人教高中英语高二下UNIT18-1

                                                                                 WHAT WILL. YOU THINK OF NEXT?
         Throughout history, great thinkers have used their creativity and imagination to change the world . How do they come up with ideas for new inventions? Thinkers who have changed the world do not seem to have much in common. They come from different cultures and have different backgrounds, and only some of them did well at school. Creativity is not about getting high test scores, having a high IQ or being smart. Instead, it seems that creative thinking, which is one of the most highly¹ valued skills in society, is a matter of habits. By thinking about the way we think and practising good thinking strategies², we can become more creative.
                                                                                 THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
   Knowledge and learning³ are important if we want to be successful, but we must also realise that what we know and what we have learnt may also limit our thinking. To "think outside the box" is to try new ways to solve a problem. Inventors often rephrase a problem to allow for creative solutions and also try "impossible" or "crazy" solutions. If we look only for the correct answer and reject ideas that do not provide a complete answer, we may get stuck. Partial⁴ solutions, and even failures, give us more information and clues that help us move towards a better solution. Creative thinking is a conscious effort to break away from old thought patterns in order to explore new possibilities.
                                                                         TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT
        Good solutions and new ideas are often the result of a change in perception⁵. By looking at a problem in as many ways as possible, creative thinkers can find solutions that would otherwise remain invisible⁶. As with thinking outside the box, the process includes a series of different attempts and several false starts. Each new way of looking at a situation improves our understanding and makes it easier to discover new possibilities. Great thinkers also like to make their ideas visible⁷. A drawing or a model will help you see things that may otherwise remain hidden.
                                                                                   MAKE CONNECTIONS
         Every new thought or idea has to be connected to what we already know. Unfortunately, it is easy to limit the possibilities of a new idea by connecting it to only one area of our previous knowledge. Great thinkers are aware of this and try to combine new and old ideas in as many different ways as possible. They also try to make connections that may seem strange at first. By comparing and connecting ideas and objects in new ways, creative thinkers are able to think of new applications and solutions. Many of the things that we use every day were invented by someone who saw similarities between his or her ideas and objects or systems in the world.
                                        KEEP TRYING
         Good ideas are no accident. They are the result of a long process of trial and error. Most famous scientists and thinkers are very productive⁸ and studies have shown that our most respected scientists produce not only some of the best ideas, but also a great many bad ones. Some of the greatest inventors forced themselves to develop new ideas even when they were tired or did not feel inspired. They all knew that for each new invention that works⁹, there are at least ten that do not.
        If we want to develop our creativity, we can try using some of the thinking strategies of the great and famous. We may not be interested in becoming inventors, but we probably all want to find new ways to improve our life. Who knows, perhaps your next thought will be a new idea that changes the world.       

1 highly   

adv.高度地，极，非常；非常赞许地

参考例句：

• It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
• The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。

2 strategies   

n.策略( strategy的名词复数 )；战略；战略学；对策

参考例句：

• Several steps and strategies have been developed to minimize these risks. 有关人士发展了若干措施和方法以减少这些风险。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• Different threats require different strategies. 对付不同的威胁需要不同的策略。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 partial   

adj.部分的；偏爱的；偏心的

参考例句：

• I could give it only partial support.我只能给它部分的支持。
• I'm partial to a drink at bedtime.我临睡前喜欢喝杯酒。

5 perception   

n.感知，感觉，觉察(力)；认识，观念，看法

参考例句：

• What's your perception of the matter?你对此事有什么看法？
• He was a man of keen perception.他是一个感觉敏锐的人。

6 invisible   

adj.看不见的，无形的

参考例句：

• The air is full of millions of invisible germs.空气中充满了许多看不见的细菌。
• Many stars are invisible without a telescope.许多星辰不用望远镜便看不见。

7 visible   

adj.看得见的，明显的，显然的；n.可见物

参考例句：

• It is a visible star in the sky.这是一颗在天空中可见的星星。
• The warning lights were clearly visible.警示信号灯清晰可见。

8 productive   

adj.能生产的，有生产价值的，多产的

参考例句：

• We had a productive meeting that solved some problems.我们开了一个富有成效的会议，解决了一些问题。
• Science and technology are part of the productive forces.科学技术是生产力。

9 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。