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阅读理解     Should children be allowed to get bored? Children need time to stand and stare(凝视). They should be allowed to get bored so that they can develop their ability to be creative(有创造力的).     Children are expected by their parents to be reading a textbook all the time. However, research shows that it may hamper the ability to imagine, because boredom can give them opportunities to develop creativity.     Boredom often comes with loneliness, but a writer named Meera Syal said boredom had helped her in developing her mind. She told researchers about her childhood. Having few things to do, Syal often talked with her neighbours. 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. During his childhood, 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 doing researches on boredom. "Boredom could be an uncomfortable feeling," she said. "But some young people cannot do with that boredom creatively. So sometimes they may break a classroom window, or drive a car out very fast. "      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(激发) the imagination. On the other hand, the TV or phone may cut short the thinking process. That can be bad to the development of creativity. "For developing the ability to be creative," Dr. Belton advised, "perhaps we need to stand stare, and stay off-line from time to time." （1） The underlined word "hamper" in Paragraph 2 is the closest to "     . A . increase B . start C . stop D . discover （2） When Meera Syal felt bored, she did the following things EXCEPT    . A . talking with her neighbours B . learning to bake cakes C . watching TV D . writing short stories and poems （3） Dr. Belton may think is the better way to do with boredom     . A . reading a textbook B . thinking without doing anything else C . driving a car D . breaking a classroom widow （4） What can we learn from the passage? A . Boredom helps children solve difficulties. B . It's boring for children to think about their experiences. C . It's much better for children to be busy than to be bored. D . Children need time to get bored instead of doing schoolwork. 答案： C C B D

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