Boredom and CreativityMost of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, bu

Boredom and Creativity
Most of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.
That is the finding of Dr. Sandi Mann from the University of Central Lancashire. Dr. Mann conducted two studies. In the first experiment, 40 people were asked to carry out a boring task. They were told to copy numbers out of a telephone directory for 15 minutes. After that they were asked to complete another task. A pair of cups were given to each of them. Everyone tried to come up with different uses of the cups, and was given a chance to display their creativity. Meanwhile, another group of 40 people were just asked to come up with uses for the cups without doing any boring tasks before. It turned out that the 40 people who had first copied out the telephone numbers were more creative than the control group(对照组).
To see if daydreaming was a factor in this effect, a second boring task was introduced that allowed even more daydreaming than the boring writing task. This second study saw 30 people copying out the numbers as before, but also included a second group of 30 reading rather than writing them.
Again the researchers found that the people in the control group were least creative, but the people who had just read the names were more creative than those who had to write them out. This suggests that more passive boring activities, like reading or perhaps attending meetings, can lead to more creativity. Compared with reading, writing reduced the scope（范围） for daydreaming. As a result, it reduces the effects of boredom on creativity.
Dr. Mann says: “Boredom at work has always been seen as something to be avoided, but perhaps we should accept it in order to promote our creativity. What we want to do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. Do people who are bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work -- or do they go home and write novels?”
【小题1】Who proved to be the most creative in the two studies?A．The people who attended meetings.B．The people who did the reading task. C．The people who invented uses for cups. D．The people who copied telephone numbers.【小题2】The studies conducted by Dr. Mann indicate that creativity results from . A．creative tasksB．controlled activitiesC．the range of daydreamingD．reading and writing ability【小题3】What is Dr. Mann’s attitude towards boredom at work? A．Positive.B．Skeptical. C．Subjective. D．Disapproving.【小题4】What will Dr. Mann probably continue to research in their study? A．The real causes of creativity. B．The actual use of boredom. C．The practical reasons of boredom. D．The writing ability improved by boredom.B

(答案→)B 解析：文章介绍了Dr. Mann做的一项新的调查，让人厌烦的工作也有它积极的一面，然人们做白日梦的同时，也会提高人们的创造力。【小题1】细节题：从文章第四段的句子：but the people who had just read the names were more creative than those who had to write them out.可知在两个调查中最有创造力的人是做阅读任务的人，选B【小题2】细节题：从文章第四段的句子：Compared with reading, writing reduced the scope（范围） for daydreaming. As a result, it reduces the effects of boredom on creativity.可知Dr. Mann做的调查暗示创造力从白日梦而来，选 C【小题3】细节题：从文章第一段的句子：but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.可知Dr. Mann对工作厌烦的态度是积极的，选A【小题4】推理题：从文章最后一段的句子：What we want to do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are.可知Dr. Mann下一步要研究厌倦的实际用途。选B

这个解释是对的