英语泛读教程3：Unit 1

Unit1TheArtofCreativeThinkingbyJohnAdairTheinformationyoucangetfromthetitleThetopicofthepassage:creativethinkingThefocusofthewriting:theelementsofcreativethinkinganditsfunctionsOverviewLeadinAbouttheauthorIntroductionofcreativethinkingText:TheArtofCreativeThinkingVocabulary,textanalysis,andexercisesHomeReading:MappingCreativityReadingskills:newspaperandheadlinesFastReadingAbouttheauthorProfessorJohnAdair(born18May1934)isaBritishacademicwhoisaleadershiptheoristandauthorofmorethanfortybooksonbusiness,militaryandotherleadership.IntroductionofcreativethinkingDescribeasmanyusesforthebookasyoucan.(Onecreativesuggestion—usingthebookasadecorationinoffice.)TextTheArtofCreativeThinkingVocabulary1.belostin埋头于，全神贯注于，迷失在…中e.g.Thevisitorwaslostinwonder.2.befarremovedfrom与……大相径庭3.constituentn.成分；选民；委托人4.conceivev.怀孕；构思；以为；持有e.g.Heconceivedanewplanveryquickly.5.synthesisn.综合，[化学]合成；综合体e.g.Hetalkedabouthowtoproducemedicinebysynthesis.6.evolvev.进化n.evolution7.venomn.毒液；恶意v.使有毒；放毒e.g.Thevenomfromthebitecouldkillthem.8.matriculationn.入学考试；大学入学许可e.g.Thecampusmatriculationsupperwasgreatintheterm.9.proprietaryn.所有权10.highlightv.突出；使显著；加亮n.最精彩的部分；最重要的事情；加亮区TextAnalysisPartOnePartTwoPartOne:Para.1CreativethinkingisessentialIn____________________________In____________________________yourprofessionorsphereofworkyourpersonallifeCreativeThinkingcuriosityhumancreativitychancefavorsonlythepreparedminduseanalogywidenyourspanofrelevancePartTwo:Para.2-theendHumanCreativityPrimary：mind(visions,ideasandfeelings)Secondary:materialsOthers:skillsandtechniquesWhatisthemaindifferencebetweenmorecreativemindsandlesscreativeminds?Morecreativemindscansee_______and__________in_________.possibilitiesconnectionsrawmaterialsUsingAnalogyAnalogy:(类比)Itisaformofcomparison,butunlikesimileormetaphorwhichusuallyusescomparisonononepoint,analogydrawsaparallelbetweentwounlikethingsthathaveseveralcommonqualitiesorpointsofresemblance.Forexample:Goingtoschoolislikeridinganelevator—somedaysyou'reup,somedaysyou'redown,andsomedaysyougettheshaft(tobetreatedbadlyorunfairly).WidenyourspanofrelevanceHowwouldyouinterpret“learntounlearn”?CuriosityWhatdoestruecuriositymean?ChancefavorsonlythepreparedmindTheexampleofGoodyearshowsthat___________________________________inthefieldofobservation,chancefavorsonlythepreparedmindWell-writtensentencesForoneseeingisworth100hearings.百闻不如一见。Chancefavorsonlythepreparedmind.机会只眷顾有准备的大脑。Exercises(A)c(B)bdabbddc(D)addadcdbHomeReadingMappingCreativityVocabulary1.proactivelya.积极的2.goof-proof（口语）不出错3.procurementn.采购4.franchiseen.总经销商5.incubatev.孵化，培养ExercisesdacddaabReadingSkillsNewspaper&HeadlineNewspaper,alongwithreportingthenews,instruct,entertain,andgiveopinions.Anewspaperhasseparatesections:worldnews,nationalandlocalnews,sports,business,entertainment,opinions,comics,classifiedads,etc.Twotypesofheadline1.SentenceheadlinesPenmanufacturersstillseegoodfutureforluxurypens2.PhraseheadlinesRewardfortracingsuspectThegrammarofsentenceheadlinesusingthepresenttenseOmittingunimportantwords,suchasarticles(“a”and“the”),“and”,andtheverb“tobe”whereverpossible.Refertothefuturewithinfinitives.1.Cooperationagreementsigned(Acooperationagreementwassigned)2.Wal-MarttoacquireAsda.(Wal-MartisgoingtoacquireAsda.)FastReadingVocabularyOne1.layern.层次2.criterian.标准3.denotev.表示，指示4.limelightn.焦点，中心5.inhibitv.禁止，抑制Two1.strokev.划，冲2.synchronizev.同步3.initiatev.开始，发起4.optimizev.优化5.consumptionn.消耗Three1.propensityn.倾向2.noveltyn.新奇3.innovationn.改革，革新4.spontaneouslyadv.自发的5.gravitatev.被吸引ExercisesPassageOnedbddaPassageTwoabaadPassageThreecbbdc