泛读Unit11-Creativity

Unit11HowToGetaGreatIdea?——ByDormitory103Question:Whatiscreativity?Creativityisthebringingintobeingofsomethingwhichdidnotexistbefore,eitherasaproduct,aprocessorathought.ParagraphDivision：①(1-5):Theauthortellstwostoriesaboutcreativity.②(6-19):Theauthorlistssomebesttechniquestogetagreatidea.③(20):Conclusion:Justlearnsomethingnewtoenhanceyourcreativity.refrigerate:[rɪ‘frɪdʒəreɪt]vt.冷藏，冷冻；使冷却；使清凉chill:[tʃɪl]vt.冷冻，冷藏；使寒心；使感到冷emerge:[ɪ’mɜːdʒ]vi.浮现；摆脱；暴露reveal:[rɪ‘viːl]vt.显示；透露；揭露；泄露dip:[dɪp]vt.浸，泡，蘸；舀取；把伸入funnel:[’fʌn(ə)l]n.漏斗；烟囱cone:[kəʊn]n.圆锥体，圆锥形；[植]球果wax:[wæks]adj.蜡制的；似蜡的applaud:[ə‘plɔːd]vi.喝彩；鼓掌欢迎decade:[’dekeɪd;dɪ‘keɪd]n.十年，十年期；十capacity:[kə’pæsɪtɪ]n.能力；容量；资格，地位；生产力impulse:[‘ɪmpʌls]n.冲动；[电子]脉冲；刺激；推动力reservoir:[’rezəvwɑ:(r)]n.水库；蓄水池retrieve:[rɪ'triːv]vt.[计]检索；恢复；重新得到sealed:[siːld]adj.密封的；未知的vertical:['vɜːtɪk(ə)l]adj.垂直的，直立的；[解剖]头顶的，顶点的drainpipe:['dreɪnpaɪp]n.排水管；瘦裤腿（口语，单复数相同concrete:['kɒŋkriːt]adj.混凝土的；实在的，具体的；有形的capture:['kæptʃə]vt.俘获；夺得fleeting:['fliːtɪŋ]adj.飞逝的；转瞬间的urgency:['ɜːdʒ(ə)nsɪ]n.紧急；催促；紧急的事napkin:['næpkɪn]n.餐巾；餐巾纸doze:[dəʊz]vi.打瞌睡；假寐scarcely:['skeəslɪ]adv.几乎不，简直不；简直没有surrealist:[sə'riəlɪst]adj.超现实主义的sketch:[sketʃ]vt.画素描或速写semi-sleep:似睡非睡knob:[nɒb]n.把手resurgence:[rɪ‘sɜːdʒ(ə)ns]n.复活；再现；再起interconnections:n.相互连接；彼此连系prolific:[prə'lɪfɪk]adj.多产的；丰富的stimulation:[,stɪmjə'leʃən]n.刺激；激励，鼓舞pliers:['plaɪəz]n.钳子；老虎钳（plier的复数形式）pendulum:['pendjʊləm]n.钟摆；摇锤；摇摆不定的事enhance:[ɪn'hɑːns;-hæns;en-]vt.提高；加强；增加mythology:[mɪ'θɒlədʒɪ]n.神话；神话学；神话集fascinating:['fæsɪneɪtɪŋ]adj.迷人的；吸引人的Discussion:1.CanyousummarizethetwostoriesthattheauthortellsinpartⅠ?2.CanyoumakealistofthebesttechniquesthattheauthorreferstointhePartⅡ?3.Canyouthinkofwaysotherthanthosedescribedinthetexttoenhancecreativity?4.Doyouthinkthatyouareacreativeperson?Ifyouare,pleasegivemesomeexamples.Manypeoplethinkcreationisonlythebusinessofscientistsorinventorsanditisnotclosetoourdailylife.Isitright?TheanswerisBecausecreationisjustinourdailylife!Ithinkeveryonecanbecreative.Nooneisbornasagreatcreatorwithoutreceivinganytraining.So,nowlet’stakeacourseonhowtobecomemorecreative.Andpleaseactivateyourbrainandthinkcarefully.Thefirstway:trytomakeyourlifemoreconvenientThesecondway:trytomakeyourlifemorefunnyThethirdway:trytomakeyourlifemorecomfortableThefourthway:trytomakeyourlifemoreromanticThefifthway:trytomakeyourlifemorebeautifulExercises1.PleaseuseEiffelTowertomakeyourowncreation.2.Howtomaketrafficlightsmoreattractive?3.Whatpicturewillyoupasteontheroadifyoucan?BACKBACKInfact,weareallcreativeeverydaybecauseweareconstantlychangingtheideaswhichweholdabouttheworldaboutus.Creativitydoesnothavetobeaboutdevelopingsomethingnewtotheworld,itismoretodowithdevelopingsomethingnewtoourselves.Whenwechangeourselves,theworldchangeswithus,bothinthewaythattheworldisaffectedbyourchangedactionsandinthechangedwaythatweexperiencetheworld.ReadingComprehension:1.F2.F3.T4.T5.F6.T