The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece. If you consider your drafts as dress
rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing ___21___.
What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, __22___ revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent(经历)such a process.
When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music. The musical had ___23___ several revisions due to problems with
costuming andmakeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber ___24___ some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.
When you revise, you change aspects of your work in ___25___ to your evolving(不断演变的) purpose, or to include ___26___ ideas or newly discovered information.
Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment. ___27___, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to ___28___ topics while prewriting is a type of revising. However, don't make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows training. Always make time to become your own __29__and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you ___30___ new ideas.
Revising involves __31__ the effectiveness and appropriateness(恰当)of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more ___32____, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or purpose ___33__ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the __34___; that is, facts, opinions, inferences --- that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many___35___ details that may confuse readers?
小题1: | A.technique | B.style | C.process | D.career |
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小题2: | A.in particular | B.as a result | C.for example | D.in other words |
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小题3: | A.undergone | B.skipped | C.rejected | D.replaced |
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小题4: | A.rewrote | B.released | C.recorded | D.reserved |
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小题5: | A.addition | B.response | C.opposition | D.contrast |
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小题6: | A.fixed | B.ambitious | C.familiar | D.fresh |
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小题7: | A.However | B.Moreover | C.Instead | D.Therefore |
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小题8: | A.discuss | B.switch | C.exhaust | D.cover |
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小题9: | A.director | B.master | C.audience | D.visitor |
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小题10: | A.personal | B.valuable | C.basic | D.delicate |
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小题11: | A.mixing | B.weakening | C.maintaining | D.assessing |
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小题12: | A.specifically | B.freshly | C.swiftly | D.loosely |
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小题13: | A.amazing | B.bright | C.unique | D.clear |
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小题14: | A.angles | B.evidence | C.information | D.hints |
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小题15: | A.unnecessary | B.uninteresting | C.concrete | D.final |
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