2025北京初三一模英语汇编：阅读单选CD篇.pdfVIP

2025北京初三一模英语汇编

阅读单选CD篇

一、阅读理解

9dotspuzzle

2（025北京丰台初三一模）ThinkingOutsidetheBox

Whati£wheneverwefaceanychallenge,westoppedandasked,“whatif?”Whatifwechallengedtherules

andstartedthinkingoutsidetheox?

Thinkingoutsidetheoxisametaphor隐（喻）oftenusedtodescriedifferent,orcreativethinking.Itshows

upinsimplethingslikeusingpapertomakecrafts-insteadofjustwritingonthem-forexample.

AccordingtoFastCompany,thetermcameintouseinthe1970s.Managementconsultants顾（问）would

giveclientsa9-dotpuzzleandaskthemtoconnectthedotswithonly4lines.Naturally,thistaskrequiressome

lateralthinking跨（界/里、维），sotheconsultantswouldencouragetheirclientsto“thinkoutsidetheox.Inthiscase,

inordertocomeupwithaninnovativesolution,theyneededtolookeyondtheoxandcreatesomethingelse.

Onethingstandsoutforusfromthisexercise.Atfirst,youseeaox.Todrawthose4lines,youhavetofirst

useupallthewayswithintheox.Onlythencanyourealizethattheprolemistheoxitself.Youcometothat

realizationafterunderstandingtheoxanduncoveringitslimitations.Tothinkoutsidetheoxistofully

understandthecurrentsituation-thenchallengeit.

Thinkingoutsidetheoxhelpsyoutosolvechallengingprolems.Itallowsyoutolookeyondanarrow

viewtofindanswersthatwouldnotexistotherwise.Thinkingoutsidethe