Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.
Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase. So encourage this and play along with them, play house or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, dinosaurs, or super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.
For older children, talk to them. Help them see things through others’ eyes, or help them see things from a different point of view. Helping children see things from other views helps them keep their minds open for new ideas and new things.
All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn't have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.

1.
The underlined word “weird” is the closest in meaning to “_______”.
1. A.
  similar
2. B.
  strange
3. C.
  common
4. D.
  natural
2.
If a child plays with his invisible friend, it shows that _______.
1. A.
  the child is longing for friendship
2. B.
  the child has no one to play with in life
3. C.
  the child has great imagination
4. D.
  there is something wrong with the child’s mind
3.
According to the author, if a child talks alone in a room, we should _______.
1. A.
  let him be
2. B.
  stop him from doing so
3. C.
  give him some advice
4. D.
  know that he is suffering from loneliness
4.
What is mainly talked about in the passage?
1. A.
  How creative artists and architects can be.
2. B.
  How to help children grow up in a healthy way.
3. C.
  What kind of activities children like.
4. D.
  How to protect and encourage children’s creativity.

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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker's Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.

　　Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk.

　　Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says,“Talk to Me,”they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.

　　They don't collect money. They don't push religion. So what's the point?

　　“To see what happens,”said Liz.“We simply enjoy life with open communication.”

　　Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.

　　“It started as a crazy idea,”Liz said.“We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”

　　Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.

　　Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease.“That was very heavy on my mind,”Marcia said.“To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,”she explained.

　　To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.

　　They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they'll consider.

1．What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 11, 2001?

[　　]

A．Chatting with people.

B．Setting up street signs.

C．Telling stories to strangers.

D．Organizing a speaker's corner.

2．What they have been doing can be described as _____.

[　　]

A．pointless　　　　　　B．normal

C．crazy　　　　　　　D．successful

3．Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

[　　]

A．They knew Liz and Bill very well.

B．They happened to meet the writer of the text.

C．They organized the get-together in the city park.

D．They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

4．What will Liz and Bill do in the future?

[　　]

A．Go in for publishing.

B．Do more television programs.

C．Continue what they are doing.

D．Spend more time reading books.

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