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Think out-of-the-box British physician, author, inventor, and consultant Edward de Bono has had a major impact on the way we think and particularly in the field of creativity. He coined the phrase "lateral thinking" (水平思考)which involves approaching problems from diverse, unexpected angles and from different perspectives. Dr. de Bono meant to differentiate lateral thinking―in which you push the mind to make sudden turns―from vertical thinking, which is logical and sequential thinking. Lateral thinking can be learned, and Dr. de Bono has created several techniques to help you apply lateral thinking to problem solving and idea generation. Some of these are the following i think of as many different alternatives for solving a problem as you possibly can; challenge any assumptions you may have about your problem; and insert random elements which will encourage you to look at the problem from a different and unexpected perspective.Challenge your assumptions Assumptions are mental shortcuts: we assume that a situation we’re facing is like other situations we’ve encountered before, and that what worked then will work once again. In fact, the more experienced we are in a particular area, the more likely we are to bring lots of baggage to the problem, which can inhibit us from finding novel and creative solutions. In order to challenge your assumptions, write down all of the dominant ideas that apply to a particular situation and then deliberately challenge them. List all of the assumptions that you’re making and next to each one write a counter-assumption―not necessarily its negation, but its opposite. Once you drop preconceived notions you’re more likely to find better solutions. One approach―suggested by Jurgen Wolff on his blog Time to Write―is to pretend that you’re a Martian(火星人) that has just landed on earth and is seeing things on this planet for the first time. This would put you in a position of questioning everything, seeing your problem or situation with completely fresh eyes, and taking nothing for granted.Introduce random elements Selecting a random element that has absolutely no connection to the problem at hand provides an unexpected entry point to the problem so that you can face it from a unique angle. I’ve mentioned using a random word as an initial stimulus on this blog before. De Bono explains that the brain is so good at making connections that it will find a way to connect the random word to the problem at hand, no matter how remote the word may seem. Take a word from a random word generator―or open the dictionary to a random page and select a word― extract its underlying principles, and then apply them to your problem. Be careful not to discard a specific word because you simply conclude that it’s of no use and then getting another word instead. If you do this you’re probably just looking for a word that would neatly fit the problem you’re trying to solve. Instead of a word, you can also use a picture as the random element or even an object. In addition, the random element that you introduce can be a "false rule". Basically, you take a rule, quote, idea or suggestion from somewhere else and apply it to your own situation. How does applying the "false rule" to your problem make you see it differently What new elements does it introduce How does it shift your perception of the problem Does the general principle of the rule also apply to your problem The general principle of the random input, whether it’s a word, picture, object or false rule, is to open up new lines of thinking. If you’re stuck and have run out of ideas during the creative thinking process, try a random element to help you find a starting point.Two lateral thinking puzzles Here are two lateral thinking puzzles for you to try and resolve (the answers are provided below, but make an effort to resolve the problems before looking at the answer) 1. Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don’t know what he looks like, but they know his name is John. Inside they find a carpenter, a taxi driver, a car mechanic and a fireman playing cards. Without even asking his name, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they’ve got their man 2. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins(刺客) with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him Solutions to the two lateral thinking problems above The solution to the first problem above is that there was only one man sitting at the table; the other three, the carpenter, the taxi driver, and the mechanic were women. As for the second problem, the safest room is the third. Lions that haven’t eaten in three years are dead.Lesson in lateral thinking Edward de Bono tells the story of a farmer in a small Indian village who owed lots of money to the village moneylender and did not have the means to pay it back. The moneylender was old and ugly and was attracted to the farmer’s beautiful young daughter. The devious moneylender proposed the following: he would pick up two pebbles from the road―one black and one white―and put them in a bag. The girl would then put her hand in the bag and take out a pebble. If she took out the black pebble, she had to marry the moneylender and her father’s debt would be forgiven. If she took out the white pebble, she didn’t have to marry the moneylender and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. If she refused to take out a pebble her father would be put in jail. As the moneylender bent down to pick up the pebbles from the road, the girl noticed that he picked up two black pebbles and put them in the bag. What should she do If you’re using logical thinking you would probably conclude that the girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the moneylender as a cheat. However, what the girl did was to put her hand in the bag and take out a pebble. She then pretended to stumble and let the pebble fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. "Oh, how clumsy of me," she said, "But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that’s left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked." Obviously, since the pebble that was left in the bag was black, then she must have picked the white pebble. Since the moneylender couldn’t admit what he had done, the girl effectively turned what looked like an impossible situation into an advantage.Conclusion While logic is concerned with "truth" and "what is", lateral thinking is concerned with "possibilities" and "what could be". You can train your mind to automatically approach situations from different angles and perspectives. One way to this is by solving lateral thinking puzzles, which demand an open mind and a creative approach.Once you can’t see any use out of the word you take at random, ______. A．try to take another random wordB．keep trying to connect it to the present problemC．look for a proper word to your problemD．replace the word with a picture or an object at once

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阅读理解 　　Mr and Mrs Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not take him abroad with them, so they looked for a good place to leave him in while they were away, and at last found a place which looked after dogs very well while their owners were away. They took Blackie there just before they left for their holiday, and sadly said good-bye to him. 　　At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that hour, they decided to wait until the next morning before going to get him back. 　　So the next morning Mr Brown got into his car and drove off happily to collect Blackie. 　　When he reached home with the dog, he said to his wife. “Do you know, dear, I don't think Blackie can have enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked (吠叫) all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.” 　　Mrs Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered. “You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn't trying to tell you that he hadn't enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only complaining (抱怨) that you were bringing the wrong dog home. This isn't Blackie!” 1．The Browns decided to leave their dog somewhere while they were away because ________. [　　] A．they were not fond of him any more B．they did not want to take him with them C．the dog refused to go with them D．they were not allowed to take him abroad 2．They ________ before they left for their holidays. [　　] A．asked a friend to take care of the dog B．left it to their house keeper C．took it to an old man who looked after dogs very well D．found Blackie a good place where dogs were taken good care of 3．The day they got back to England, they ________. [　　] A．went to the place right away to get Blackie B．did not go to the place at all C．went to collect their dog, but that place was closed D．waited there for the place to open 4．As the dog ________, he barked all the way. [　　] A．did not recognize Mr Brown B．had something to tell his old master C．had not enjoyed his stay at that place D．knew he was with their masters again 5．What do you think “You are quite right, dear”means? [　　] A．She fully agreed with her husband. B．She was saying that what he did was right. C．The dog did want to tell him something?－he was bringing home the wrong dog. D．There was something wrong with their old dog.

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A team of researchers in California has developed a way to predict what kinds of objects people are looking at by scanning what's happening in their brains．When you look at something，your eyes send a signal about that object to your brain．Different regions of the brain process the information your eyes send．Cells in your brain called neurons（神经元） are responsible for this processing．　　The fMRI （functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging功能性磁共振造影） brain scans could generally match electrical activity in the brain to the basic shape of a picture that someone was looking at．　　Like cells anywhere else in your body，active neurons use oxygen．Blood brings oxygen to the neurons，and the more active a neuron is，the more oxygen it will consume．The more active a region of the brain，the more active its neurons，and in turn，the more blood will travel to that region．And by using fMRI，scientists can visualize which parts of the brain receive more oxygen-rich blood--and therefore，which parts are working to process information．　　An fMRI machine is a device that scans the brain and measures changes in blood flow to the brain．The technology shows researchers how brain activity changes when a person thinks，looks at something，or carries out an activity like speaking or reading．By highlighting the areas of the brain at work when a person looks at different images，fMRI may help scientists determine specific patterns of brain activity associated with different kinds of images．　　The California researchers tested brain activity by having two volunteers view hundreds of pictures of everyday objects，like people，animals，and fruits．The scientists used an fMRI machine to record the volunteers'brain activity with each photograph they looked at．Different objects caused different regions of the volunteers'brains to light up on the scan，indicating activity．The scientists used this information to build a model to predict how the brain might respond to any image the eyes see．In a second test，the scientists asked the volunteers to look at 120 new pictures．Like before，their brains were scanned every time they looked at a new image．This time，the scientists used their model to match the fMRI scans to the image．For example，if a scan in the second test showed the same pattern of brain activity that was strongly，related to pictures of apples in the first test，their model would have predicted the volunteers were looking at apples．51．What is responsible for processing the information sent by your eyes？A．A small region of the brain．B．The central part of the brain．C．Neurons in the brain．D．Oxygen-rich blood．52．Which of the following statements is NOT meant by the writer？A．Cells in your brain are called neurons．B The more oxygen a neuron consumes，the more blood it needs．C fMRI helps scientists to discover which parts of the brain process information．D fMRI helps scientists to discover how the brain develops intelligently．53．"Highlighting the areas of the brain at work"meansA．"marking the parts of the brain that are processing information"B．"giving light to the parts of the brain that are processing information"C．"putting the parts of the brain to work"D．"stopping the parts of the brain from working"54．What did the researchers experiment on？A Animals，objects，and fruits．B Two volunteers．C fMRI machines．D Thousands of pictures．55．What is the best title for the passage？A．Mind-reading MachineB．A Technological DreamC．Device that can Help You CalculateD．The Recent Development in Science and Technology．