中考真题2024年江苏省镇江市完形填空-创造力
My cousin Andrew always comes up with new ideas or invents new things. So, people always think he is creative, and consider creativity as making new things. This could be ___1___ so many people do not think themselves creative. ___2___, creativity can simply be about expressing ourselves through daily acts.
Actually, we are born creative and all have the ___3___ to express creativity. Bodies need ___4___ to be better, so does creativity. It should be trained from time to time. Creating is a way in which we challenge ourselves and think differently. Sometimes, the path to be more creative is not to follow others. ___5___, we can add tomato sauces instead of sugar or milk to coffee.
Creativity is neither just about the final ___6___, nor about the moment when you suddenly get a fantastic idea. It is a process (过程) that we do a series of things. We can find ___7___ new or different in most things and practise creativity through small jobs.
If we face a creative block (创造力凝滞), try to complete a daily task. Though some of us may think it doesn’t ___8___, the organized steps of completing a task may encourage our creativity. What’s more, after completing a task, we can often get a sense of ___9___. And it will provide us with the energy to finish other creative projects.
Creating or learning creativity, does not necessarily mean making something out of nothing. In many cases, it means allowing ourselves to think ___10___. Just let our thoughts fly. Then the creativity which is already there may come out.
1.1.
A why
B how
C when
D where
解析：选A。句意：这可能就是为什么这么多人认为自己没有创造力的原因。why为什么；how如何；when何时；where在哪里。根据“This could be...so many people do not think themselves creative.”可知，阐述为什么这么多人认为自己没有创造力的原因，故选A。
2.2.
A Otherwise
B Moreover
C Anyway
D However
解析：选D。句意：然而，创造力可以简单地通过日常行为来表达自己。Otherwise否则；Moreover此外；Anyway不管怎样；However然而。前后两句构成转折关系，用However连接，故选D。
3.3.
A ability
B spirit
C value
D goal
解析：选A。句意：实际上，我们生来就有创造力，并且都有表达创造力的能力。ability能力；spirit精神；value价值；goal目标。根据“we are born creative and all have the...to express creativity”可知，我们生来都有表达创造力的能力，故选A。
4.4.
A checking
B relaxing
C exercising
D displaying
解析：选C。句意：身体需要锻炼才能变得更好，创造力也是如此。checking检查；relaxing使放松；exercising锻炼；displaying展示。根据“Bodies need...to be better, so does creativity.”可知，身体需要锻炼才能变得更好，故选C。
5.5.
A As usual
B So far
C For example
D Above all
解析：选C。句意：例如，我们可以在咖啡中加入番茄酱而不是糖或牛奶。As usual像往常一样；So far到目前为止；For example例如；Above all首要的是。根据“..., we can add tomato sauces instead of sugar or milk to coffee.”可知，此处在举例，故选C。
6.6.
A product
B price
C problem
D practice
解析：选A。句意：创造力既不是指最终产品，也不是指你突然有了一个绝妙的想法。product产品；price价格；problem问题；practice练习。根据“Creativity is neither just about the final...”可知，创造力不是指最终产品，故选A。
7.7.
A anything
B something
C nothing
D everything
解析：选B。句意：我们可以在大多数事情中找到新的或不同的东西，并通过小工作来实践创造力。anything任何事；something某事；nothing无事；everything一切。根据“We can find...new or different in most things and practise creativity through small jobs.”可知，我们可以在大多数事情中找到新的或不同的东西，故选B。
8.8.
A end
B work
C from
D spread
解析：选B。句意：虽然我们中的一些人可能认为这不起作用，但完成任务的有组织的步骤可能会鼓励我们的创造力。end结束；work起作用，奏效；form形成；spread传播。根据“Though some of us may think it doesn’t...the organized steps of completing a task may encourage our creativity.”可知，我们中的一些人可能认为这不起作用，故选B。
9.9.
A humour
B beauty
C fashion
D achievement
解析：选D。句意：更重要的是，在完成一项任务后，我们经常会有一种成就感。humour幽默；beauty美丽；fashion时尚；achievement成就。根据“What’s more, after completing a task, we can often get a sense of...”可知，在完成一项任务后，我们经常会有一种成就感。故选D。
10.10.
A quickly
B freely
C carefully
D clearly
解析：选B。句意：在很多情况下，这意味着允许自己自由思考。quickly迅速地；freely自由地；carefully仔细地；clearly清晰地。根据“In many cases, it means allowing ourselves to think...”可知，这意味着允许自己自由思考。故选B。