I'vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.
Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting(稍纵即逝的)thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform;nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.
ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls"freewriting".Infreewriting,theobjectiveistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostopping,nogoingback,nocriticizing.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomeoutfromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourscreen.
Nowyouhavetawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou'vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepageasthedeadlinedrawsnear.
Insteadofstaringatablankscreen,startfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbad.Halfwaythroughyouravailabletime,stopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.
56、Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind"cannotworkinparallel"(Line3,Para.1)inthewritingprocess,hemeans____
A.noonecanbebothcreativeandcritical
B.theycannotberegardedasequallyimportant
C.theyareinconstantconflictwitheachother
D.onecannotusethematthesametime
57、Whatprevemspeoplefromwritingonis____
A.puttingtheirideasinrawform
B.attemptingtoeditastheywrite
C.ignoringgrammaticalsoundness
D.tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts
58、Whatisthechiefobjectiveofthefirststageofwriting?
A.Toorganizeone'sthoughtslogically.
B.Tochooseanappropriatetopic.
59、Onecommonconcernofwritersabout"freewriting"isthat____..
A.itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemind
B.ittakestoomuchtimetoeditafterwards
C.itmaybringabouttoomuchcriticism
D.itdoesnothelpthemtothinkclearly
60、Inwhatwaydoesthecriticalmindhelpthewriterinthewritingprocess?
A.Itrefineshiswritingintobettershape.
B.Ithelpshimtocomeupwithnewideas.
C.Itsavesthewritingtimeavailabletohim.
D.Itallowshimtositonthesideandobserve.
56-60：DBCBA
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