Lateral thinking (thinking in a roundabout way), first described by Edward de Bono in 1967, is just a few years older than Edward's son. You might imagine that Caspar was raised to be an adventurous thinker, but the de Bono name was so famous, Caspar’s parents worried that any time he would say something bright at school, his teachers might snap, “Where do you get that idea from?” “We had to be careful and not overdo it，” Edward admits.
Now Caspar is at Oxford, which once looked unlikely because he is also slightly dyslexic. In fact, when he was applying to Oxford, none of his school teachers thought he had a chance. “So then we did several thinking sessions,” his father says, "using my techniques and, when he went up for the exam, he did extremely well.” Soon after, Edward de Bono decided to write his latest book, Teach Your Child How to Think, in which he transforms the thinking skills he developed for brain-storming businessmen into informal exercises for parents and children to share.
Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence, and everybody knows that children aren't very logical. So isn't it an uphill battle, trying to teach them to think? “You know,” Edward de Bono says, “if you examine people’s thinking, it is quite unusual to find faults of logic. But, the faults of perception are huge! Often we think ineffectively because we take too limited a view.” Teach Your Child How to Think offers lessons in perception improvement, of clearly seeing the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives.
1.What is true about Caspar?
2.Caspar succeeded in applying for admission to Oxford because（ ）.
3.Which of the following statements shows Edward de Bono’s view, according to paragraph 3?
4.Lateral thinking involves all the following except（ ）.
问题1选项
A.He is Edward's son.
B.He is an adventurous thinker.
C.He first described lateral thinking.
D.He is often scolded by his teacher.
问题2选项
A.he was careful and often overworked
B.all of his school teachers thought he had a chance
C.he used in the exam the techniques provided by his father
D.he read the book, Teach Your Child How to Think, before the exam
问题3选项
A.Everybody knows that children aren’t very logical.
B.It is an uphill battle trying to reach children to think.
C.Thinking is something executed in a logical sequence.
D.We often think ineffectively because we take too limited a view.
问题4选项
A.improving one’s perception in thinking
B.following a logic sequence while thinking
C.seeing the implication of what you are saying
D.knowing the implied meaning of using the alternatives
第1题:
推理判断题。本题询问关于Caspar哪个说法正确。A选项意为“他是爱德华的儿子”；B选项意为“他是一个开拓性思维的人”；C选项意为“他首次描绘了水平思考法”；D选项意为“他经常受到他的老师的斥责”。根据原文“Lateral thinking (thinking in a roundabout way), first described by Edward de Bono in 1967, is just a few years older than Edward’s son. You might imagine that Caspar was raised to be an adventurous thinker, but the de Bono name was so famous, Caspar’s parents worried that... 1967年，爱德华•德•波诺（Edward de Bono）首次描述了横向思维（以迂回的方式思考），他只比爱德华的儿子大几岁。你可能会认为卡斯帕从小就被培养成一个敢于冒险的思想家，但德•波诺这个名字太有名了，卡斯帕的父母担心……”可知Caspar是Edward的儿子这一点是正确的，A选项正确。
第2题:
细节事实题。本题询问Caspar申请牛津大学成功的原因。A选项意为“他仔细认真并且经常学习刻苦过度”；B选项意为“他所有的老师都认为他能考上”；C选项意为“他在考试中运用了他父亲提供的技巧”；D选项意为“他在考试之前阅读了《教会孩子如何思维》这本书。根据原文“So then we did several thinking sessions,” his father says, “using my techniques and, when he went up for the exam, he did extremely well. 然后我们进行了几次思考，”他的父亲说，“用我的技巧，当他去参加考试时，他做得非常好。”可知是因为运用了他父亲教的方法所以Caspar成功申请到牛津大学，C选项正确。
第3题:
细节事实题。本题询问根据第三段内容，下列选项能够表达Edward de Bono的观点的陈述是哪一个。A选项意为“人人都知道孩子的思维是不太有逻辑的”；B选项意为“试图教会孩子思考是一场艰苦的战斗”；C选项意为“根据传统的观点，人们认为思维要按照一定的逻辑顺序进行”；D选项意为“我们经常无法有效地思考是因为我们的视野过于狭隘”。根据原文“Often we think ineffectively because we take too limited a view.” Teach Your Child How to Think offers lessons in perception improvement, of clearly seeing the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives.... “我们常常思考效率低下，因为我们的视野太有限”。教你的孩子如何思考可以提高他们的感知能力，让他们清楚地看到你所说的东西的含义，并探索其他选择……可知Edward认为我们经常无法有效地思考是因为我们太限制了自己的视野，D选项正确。
第4题:
细节事实题。本题询问水平思考法不包括下列哪一项内容。A选项意为“改善一个人的思维感知”；B选项意为“按照一定的逻辑顺序思考”；C选项意为“明白你所说内容的含义”；D选项意为“明白使用其他替换对象的隐含意义”。根据原文Your Child How to Think offers lessons in perception improvement, of clearly seeing the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives. 我们的孩子如何思考提供了认知改善的课程，清楚地看到你所说的东西的含义，并探索其他选择。”可知水平思考法包括了其他三项内容，B选项没有提及，B选项符合题意。
