首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
1 If Johnny can’t write, one of the reasons may be conditioning based on speed rather than respect for the creative process.
1 If Johnny can’t write, one of the reasons may be conditioning based on speed rather than respect for the creative process.
admin
2010-03-25
73
问题
1 If Johnny can’t write, one of the reasons may be 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 murkiness, glibness, disorganization. It takes the beauty out of the language. It rules out respect for the reflective thought that should precede expression. It runs counter to the word-by-word and line-by-line reworking that enables a piece to be finely knit.
2 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 and court reporters, not for anyone who wants to use language with precision and distinction.
3 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? These questions are relevant not only for the established novelist but for anyone who attaches value to words as a medium of expression and communication.
4 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 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 Flaubert or, a Mann, but it is not unreasonable to expect more of them to provide the conditions that promote clear, careful, competent expression. Certainly the cumulative effort of the school experience should not have to be undone in later years.
Our schools, according to the passage, ______.
选项
A、are providing proper conditions for good writing
B、should not stress writing speed on a test
C、should give essay tests rather than multiple-choice tests
D、teach good writing primarily through reading
答案
B
解析
本题为细节理解题。据第1段第2句可确定。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/pGqO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
A、Tonyisthelastpersontofinishthetask.B、Everyonecanfinishthetask,includingTony.C、Tonycan’tfinishthetask.D、To
Longbeforerecordedhistory,ourancestorswerebathingforpleasureandhealth.Manhasfoundmanyinterestingwaystotakehi
Thisbookconcentratesratheronproductsoringredients,whichareaddedtofoodsprimarilyforthesavortheyimpart.Theyare
Thisbookconcentratesratheronproductsoringredients,whichareaddedtofoodsprimarilyforthesavortheyimpart.Theyare
Aboutthreehundredyearsago,therewereapproximatelyhalfabillionpeopleintheworld.Inthetwocenturiesthatfollowedt
Extract3Iwasinspiredtodescribeinthisarticlemyapproachtolanguagelearningafterreadingabookonthesubjectby
A、Theywanttohaveasimplerlifestyle.B、They’dliketoenjoyfoodsthataretastier.C、Itisnolongerfashionabletoeatpr
A、Artsandculture.B、Internationalnews.C、Crimeinvestigation.D、Humanintereststories.C
A、Buses,restaurants,andcafesareallpotentialdeathtrapstoresidentsintheMiddleEast.B、Jerusalemhasbeenthroughone
Howisurbanizationnegativelyaffectingoursociety?Theanswertothisquestionisnotasimpleone.Urbanism【C1】______,polit
随机试题
苦杏仁在三仁汤中的配伍意义是
关于内毒索性质的错误叙述是( )。
房某实施了一起抢劫罪和一起诽谤罪,人民检察院对房某实施的抢劫罪提起公诉,同时被害人朱某对房某实施的诽谤罪向同一人民法院提起自诉。请问,下列说法中正确的是()
下列选项中,不属于我国列入《世界遗产目录》的物质遗产中的世界文化遗产的是()。
已知A和B为两个相邻的会计年度,甲和乙为两种不同的计价方法,则下列各项中违背一致性原则的是()。
从微观经济分析的角度,经济学通常将市场分为两大类,即用于最终消费的产品市场和用于生产的要素市场,产品市场与要素市场的区别有()。
关于博物馆的档案管理制度,下列表述不正确的是()。
琵琶行白詹易浔阳江头夜送客,枫叶荻花秋瑟瑟。主人下马客在船,举酒欲饮无管弦。醉不成欢惨将别,别时茫茫江浸月。忽闻水上琵琶声,主人忘归客不发。寻声暗问弹者谁?琵琶声停欲语迟。移船相近邀相见,添酒回灯重开宴。千呼万唤始出来,犹抱琵琶半遮面。转
下列表单的哪个属性设置为真时,表单运行时将自动居中( )。
Nervesignalsmaytravelthroughnerveormusclefibersatspeedsashighastwohundredmilesperhour.
最新回复
(
0
)