Nowadays, there is a sharp increase in children’s creativity, for they are greatly encouraged to develop their talents.【高考试题】Nowadays, there is a ______ increase in children’s creativity, for they are greatly encouraged to develop their talents. (2011福建卷)A. sharp B. slight C. natural D. modest【答案解析】答案为A。sharp意为“明显的”，slight意为“轻微的”，natural意为“自然的”，modest意为“谦虚的”。根据句中的for they are greatly encouraged to develop their talents（因为他们受到极大的鼓励要发展自己的天赋）可知，空格处填sharp最合适，即句子前半部的意思是：小孩的创造力有很大提高。又如：a sharp increase in vehicle excisea sharp increase in productivityThere have been sharp increases in arrears on interest payments.The figures show a sharp increase on last year’s turnover. 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~