Writing an essay is a difficult process for most people. However, the process can be made easier if you learn to practice three simple techniques.

31 When you are first trying to think of ideas for an essay, put your pen to your paper and write nonstop for ten or fifteen minutes without letting your pen leave the paper. Stay loose and free. 32 Don’t worry about grammar or spelling. Even though this technique won’t work for everyone, it helps many people get a good store of ideas to draw on.

The next technique is to write your draft rapidly without worrying about being perfect. 33 Yet, by learning to live with imperfection, you will save yourself headaches and a wastepaper basket full of crumpled ( 弄皱 ) paper. Think of your first draft as a path cut out of the jungle—as part of an exploration, not as a complete highway.

The third technique is to try printing out a triple—spaced ( 三倍行距 ) copy to allow space for revision. 34 As a result, these writers never get in the habit of crossing out chunks ( 大块 ) of their draft and writing revisions in the blank space. After you have revised your draft until it is too messy to work from anymore, you can enter your changes into your word processor. 35 The resulting blank space invites you to revise.

A ． Make sure your handwriting is neat.

B ． Let your pen follow the waves of thought.

C ． The second draft of the essay should be better.

D ． First of all, learn the technique of nonstop writing.

E ． Too many writers try to get their drafts right the first time.

F ． Many beginning writers don’t leave enough space to revise.

G ． Then you can print out a fresh draft, again setting your text on triple-space.

答案

D    32 ． B    33 ． E    34 ． F    35 ． G

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是写文章的技巧。

31 ．空格处是本段的主题句，由空后的 “When you are first trying to think of ideas for an essay, put your pen to your paper and write nonstop for ten or fifteen minutes without letting your pen leave the paper.( 当你第一次想写一篇文章的时候，把笔放在纸上，不间断地写 10 到 15 分钟，不要让笔离开纸。 )” 可知，本段主要讲的是要学会不间断地写， D 选项 “First of all, learn the technique of nonstop writing.( 首先，学习不间断写作的技巧。 )” 概括了本段的主要内容，可作为主题句，故选 D 。

32 ．空前说 “Stay loose and free.( 保持宽松和自由。 )” ，空后说 “Don’t worry about grammar or spelling.( 不要担心语法和拼写。 )” ，因此空格处应说按心里想的写，自由发挥， B 选项 “Let your pen follow the waves of thought.( 让你的笔跟随思想的波浪。 )” 说明了按自己的思路和想法来写，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选 B 。

33 ．空前说 “The next technique is to write your draft rapidly without worrying about being perfect.( 下一个技巧是快速写草稿，不要担心是否完美。 )” ，空后说 “Yet, by learning to live with imperfection, you will save yourself headaches and a wastepaper basket full of crumpled ( 弄皱 ) paper.( 然而，通过学习与不完美共存，你将避免自己的头痛和一个装满皱巴巴的废纸篓。 )” ， E 选项 “Too many writers try to get their drafts right the first time.( 太多的作家试图在第一次就把草稿写好。 )” 中的 “get their drafts” 和上文的 “write your draft” 相呼应，说明了有很多人想一次就写好，这是不合理的，要学会允许不完美的存在，因此 E 选项承上启下，符合语境，故选 E 。

34 ．空前说 “The third technique is to try printing out a triple—spaced ( 三倍行距 ) copy to allow space for revision.( 第三种方法是打印出三倍行距的副本，以便有修改的空间。 )” ， F 选项 “Many beginning writers don’t leave enough space to revise.( 许多初来乍到的作者没有留出足够的修改空间。 )” 中的 “revise” 和前面的 “revision” 一致，指出了新手作者的常见做法，且其中的 “Many beginning writers” 和后文的 “these writers” 相互呼应，因此 F 选项承上启下，符合语境，故选 F 。

35 ．空前说 “After you have revised your draft until it is too messy to work from anymore, you can enter your changes into your word processor.( 当你修改你的草稿，直到它太乱以至于无法继续工作，你可以把你的修改输入到你的文字处理器中。 )” ，空后说 “The resulting blank space invites you to revise.( 由此产生的空白允许您修改。 )” ，因此空格处应说输入到文字处理器后应该做什么， G 选项 “Then you can print out a fresh draft, again setting your text on triple-space.( 然后你可以打印一份新的草稿，同样将文本设置为三倍行距。 )” 说的是输入到你的文字处理器后的做法，其中的 “triple-space” 和后文的 “The resulting blank space” 相呼应，因此 G 选项承上启下，符合语境，故选 G 。