Prewriting refers to strategies you can use to generate ideas before starting the first draft of a paper. Prewriting techniques are like the warm-ups you do【C1】______going out to jog—they loosen you up, get you moving, and help you 【C2】______a sense of confidence. Since prewriting techniques encourage【C3】______exploration, they also help you discover【C4】______interests you most about your subject Having such a focus early in the writing process【C5】______you from plunging into your initial draft without first giving some thought to what you want to say. 【C6】______ prewriting saves you time in the long run by keeping you on course. Prewriting can help you in【C7】______ways, too. When we write, we often continually critique what we【C8】______on paper. "This makes no sense," "This is stupid," "I can"t say that," and other critical thoughts【C9】______into our minds. Such【C10】______, self-critical comments very often, if not always, 【C11】______the flow of our thoughts and reinforce the fear that we have nothing to say and aren"t very good at writing. During prewriting, you【C12】______ignore your internal critic. Your purpose is simply to get ideas down on paper【C13】______evaluating their effectiveness. Writing without immediately judging what you produce can be liberating. Once you feel less【C14】______, you"ll probably find that you can generate a good deal of material, and that can make your 【C15】______soar. One【C16】______advantage of prewriting: The random associations【C17】______prewriting tap the mind"s ability to make【C18】______connections. When you pre-write, you"re like an archaeologist going on a【C19】______. On the one hand, you may not unearth anything; on the other hand, you may stumble upon one interesting【C20】______after another. Prewriting helps you appreciate—right from the start—this element of surprise in the writing process.
单选题
【C1】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：作者将写作前的构思技巧比喻成热身运动(warm-ups)，而热身运动应是发生在跑步(going out to jog)之前，因此选B项before“在……之前”。
单选题
【C2】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：填入的动词要与其后的a sense of confidence搭配，A项develop指“建立，培养”，代入句中意为“……能够让你放松，让你行动起来，并帮助你建立信心”。故选develop。
【答案解析】解析：evaluating effectiveness(评估有效性)与simply get ideas down on paper(随意写下想法)是相互矛盾的行为表现，故空格处应填入表否定的D项without。
单选题
【C14】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：下文的you can generate a good deal of material(你可以写出很多东西)是好的结果，因此条件状语从句“Once you feel less______”也应该表示积极意义，空格前有否定词less。因此空格处应选消极意义的A项pressure“压力”。