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Upon seeing an apple fall while walking, Isaac Newton was struck with an idea. His new concept was that the same force that pulled the apple to the ground guides the moon. This simple story about Newton 1_____ what makes a great mind. Great minds like Newton's just seem to be always open to new ideas. It is almost automatic for them. A bright idea often 2_____  to themeven when it seems very odd. They understand with 3 _____ that there is logic to be found even within the most unusual idea. Then they hold onto the idea. They turn it over and over in their mind until that element of logic 4_____  itself. This process involves 5_____  what you know with what you experience in the world around you. In contrast, many very smart people have 6_____  over one great idea through out their lives. In the end though, they are unable to unlock the 7_____ of what it takes to be a genius. What is it that they have omitted in their search? Theyhave simply forgotten to 8_____  the new combinations being formed in the unconscious. Theyhave 9_____  only their conscious mind without giving time for their unconscious mind to provide the answers. This is 10_____  true of those who work too hard.

They might be well advised totake a little walk every once in a while.


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【正确答案】 K
【答案解析】考查动词。This simple story是主语，空格处则为谓语动词；exemplify意为“是……的典范”。句意：虽然是一个简单的故事，但牛顿却有了伟大的想法。故选K。
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【正确答案】 M
【答案解析】考查动词。A bright idea是主语，空格处则为谓语动词；occur意为“发生”。句意：他们经常滋生出很棒的想法，虽然这个想法似乎很古怪。故选M。
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【正确答案】 L
【答案解析】考查名词。根据there is logic to be found(有逻辑可循)可知，他们很确信……。certainty是名词，意为“确定”。故选L。
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【正确答案】 G
【答案解析】考查动词。until that element of logic 24itself是状语从句，that element of logic是主语，空格处则为谓语动词；根据They turn it overand over in their mind(他们在脑海里一遍又一遍地思考着)可知，此处表示“直到逻辑原理自己显现出来"。故选G。
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【正确答案】 N
【答案解析】考查动词。combine. with.意为“把……和……结合起来"。句意：这个过程包括将你所知道的东西与你在周围世界的经历结合起来。故选N。
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【正确答案】 E
【答案解析】考查动词。根据In contrast(相比之下)可知，许多聪明人一生都在为一个伟大的想法而努力。labor可作动词，意为“努力争取”,此处用于现在完成时，所以用过去分词。故选E。
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【正确答案】 I
【答案解析】考查名词。根据the可知空格处用名词；mystery意为“秘密；神秘”。句意：然而到最后，他们无法解开天才的神秘面纱。故选I。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查动词。forget to do sth.意为“忘记做某事",空格处为动词原形；observe意为"观察；注意"。句意：他们只是忘记了观察在无意识中形成的新组合。故选D。
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【正确答案】 H
【答案解析】考查动词。根据此处have是助动词可知，空格处为动词过去分词形式；employed意为“应用；使用"。句意：他们只使用他们的意识思维，而没有时间等他们的无意识思维给出答案。故选H。
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【正确答案】 F
【答案解析】考查副词。空格处用来修饰谓语动词，所以用副词；particularly意为“尤其；特别”。句意：对于那些工作太努力的人尤其如此。故选F。