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3． 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 insp 1．What does the word"hamper"in Paragraph 2probably 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． 4．I stopped to watch my little daughter busy playing in her room．In one hand was a plastic phone．In the other hand was a toy broom．I listened as she was speaking to her imaginary friend and I'll never forget the words she said，even though it was pretended（假装）． She said，"Surie's in the corner because she's not been very good．She didn't listen to a word I said or do the things she should．"In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in pink．It was obvious she'd been put there to sit alone and think． My daughter continued her"conversation"as I sat down on the floor．She said，"I'm all fed up．I just don't know what to do with her anymore．She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games，too．She never lets me do the things that I just have to do．She tries to help me with the dishes，but her arms just cannot reach and she doesn't know how to fold towels．I don't have the energy to teach．I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean，I don't have the time to sit and play．Don't you know what I mean？" And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life，as I listened to her innocent（天真的）words that cut me like a knife．I hadn't been paying enough attention to my most dear． But how my attitude has changed，because，in my heart，I realize I've seen the world in a different light through my little darling's eyes．So，let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网）have the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor．I'm not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore． I'm going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother，for we have only one childhood，and we will never get another． 1．What does the underlined word"She"in Paragraph 3 refer to（指的是）？ A．The daughter's mother B．Suzie's daughter C．Suzie's baby doll D．The daughter's baby dool 2．How did mother feel when she heard the"conversation"？ A．Worried B．Disappointed C．Regretful D．Sad 3．What's the purpose of the story？ A．The mother should be angry with her daughter B．The mother should spend enough time with her daughter C．The mother shouldn't change her attitude to her daughter D．The mother shouldn't pay attention to her daughter's words． |
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