单选题 What enables some people to get big creative breakthroughs while others only get small and non-creative breakdowns, blaming themselves and society? Are some people "gifted"? Are there other factors (21) work--factors that we have more control over than we think? While nobody can deny the (22) that some people seem to be blessed with particular creativity, research shows that anyone can (23) their chances of coming up with new and original ideas (24) they would only engage themselves more in the process of (25) . It' s the old Thomas Edison thing about "discovery (26) 99 percent perspiration (汗水) and 1 percent inspiration. " (27) , the studies prove this:great creative breakthroughs usually happen only (28) intense periods of struggle. It is sustained effort towards a specific goal (请作答此空) eventually prepares for great creative insights. This kind of sustained effort does not always (30) immediate results, a fact that not only separates the innovators (革新者) from non-innovators, but (31) leads some people to conclude that it is just not (32) for them. "Maybe I should have gone to medical school like my mother wanted," they wonder when the breakthrough is (33) to be found. Alas, one forgets during inevitable encounters (34) self-doubt,that the big surprise is never (35) . Indeed,it can happen at any time and place.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本句是一个强调句,意为“正是朝一个特定目标坚持不懈的努力为伟大的创新洞察力奠定了基础”。强调句的常用结构为“It is(was)+被强调部分(主语、宾语或状语)+who/that…”,此处强调的是sustained effort towards a specific goal,故应填that。