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I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on "two-hour business plans". I separated them
into six groups and gave them an example:a restaurant chain. The more original their idea, the better, I said.
Finally, five of the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering (餐饮)
service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, I expressed my disappointment.
My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and
global companies. They were not without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational
system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came
in different forms during my two years' teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from the Web and
the Harvard Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently
said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.
In China, every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so few well-developed marketing
and management minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can
name a Chinese brand.
With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And
then there's the "thousand-talent scheme": this new government program is intended to improve technological
modernization by attracting top foreign-trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries
about China's research environment. It's hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and
even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.
At last, for China, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnerships with top
Western universities. Nor is it about gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think
creatively. It's about establishing a rich learning environment for young minds. It's not that simple.
1. Why does the author feel disappointed at his students? [ ]
A. Because there is one group presenting a catering service.
B. Because the six groups made projects for restaurant chains.
C. Because all the students copied a case for the difficult topic.
D. Because the students' ideas were lacking in creativeness.
2. Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation? [ ]
A. Papers were often downloaded from the Internet.
B. Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy.
C. Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem.
D. Case study debates were written up as well as recited.
3. The underlined word "scheme" in the fourth paragraph means _____. [ ]
A. timetable
B. theme
C. project
D. policy
4. We can infer from the passage that _____. [ ]
A. China can make and sell any product all over the world
B. high pay may not solve the problem of China's research environment
C. cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brand
D. the new government program are aimed at encouraging imagination
5. Which is the best title of the passage? [ ]
A. Look for a New Way of Learning
B. Reward Creative Thinking
C. How to Become a Creator
D. Establish a technical Environment
