2007年6月23日英语四级考试题卷及答案

            Section B
            I've been writing for most of my life The book Writing Without
            Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has
            helped my writing processes tremendously. The distinction is between
            the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to employ
            both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no
            matter how much we might like to think so.

            Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly (he single
            greatest barrier to writing that most of us encounter- If you are
            listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar
            while you are trying to capture a fleeting (稍纵即逝的) thought, the
            thought will die. If you capture the fleeting thought and simply
            share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand.
            You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to
            make writing the tool for thinking that it is.

            The practice that can help you past your learned bad habits of
            try'nS W edit as you write is what Elbow calls ''free writing." In
            free writing, the objective is to get words down on paper non-stop,
            usually for 15-20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no
            criticizing. The goal is to get the words flowing. As the words
            begin to flow, the ideas will come out from the shadows and let
            themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.

            Now you have raw materials that yoii can begin to work with using
            the critical mind that you've persuaded to sit on the side and watch
            quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time
            than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the
            page as the deadline draws near.

            Instead of staring at a blank screen start filling it with words no
            matter how bad. Halfway through your available time, stop and rework
            your raw writing into something closer to finished product. Move
            back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will
            most likely be far better than your current practices.

            57. When the author says !he creative mind and the critical mind
            "cannot work in parallel" (Line 4 Para. I) in the writing process,
            he means________.
            A) no one can be both creative and critical
            B) they cannot be regarded as equally important
            C) they are in constant conflict with each other
            D) one cannot use them at the same time
            本题答案: D

            58. What prevents people from writing on is________.
            A) putting their ideal in raw form
            B) attempting to edit as they write
            C) ignoring grammatical soundness
            D) trying to capture fleeting thoughts
            本题答案: B

            59. What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?
            A) To organize one's thoughts logically.
            B) To choose an appropriate topic.
            c) To get one's ideas down.
            D) To collect raw materials.
            本题答案: C

            60. One common concern of writers about "free writing" is that
            ________
            A) it ovcrstresscs the role of the creative mind
            B) it takes too much lime to edit afterwards
            C) ii may bring about too much criticism
            D) it docs not help them to think clearly
            本题答案: D

            61. In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the
            writing process?
            A) It refines his writing into better shape.
            B) It helps him to come up with new ideas.
            C) It saves the writing time available to him.
            D) It allows him to sit on the side and observe.
            本题答案: A