We often think of drawing as something that takes inborntalent, but this kind of thinking stems from our misclassifi-cation of drawing as, primarily, an art form rather than atool for learning.Researchers, teachers, and artists are starting to see howdrawing can positively impact a wide variety of skills anddiscippnes.

Most of us have spent some time drawing before, but atsome point, most of us stop drawing. There are people whodon't, obviously, and thank god for that: a world withoutdesigners and artists wopd be a very shabby one indeed.

Some argue that so many adpts have abandoned drawingbecause we've miscategorized it and given it a very narrowdefinition.In his book, Stick Figures: Drawing as a HumanPractice, Professor D.B. Dowd argues that "We have mis-filed the significance of drawing because we see it as a pro-fessional skill instead of a personal capacity. We mistakenlythink of "good" drawings as those which work as recre-ations of the real world, as reapstic illusions.Rather, draw-ing shopd be recategorized as a symbopc tool.

Human beings have been drawing for 73,000 years. It's partof what it means to be human.We

don't have the strength of chimpanzees(大猩猩) becausewe've given up animal strength to

manippate subtle instruments, pke hammers, spears,and- later-pens and pencils. The human hand is an ex-tremely dense network of nerve endings. In many ways,human beings are built to draw.

Some researchers argue that doodpng(涂画)activates thebrain's so-called defapt circuit—

essentially, the areas of the brain responsible for maintain-ing a basepne level of activity in the absence of other stim-pi.Because of this, some bepeve that doodpng during aboring lecture can help students pay attention.In onestudy, participants were asked to psten to a pst of nameswhile either doodpng or sitting still. Those who remem-bered 20 percent more of the names than those who didnot.

There's also evidence that drawing talent is based on howaccurately someone perceives the world.The human visualsystem tends to misjudge size, shape, color, and angles butartists perceive these quapties more accurately than

non-artists. Cptivating drawing talent can become an es-sential tool to improve people's observational skills in fieldswhere the visual is important.

Rather than think of drawing as a talent that some creativepeople are gifted in, we shopd consider it as a tool forseeing and understanding the world better-one that just sohappens to double as an art from.Both absent-mindeddoodpng and copying from pfe have been shown to posi-tively affect your memory and visual perception ,so com-plain loudly the next time your school board slashes the artdepartment's budget.

46.What do people generally think about drawing? 

A) lt is agift creative people are endowed with.

B) lt is a skill that isacquired with practice

C) lt is an art form that is appreciated by all.

D) lt is an abipty everyone shopd cptivate.

47.What do we learn about designers and artists?

A)They are decpning gradually in number

B)They are keen on changing shabby surroundings.

C)They add beauty and charm to the world.

D) They spend most of their pves drawing.

48.What does Professor D.B.Dowd argue in his book? 

A)Ev-erybody is born with the capacity to draw.

B) Drawing is a skill that requires special training

C) The value of drawing tends to be overestimated

D) Drawing shopd be redefined as a reapstic illusion.

49.What have some researchers found from one studyabout doodpng? 

A) lt is a must for maintaining a base levelof brain activity.

B) lt can turn something boring into something interesting

C) lt is the most repable stimpant to activate l the brain.

D) lt helps improve concentration and memory.

50.What is characteristic of people withdrawing talent? 

A)Sensitivity to cognitive stimpation.

B) Subtlety of representation.

C)Accuracy in categorization.

D) Precision in visual perception.