五、（2025·苏州市立达中学期中）完形填空。〔人与自我——生活与学习〕
My cousin Andrew always comes up with new ideas or invents new things. So, people always think he is creative, and consider creativity as making new things. This could be 1 so many people do not think themselves creative. 2 , creativity can simply be about expressing ourselves through daily acts.
Actually, we are born creative and all have the 3 to express creativity. Bodies need 4 to be better, and so does creativity. It should be trained from time to time. Creating is a way in which we challenge ourselves and think differently. Sometimes, the path to being more creative is not to follow others. 5 , we can add tomato sauce instead of sugar or milk to coffee.
Creativity is neither just about the final 6 , nor about the moment when you suddenly get a fantastic idea. It is a process（过程）that we do a series of things. We can find 7 new or different in most things and practise creativity through small jobs.
If we face a creative block（阻碍）, try to complete a daily task. Though some of us may think it doesn't 8 , the organized steps of completing a task may encourage our creativity. What's more, after completing a task, we can often get a sense of 9 . And it will provide us with the energy to finish other creative projects.
Creating or learning creativity does not necessarily mean making something out of nothing. In many cases, it means allowing ourselves to think 10 . Just let our thoughts fly. Then the creativity which is already there may come out.
1. A. why
B. how
C. when
D. where
2. A. Otherwise
B. Moreover
C. Anyway
D. However
3. A. ability
B. spirit
C. value
D. goal
4. A. checks
B. relaxation
C. exercise
D. displays
5. A. As usual
B. So far
C. For example
D. Above all
6. A. product
B. price
C. problem
D. practice
7. A. anything
B. something
C. nothing
D. everything
8. A. end
B. work
C. form
D. spread
9. A. humour
B. beauty
C. fashion
D. achievement
10. A. quickly
B. freely
C. carefully
D. clearly

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. B

1. 根据上下文，人们总认为创造力就是创造新东西，这解释了为什么很多人认为自己没有创造力，所以选why。
2. 前文说人们认为创造力是创造新东西，后文说创造力可以通过日常行为表达自己，前后是转折关系，所以选However。
3. 我们都天生有创造力，都有表达创造力的能力，ability符合语境。
4. 身体需要锻炼才能更好，创造力也一样，exercise符合语境。
5. 这里是在举例说明如何更有创造力，For example用于举例。
6. 创造力不只是关于最终产品，product符合语境。
7. 在大多数事情中我们能发现一些新的或不同的东西，something用于肯定句。
8. 有些人可能认为完成日常任务不起作用，work符合语境。
9. 完成任务后会有成就感，a sense of achievement是固定搭配。
10. 允许自己自由思考，创造力就可能出现，freely符合语境。