2026年中考英语时文精读人与自我培优·第04讲

该初中英语中考复习讲义以时文《In Praise of Being Bored》为载体，覆盖中考核心考点，包括词汇词形变化、短语固定搭配、语法动词短语及非谓语动词，通过“语篇阅读-词汇短语梳理-语法点精讲-阅读训练”流程，帮助学生系统构建知识网络，突破考点难点。 亮点在于语境化语言学习与分层训练结合，如“come up with”考点通过词义辨析、填空及阅读理解题强化，长难句分析拆解从句结构提升思维品质，“边读边记”环节积累语料培养语言能力。三级练习设计适配不同学生，教师可据此精准把控复习节奏，高效提升学生应考能力。

英语时文精读 · 第 04 期　【教师版】 In Praise of Being Bored（无聊的价值） 范畴：人与自我（生活与学习）　｜　体裁：说明文　｜　词数：334　｜　难度：★★ 姓名：______________ 班级：______________ 日期：______________ Part 1 语篇 Reading In Praise of Being Bored ✎ 边读边记 · 每段一个好表达 We live in a world with no empty spaces. Waiting for a bus? Watch a video. Standing in line? Check messages. Even in the bathroom, the phone comes along. Every small gap（空档） in the day has been filled up. ✓ fill up 填满 check messages 看消息 It sounds convenient. But scientists are finding that we may have thrown away something valuable: boredom. Not because it is pleasant, but because it is useful. ✓ sound convenient 听着方便 be useful 有用 In one study, volunteers（志愿者） were given a boring task — writing numbers out of a phone book, a very dull（乏味的） job. Before and after, they were asked to think of ways to use a plastic cup. The people who had been bored came up with more ideas than the people who had not. Other studies show the same pattern: after a boring activity, creativity improves. When nothing is happening outside, the brain starts moving inside. ✓ come up with 想出 creativity improves 创造力提升 Why would that be? The brain is never really "off." When your attention is not being pulled somewhere, it wanders（漫游；走神）. It connects things that seemed unconnected. Some of the best ideas in science and art arrived during walks and empty afternoons. This is how new ideas show up — not when you are busy, but when you are doing nothing at all. ✓ wander 走神漫游 show up 冒出来 But there is a difference between being bored and being bored with a phone in your hand. If you fill every boring moment with short videos, your brain is still busy, and the quiet time never comes. Scrolling is not rest; it is work for a different part of the brain. The boredom that helps is the one that feels boring. ✓ fill...with 用…填满 scrolling is not rest 刷屏不是休息 So try an experiment for a week. On your walk home, leave your phone in your bag. While you wash the dishes, do not put on a video. Let the minutes be empty. At first it will be uncomfortable（不自在的）. Then something will happen. You may start to plan a project, remember a friend, or simply notice the sky. ✓ try an experiment 做个实验 notice the sky 看见天空 Boredom is not a hole in your day. It may be the door. ✓ not a hole 不是空洞 the door 是一扇门 Part 2 重点单词 Word Focus bore　v. 使无聊 　boring adj. 令人无聊的　｜　bored adj. 感到无聊的　｜　boredom n. 无聊（状态）　｜　be bored with 对……厌倦 　例：The people who had been bored came up with more ideas. create　v. 创造；创作 　creative adj. 有创意的　｜　creativity n. 创造力　｜　creation n. 作品；创造 　例：After a boring activity, creativity improves. connect　v. 连接；把……联系起来 　connection n. 联系　｜　connected adj. 相连的　｜　unconnected adj. 不相关的 　例：It connects things that seemed unconnected. value　n. 价值　v. 重视 　valuable adj. 宝贵的　｜　be of great value 很有价值 　例：We may have thrown away something valuable: boredom. wander　v. 漫游；（注意力）走神 　wander off 走神；走开　｜　wanderer n. 漫游者 　例：When your attention is not being pulled somewhere, it wanders. convenient　adj. 方便的 　convenience n. 方便　｜　inconvenient adj. 不方便的 　例：It sounds convenient. experiment　n. 实验　v. 做实验 　do an experiment 做实验　｜　experimental adj. 实验性的 　例：So try an experiment for a week. 【词形变化练习】用所给单词的适当形式填空 1) He was ______ (bore) with the long meeting and began drawing on the paper. 【bored】 【解析】人感到无聊用 bored；be bored with 为固定搭配。 2) ______ (create) is not a gift only for artists — everyone can train it. 【Creativity】 【解析】作主语用名词 creativity；位于句首，首字母大写。 3) Wi-Fi keeps us ______ (connect) wherever we go. 【connected】 【解析】keep 后接形容词化的过去分词 connected，意为"保持连接的"。 4) My grandmother taught me the ______ (valuable) of honesty. 【value】 【解析】the + 名词，valuable 的名词形式为 value。 5) When the teacher turned to the blackboard, his mind began to ______ (wander). 【wander】 【解析】begin to do 用动词原形。 6) The shop is open 24 hours a day, which brings great ______ (convenient) to people nearby. 【convenience】 【解析】great + 名词，convenient 的名词形式为 convenience。 7) Scientists did several ______ (experiment) before they found the answer. 【experiments】 【解析】several 后接可数名词复数。 8) Please pay ______ (attend) to what the writer says about empty moments. 【attention】 【解析】pay attention to 为固定搭配；attention 不可数。复现第 02 期重点词 attention。 Part 3 短语与表达 Phrases & Expressions Ⅰ. 写出下列短语的中文意思 Translate the phrases into Chinese. 1) fill up　填满；装满 2) come up with　想出；提出（主意、办法） 3) throw away　扔掉；白白浪费掉 4) show up　出现；露面 5) be bored with　对……感到厌倦 6) come along　跟着来；一道去 7) at first　起初；一开始 8) put on　播放；穿上 Ⅱ. 用词框中的词填空，必要时改变词形 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Change the form if necessary. bore　　value　　connect　　create　　wander　　convenience　　experiment　　attention 1) The film was long and ______ (bore), so half of the audience left early. 【boring】 【解析】修饰事物"令人无聊的"用 -ing 形容词 boring。 2) Grandpa's old photos are ______ (value) to him — he keeps them in a wooden box. 【valuable】 【解析】be 动词后接形容词，value 的形容词为 valuable"宝贵的"。 3) There is a close ______ (connect) between sleep and learning. 【connection】 【解析】a close + 名词，connect 的名词形式为 connection"联系"。 4) Students came up with many ______ (create) ideas for the school music festival. 【creative】 【解析】修饰名词 ideas，用形容词 creative"有创意的"。 5) His eyes ______ (wander) around the classroom while the teacher was talking. 【wandered】 【解析】与 was talking 对应的过去场景，用一般过去时 wandered。 6) It is ______ (convenience) to order food on the phone, but cooking yourself is healthier. 【convenient】 【解析】be 动词后用形容词 convenient；convenience 是名词"方便"。 7) The two ______ (experiment) showed the same result: bored people think better. 【experiments】 【解析】two 后接可数名词复数 experiments。 8) When your ______ (attention) is not being pulled somewhere, the brain starts to wander. 【attention】 【解析】不可数名词用原形；复现第 02 期重点词 attention。 Part 4 语言点精讲精练 Language in Use 考点 1　come up with 【精讲】come up with 意为"想出、提出"（主意、办法、答案），主语通常是人，相当于 think of。注意语序：come up with an idea，不能说 come up an idea。come up 单独使用意为"走近；（问题、话题）被提出"。 例：The people who had been bored came up with more ideas than the people who had not. 被"无聊"磨过的人想出了更多点子。 例：She came up with a good plan for the class party. 例：A new question came up at the meeting. 1) He came up ______ a creative way to remember new words. 【A】 A. with B. up C. for D. on 【解析】come up with 为固定搭配，介词用 with。 2) At last, the team ______ (come up with) a solution to the problem. 【came up with】 【解析】叙述过去的事，用一般过去时 came up with。 3) In the passage, "came up with more ideas" means the bored people ______. 【B】 A. gave more ideas away B. thought of more ideas C. borrowed more ideas D. wrote down more ideas 【解析】come up with = think of（想出），结合语境选 B。 考点 2　fill up 与 fill...with... 【精讲】fill up 意为"填满、装满"，可以不带宾语：Every gap has been filled up. fill A with B 意为"用 B 把 A 装满"：fill the bottle with water。be filled with 相当于 be full of。注意搭配不能混：full of / filled with。 例：Every small gap in the day has been filled up. 一天里每个小空档都被填满了。 例：If you fill every boring moment with short videos, your brain is still busy. 例：The room was filled with laughter. 1) The bus was so crowded that it was ______ people. 【A】 A. filled with B. full with C. fill with D. fill of 【解析】be filled with = be full of；B 的搭配错误（full 后接 of）。 2) Every small gap in the day has been ______ up. 【B】 A. fill B. filled C. filling D. full 【解析】has been done 为现在完成时被动语态，用过去分词 filled。 3) Please ______ the cup ______ (fill) with hot water. 【fill】 【解析】fill A with B 结构；祈使句用动词原形 fill。 考点 3　notice sb do sth 与 notice sb doing sth 【精讲】notice（注意到）后可接省略 to 的不定式或现在分词作宾语补足语：notice sb do sth 强调看到动作的全过程；notice sb doing sth 强调动作正在发生。变为被动语态时要补回 to：sb was noticed to do。本考点复现第 03 期重点词 notice。 例：You may start to plan a project, remember a friend, or simply notice the sky. 你可能只是留意到了天空。 例：I noticed him cross the street and disappear around the corner. 例：She noticed the children playing in the park. 1) I noticed him ______ (put) the keys on the desk and leave. 【put】 【解析】and leave 提示看到的是两个完整动作，notice sb do sth 用原形 put。 2) When I passed by, I noticed her ______ at the notice board. 【B】 A. stand B. standing C. stood D. to stand 【解析】强调"正在看"，用现在分词 standing。 3) The boy was noticed ______ (leave) the classroom early. 【to leave】 【解析】变被动后宾语补足语要补回 to：was noticed to leave。 Part 5 阅读理解 Reading Comprehension 1. What does the writer show us in the first paragraph? 【B】 A. People have no free time at all on weekdays. B. Every small gap in the day is filled with phone activities. C. Phones are the most useful invention in the world. D. People feel bored when they wait for a bus. 【解析】第 1 段列举等公交、排队、甚至洗手间里都在看手机——一天中的每个小空档都被填满了。A 把"空档被填满"过度说成"完全没有空闲时间"；C、D 无依据。 2. In the study, what did the bored volunteers do better? 【C】 A. They wrote more numbers out of the phone book. B. They washed the plastic cups faster than others. C. They thought of more ways to use a plastic cup. D. They remembered the phone book better than others. 【解析】第 3 段：无聊任务前后，研究者让志愿者想塑料杯的用法——被无聊"磨"过的人想出的点子更多。A、B、D 都不是实验测的东西。 3. Why does the brain start moving inside when nothing is happening outside? 【B】 A. Because the brain wants to rest and stop working. B. Because free attention begins to wander and connect things. C. Because new ideas only come from busy people. D. Because walks and afternoons make people sleepy. 【解析】第 4 段：注意力没有被别处拉走时，它开始漫游，把看似不相关的东西联系起来——这就是灵感在脑内"活动"的方式。A 与"大脑从不真正关机"矛盾；C、D 无依据。 4. Which kind of boredom helps according to the passage? 【B】 A. The boredom filled with short videos. B. The boredom that truly feels boring. C. The boredom during a busy school day. D. The boredom with a phone in your hand. 【解析】第 5 段：刷手机时大脑依然在忙，安静时刻永远不会来；真正有用的无聊，是那种"感觉真的很无聊"的无聊。A、D 与此相反；C 与"无事发生"的前提不符。 5. The writer asks you to try an experiment for a week. What will you do during one "empty" moment (for example, on your walk home), and what might you notice? 【参考示例】I will leave my phone in my bag on my walk home. At first the fifteen minutes will feel long and uncomfortable, but then I may start planning my weekend, remember a friend I have not called, or simply notice the sky and the trees on my street. (言之成理即可) Part 6 长难句分析与翻译 Sentence Analysis 长难句 1　If you fill every boring moment with short videos, your brain is still busy, and the quiet time never comes. 【结构拆解】 　· if 条件状语从句：If you fill every boring moment with short videos　如果你用短视频把每个无聊时刻都填满 　· fill A with B：用 B 填满 A（本讲考点 2） 　· and 并列两个主句：your brain is still busy ／ the quiet time never comes 　· never 表完全否定：安静的时刻"永远"不会来 【翻译】 【参考译文】如果你用短视频把每个无聊的时刻都填满，你的大脑仍然在忙碌，而安静的时刻永远不会到来。 长难句 2　This is how new ideas show up — not when you are busy, but when you are doing nothing at all. 【结构拆解】 　· 主干：This is how new ideas show up　新点子就是这样出现的 　· how 引导表语从句，说明"出现的方式" 　· 破折号后 not...but...：并列两个 when 时间状语从句 　· not...at all："完全不、根本不"，加强否定 【翻译】 【参考译文】新点子就是这样出现的——不是在你忙碌的时候，而是在你什么都不做的时候。 Part 7 换个说法 Paraphrase 把左栏文中难表达与右栏最简单的说法配对，把字母填在括号里 Match each expression with the simplest way of saying it. Write the letters in the brackets. 1) （c） We live in a world with no empty spaces. a. to think of an idea or a plan 2) （b） It sounds convenient. b. It seems easy and useful. 3) （e） The boredom that helps is the one that feels boring. c. Our day has no free gaps left — everything is filled. 4) （a） come up with d. to appear 5) （d） show up e. The quiet time that does you good is real boredom, not phone time. Part 8 仿写 Sentence Writing 1) [come up with] In the class meeting, our group ______ (come up with) a creative idea for the school festival. 【参考答案】came up with（叙述过去的事，用一般过去时） 2) [fill A with B] Please don't ______ (fill) your free time ______ (with) short videos. 【参考答案】fill；with（fill A with B 结构，祈使句用原形） —— 英语时文精读 · 第 04 期 ｜ 完成后核对答案，错题标出考点编号，下次重点复习 —— 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $英语时文精读·第04期 In Praise of Being Bored(无聊的价值) 范畴：人与自我（生活与学习）「 体裁：说明文1词数：3341难度：★★ 姓名： 班级： 日期： Part1语篇Reading In Praise of Being Bored 边读边记·每段一个好表达 We live in a world with no empty spaces.Waiting for a bus?Watch a video.Standing in line?Check messages.Even in the bathroom,the phone comes along.Every small gap (in the day has been filled p ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ It sounds convenient.But scientists are finding that we may have thrown away something valuable:boredom.Not because it is pleasant, but because it is use ful. In one study,volunteers(志愿者)were given a boring task一 writing numbers out of a phone book,a very dull(乏味的)job.Before and after,they were asked to think of ways to use a plastic cup.The people who had been bored came up with more ideas than the people who had not.Other studies show the same patter:after a boring activity, creativity improves.When nothing is happening outside,the brain staits moving inside. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Why would that be?The brain is never really "off."When your attention is not being pulled somewhere,.it wanders(漫游；走神).It connects things that seemed unconnected.Some of the best ideas in science and ant anived during walks and empty afternoons.This is how new ideas show up-not when you are busy,but when you are doing nothing at all. But there is a difference between being bored and being bored with a phone in your hand.If you fill every boring moment with short videos, your brain is still busy,and the quiet time never comes.Scrolling is not rest;it is work for a different part of the brain.The boredom that helps is the one that feels boring. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ So try an experiment for a week.On your walk home,leave your phone in your bag.While you wash the dishes,do not put on a video.Let the minutes be empty.Atfi缸st it will be uncomfortable(不自在的).Then something will happen.You may start to plan a project,remember a friend,or simply notice the sky. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Boredom is not a hole in your day.It may be the door. Part2重点单词Word Focus bore v.使无聊 boring adj..令人无聊的|bored adj.感到无聊的|boredom n.无聊（状态）|be bored with对.厌倦 The people who had been bored came up with more ideas. create v.创造；创作 creative adj..有创意的|creativityn.创造力|creation n.作品；创造 After a boring activity,creativity improves. connect v.连接；把..联系起来 connection n.联系| connected adj.相连的 nconnected adj..不相关的 例：It connects things that seemed unconnected. value n.价值v.重视 valuable adj.宝贵的 be of great value很有价值 We may have thrown away something valuable:boredom. wander v.漫游；（注意力）走神 wander off走神；走开|wanderer n.漫游者 When your attention is not being pulled somewhere,it wanders. convenient adi.方便的 convenience n.方便|inconvenient adj..不方便的 例：It sounds convenient. experiment n.实验v.做实验 do an experiment做实验|experimental adj.实验性的 例：So try an experiment for a week. 【词形变化练习】用所给单词的适当形式填空 1)He was(bore)with the long meeting and began drawing on the paper. 2)」 (create)is not agift only for artists-everyone can train it. 3)Wi-Fikeeps us_(connect)wherever we go. 4)My grandmother taught me the (valuable)ofhonesty. 5)When the teacher turned to the blackboard,his mind began to (wander). 6)The shop is open 24 hours a day,which brings great(convenient)to people nearby. 7)Scientists did several(experiment)before they found the answer. 8)Please pay (attend)to what the writer says about empty moments. Part3短语与表达Phrases&Expressions I.写出下列短语的中文意思Translate the phrases into Chinese. 1)fill up 2)come up with 3)throw away 4)show up 5)be bored with 6)come along 7)at first 8)put on Ⅱ.用词框中的词填空，必要时改变词形Complete the sentences with the words in t山he box.Change the form if necessary bore value connect create wander convenience experiment attention 1)The film was long and (bore),so half of the audience left early. 2)Grandpa's old photos are (value)to him-he keeps them in a wooden box. 3)There is a close (connect)between sleep and learning. 4)Students came up with many (create)ideas for the school music festival. 5)His eyes (wander)around the classroom while the teacher was talking. 6)It is (convenience)to order food on the phone,but cooking yourself is healthier. 7)The two (experiment)showed the same result:bored people think better. 8)When your (attention)is not being pulled somewhere,the brain starts to wander. Part4语言点精讲精练Language in Use 考点1 come up with 【精讲】come up with意为"想出、提出"（主意、办法、答案），主语通常是人，相当于think of。.注意语序：come up with an idea,不能说come up an idea。come up单独使用意为"走近；（问题、话题）被提出"， 例：The people who had been bored came up with more ideas than the people who had not.被"无聊"磨过的人想出了更多，点子。 例：She came4 with a good plan for the class party. 例：A new question came up at the meeting, 1)He came up a creative way to remember new words A.with B.up C.for D.on 2)At last,the team (come up with)a solution to the problem. 3)In the passage,"came up with more ideas"means the bored people A.gave more ideas away B.thought of more ideas C.borrowed more ideas D.wrote down more ideas 考点2filp与filI...with. 【精讲】flup意为"填满、装满"，可以不带宾语：Every gap has been filled up.fill A wit诎B意为"用B把A装满"：fill the bottle with water。.be filled with相当于be full of。.注意搭配不能混：full of/filled with。 例：Every small gap in the day has been filled up.一天里每个小空档都被填满了。 fyoufill every boring moment with short videos,your brain is still busy 例：The room was filled with laughter. 1)The bus was so crowded that it was people. A.filled with B.full with C.fill with D.fill of 2)Every small gap in the day has been up. A.fill B.filled C.filling D.full 3)Please the cup (fill)with hot water 考点3 notice sb do sth与notice sb doing sth 【精讲】notice(注意到)后可接省略to的不定式或现在分词作宾语补足语：notice sb do sth强调看到动作的全过程；notice sb doing sth强调动作正在发生。变为被动语态时要补回to:sb was noticed to do。本考点复现第03期重点词notice。. 例：Youmay start toplan aproject,,remember afriend,or simply notice the sky.你可能只是留意到了天空。 Inoticed him cross the street and disappear around the comer. 例：She noticed the children playing in the park. 1)I noticed him (put)the keys on the desk and leave 2)When I passed by,I noticed her at the notice board. A.stand B.standing C.stood D.to stand 3)The boy was noticed (leave)the classroom early. Part5阅读理解Reading Comprehension 1.What does the writer show us in the first paragraph? A.People have no free time at all on weekdays B.Every small gap in the day is filled with phone activities. C.Phones are the most useful invention in the world. D.People feel bored when they wait for a bus. 2.In the study,what did the bored volunteers do better? A.They wrote more numbers out of the phone book. B.They washed the plastic cups faster than others. C.They thought of more ways to use a plastic cup. D.They remembered the phone book better than others. 3.Why does the brain start moving inside when nothing is happening outside? A.Because the brain wants to rest and stop working. B.Because free attention begins to wander and connect things. C.Because new ideas only come from busy people D.Because walks and afternoons make people sleepy 4.Which kind of boredom helps according to the passage? A.The boredom filled with short videos. B.The boredom that truly feels boring. C.The boredom during a busy school day. D.The boredom with a phone in your hand 5.The writer asks you to try an experiment for a week.What will you do during one "empty"moment(for example,on your walk home),and what might you notice? Part6长难句分析与翻译Sentence Analysis 1 If you fill every boring moment with short videos,your brain is still busy,and the quiet time never comes. 【结构拆解】 :if条件状语从句：If you fill every boring moment with short videos如果你用短视频把每个无聊时刻都填满 fill A with B:用B填满A(本讲考点2) and并列两个主句：your brain is still busy/the quiet time never comes never表完全否定：安静的时刻"永远"不会来 【翻译】 长难句2 This is how new ideas show up一 not when you are busy,but when you are doing nothing at all. 【结构拆解】 ,主干：This is how new ideas show up新点子就是这样出现的 how引导表语从句，说明"出现的方式” 破折号后not.but:并列两个when时间状语从句 not…ata:"完全不、根本不"，加强否定 【翻译】 Part7换个说法Paraphrase 把左栏文中难表达与右栏最简单的说法配对，把字母填在括号里Match each expression with the simplest way of saying it.Write the letters in the brackets. 1)()We live in a world with no empty spaces. a.to think of an idea or a plan 2)()It sounds convenient. b.It seems easy and useful. 3)()The boredom that helps is the one that feels c.Our day has no free gaps left-everything is boring. filled. 4)()come up with d.to appear 5)()show up e.The quiet time that does you good is real boredom, not phone time. Part8仿写Sentence Writing 1)[come up with]In the class meeting,our group (come up with)a creative idea for the school festival. 2)[fill A with B]Please don't (fill)your free time (with)short videos. 一一英语时文精读·第04期/完成后核对答案，错题标出考点编号，下次重点复习一 英语时文精读 · 第 04 期 In Praise of Being Bored（无聊的价值） 范畴：人与自我（生活与学习）　｜　体裁：说明文　｜　词数：334　｜　难度：★★ 姓名：______________ 班级：______________ 日期：______________ Part 1 语篇 Reading In Praise of Being Bored ✎ 边读边记 · 每段一个好表达 We live in a world with no empty spaces. Waiting for a bus? Watch a video. Standing in line? Check messages. Even in the bathroom, the phone comes along. Every small gap（空档） in the day has been filled up. It sounds convenient. But scientists are finding that we may have thrown away something valuable: boredom. Not because it is pleasant, but because it is useful. In one study, volunteers（志愿者） were given a boring task — writing numbers out of a phone book, a very dull（乏味的） job. Before and after, they were asked to think of ways to use a plastic cup. The people who had been bored came up with more ideas than the people who had not. Other studies show the same pattern: after a boring activity, creativity improves. When nothing is happening outside, the brain starts moving inside. Why would that be? The brain is never really "off." When your attention is not being pulled somewhere, it wanders（漫游；走神）. It connects things that seemed unconnected. Some of the best ideas in science and art arrived during walks and empty afternoons. This is how new ideas show up — not when you are busy, but when you are doing nothing at all. But there is a difference between being bored and being bored with a phone in your hand. If you fill every boring moment with short videos, your brain is still busy, and the quiet time never comes. Scrolling is not rest; it is work for a different part of the brain. The boredom that helps is the one that feels boring. So try an experiment for a week. On your walk home, leave your phone in your bag. While you wash the dishes, do not put on a video. Let the minutes be empty. At first it will be uncomfortable（不自在的）. Then something will happen. You may start to plan a project, remember a friend, or simply notice the sky. Boredom is not a hole in your day. It may be the door. Part 2 重点单词 Word Focus bore　v. 使无聊 　boring adj. 令人无聊的　｜　bored adj. 感到无聊的　｜　boredom n. 无聊（状态）　｜　be bored with 对……厌倦 　例：The people who had been bored came up with more ideas. create　v. 创造；创作 　creative adj. 有创意的　｜　creativity n. 创造力　｜　creation n. 作品；创造 　例：After a boring activity, creativity improves. connect　v. 连接；把……联系起来 　connection n. 联系　｜　connected adj. 相连的　｜　unconnected adj. 不相关的 　例：It connects things that seemed unconnected. value　n. 价值　v. 重视 　valuable adj. 宝贵的　｜　be of great value 很有价值 　例：We may have thrown away something valuable: boredom. wander　v. 漫游；（注意力）走神 　wander off 走神；走开　｜　wanderer n. 漫游者 　例：When your attention is not being pulled somewhere, it wanders. convenient　adj. 方便的 　convenience n. 方便　｜　inconvenient adj. 不方便的 　例：It sounds convenient. experiment　n. 实验　v. 做实验 　do an experiment 做实验　｜　experimental adj. 实验性的 　例：So try an experiment for a week. 【词形变化练习】用所给单词的适当形式填空 1) He was ______ (bore) with the long meeting and began drawing on the paper. 2) ______ (create) is not a gift only for artists — everyone can train it. 3) Wi-Fi keeps us ______ (connect) wherever we go. 4) My grandmother taught me the ______ (valuable) of honesty. 5) When the teacher turned to the blackboard, his mind began to ______ (wander). 6) The shop is open 24 hours a day, which brings great ______ (convenient) to people nearby. 7) Scientists did several ______ (experiment) before they found the answer. 8) Please pay ______ (attend) to what the writer says about empty moments. Part 3 短语与表达 Phrases & Expressions Ⅰ. 写出下列短语的中文意思 Translate the phrases into Chinese. 1) fill up　____________________ 2) come up with　____________________ 3) throw away　____________________ 4) show up　____________________ 5) be bored with　____________________ 6) come along　____________________ 7) at first　____________________ 8) put on　____________________ Ⅱ. 用词框中的词填空，必要时改变词形 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Change the form if necessary. bore　　value　　connect　　create　　wander　　convenience　　experiment　　attention 1) The film was long and ______ (bore), so half of the audience left early. 2) Grandpa's old photos are ______ (value) to him — he keeps them in a wooden box. 3) There is a close ______ (connect) between sleep and learning. 4) Students came up with many ______ (create) ideas for the school music festival. 5) His eyes ______ (wander) around the classroom while the teacher was talking. 6) It is ______ (convenience) to order food on the phone, but cooking yourself is healthier. 7) The two ______ (experiment) showed the same result: bored people think better. 8) When your ______ (attention) is not being pulled somewhere, the brain starts to wander. Part 4 语言点精讲精练 Language in Use 考点 1　come up with 【精讲】come up with 意为"想出、提出"（主意、办法、答案），主语通常是人，相当于 think of。注意语序：come up with an idea，不能说 come up an idea。come up 单独使用意为"走近；（问题、话题）被提出"。 例：The people who had been bored came up with more ideas than the people who had not. 被"无聊"磨过的人想出了更多点子。 例：She came up with a good plan for the class party. 例：A new question came up at the meeting. 1) He came up ______ a creative way to remember new words. A. with B. up C. for D. on 2) At last, the team ______ (come up with) a solution to the problem. 3) In the passage, "came up with more ideas" means the bored people ______. A. gave more ideas away B. thought of more ideas C. borrowed more ideas D. wrote down more ideas 考点 2　fill up 与 fill...with... 【精讲】fill up 意为"填满、装满"，可以不带宾语：Every gap has been filled up. fill A with B 意为"用 B 把 A 装满"：fill the bottle with water。be filled with 相当于 be full of。注意搭配不能混：full of / filled with。 例：Every small gap in the day has been filled up. 一天里每个小空档都被填满了。 例：If you fill every boring moment with short videos, your brain is still busy. 例：The room was filled with laughter. 1) The bus was so crowded that it was ______ people. A. filled with B. full with C. fill with D. fill of 2) Every small gap in the day has been ______ up. A. fill B. filled C. filling D. full 3) Please ______ the cup ______ (fill) with hot water. 考点 3　notice sb do sth 与 notice sb doing sth 【精讲】notice（注意到）后可接省略 to 的不定式或现在分词作宾语补足语：notice sb do sth 强调看到动作的全过程；notice sb doing sth 强调动作正在发生。变为被动语态时要补回 to：sb was noticed to do。本考点复现第 03 期重点词 notice。 例：You may start to plan a project, remember a friend, or simply notice the sky. 你可能只是留意到了天空。 例：I noticed him cross the street and disappear around the corner. 例：She noticed the children playing in the park. 1) I noticed him ______ (put) the keys on the desk and leave. 2) When I passed by, I noticed her ______ at the notice board. A. stand B. standing C. stood D. to stand 3) The boy was noticed ______ (leave) the classroom early. Part 5 阅读理解 Reading Comprehension 1. What does the writer show us in the first paragraph? A. People have no free time at all on weekdays. B. Every small gap in the day is filled with phone activities. C. Phones are the most useful invention in the world. D. People feel bored when they wait for a bus. 2. In the study, what did the bored volunteers do better? A. They wrote more numbers out of the phone book. B. They washed the plastic cups faster than others. C. They thought of more ways to use a plastic cup. D. They remembered the phone book better than others. 3. Why does the brain start moving inside when nothing is happening outside? A. Because the brain wants to rest and stop working. B. Because free attention begins to wander and connect things. C. Because new ideas only come from busy people. D. Because walks and afternoons make people sleepy. 4. Which kind of boredom helps according to the passage? A. The boredom filled with short videos. B. The boredom that truly feels boring. C. The boredom during a busy school day. D. The boredom with a phone in your hand. 5. The writer asks you to try an experiment for a week. What will you do during one "empty" moment (for example, on your walk home), and what might you notice? Part 6 长难句分析与翻译 Sentence Analysis 长难句 1　If you fill every boring moment with short videos, your brain is still busy, and the quiet time never comes. 【结构拆解】 　· if 条件状语从句：If you fill every boring moment with short videos　如果你用短视频把每个无聊时刻都填满 　· fill A with B：用 B 填满 A（本讲考点 2） 　· and 并列两个主句：your brain is still busy ／ the quiet time never comes 　· never 表完全否定：安静的时刻"永远"不会来 【翻译】 长难句 2　This is how new ideas show up — not when you are busy, but when you are doing nothing at all. 【结构拆解】 　· 主干：This is how new ideas show up　新点子就是这样出现的 　· how 引导表语从句，说明"出现的方式" 　· 破折号后 not...but...：并列两个 when 时间状语从句 　· not...at all："完全不、根本不"，加强否定 【翻译】 Part 7 换个说法 Paraphrase 把左栏文中难表达与右栏最简单的说法配对，把字母填在括号里 Match each expression with the simplest way of saying it. Write the letters in the brackets. 1) （　　） We live in a world with no empty spaces. a. to think of an idea or a plan 2) （　　） It sounds convenient. b. It seems easy and useful. 3) （　　） The boredom that helps is the one that feels boring. c. Our day has no free gaps left — everything is filled. 4) （　　） come up with d. to appear 5) （　　） show up e. The quiet time that does you good is real boredom, not phone time. Part 8 仿写 Sentence Writing 1) [come up with] In the class meeting, our group ______ (come up with) a creative idea for the school festival. 2) [fill A with B] Please don't ______ (fill) your free time ______ (with) short videos. —— 英语时文精读 · 第 04 期 ｜ 完成后核对答案，错题标出考点编号，下次重点复习 —— 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $英语时文精读·第04期【教师 In Praise of Being Bored(无聊的价值) 范畴：人与自我（生活与学习）体裁：说明文词数：33 姓名： 班级： 日期 Part1语篇Reading In Praise of Being Bored We live in a world with no empty spaces.Waiting for a bus?Watch a video.Standing in line?Check messages.Even in the bathroom,the phone comes along.Every small gap (in the day has been filled up. It sounds convenient.But scientists are finding that we may have thrown away something valuable:boredom.Not because it is pleasant, but because it is useful In one study,volunteers(志愿者)were given a boring task writing numbers out of a phone book,a very dull(乏味的)job.Before and after,they were asked to think of ways to use a plastic cup.The people who had been bored came up with more ideas than the people who had not.Other studies show the same pattern:after a boring activity, creativity improves.When nothing is happening outside,the brain staits moving inside. Why would that be?The brain is never really "off."When your attention is not being pulled somewhere,.it wanders(漫游；走神).It connects things that seemed unconnected.Some of the best ideas in science and ant anived during walks and empty afternoons.This is how new ideas show up-not when you are busy,but when you are doing nothing at all. But there is a difference between being bored and being bored with a phone in your hand.If you fill every boring moment with short videos, your brain is still busy,and the quiet time never comes.Scrolling is not rest;it is work for a different part of the brain.The boredom that helps is the one that feels boring. So try an experiment for a week.On your walk home,leave your phone in your bag.While you wash the dishes,do not put on a video.Let the minutes be empty.Atfi缸st it will be uncomfortable(不自在的).Then something will happen.You may start to plan a project,remember a friend,or simply notice the sky. Boredom is not a hole in your day.It may be the door. 版】 41难度：★★ 边读边记·每段一个好表达 /f讪p填，满 check messages看消息 ,/sound convenient听着方便 be usefil有用 /come up with想出 c'eativity improves创造力提升 /ander走神漫游 show4p冒出来 /llwh用.填满 scrolling is not1est刷屏不是休息 /try an experiment做个实验 notice the sky看见天空 ■■■■■■■ not a hole不是空洞 the door是一扇门 Part2重点单词Word Focus bore v.使无聊 boring adj..令人无聊的|bored adj.感到无聊的|boredom n.无聊（状态）|be bored with对..厌倦 The people who had been bored came up with more ideas. create v.创造；创作 creative adj..有创意的|creativityn.创造力|creationn.作品；创造 After a boring activity,creativity improves. connect v.连接；把..联系起来 connection n.联系|connected adj.相连的 nconnected adj..不相关的 例：It connects things that seemed unconnected. value n.价值v.重视 valuable adj.宝贵的 |be of great value很有价值 We may have thrown away something valuable:boredom. wander v.漫游；（注意力）走神 wander off走神；走开|wanderer n.漫游者 When your attention is not being pulled somewhere,it wanders convenient adi.方便的 convenience n.方便|inconvenient adj.不方便的 例：It sounds convenient. experiment n.实验v.做实验 do an experiment做实验|experimental adj.实验性的 例：So try an experiment for a week. 【词形变化练习】用所给单词的适当形式填空 1)He was (bore)with the long meeting and began drawing on the paper. 【bored】 【解析】人感到无聊用bored;.be bored with为固定搭配。 2) (create)is not agift only for artists-everyone can train it.[Creativity] 【解析】作主语用名词creativity;位于句首，首字母大写。 3)Wi-Fikeeps us(connect)wherever we go.Iconnected 【解析】keep后接形容词化的过去分词connected,意为"保持连接的"。 4)My grandmother taught me the(valuable)ofhonesty.[valuel 【解析】the+名词，valuable的名词形式为value。 5)When the teacher turned to the blackboard,his mind began to (wander).【wander】 【解析】begin to do用动词原形。 6)The shop is open 24 hours a day,which brings great (convenient)to people nearby. 【convenience)】 【解析】great+名词，convenient的名词形式为convenience。 7)Scientists did several(experiment)before they found the answer.[experiments] 【解析】several后接可数名词复数。 8)Please pay(attend)to what the writer says about empty moments.[attention 【解析】pay attention to为固定搭配；attention不可数。复现第02期重点词attention。 Part3短语与表达Phrases&Expressions I.写出下列短语的中文意思Translate the phrases into Chinese. 1)fill up填满：装满 2)come up with想出；提出（主意、办法） 3)throw away扔掉；白白浪费掉 4)show up出现；露面 5)be bored with对.感到厌倦 )come along跟着来；一道去 7)at first起初；一开始 8)put on播放；穿上 Ⅱ.用词框中的词填空，必要时改变词形Complete the sentences with the words in the box.Change the form if necessary. bore value connect create wander convenience experim ent attention 1)The film was long and (bore),so half of the audience left early.Iboring] 【解析】修饰事物"令人无聊的"用ing形容词boring。 2)Grandpa's old photos are(value)to him-he keeps them in a wooden box.I valuable] 【解析】be动词后接形容词，value的形容词为valuable"宝贵的"。 3)There is a close _(connect)between sleep and learning.[connection 【解析】a close+名词，connect的名词形式为connection"联系"。 4)Students came up with many (create)ideas for the school music festival.[creative 【解析】修饰名词ideas,.用形容词creative"有创意的"。 5)His eyes (wander)around the classroom while the teacher was talking.[wandered] 【解析】与was talking对应的过去场景，用一般过去时wandered。 6)It is (convenience)to order food on the phone,but cooking yourself is healthier.[convenient 【解析】be动词后用形容词convenient;convenience是名词"方便"。 7)The two (experiment)showed the same result:bored people think better.[experiments] 【解析】two后接可数名词复数experiments。 8)When your (attention)is not being pulled somewhere,the brain starts to wander.[attention] 【解析】不可数名词用原形；复现第02期重点词attention。 Part4语言点精讲精练Language in Use 考点1 come up with 【精讲】come up with意为"想出、提出"（主意、办法、答案），主语通常是人，相当于think of。.注意语序：come up with an idea,不能说come up an idea。come up单独使用意为"走近；（问题、话题）被提出"。 例：The people who had been bored came up with more ideas than the people who had not..被"无聊"磨过的人想出了更多点子。 例：She came4 with a good plan for the class party. 例：A new question came up at the meeting. 1)He came up a creative way to remember new words.【A】 A.with B.up C.for D.on 【解析】come up with为固定搭配，介词用with。 2)At last,the team(come up with)a solution to the problem.Icame up with 【解析】叙述过去的事，用一般过去时came up with。 3)In the passage,"came up with more ideas"means the bored people 【B】 A.gave more ideas away B.thought of more ideas C.borrowed more ideas D.wrote down more ideas 【解析】come up with=think of(想出)，结合语境选B。 考点2 fill up与fil.with… 【精讲】fill up意为"填满、装满"，可以不带宾语：Every gap has been filled up.fill A wit讪hB意为"用B把A装满”：fill the bottle with water。be filled with相当于be full of。注意搭配不能混：full of/filled with。 例：Every small gap in the day has been filled up.一天里每个小空档都被填满了。 fyou fill every boring moment with short videos,your brain is still busy 例：The room was filled with laughter.. 1)The bus was so crowded that it was people..【A】 A.filled with B.full with C.fill with D.fill of 【解析】be filled with=be full of;B的搭配错误(fll后接of)。 2)Every small gap in the day has been up.【B】 A.fill B.filled C.filling D.full 【解析】has been done为现在完成时被动语态，用过去分词fled。 3)Pleasethe cup(fill)with hot water.[fill] 【解析】fill A with B结构；祈使句用动词原形fl。 考点3 notice sb do sth与notice sb doing sth 【精讲】notice(注意到)后可接省略to的不定式或现在分词作宾语补足语：notice sb do sth强调看到动作的全过程；notice sb doing sth强调动作正在发生。变为被动语态时要补回to:sb was noticed to do。本考点复现第03期重点词notice。 例：You may start to plan aproject,remember afriend,or simply notice the sky.你可能只是留意到了天空。 I noticed him cross the street and disappear around the corner. 例：She noticed the children playing in the park. 1)I noticed him (put)the keys on the desk and leave.【put】 【解析】andleave提示看到的是两个完整动作，notice sb do sth用原形pt。 2)When I passed by,I noticed her at the notice board.[B] A.stand B.standing C.stood D.to stand 【解析】强调"正在看"，用现在分词standing。 3)The boy was noticed(leave)the classroom early.Ito leavel 【解析】变被动后宾语补足语要补回to:was noticed to leave。 Part5阅读理解Reading Comprehension 1.What does the writer show us in the first paragraph?[B A.People have no free time at all on weekdays. B.Every small gap in the day is filled with phone activities. C.Phones are the most useful invention in the world. D.People feel bored when they wait for a bus. 【解析】第1段列举等公交、排队、甚至洗手间里都在看手机一一天中的每个小空档都被填满了。A把"空档被填满"过度说 成"完全没有空闲时间"；C、D无依据。 2.In the study,what did the bored volunteers do better?IC] A.They wrote more numbers out ofthe phone book. B.They washed the plastic cups faster than others. C.They thought of more ways to use a plastic cup. D.They remembered the phone book better than others. 【解析】第3段：无聊任务前后，研究者让志愿者想塑料杯的用法一被无聊"磨"过的人想出的点子更多。A、B、D都不是 实验测的东西。 3.Why does the brain start moving inside when nothing is happening outside?[B A.Because the brain wants to rest and stop working B.Because free attention begins to wander and connect things. C.Because new ideas only come from busy people. D.Because walks and afternoons make people sleepy. 【解析】第4段：注意力没有被别处拉走时，它开始漫游，把看似不相关的东西联系起来一这就是灵感在脑内"活动"的方 式。A与"大脑从不真正关机"矛盾；C、D无依据。 4.Which kind of boredom helps according to the passage?[B] A.The boredom filled with short videos. B.The boredom that truly feels boring. C.The boredom during a busy school day D.The boredom with a phone in your hand 【解析】第5段：刷手机时大脑依然在忙，安静时刻永远不会来；真正有用的无聊，是那种"感觉真的很无聊"的无聊。A、D 与此相反；C与"无事发生"的前提不符。 5.The writer asks you to try an experiment for a week.What will you do during one "empty"moment(for example,on your walk home),and what might you notice? 【参考示例】I will leave my phone in my bag on my walk home..At first the fifteen minutes will feel long and uncomfortable,but then I may start planning my weekend,remember a friend I have not called,or simply notice the sky and the trees on my street. 可) Part6长难句分析与翻译Sentence Analysis 1 If you fill every boring moment with short videos,your brain is still busy,and the quiet time never comes. 【结构拆解】 ·if条件状语从句：Ifyou fill every boring moment with short videos如果你用短视频把每个无聊时刻都填满 fill A with B:用B填满A(本讲考点2) amd并列两个主句：your brain is still busy/the quiet time never comes never表完全否定：安静的时刻"永远"不会来 【翻译】 【参考译文】如果你用短视频把每个无聊的时刻都填满，你的大脑仍然在忙碌，而安静的时刻永远不会到来。 长难句2 This is how new ideas show up一not when you are busy,.but when you are doing nothing at all.. 【结构拆解】 ·主干：This is how new ideas show up新点子就是这样出现的 how引导表语从句，说明"出现的方式" 破折号后not.but.:并列两个when时间状语从句 not..at all:"完全不、根本不"，加强否定 【翻译】 【参考译文】新点子就是这样出现的一不是在你忙碌的时候，而是在你什么都不做的时候。 Part7换个说法Paraphrase 把左栏文中难表达与右栏最简单的说法配对，把字母填在括号里MIatch each ex迎ression with the simplest way of saying it.Write the letters in the brackets. 1)(c)We live in a world with no empty spaces. a.to think of an idea or a plan 2)(b)It sounds convenient. b.It seems easy and useful. 3)(e)The boredom that helps is the one that feels boring. c.Our day has no free gaps left-everything is filled. 4)(a)come up with d.to appear 5)(d)showup e.The quiet time that does you good is real boredom, not phone time. Part8仿写Sentence Writing 1)[come up with]In the class meeting,our group (come up with)a creative idea for the school festival. 【参考答案】came up with(叙述过去的事，用一般过去时) 2)[fill A with B]Please don't (fill)your free time (with)short videos 【参考答案】fl;with(fill A with B结构，祈使句用原形) 一一英语时文精读·第04期/完成后核对答案，错题标出考点编号，下次重点复习一