2010年湘潭大学考博英语真题(阅读理解)

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Lateral thinking (thinking in a roundabout way), first described by Edward de Bono in 1967, is just a few years older than Edward's son. You might imagine that Caspar was raised to be an adventurous thinker, but the de Bono name was so famous, Caspar’s parents worried that any time he would say something bright at school, his teachers might snap, “Where do you get that idea from?” “We had to be careful and not overdo it，” Edward admits.

Now Caspar is at Oxford, which once looked unlikely because he is also slightly dyslexic. In fact, when he was applying to Oxford, none of his school teachers thought he had a chance. “So then we did several thinking sessions,” his father says, "using my techniques and, when he went up for the exam, he did extremely well.” Soon after, Edward de Bono decided to write his latest book, Teach Your Child How to Think, in which he transforms the thinking skills he developed for brain-storming businessmen into informal exercises for parents and children to share.

Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence, and everybody knows that children aren't very logical. So isn't it an uphill battle, trying to teach them to think? “You know,” Edward de Bono says, “if you examine people’s thinking, it is quite unusual to find faults of logic. But, the faults of perception are huge! Often we think ineffectively because we take too limited a view.” Teach Your Child How to Think offers lessons in perception improvement, of clearly seeing the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives.

1.What is true about Caspar?

A、He is Edward's son.

B、He is an adventurous thinker.

C、He first described lateral thinking.

D、He is often scolded by his teacher.

2.Caspar succeeded in applying for admission to Oxford because( ).

A、he was careful and often overworked

B、all of his school teachers thought he had a chance

C、he used in the exam the techniques provided by his father

D、he read the book, Teach Your Child How to Think, before the exam

3.Which of the following statements shows Edward de Bono’s view, according to paragraph 3?

A、Everybody knows that children aren’t very logical.

B、It is an uphill battle trying to reach children to think.

C、Thinking is something executed in a logical sequence.

D、We often think ineffectively because we take too limited a view.

4.Lateral thinking involves all the following except( ).

A、improving one’s perception in thinking

B、following a logic sequence while thinking

C、seeing the implication of what you are saying

D、knowing the implied meaning of using the alternatives

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