2007年6月大學英語四級CET4真題及答案

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 (稍縱即逝的) 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
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
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.
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
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.
passage2
i don't ever want 10 talk about being a woman scientist again. there was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men. 1 was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully i never found them interesting. what i do find interesting is the origin of the universe, ihe shape of space-lime and the nature of black holes.
at 19, when i began studying astrophysics, il did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. but while earning my ph.d. at mit and then as 3 post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. my every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards— was viewed through the lens of gender (性別) politics. so were my failures. sometimes, when i was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相對於) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), 1 would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
then one day a few years ago. out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: i don't talk about that anymore. it took me 10 years to get back the confidence i had at 19 and to realize that 1 didn't want to deal with gender issues. why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? after all. 1 don't study sociology or political theory.