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【題目】五、完成表格。閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容，完成表格中所缺的信息，并將答案填在相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。

Should Children Be Allowed to Get Bored?

Children need time to stand and stare. They should be allowed to get bored to that they can develop their ability to be creative.

Children are expected by their parents to be reading a textbook all the time. However, research shows that it may slow down the development of their imagination, while boredom can give them opportunities to develop creativity.

Boredom is often linked with loneliness, but a writer named Meera Syal said boredom had helped here in developing her mind. She told researchers about her childhood. Having few things to do, Syal often talked with her neighbors. She also tried to do things like learning to bake cakes. “But importantly, I thought and wrote a lot, because I was bored,” Syal said. She kept a diary, filling her time with short stories and poems she made up.

Grayson Perry, an artist, grew up in a family with little money. He enjoyed himself by making up stories, drawing pictures for his stories and reading many books in the library. Bored but free, he spent hours looking out of the window, watching the changing clouds and seasons. Perry filled up his free time with what he liked. He became creative, because he could think freely.

Dr. Belton is an expert on the effects of emotions on learning. “Boredom could be an uncomfortable feeling,” she said, “But some young people cannot deal with that boredom creatively. So sometimes they may break a classroom window, or drive a car out for a mad race.”

Usually, when children have nothing to do, they would turn on the TV, the computer, or the phone. Their time on these things has increased, yet they need to have time to think about their experiences through playing or just watching the world around them.

It is this kind of thinking that can inspire the imagination. On the other hand, the TV or phone may cut short the thinking process. That can be bad for the development of creativity. “For developing the ability to be creative,” Dr. Belton advised, “perhaps we need to stand and stare, and stay off-line from time to time.”

The main idea	The writer emphasizes【1】 of allowing children to get bored.
【2】 boredom brings	1. Children have more chances to think 【3】 and freely. 2. Boredom helps to develop children’s mind. 3. Children have more 【4】 to enjoy what they like.
Conclusion	The TV, the computer, or the phone can’t help to develop creativity. If a person wants to be imaginative, the effective way is to 【5】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】importance

【2】Advantages/ Benefits

【3】creatively

【4】time/chances/opportunities

【5】think

【解析】這篇文章的作者認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該允許孩子們?nèi)グl(fā)呆、感到無聊，因為這樣可以培養(yǎng)他們的創(chuàng)造性。文章中作者給了我們很多例子來說明這一觀點。

【1】根據(jù)文意可知，作者給我們講述的是讓孩子感到無聊的重要性，短文第一段中They should be allowed to get bored to that they can develop their ability to be creative.告訴我們，讓孩子們感到無聊，可以培養(yǎng)他們的創(chuàng)造性。因此作者的觀點是認(rèn)為這一點是很重要的，這里應(yīng)填importance，名詞，重要性。

【2】根據(jù)文意可知，在點明了作者的觀點之后，接下來作者運(yùn)用了很多例子告訴我們無聊的好處，表格中這個標(biāo)題的后面就列舉了三個好處，因此這里應(yīng)填benefits，利益、好處；或者是advantages優(yōu)點。注意第一個字母大寫。

【3】根據(jù)文意可知，無聊可以培養(yǎng)孩子們的創(chuàng)造性，因此它可以使孩子們自由地、創(chuàng)造性的去思考。文章中舉的例子He became creative, because he could think freely.也可以印證我們的答案，因此這里應(yīng)填creatively。

【4】根據(jù)文章中they need to have time to think about their experiences through playing or just watching the world around them.可知，在無聊的時候，孩子們可以有時間、有機(jī)會去做他們喜歡的事情。因此這里可以填time時間；或者chances/opportunities機(jī)會。

【5】根據(jù)短文they need to have time to think about their experiences through playing or just watching the world around them.以及It is this kind of thinking that can inspire the imagination. On the other hand, the TV or phone may cut short the thinking process.可知，電視、電腦對孩子們的創(chuàng)造力的發(fā)展是沒有好處的，他們需要思考，因此這里應(yīng)填think，思考。