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1、2009年阅读ASectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Habitsareafunnything.Wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainsonauto-pilotandrelaxing
2、intotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine."Notchoice,buthabitrulestheunreflectingherd/WilliamWordsworthsaidinthe19thcentury.Intheever-changing21stcentury,eventheword"habit”carriesanegativeimplication.Soitseemsparadoxicaltotalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextascre
3、ativityandinnovation.Butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnewhabits,wecreateparallelpaths,andevenentirelynewbraincells,thatcanjumpourtrainsofthoughtontonew,innovativetracks.Ratherthandismissingourselvesasunchangeablecreaturesofhabit,we
4、caninsteaddirectourownchangebyconsciouslydevelopingnewhabits.Infact,themorenewthingswetry一themorewestepoutsideourcomfortzone一themoreinherentlycreativewebecome,bothintheworkplaceandinourpersonallives.Butdon'tbothertryingwornintothehippocampus,theyTetheretostay
5、.Instead,thenewhabitswedeliberatelyingrainintoourselvescreateparallelpathwaysthatcanbypassthoseoldroads."Thefirstthingneededforinnovationisafascinationwithwonder/saysDawnaMarkova,authorof"TheOpenMindHandanexecutivechangeconsultantforProfessionalThinkingPartne
6、rs."Butwearetaughtinsteadtodecide/justasourpresidentcallshimselfftheDecider/HSheadds,however,thatntodecideistokilloffallpossibilitiesbutone.Agoodinnovationalthinkerisalwaysexploringthemanyotherpossibilities/1Allofusworkthroughproblemsinwaysofwhichwe^reunaware
7、,shesays.Researchersinthelate1960sdiscoveredthathumansarebornwiththecapacitytoapproachchallengesinfourprimaryways:analytically,procedurally,relationally(orcollaboratively)andinnovatively.Attheendofadolescence,however,thebrainshutsdownhalfofthatcapacity,preser
8、vingonlythosemodesofthoughtthathaveseemedmostvaluableduringthefirstdecadeorsooflife.Thecurrentemphasisonstandardizedtestinghighlightsanalysisandprocedure,meaningthatfewofusinherentlyuseou
