Albert Einstein once attributed (把......归因于) the creativity of a famous scientist to the fact that he "never went to school, and therefore kept the rare gift of thinking freely". There is undoubtedly a truth in Einstein's observation; many artists and geniuses seem to view their schooling as a disadvantage. But such a truth is not a criticism of schools. It is the function of schools to civilize, not to train explorers. The explorer is always a lonely person whether his or her pioneering be in art, music, science, or technology. The creative explorer of unmapped lands shares with tile genius what William James described as the gift for thinking in an unusual way. As schools teach set patterns, they tend to destroy creativity and genius. But if schools could somewhat exist only to cultivate genius, then society would break down. For the social order demands unity and widespread agreement, which r, re destructive to creativity and genius.
Albert Einstein once thought that schools ______.
A. helped develop the creativity of a scientist
B. kept a rare gift for a scientist
C. prevented a scientist from thinking freely
D. contributed a lot to science and technology
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Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know【56】to do when it slipped from his horse and fell【57】the road. The sack was【58】heavy for him to【59】, and his only hope was that【60】some one would come riding by and【61】a hand.
It was not long【62】a rider appeared, but the farmer' s heart sank when he【63】him, for it was the great man .who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer【64】have dared to ask【65】 farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come【66】the road, but he could not beg a【67】of so great a man.【68】, as soon as the great man came up he got【69】his horse, saying "I see you' ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is【70】I'm here just at the【71】 time. "Then he took one【72】of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse.
"Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you?"
"Easily enough," the great man【73】. "Whenever you see【74】else in trouble,【75】 the same for him."
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Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Einstein and artists have said schools limit creativity and genius.
B. Schools should be designed to encourage creativity and social order.
C. Explorers and geniuses look at the world differently from the way most people do.
D. Schools can never satisfy the needs of both genius and society as a whole.
Which of the following is true?
A. Li Ming settled in Hong Kong after his return from Britain.
B. Li Ming ever won a lot of prizes in the world.
C. Li Ming is the best new singer in Hong Kong.
D. Li Ming was born in China.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? Many kinds of people, international businessmen, government officials, airline workers, young married couples -- the people whose jobs may force them to move frequently(频繁) from one city (or country ) to another. They saved the trouble and cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they will soon grow to dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they can afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, like their rented furniture so much that they decide to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But they don't like to tell people about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
This passage is mainly about ______.
A. a new way of buying furniture
B. a new way of moving from place to place
C. why some people rent their furniture
D. how some people rent their furniture