Lateral thinking（迂回思维）, first described by Edward de Bone 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 Bone was so famous, Caspar’s parent’s worried that any time he would say something bright at school, his teacher 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（诵读困难）. In fact, when he was applying to Oxford, none of his school teachers though 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 exactly well.” Soon after, Edward de Bone 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 knows that children aren’t very logical. So isn’t it an uphill battle, trying to teach them to think?
“You know,” Edward de Bone says, “if you examine people’s thinking, it is quite unusual to find it of logic. But the faults of perception are huge! Often we think ineffectively because we take too limit view.”
“Teach Your Child How to Think” offers lessons in perception improvement, of clearly see the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives.
1. What is “TRUE about Caspar?
2. Caspar succeeded in applying to Oxford because（ ）.
3. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Edward（ ）.
4. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements express Edward de Bone’s view?
5. Lateral thinking refers to the following EXCEPT（ ）.
问题1选项
A.He first described lateral thinking.
B.He is often scolded by his teacher.
C.He is Edward’s son.
D.He is an adventurous thinker.
问题2选项
A.he used in the exam the techniques provided by his father
B.he read the book “teach Your Child How to Think” before the exam
C.he was careful and often overworked
D.all of his school teachers thought he had a chance
问题3选项
A.was prompted to study lateral thinking because his son was slightly dyslexic
B.once taught businessmen how to think before he wrote for parents and children
C.was likely to improve children’s logic with his book
D.gave a description of lateral thinking several years after his son was born
问题4选项
A.We often think ineffectively because we take too limited a view.
B.Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence.
C.Everybody knows that children aren’t very logical.
D.It is an uphill battle trying to teach children to think.
问题5选项
A.seeing the implications of what you are saying
B.exploring the alternatives for what you are saying
C.improving one’s logic in thinking
D.improving one’s perception in thinking
第1题:C
第2题:A
第3题:B
第4题:D
第5题:C
第1题:
推理判断题。由第一段Lateral thinking（迂回思维），first described by Edward de Bone 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 Bone was so famous, Caspar’s parent’s worried that any time he would say something bright at school, his teacher might snap, “Where do you get that idea from?”“迂回思维”首次被爱德华于1967年提出，随后他的儿子出生了。你可能会想象Caspar会被抚养成一个冒险的思考者，但是爱德华是如此出名，以至于Caspar的父母担心每次他提出一些奇特的想法时，他的老师可能会打断他的话，并说“你从哪里学到这个想法的？”可知Caspar是Edward的儿子，故C项正确。A项“Capsar首次提出迂回思维”错误，该观点是他父亲提出来的。B项和D项文中未提及。
第2题:
推理判断题。由第二段“so then we did several thinking sessions,” his father says, “using my techniques and, when he went up for the exam, he did exactly well.”他的父亲说：“然后我们进行了几次思考的研讨会，当他考试时，用上我的技巧，他考得很好。”可知Caspar成功被牛津大学录取的原因是他在考试时用了他父亲教的技巧。故A项正确。
第3题:
推理判断题。由第二段“Soon after, Edward de Bone 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.不久之后，爱德华•德•伯恩（Edward de Bone）决定写他的新书《教你的孩子如何思考》（Teach Your Child How to Think）。在这本书中，他把自己为头脑风暴的商人们开发的思考技巧转化成了供父母和孩子们分享的非正式练习。”可知爱德华曾经是教商业思维的。故B项正确。
第4题:
推理判断题。第三段“Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence, and knows that children aren’t very logical. So isn’t it an uphill battle, trying to teach them to think? 传统上认为思考是按照逻辑顺序进行的，并且知道孩子们不是很有逻辑。试着教他们思考，这不是一场艰苦的战斗吗?”由反问句可知教孩子们学会思考是一件很难的事情。故D项正确。
第5题:
推理判断题。由最后一段“Teach Your Child How to Think” offers lessons in perception improvement, of clearly see the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives.“教你的孩子如何思考”提供了改善感知能力的课程，让你清楚地看到你所说的话的含义，并探索其他选择。可知A项“弄清楚你所说的话的含义”；B项“探索你所说内容的替代方案”；D项“提升一个人的感知能力”正确。C项“提高思维的逻辑性”文中没有提到。故答案选C。
