When you imagine a new way of doing something and then  find a way to do it, you are being creative. Generally, there are three steps to being creative. They are:
Step 1 Gaining knowledge and skills of how things are done
A solid knowledge and skills help you understand how to do something. Knowing when and how to apply this knowledge comes from studying how others have done things in the same situations. Think about learning to play the piano. In this step you learn how to read music and   50    the keys are on the piano. You also practise playing.
Step 2 Learning to   51    the way that people do those things
Practising how others do something will bring what you have learned and the practice of it together. Repeating other people’s skills  will  create a lot of    52     and increase  understanding. So your next step in playing the piano would be seeing how other good musicians play, and repeating their songs and styles of playing.
Step 3 Exploring new and maybe better ways of doing them
Knowing the rules, but then using or breaking them in your   53     style is the basis of   creativity. At this point in playing the piano, you might play songs in new ways; or even write  songs and melodies (曲调). Being able to explore and improve on ideas requires time and effort to find out different ways of doing something.
Being creative is the useful ability to help solve problems effectively in many different situations. Being creative will  often result in lots  of ideas,   54    not all of them will  be good   ideas. That is why being creative is a process of trying - and trying again! Being able to come up with new ideas, and then   55    the better ideas, will make  your life more successful. So start    being creative today!
50．A．why B．where C．when D．who
51．A．copy B．avoid C．remind D．destroy
52．A．debates B．signals C．exhibitions D．experiences
53．A．fair B．mean C．rude D．own
54．A．since B．unless C．although D．because
55．A．breaking down B．picking out C．getting rid of D．putting off
【答案】
50．B  51．A  52．D  53．D  54．C  55．B
【解析】
50．句意：在这一步，你学会如何识谱，知道钢琴上的键在哪儿。
why为什么；where哪儿；when什么时间；who谁。故选B。根据“the keys are on the piano”可知此处表达学习钢琴的键在什么地方，用疑问副词where。故选B。
51．句意：第二步，学会复制别人做这些事情的方法。
copy复制；avoid避免；remind记起；destroy毁坏。根据第三段“Repeating other people’s skills” 可知此处用动词copy表示“模仿，复制”。故选A。
52．句意：重复他人的技能将创造很多经历并增加理解。
debates辩论；signals信号；exhibitions展览；experiences经历。根据“Repeating other people’s skills ”重复别人的技能进行练习的过程可以创造你的经历，用名词experiences。故选D。
53．句意：知道这些规则，但是然后用自己的方式使用它们或者打破它们是创造力的基础。
fair公平的；mean吝啬的；rude粗鲁的；own自己的。根据“your”可知此处用形容词own表达“你自己的方式”。故选D。
54．句意：有创造性的将经常导致很多想法，尽管这些想法不是所有的都是好的想法。
since自从；unless除非；although尽管；because因为。逗号前后的句子表示转折，用连词although表达“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句。故选C。
55．句意：能够想出新的观点，然后挑出更好的想法，将使得你的生活更成功。
breaking down出故障；picking out挑出，辨认出；getting rid of摆脱；putting off推迟。根据“come up with new ideas”及“the better ideas”可知是从新的想法中挑出更好的想法，用动词短语picking out。故选B。