20．In a recently published book，I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams，lotus flowers，and clustering．As I used these exercises in my classes，I noticed that students were interested They said more and wrote more．They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups．They were no longer passively waiting for the bell，but actively took part in the lesson．I find that creativity （創新）can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency （流利程度）．
Creativity has become a popular word in recent years．Scholar in the arts，psychology （心理學），businesseducation，and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it．Robert J．Sternberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology．He defines creativity as"the ability to produce work that is both new （original） and appropriate （applicable to the situation）"．This definition is useful，as we want our students to use language in a new way，and to use it correctly and properly．Most scholars say there are two types of creativity：big"C"creativity and small"c"creativity．Big"C"creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs．Small"c"creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation．Our emphasis is on the latter．While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison，our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in new ways．
59．The underlined words"waiting for the bell"in the first paragraph probably meanC．
A．longing for a phone call
B．hoping to have a bell
C．expecting the end of the class
D．wanting to speak in class
60．It can be inferred from the passage that the author thought the exercises in the book wereD．
A．popular
B．useful
C．scientific
D．creative
61．The main purpose of the passage is toB．
A．show how useful the book is
B．explain what creativity is
C．discuss how one can be creative
D．tell what teaching aims at．
分析 文章大意：本文先通過一個上課創新的例子，講述了創新的含義，創新的兩種類型等內容．
解答 59．C 詞義猜測題．waiting for the bell字面意思是"等待鈴聲"．根據文章第一段中的They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups．They were no longer passively waiting for the bell，but actively took part in the lesson．可知學生們對新的練習很有興趣，積極地參與．說明原來上課不積極，因此等待的鈴聲是下課鈴，選C．
60．D 推理判斷題．根據第一段中的I find that creativity （創新）can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency （流利程度）．講了作者在書中發現的練習讓學生很感興趣，他得出的結論是創新是一個增加參與和流利程度的方法．因此，他認為這些練習是創新的．
61．B 主旨大意題．根據文章整體內容可知，第一段先舉了一個上課創新的例子，第二段講述了創新的含義、創新的兩種類型等內容，因此B正確．
點評 本題考查社會文化類閱讀理解．這類題材的閱讀理解是高考常考的內容，難度適中，考生可以通讀全文，了解大意，在此基礎上再根據問題結合選項及語境做出正確的選擇．
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