Lateral thinking（迂回思維），first described by Edward de Bono in 1967，is just a few years older than Edward’s son．You might imagine that Caspar was raised to be an adventurous thinker，but the de Bono was so famous，Casper’s parents worried that any time he would say something bright at school，his teachers might ask，“Where do you get that idea from？”

“We had to be careful and not overdo it．”Edward admits．Now Caspar is at Oxford-which once looked unlikely because he is also slightly dyslexic（誦讀困難）．In fact，when he was applying to Oxford，none of his school teachers thought he had a chance．“So then we did several thinking sessions,”his father says，“using my techniques and，when he went up for the exam，he did extremely well．”Soon after，Edward de Bone decided to write his latest book，“Teach Your Child How to Think”，in which he transforms the thinking skills he developed for brain-storming businessmen into informal exercises for parents and children to share．

Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence，and everybody knows that children aren’t very logical．So isn’t it an uphill battle，trying to teach them to think？“You know，”Edward de Bono says，“if you examine people’s thinking，it is quite unusual to find faults of logic．But the faults of perception are huge！Often we think ineffectively because we take too limited a view．”

“Teach Your Child How to Think”offers lessons in perception improvement，of clearly seeing the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives．

1．What is TRUE about Caspar？

A．He is Edward’s son．                         B．He is an adventurous thinker．

C．He first described lateral thinking．       D．He is often scolded by his teacher．

2．It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that Edward        .

       A．was likely to improve children’s logic with his book

       B．gave a description of lateral thinking several years after his son was born

       C．was prompted to study lateral thinking because his son was slightly dyslexic

       D．once taught businessmen how to think before he wrote for parents and children

3．According to Paragraph 3，which of the following statements expresses Edward de Bone’s view？

       A．Everybody knows that children aren’t very logical．

       B．It is an uphill battle trying to teach children to think．

       C．We often think ineffectively because we take too limited a view．

       D．Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence．

4．Lateral thinking refers to the following EXCEPT         ．

       A．improving one’s logic in thinking

       B．improving one’s perception in thinking

       C．seeing the implications of what you are saying

       D．exploring the alternatives for what you are saying

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