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 （神经细胞），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．awake 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．advocate diverse ways of life D．establish a routine for the future．
分析 早上闹钟一响，赶紧从床上跳起来，冲进浴室，迅速穿上衣服，跑出门，连思考问题的时间都没有；紧张的一天就这样开始了．到了办公室第一眼看到的又是报纸上的一些令人沮丧的消息或一些灾难的报道，这样怎么能给自己一个有创造力、独立解决问题的心情呢？那么到底应该怎么做才行？研究表明，放松心情更有利于提高工作效率，更有利于解决创造性的解决问题；压力阻滞了神经细胞信号的传输，只会导致工作效率下降．文章对如何放松心情提出一些建议，如提早起身、洗热水澡、做深呼吸等等．
解答 67．B 细节理解题．根据第二段第三句中"…your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed．"以及下文对压力阻滞了神经细胞信号的传输可知，放松使我们更具有创造性，故B项正确．
68．C 推理判断题．根据第一段倒数第二句中"…the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disaters．"，可知作者认为报纸上登载的都是一些不好的消息，故C项正确．
69．D 词义猜测题．根据语境可知，句意为"如果不让大脑走走神，你就会错过大脑给你提供的令人惊奇的解决问题的办法"，可知若一味集中注意力而无暇放松，将错失有创造性的解决问题的方法．D项意为"不将注意力放在某事物上"，符合语境，故D项正确．
70．A 归纳总结题．最后一段作者提出早上可以把闹钟调前几分钟，醒来后可以再冥想一下；可以泡个热水澡；在上班途中遇到塞车能够放松心情，深呼吸；早上可以不看新闻，取而代之的是看些有趣的视频来开启美好的一天．由此可知，这一段主要讲的是作者的建议．故选A．
点评 本文是健康环保类阅读．考查学生对细节的理解把握和推理判断能力，做题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
