第1个回答 2011-02-25
in today's world,racial,ethnic,and national categories no longer impose fixed barriers or unbending traditions. this is not to say that these categories have disappeared.rather,they are mixing and interacting in new ways.the hybrid nature of today's society is a valuable resource that companies and businesses should tap into in their quest to innovate.
the ability to apply knowledge to new situations is the most valued currency in today's economy. more than ever ,creativity rewards those who exercise it,so curiosity about the sourse of creativity has never be higher how creativity come about is a riddle,but a few things seem clear.highly creative people necessarily excel in raw brainpower.they are misfits on some level. they tend to questuion accepted views and to consider contradictory ones.
the implications are plain to see: divergent thinking is an essential ingredient of creativity.diverse groupes produce diverse thinking .therefore,diversity promotes creativity.this logic applies to corporations,research teams,think tanks,and other groups ofcreators.those who rely on a team of diverse people are more likely to innovate than those who rely on platoons of similar people.
to be sure,hybridity poses risks. a hybrid person may lose himself in a jumble of affiliations. a hybrid nation may botch the process of reinvention. still,the price of such errors seems lower than the cost of circling the ethnic wagons and either shutting out people who are differentor forcing them to become "one of us".never before have so many people married across racial and ethnic lines. nver before have so many peopler left their homelands for work or pleasure. never before so many people touched or tasted the clothes,foods,musical styles, and ideas of cultures not available to them in thier youth.these people are not becoming phantoms or dilettantes. rather,they are part of an outpouring of human creativity that is being driven by radical mixing.
"you cannot spill a drop of american blood,"Herman Melville wrote in 1849,"without spilling the blood of the whole world."more than ever,Melville's declaration applies not only to america,but to allnations.
1.the author's attitude towards mixing of cultures is one of____
a.unrestricted enthusiasm
b.eager advocacy
c.genuine concern
d.satisfied approval
2.according to the text ,people are curious about sources of creativity because____
a.creativity is profitable
b.creativity is a basic human instinct
c.creativity is directly related to diversity
d.creative thought is valued by almost everbody
3.in the fourth paragraph, ther term "botch"most likely means____(don't
consult a dictionary!)
a.complicate
b.err in
c.excel at
d.flourish in
4.the author suggests of current times that___
a.without diversity ,creativity would cease
b.the growth of the economy depends on a diverse workforce
c.businesses can gain from the diversity
d.today's creative individual does best in business
5.this text is mainly about____
a.the signficance of diversity to creative thought
b.the advantages of diversity for innovative businesses
c.the impact of an increasingly multicultural society on economy
d.the advantages and disadvantages of diversity
1. 这题不会是 C, 因为全文对 mixing cultures 的语气是正面的. 选 A 未必对, 因为它提出过 hybridity poses risks, 只不过是瑕不掩瑜, 所以不一定是 unrestricted 的 enthusiasm. 剩下是 B 和 D, 而 B 是比 D 强烈一点. 我会选 B.
2. 我会选 A, 因为文中说: the ability to apply knowledge to new situations is "the most valued currency in today's economy". more than ever ,"creativity rewards those who exercise it",so curiosity about the sourse of creativity has never be (这里该是 been?!) higher.
3. 我会选 B, 这个句子是讲 hybridity 的 risks. C 和 D 是正面的词组, A 比较中性, 只有 B 是负面.
4. 我会选 C. 文中说 diversity "promotes" creativity, 但没有说: no diversity ---> no creativity, 所以我不敢选 A. B 也有点问题, 文中好像没说过 economic growth 这个事情. 至於 D, 文中只是说 creative 的人会有优势, 但没有说 "best". 我的理解是: diveristy ---> creativity ---> innovation ---而"companies and businesses should tap into in their quest to innovate", 所以 "businesses can gain from the diversity".
5. 我会选 B. 和上面的一题一样, diveristy ---> creativity ---> innovation, 这便是 diversity 的好处了.本回答被网友采纳