oneofthemostwell-knownfiguresofAmericanhistory,ThomasJeffersonwasthethirdPresidentofthe

UnitedStatesandtheauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependence.Hislifewasaninspiringoneandatthesametime

alittlebitcontradictorytohisstatementsandwayoflivinglife,andthushehasformedthesubjectofalotof

authors5books.

ThisisaBiographyofthelifeofJeffersonpublishedin6volumesover

Jeffersonandhistimeaverylongperiodof34yearsstaringfrom1948till1982.

ReaditFor:

JEFFERSONItisanentirecollectionintroducingallaspectsofJefferson'slifein

ANDHISTIME

greatdetailsfromhischildhoodtillhislastdays.Forhistoryenthusiasts,this

THESAGEOF

MONTICELLOisawonderfulbookthatwillgiveyouinsightintothelifeofoneofthemost

M八『NE]memorableAmericanleaders.

Don'tReaditFor:

---L_______JThisseriesisabiographyandstrictlyaworkofnon-fiction.Itis

readingaboutthelifeofapersonandmightgetboringforsome.

Aninterestingyetstrangebook,thispieceofwritingisnotanattempt

toshedlightonthelifeofJeffersonbutratheranattempttounderstandhis

mind.Jeffersonwasonewhospokesomethingbutdidthecompleteopposite

ofit.

ReaditFor:

ThisbooktriestoanalyzeJefferson'slifebutdoesnotdoitinawaythat

AmericanSphinx

AMERICANcriticizeshimoridolizeshim.ThisNationalAwardwinningbookperfectly

SPHINX

balancestheactofexaminingsomeone'sactsandgeneralbehaviorand

tryingtofigureoutthereasonbehindhiscontradictorystatementsandacts.

Don'tReaditFor:

IfyouaresearchingforabookaboutJefferson'slife,thisisnotforyou.

TheCharacterofThomasJefferson

JosephJ.EllisItcoversafeweventsofhislife,nothisentirelife.

ThisPoliticalBiographybyMeachamtakesyouonajourneyintothe

worldthatJeffersonlivedinandsawitthroughhiseyes.Itshowshow

Jeffersonformedtheworldaroundhimandhandledsituationsandpeopleto

shapetheAmericanpoliticalsystemasitistoday.

TheArtofPowerReaditFor:Thedepthwithwhichthisbookiswrittenis

commendable.ItisnotedthattheworkdonebyMeachaminthisbookputs

youinsideJefferson'sheadandmakesyouunderstandwhatitwouldbelike

tobeJefferson.

Don'tReaditFor:

WhilethisbookshowsthegeniusofJefferson,itcancomeoffasbias,

showingJeffersoninaverypositivelightandhisopponentsinavery

negativelight.

60.IfonewantstoknowThomasJefferson'sexperienceinhiswholelife,ismosthighlyrecommended.

A."JeffersonandHisTime^^B."'AmericanSphinx"C."TheArtofPower"D.noneofthe

above

61.Havingread“AmericanSphinx9",youmay.

A.learnhowThomasgotthroughhischildhoodindetails

B.understandwhyThomas5wordsanddeedswerenotalwaysmatched

C.knowhowordinarypeoplecriticizeoridolizehim

D.learnhowJeffersonformedtheworldaroundhimandaddressedsituations

62.Oneproblemabout"TheArtofPower1'isthatreaders.

A.mayfeelboredwhiletheyarereadingit

B.cannotgetacompletedescriptionofThomas5life

C.learnThomas'politicallifemainlyfromhistorians9perspective

D.cannotgetanobjectivepointofviewaboutThomas9gift

(C)

Ascountlessunmadebedsandunfinishedhomeworkassignmentsprove,kidsneedrules.Yethowparents

makedemandscanpowerfullyinfluenceachild'ssocialskills,psychologistsattheUniversityofVirginiarecently

foundaftertheconclusiononastudyinvestigatingthetransitionfromadolescencetoadulthood.

Initially18413-year-oldsfilledoutmultiplesurveys,includingonetoassesshowoftentheirparentsemployed

psychologicallycontrollingstrategies,suchasthreateningtowithdrawaffection.Thekidsrated,forexamplehow

typicalitwouldbeforDadtosuggestthat“ifIreallycaredforhim,Iwouldnotdothingsthatcausedhimtoworry^^

orforMomtobecome“lessfriendlywhenIdidnotseethingsherway.”

Theresearchersfollowedupwiththesubjectsatages18and21,askingtheyoungadultstobringalongaclose

friend.Thesepairswereaskedtoanswerquestionsthatwerepurposefullywrittentocauseadifferenceofopinion.

“Wewantedtoseewhethertheycouldhandleadisagreementinahealthyway,“saysstudyleaderBarbara

Oudekerk,nowattheU.S.DepartmentofJustice'sBureauofStatistics.

IntheOctoberissueofChildDevelopment,Oudekerkandhercolleaguesreportthatthe13-year-oldswhohad

highlycontrollingparentsflounderedinfriendlydisagreementsatage18.Theyhaddifficultystatingtheir

opinionsinaconfident,reasonedmannerincomparisontothekidswithoutcontrollingparents.Andwhentheydid

speakup,theyoftenfailedtoexpressthemselvesinwarmandproductiveways.

Theresearcherssuspectthatcontrollingparentsaffecttheirchild'sabilitytolearnhowtoarguehisorherown

viewpointinotherrelationships.Althoughparentsdoneedtosetboundaries,dominatingstrategiesimplythatany

disagreementwilldamagethebonditself.Separatefindingssuggestthatparentswhoexplainthereasonsbehind

theirrulesandturndisagreementsintoconversationsleaveyoungstersbetterpreparedforfuturedisagreements.

Theconsequencesoftenseordominatingrelationshipsappeartoworsenwithtime.Thisstudyalsofoundthat

socialdifficultiesat18predictedevenpoorercommunicationabilitiesatage21.PsychologistShmuelShulmanof

Bar-llanUniversityinIsrael,whodidnotparticipateinthework,thinkstheseconclusionsconvincinglyrevealhow

relationshippatterns“carryforward^^intonewfriendships.

63.WhatdidtheresearchersfromtheUniversityofVirginiadointheirresearch?

A.Theyaskedkidsabouthowtheygotalongwiththeirparents.

B.Theysurveyedsomeparentsaboutwhatruleskidsneeded.

C.Theyinquiredintowhatthekids'friendsthoughtofthem.

D.Theytracedtheirsubjectsfornearlyeightyears.

64.Thephrase"'flounderedin”(inparagraph4)isclosestinmeaningto___.

A.struggledwithB.dealtwithC.lookedoverD.tookover

65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.ShmuelShulmanthinksmoreevidenceisneededforthenewresearch.

B.Controllingparents9influenceontheirkidsgetsstrongerastimegoesby.

C.21-year-oldsaremoreeagertobefreeofparents9controlthan18-year-olds.

D.Kidscanhandledisagreementbetteriftheirparentsgetalongwellwitheachother.

66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Pushyparentscouldharmtheirkids'socialskills.

B.Kidsshouldlearnwhatfriendlydisagreementsare.

C.Parents;affectionmattersintermsofkids;personality.

D.Fewparentsexplainthereasonswhytheysetboundaries.

SectionC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.

Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

A.Creativityisassociatedwithmanyfactors.

B.Rather,theyshouldworktoexpand,grow,andexerciseit.

C.Withoutcreativity,weareindistinguishablefromthemasses.

D.However,creativitycanbeacquiredatanyage.

E.It'shardtoworkoutwhereexactlycreativitycomesfrom.

F.Everyonehasthecapacitytobecreative.

EssentialCreativity

InarecentsurveyinAmerica,62%ofpeoplesaidthatcreativitywasmoreimportanttosuccessinthe

workplacethantheyhadexpectedittobewhentheywereinschool.

67Itisofcoursepossibletoscanpeople'sbrainsandseewhichpartsarefirin