8.Should Children Be Allowed to Get Bored?Children need time to stand and stare.They should be allowed to get bored so 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 hamper 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 here 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 play 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 harmful to 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."
53.What does the word"hamper"in Paragraph 2probably mean?A
A.Slow down.
B.Keep up with.
C.Go beyond.
D.Give rise to.
54.The writer talks about Syal and Perry toD.
A.stress the great differences between them
B.introduce a popular writer and a famous artist
C.suggest good ways of going through boredom
D.show effects of boredom on developing creativity
55.What can we learn from the passage?A
A.Boredom provides children with space to think freely.
B.It's much better for children to be busy than be bored.
C.Boredom helps children deal with difficulties properly.
D.It's boring for children to think about their experiences.
分析 應(yīng)該允許孩子無聊嗎?
孩子需要時間發(fā)呆放空,他們應(yīng)該被允許感到無聊,那樣他們才可以發(fā)展創(chuàng)造力.父母期望孩子一直讀教科書,然而研究表明,它會妨礙孩子想象力的發(fā)展,而無聊可以給他們發(fā)展創(chuàng)造力的機會.
無聊常與孤獨有關(guān),但是一個叫Meera Syal的作家說,無聊對發(fā)展她的思想有幫助.她告訴研究者們,她的孩提時代幾乎無事可做,她經(jīng)常與鄰居聊天.她也試圖去做一些事情,像烤蛋糕."但是重要地是,我想了很多,寫了很多,因為我很無聊."Syal說.她堅持寫日記,用短故事和詩來打發(fā)時間.
Grayson Perry,一名藝術(shù)家,在一個貧窮家庭長大.他通過編故事、為他的故事配圖、在圖書館里看書來愉悅自己.無聊但很空閑,他花幾個小時眺望窗外,看云彩的變化和季節(jié)的變換.Perry用他喜歡的事情來填滿他的空閑時間,他變得有創(chuàng)造力,因為他可以自由地思考.
Belton博士是一個研究情感對學(xué)習(xí)的影響的專家."無聊可能是一種不舒服的感受,"她說,"但是一些年輕人不能創(chuàng)造性地處理那種無聊."所以有時他們會砸壞教室的窗子或者開快車來發(fā)泄.
通常,當(dāng)孩子們沒有事可做時,他們會打開電視、電腦或打電話,他們花費在這些事情上的時間增加了,但他們?nèi)孕枰獣r間通過玩或者觀察周圍的世界來考慮他們的感受.
這就是那種可以激發(fā)他們想象力的思考.另一方面,電視或電話可能會短暫地打斷這個思考過程,那對他們創(chuàng)造力的發(fā)展會有害."為了發(fā)展創(chuàng)造力,"Belton博士說,"或許我們需要發(fā)呆放空,并且不時地遠離網(wǎng)絡(luò)."
解答 53.A 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)research shows that it may hamper the development of their imagination,while boredom can give them opportunities to develop creativity.可以進行詞義猜測,while(然而),表示同一方面兩個不同事物的對比,存在相反的情況,根據(jù)while boredom can give them opportunities to develop creativity(然而無聊可以給他們開發(fā)創(chuàng)造力的機會),可知是就"無聊的影響"這一方面來說的,而且后面說到的是好的影響,可以推測前面說到的是相反的情況--不好的影響.BCD選項都有積極的含義,B.Keep up with,和…并駕齊驅(qū);C.Go beyond.超越;D.Give rise to.提升,唯有A選項slow down是"減慢"的意思,有負(fù)面的影響,意為"妨礙;牽制,減慢".故答案為A.
54.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)原文"…Meera Syal said boredom had helped her in developing her mind."和"He became creative,because he could think freely."可知作者談?wù)撨@兩個人是為了表明無聊在發(fā)展創(chuàng)造力方面的影響,故選D.
55.A 主旨大意題.本文主要是說,無聊給孩子提供了自由思考的空間,故選A.
點評 本文主要是說無聊給孩子提供了自由思考的空間,孩子需要發(fā)展創(chuàng)造力.題止涉及到詞義猜測、推理判斷和主旨大意題,要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上進行合理地分析才能得出正確答案,切記不能亂猜,一定做到有理有據(jù).