Inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might hit. And sometimes, it can come from the most unexpected places.

I recently read about an author(作家) named Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder(脊椎病). Okorafor was told that a simple operation(手術(shù)) could fix it.

But when she woke up from her operation, she found that she couldn't move her legs and was in great pain.

Okorafor got well later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room.

She imagined her pain as a beast(野獸)that hunted her from the shadows. But she also imagined a woman-a woman who could fly, in fact. This magical woman inspired her and helped her forget her pain. "I felt greater than myself. I felt myself become greater," she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.

We never know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a musician, most of my inspiration comes from other people's music. But I also find ideas in other places. Books, movies and even just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.

For example, I recently watched the film Blade Runner. I've seen it plenty of times before; it's one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it differently. I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the film. It's not done yet, but the movie's setting and characters impacted the music I'm working on now heavily.

Anything can inspire us. You just have to be ready to catch inspiration when it hits.

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1.What happened to Okorafor after her operation?

A.She couldn't go to college anymore.

B.It took her a long time to wake up.

C.She couldn't walk and she was in great pain.

2.After he watched Blade Runner, the writer________________.

A.found that the movie's music was similar to his

B.was inspired to write new music

C.decided to make his own film

3.The underlined word "impact" in the passage means _____________in Chinese.

A.影響 B.熏陶 C.誘導(dǎo)

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Before Okorafor got well, she lost her mind and went crazy

B.The book Finding Creativity in the Unexpected was written by a magical woman.

C.The writer's inspiration comes from other people's music, books, movies and moments in everyday life.

5.The writer wrote this story to tell us _______________________.

A.how our imaginations work in real life

B.how he was inspired to create music

C.how inspiration can come from surprising places

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