3．Brrriiinnng．The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning．You jump out of bed，rush into the shower，into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think．A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing．Once at the office，you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters．In that sort of mood，who can get down to work，particularly some creative，original problem-solving work？
The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible，open-minded thinking．Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we're unfocused．If you are one of those energetic morning people，your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed．Sleepy people's lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving．By not giving yourself time to tune into your wandering mind，you're missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer．
The trip you take to work doesn't help，either．The stress slows down the speed with which signals travel between neurons （神經(jīng)細胞），making inspirations less likely to occur．And while we all should read a lot about what's going on in the world，it would not make you feel good for sure，so put that news website or newspaper aside until after the day's work is done．
So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for creative problem solving？We'd set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed，following our thoughts where they lead．We'd stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower，stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation．We'd take some deep breaths on our way to work，instead of complaining about heavy traffic．And once in the office-after we get a cup of coffee-we'd click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer．
67．According to the author，we are more creative when we areB．
A．focused B．relaxed C．a(chǎn)wake D．busy
68．What does the author imply about newspapers？C
A．They are solution providers．
B．They are a source of inspiration．
C．They are normally full of bad news．
D．They are more educational than websites．
69．By"tune into your wandering mind"（in Para.2），the author means"D"．
A．wander into the wild B．listen to a beautiful tune
C．switch to the traffic channel D．stop concentrating on anything
70．The author writes the last paragraph in order toA．
A．offer practical suggestions B．summarize past experiences
C．a(chǎn)dvocate diverse ways of life D．establish a routine for the future．
分析 早上鬧鐘一響，趕緊從床上跳起來，沖進浴室，迅速穿上衣服，跑出門，連思考問題的時間都沒有；緊張的一天就這樣開始了．到了辦公室第一眼看到的又是報紙上的一些令人沮喪的消息或一些災(zāi)難的報道，這樣怎么能給自己一個有創(chuàng)造力、獨立解決問題的心情呢？那么到底應(yīng)該怎么做才行？研究表明，放松心情更有利于提高工作效率，更有利于解決創(chuàng)造性的解決問題；壓力阻滯了神經(jīng)細胞信號的傳輸，只會導(dǎo)致工作效率下降．文章對如何放松心情提出一些建議，如提早起身、洗熱水澡、做深呼吸等等．
解答 67．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第三句中"…your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed．"以及下文對壓力阻滯了神經(jīng)細胞信號的傳輸可知，放松使我們更具有創(chuàng)造性，故B項正確．
68．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句中"…the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disaters．"，可知作者認為報紙上登載的都是一些不好的消息，故C項正確．
69．D 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)語境可知，句意為"如果不讓大腦走走神，你就會錯過大腦給你提供的令人驚奇的解決問題的辦法"，可知若一味集中注意力而無暇放松，將錯失有創(chuàng)造性的解決問題的方法．D項意為"不將注意力放在某事物上"，符合語境，故D項正確．
70．A 歸納總結(jié)題．最后一段作者提出早上可以把鬧鐘調(diào)前幾分鐘，醒來后可以再冥想一下；可以泡個熱水澡；在上班途中遇到塞車能夠放松心情，深呼吸；早上可以不看新聞，取而代之的是看些有趣的視頻來開啟美好的一天．由此可知，這一段主要講的是作者的建議．故選A．
點評 本文是健康環(huán)保類閱讀．考查學(xué)生對細節(jié)的理解把握和推理判斷能力，做題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
