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If Johnny can’t write, one of the reasons may be a conditioning based on speed rather than respect for the creative process. Spe
If Johnny can’t write, one of the reasons may be a conditioning based on speed rather than respect for the creative process. Spe
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2021-12-15
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If Johnny can’t write, one of the reasons may be a conditioning based on speed rather than respect for the creative process. Speed is neither a valid test of nor a proper preparation for competence in writing. It makes for vagueness, insincerity, and disorganization. It takes the beauty out of the language. It rules our respect for the reflective thought that should precede expression. It runs counter to be finely knit.
This is not to minimize the value of genuine facility. With years of practice, a man may be able to put down words swiftly and expertly. But it is the same kind of swiftness that enables a cellist, after having invested years of efforts, to negotiate an intricate passage from Haydn. Speed writing is for stenographers (速记员) and court reporters, not for anyone who wants to use a language with precision and distinction.
Thomas Mann was not ashamed to admit that he would often take a full day to write 500 words, and another day to edit them, out of respect for the most difficult art in the world. Flaubert would ponder a paragraph for hours. Did it say what he wanted it to say—not approximately but exactly? Did the words turn into one another with proper rhythm and grace? Were they artistically and securely fitted together? Were they briskly alive, or were they full of fuzzy and ragged edges? Were they likely to make things happen inside the mind of the reader, igniting the imagination and touching off all sorts of new anticipations? These questions are relevant not only for the established novelist but for any one who attaches value to words as a medium of expression and communication.
E. B. White, whose respect for the environment of good writing is exceeded by no word-artist of our time, would rather have his fingers cut off than to be guilty of handling words lightly. No sculptor chipping away at a granite (花岩岗) block in order to produce a delicate curve or feature has labored more painstakingly than White in fashioning a short paragraph. Obviously, we can’t expect our schools to make every Johnny into a White or a Flaubert or a Mann, but it is not unreasonable to expect more of them to provide the conditions that promote clear, careful and competent expression. Certainly the cumulative effort of the school experience should have to be undone in later years.
According to the passage, our schools should________.
选项
A、provide proper conditions for good writing
B、stress writing speed on a test
C、give easy tests rather than multiple choice tests
D、teach good early writings
答案
A
解析
根据题干中的our schools定位到最后一段倒数第二句。细节辨认题。由定位句可知,虽然学校不能把每一个学生都培养成像怀特那样的作家,但至少可以提供让学生提高表达能力的环境,故A)正确。
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大学英语六级
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