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四级阅读Section C 试卷解析
大连中心 涂翰林，何德成
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
原文
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
1. Boredom has, paradoxically, become quite interesting to academics lately. In early May, London’s Boring Conference celebrated seven years of delighting in dullness. At this event, people flocked to talks about weather, traffic jams and vending-machine sounds, among other sleep-inducing topics. 2. What, exactly, is everybody studying? 【46】One widely accepted definition of boredom is "the distasteful experience of wanting, but being unable to engage in satisfying activity.” But how can you quantify a person's boredom level and compare it with someone else’s? In 1986, psychologists introduced the Boredom Proneness Scale, designed to measure an individual’s overall tendency to feel bored. By contrast, the Multidimensional State Boredom scale, developed in 2008, measures a person's felings of boredom in a given situation. 3.【47】Boredom has been linked to behavior issues including inattentive driving, mindless snacking, excessive drinking, and addictive gambling. 【48】In fact, many of us would choose pain over boredom. One team of psychologists discovered that two-thirds of men and a quarter of women would rather self-administer electric shocks than sit alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes. Researching this phenomenon, another team asked volunteers to watch boring, sad, or neutar films, during which they could self-administer elecric shocks. The bored volunteers shocked themselves more and harder than the sad or neutral ones did. 4.【49】But boredom isn't all bad. By encouraging self-reflection and daydreaming, it can spur activity. An early study gave participants abundant time to complete problem-solving and word-association exercises. Once all the obvious answers were exhausted, participants gave more and more incentive answers to combat boredom. A British study took these findings one step further, asking subjects to complete a creative challenge (coming up with a list of alternative uses for a household item). One group of subjects did a boring activity first, while the others went straight to the creative task. Those whose boredom pumps had been primed were more productive.
5. In our always-connected world, boredom may be a hard-to-define state, but it is a fertile one. 【50】Watch paint dry or water boil, or at least put away your smartphone for a while, and you might unlock your next big idea.
46. When are people likely to experience boredom, according to an accepted psychological definition？
A) When they don’t have the chance to do what they want.
B) When they don’t enjoy the materials they are studying.
C) When they experience something unpleasant.
D) When they engage in some routine activities.
47. What does the author say boredom can lead to?
A) Determination
B) Mental deterioration
C) Concentration
D) Harmful conduct
48. What is the findings of one team of psychologists in their experiment?
A) Volunteers prefer watching a boring movie to sitting alone deliberating.
B) Many volunteers choose to hurt themselves rather than endure boredom.
C) Male volunteers are more immune to the effects of boredom than females.
D) Many volunteers are unable to resist boredom longer than fifteen minutes.
49. Why does the author say boredom isn’t all bad？
A) It stimulates memorization.
B) It may promote creative thinking.
C) It allows time for relaxation.
D) It may facilitate independent learning.
50. What does the author suggests one do when faced with a challenging problem?
A) Stop idling and think big.
B) Unlock one’s smartphone.
C) Look around oneself for stimulation.
D) Allow oneself some time to be bored.
答案及解析
Passage One
46.A
【解析】
题干问：“46.When are people likely to experience boredom, according to an accepted psychological definition？（根据公认的心理学定义，人们什么时候会感到无聊）”根据题干关键词定位到原文第2段“One widely accepted definition of boredom is ‘the distasteful experience of wanting, but being unable to engage in satisfying activity.’（一个被广泛接受的“无聊”定义是：对向往的活动非常渴望，但却无法从事的这样一种令人不快的经历）”。通过对比可知“A) When they don’t have the chance to do what they want（当他们没有机会做他们想做的事）”为正确选项。
47.D
【解析】
题干问：“47. What does the author say boredom can lead to?（作者说无聊会导致什么）”根据题干关键词定位到原文第3段“Boredom has been linked to behavior issues including inattentive driving, mindless snacking, excessive drinking, and addictive gambling.（无聊与行为问题有关联，这类行为问题包括不注意驾驶、盲目吃零食、酗酒和赌博成瘾。）”。通过对比可知“D) Harmful conduct（有害行为）”为正确选项。
48.B
【解析】
题干问：“48. What is the findings of one team of psychologists in their experiment?（一组心理学家在他们的实验中有什么发现）”根据题干关键词定位到原文第3段“One team of psychologists discovered that two-thirds of men and a quarter of women would rather self-administer electric shocks than sit alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes.（一组心理学家发现，三分之二的男性和四分之一的女性宁愿自我电击，也不愿独自坐着思考15分钟）”。该句为实验结果的具体描写，如感到不好理解，可以遵循细节服从主题这一解题技巧，查看该段描写所要支撑的观点，可以发现上一句话即为一个陈述句“In fact, many of us would choose pain over boredom.（事实上，我们中的许多人会选择痛苦而不是无聊。）”。通过对比可知“B) Many volunteers choose to hurt themselves rather than endure boredom.（许多志愿者宁愿选择伤害自己而也不愿忍受无聊）”为正确选项。
49.B
【解析】
题干问：“49. Why does the author say boredom isn’t all bad?（为什么作者说无聊并不都是坏事?）”根据题干关键词定位到原文第4段“But boredom isn't all bad. By encouraging self-reflection and daydreaming, it can spur activity.（但无聊并不都是坏事。通过鼓励自我反省和做白日梦，它可以刺激活动。）”。到底是何种刺激活动，我们需要通过该段余下部分的分析进行判断，这里我们可以通过使用“细节服从主题”和“反复重现为重要信息”两个技巧进行判断，该段出现两次 “creative （creative challenge 以及 creative task）”可知主要强调的是 “creative创造力”。通过对比可知“B) It may promote creative thinking.（它可以促进创造性思维）”为正确选项。
50.D
【解析】
题干问：“50. What does the author suggests one do when faced with a challenging problem?（作者建议人们在面对一个具有挑战性的问题时应该怎么做？）”该题根据关键词，在原文不太容易找到定位词，不过根据顺序原则可知答案应该位于第5段，且该段最后一句话是作者建议的一些行为 “Watch paint dry or water boil, or at least put away your smartphone for a while, and you might unlock your next big idea.（看着油漆干了或者水烧开，或者至少把你的智能手机放在一边，你可能会解锁你的下一个大创意。）”。通过对比可知“D) Allow oneself some time to be bored.（给自己一点时间，让自己无聊。）”为正确选项。
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