Lateral Thinking
Lateral thinking (迂回思維), 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 de Bono name was so famous, Casper'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 Casper is at Oxford --which once looked unlikely because he is also slightly dyslexic (誦讀困難). 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 Children 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.
36 What is TRUE about Casper? __________
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.
37 Casper succeeded in applying 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
38 It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Edward __________.
A was likely to improve children's logic with his book
B gave a description of lateral thinking several years after his son was born
C was prompted to study lateral thinking because his son was slightly dyslexic
D once taught businessmen how to think before he wrote for parents and children
39 According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements expresses Edward de Bono's view? __________
A Everybody knows that children aren't very logical.
B It is an uphill battle trying to teach children to think.
C We often think ineffectively because we take too limited a view.
D Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence.
40 Lateral thinking refers to the following EXCEPT __________.
A improving one's logic in thinking
B improving one's perception in thinking
C seeing the implications of what you are saying
D exploring the alternatives for what you are saying
36 A關(guān)于Casper的正確說法是：A他是Edward的兒子;B他是一個(gè)開拓型思維的人;C他首次描繪了迂回思維;D他經(jīng)常受老師叱責(zé)。
37 C申請(qǐng)牛津大學(xué)成功的原因是：A他仔細(xì)認(rèn)真且經(jīng)常勞累過度;B他的老師都認(rèn)為他能考上;C他在考試中應(yīng)用了父親提供的技巧;D他在考試前閱讀了《教會(huì)孩子如何思維》這本書。
38 D由第二段可以推斷出Edward：A有可能通過他的著作改善孩子的思維邏輯;B在他兒子出生幾年以后對(duì)迂回思維進(jìn)行了描述;C因?yàn)閮鹤佑悬c(diǎn)誦讀困難才促使他研究迂回思維;D在為孩子和家長寫書之前曾教過商人如何思維。
39 C根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容，下列選項(xiàng)能夠表達(dá)Edward de Bono觀點(diǎn)的陳述是：A人人都知道孩子的思維是不太合乎邏輯的;B試圖教孩子思維是一場艱苦的戰(zhàn)斗;C我們經(jīng)常不能有效思維是因?yàn)槲覀兊囊曇斑^于狹隘;D依據(jù)傳統(tǒng)的觀點(diǎn)，人們認(rèn)為思維要按照一定的邏輯順序進(jìn)行。
40 A迂回思維指的不是下列當(dāng)中的哪一項(xiàng)?A改進(jìn)自己的思維邏輯;B改進(jìn)自己的思維理解力;C了解你所說內(nèi)容的含義;D為你所說內(nèi)容尋求其他的替換對(duì)象。
Lateral thinking (迂回思維), 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 de Bono name was so famous, Casper'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 Casper is at Oxford --which once looked unlikely because he is also slightly dyslexic (誦讀困難). 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 Children 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.
36 What is TRUE about Casper? __________
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.
37 Casper succeeded in applying 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
38 It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Edward __________.
A was likely to improve children's logic with his book
B gave a description of lateral thinking several years after his son was born
C was prompted to study lateral thinking because his son was slightly dyslexic
D once taught businessmen how to think before he wrote for parents and children
39 According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements expresses Edward de Bono's view? __________
A Everybody knows that children aren't very logical.
B It is an uphill battle trying to teach children to think.
C We often think ineffectively because we take too limited a view.
D Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence.
40 Lateral thinking refers to the following EXCEPT __________.
A improving one's logic in thinking
B improving one's perception in thinking
C seeing the implications of what you are saying
D exploring the alternatives for what you are saying
36 A關(guān)于Casper的正確說法是：A他是Edward的兒子;B他是一個(gè)開拓型思維的人;C他首次描繪了迂回思維;D他經(jīng)常受老師叱責(zé)。
37 C申請(qǐng)牛津大學(xué)成功的原因是：A他仔細(xì)認(rèn)真且經(jīng)常勞累過度;B他的老師都認(rèn)為他能考上;C他在考試中應(yīng)用了父親提供的技巧;D他在考試前閱讀了《教會(huì)孩子如何思維》這本書。
38 D由第二段可以推斷出Edward：A有可能通過他的著作改善孩子的思維邏輯;B在他兒子出生幾年以后對(duì)迂回思維進(jìn)行了描述;C因?yàn)閮鹤佑悬c(diǎn)誦讀困難才促使他研究迂回思維;D在為孩子和家長寫書之前曾教過商人如何思維。
39 C根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容，下列選項(xiàng)能夠表達(dá)Edward de Bono觀點(diǎn)的陳述是：A人人都知道孩子的思維是不太合乎邏輯的;B試圖教孩子思維是一場艱苦的戰(zhàn)斗;C我們經(jīng)常不能有效思維是因?yàn)槲覀兊囊曇斑^于狹隘;D依據(jù)傳統(tǒng)的觀點(diǎn)，人們認(rèn)為思維要按照一定的邏輯順序進(jìn)行。
40 A迂回思維指的不是下列當(dāng)中的哪一項(xiàng)?A改進(jìn)自己的思維邏輯;B改進(jìn)自己的思維理解力;C了解你所說內(nèi)容的含義;D為你所說內(nèi)容尋求其他的替換對(duì)象。