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Why do we underestimate the benefits of persistence? It's because creative challenges feel difficult. 【F1】People often have the experience of feeling "stuck", being unsure of how to find a solution, or hitting a wall with one idea and having to start over again. Trying hard and failing to make progress on a non-creative task, like an advanced physics problem, may appropriately signal that it's time to stop working. But creative ideas take time. 【F2】They are often generated after an initial period of thinking deeply about the problem, considering different ways to frame the problem, and exploring different possible solution paths. Consider that Sir James Dyson developed over 5,000 prototypes before he patented his best-selling Dyson vacuum cleaner. Or that Walt Disney animated cartoons for nearly two decades before his first big hit, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. When creative challenges start to feel difficult, most people lower their expectations about the performance benefits of perseverance, and consequently, underestimate their own ability to generate ideas. It's important to accurately value persistence because our beliefs powerfully regulate our behavior. 【F3】If you do not recognize that persistence is valuable for creativity, you will be less likely to persist when you face your own creative challenges. Our research suggests that workers typically underestimate the benefits of persistence when it comes to being creative. 【F4】In other words, some workers may have creative potential that goes untapped when they decide not to persevere with a challenge. Based on our research, we offer two recommendations to avoid this: First, ignore your first instinct to stop. When working on a tough creative challenge, you will likely face a moment when you feel stuck and can't come up with any more ideas. You'll first want to quit and spend your time doing something else. Temporarily ignore this instinct, especially if you're still in the early stages of the work. Try to generate just a few more ideas, or consider just a few more alternatives. You may find that your next creative idea was closer than you imagined. Second, remember that creative problems are supposed to feel difficult. Most involve setbacks, failures, and that "stuck" feeling. It's part of the process. 【F5】Suppress your instinct to interpret these feelings as a signal that you just aren't creative or that you've run out of good ideas. Reaching your creative potential often takes time, and persistence is critical for seeing a challenge through to the end.
【答案解析】①本句为一个主谓宾结构的简单句。②宾语the experience后面有四个并列的介词短语，介词of后使用了动词现在分词形式。这四个并列介词短语都作the experience的后置定语，说明人们有什么样的经历。③第二个介词短语中包含一个固定搭配be sure of，词根sure前加了前缀un，表否定，其后包含一个介宾结构of how to find a solution，说明“不知道如何寻找解决方法”。
【答案解析】①本句为主谓结构的简单句，谓语使用了被动语态(are often generated)。②此句包含较长的时间状语after an initial period…solution paths，说明这些创新理念产生的时间段。其中有三个并列的介词短语作an initial period的后置定语，说明在初期要思考问题、研究问题和探索不同的解决方法。
问答题8.【F3】
【正确答案】如果你还没有认识到坚持对创造力的价值，遇到有创造性的挑战时，你可能就坚持不下去了。
【答案解析】①本句是主从复合句，句首是一个if引导的条件状语从句，此从句中又嵌套一个宾语从句；逗号后是句子的主句，包含一个时间状语从句。②句首的条件状语从句是主句动作发生的先决条件，表明“如果……就……”。其中由that引导从句作宾语，说明“认识到坚持对塑造创造力是有价值的”。③主句是主谓结构，谓语是be likely to do sth．结构，后面是when引导的时间状语从句。
【答案解析】①本句是一个主从复合句，包含一个时间状语从句和一个定语从句。②主句为主谓宾结构，that引导的定语从句修饰宾语creative potential，说明创造性的潜能没被开发出来。goes untapped为系表结构，untapped意为“未开发的”。③when引导的时间状语从句表明与主句同一时间段发生的事情。persevere with sth．为固定搭配，意为“坚持做某事”。
问答题10.【F5】
【正确答案】遏制自己将这些感觉解读为你没有创造思维或已经才思枯竭的第一反应。
【答案解析】①本句是一个祈使句，当中包含两个并列同位语从句。②不定式短语to interpret these feelings作中心词instinct的后置定语，说明这是想解读这些感觉的第一反应。interpret…as…意为“断定或猜想某事物的意义或意图”，本句中interpret these feelings as a signal that…可理解为“将这些感觉解读为一种……的信号”。these feelings指代前句中出现的遇到各种挫折、失败和思维卡壳的情况。③that引导了两个并列的同位语从句，修饰说明a signal，说明这是一种怎样的“信号”。