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【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。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 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 todo, 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.”
（1）What does the word “hamper” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Slow down.
B.Keep up with.
C.Go beyond.
D.Give rise to.
（2）The writer talks about Syal and Perry to .
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
（3）What can we learn from the passage?
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.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）D
（3）A
【解析】本文介绍了孩子需要时间发呆，他们应该被允许感到无聊，那样他们才可以发展创造力。
（1）词义猜测题。根据第二段的However, research shows that it may hamper the development of their imagination, while boredom can give them opportunities to develop creativity.可知while前后进行对比，后半句表示无聊可以给他们开发创造的机会，也就是会促进他们的发展，故while前表示减慢他们的发展。故选A。
（2）推理判断题。根据第三段的Boredom is often linked with loneliness, but a writer named Meera Syal said boredom had helped here in developing her mind.和第四段的He became creative, because he could think freely.可知无聊在发展创造力方面的影响。故选D。
（3）主旨大意题。本文主要介绍无聊给孩子提供了自由思考的空间，故选A。