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From climate change to the ongoing pandemic (大流行病) and beyond, the issues facing today’s world are increasingly complex and dyna

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问题     From climate change to the ongoing pandemic (大流行病) and beyond, the issues facing today’s world are increasingly complex and dynamic. Yet solving problems like these requires new approaches that extend beyond traditional ways of thinking. A study led by Yale Professor of Psychology, Paul O’Keefe, found that having a growth mindset (思维倾向) of interest may spark this type of innovation.
    Professor O’Keefe established in earlier studies that people hold different beliefs about the nature of interest. Those with a growth mindset of interest tend to believe that interests can be developed and cultivated, while those with a fixed mindset of interest tend to believe that interests are inherent (与生俱有的) and simply need to be ’found. ’ Building on these findings, the latest research examined how a growth mindset of interest can boost integrative thinking across the traditional disciplinary boundaries of arts and sciences.
    For example, in one task, research participants were instructed to create new college majors by combining two or more existing academic Arts or Science programs at their university. After coding and analyzing the ideas they generated, the team found that people with a growth mindset of interest were more likely to bridge programs across the arts and sciences to create new majors like computational economics rather than creating majors that drew from only one of those areas, like computational chemistry.
    As Professor O’Keefe pointed out, "This research provides a useful direction for organizations whose products and services call for integrated and creative solutions. Take smartphones for example. You need not only computer science and engineering knowledge, but also an understanding of psychology and visual design to create a better product. Employees with a growth mindset may be more likely to devise innovative ideas that bridge multiple areas of knowledge to achieve better solutions."
    The benefits of a growth mindset of interest may also extend to those seeking employment. This is a pressing issue because many people are becoming unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Having a growth mindset of interest can help job seekers expand their interests and become more adaptable to different fields, and take the initiative to learn new skills.
What does the author say about the world today?
选项 A、It faces problems that are getting more varied and complicated.
B、It has done away with many of the traditional ways of thinking.
C、It is undergoing radical and profound changes.
D、It is witnessing various types of innovations.
答案A
解析 细节辨认题。定位句指出，从气候变化到目前的大流行病以及其他问题，当今世界的问题越来越复杂和多变。A)中的varied and complicated对应原文中complex and dynamic，故答案为A)。文章第一段第二句提到解决这些问题需要超越传统思维方式的新方法，并未说明传统思维已经被废除，故排除B)；C)“它正在经历彻底而深刻的变革”和D)“它正在见证多种多样的创新”在文中未提及，故排除。
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