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【题目】五、完成表格。阅读下面短文，根据其内容，完成表格中所缺的信息，并将答案填在相应题号的横线上。

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】这篇文章的作者认为我们应该允许孩子们去发呆、感到无聊，因为这样可以培养他们的创造性。文章中作者给了我们很多例子来说明这一观点。

【1】根据文意可知，作者给我们讲述的是让孩子感到无聊的重要性，短文第一段中They should be allowed to get bored to that they can develop their ability to be creative.告诉我们，让孩子们感到无聊，可以培养他们的创造性。因此作者的观点是认为这一点是很重要的，这里应填importance，名词，重要性。

【2】根据文意可知，在点明了作者的观点之后，接下来作者运用了很多例子告诉我们无聊的好处，表格中这个标题的后面就列举了三个好处，因此这里应填benefits，利益、好处；或者是advantages优点。注意第一个字母大写。

【3】根据文意可知，无聊可以培养孩子们的创造性，因此它可以使孩子们自由地、创造性的去思考。文章中举的例子He became creative, because he could think freely.也可以印证我们的答案，因此这里应填creatively。

【4】根据文章中they need to have time to think about their experiences through playing or just watching the world around them.可知，在无聊的时候，孩子们可以有时间、有机会去做他们喜欢的事情。因此这里可以填time时间；或者chances/opportunities机会。

【5】根据短文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，电视、电脑对孩子们的创造力的发展是没有好处的，他们需要思考，因此这里应填think，思考。