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 __1__.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，— __2__ revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Phantom of the Opera underwent 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 __3__several revisions due, in part, to problems with
costuming and makeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber __4__ 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 __5__ to your evolving purpose, or to include __6__ 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.__7__， it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to __8__ topics while prewriting is a type of re vising. However，don’t make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows __9__.Always make time to become your own __10__and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you __11__ new ideas. Revising involves __12__ the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more clearly, 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 __13__ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the __14__ —that is, facts, opinions, inferences—that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many __15__ details that may confuse readers?
( )1.A.technique B．style C．process D．career
( )2.A.in particular B．as a result C．for example D．in other words
( )3.A.undergone B．skipped C．rejected D．replaced D．reserved
( )4.A.rewrote B．released C．recorded D．reserved
( )5.A.addition B．response C．opposition D．contrast
( )6.A.fixed B．ambitious C．familiar D．fresh
( )7.A.However B．Moreover C．Instead D．Therefore
( )8.A.discuss B．switch C．exhaust D．cover
( )9.A.drafting B．rearranging C．performing D．training
( )10.A.director B．master C．audience D．visitor
( )11.A.personal B．valuable C．basic D．delicate
( )12.A.mixing B．weakening C．maintaining D．assessing
( )13.A.amazing B．bright C．unique D．clear
( )14.A.angles B．evidence C．information D．hints
( )15.A.unnecessary B．uninteresting C．concrete D．final
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答案以及答案解析1．C 参照下文的 “ Andrew Lloyd Webber ’ s musical Phantom of the Opera
underwent such a process.”和“However，don’t make the mistake o f skipping the revision stage”。technique 意为“技术”；style 意为“风格”；career 意为“事业，生 涯”，都不符合题意。
2．D 前面 adding, deleting, replacing, reordering 都是 revising 的方面，in other words 意为“换句话说”，符合题意。in particular 意为“尤其，特别”，表强调；as a result 意为“因此”，表结果；for example 意为“例如”，表举例说明；都不符题意。
3．A 人们观看的是完美的表演，但表演之前作品经历了(undergo)多次修改，与上文的“Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a proce ss.” 对应。skip(跳远)、reject(拒绝，抵制)、replace(取代)都不符合题意。
4．A 动词 release(释放，赦免，发行)，record(记录，录音)，reserve(保留，预订)都不符合题意。动词 rewrite 表示“重写，修改”，与动词 revise 同义，与本篇话题相关。
5．B 介词短语 in addition to 表示“而且，除……之外还有”；in opposition to表示 “与……的意见相反” in contrast to 表示 ； “与……形成对比” 都与本题不符。 response ， in to(作为对……的反应)在本句表示“你修改作品是对你想改进作品的一种回应”。
6．D fresh ideas 与后面的 newly discovered information 对应。
7．C 副词 moreover(而且)类似于 but also，表递进含义；副词 however 然而，表 转折关系；instead 作为“替代，反而”，表相反含义；therefore 因此，表原因。由语境可 知选 C。
8．B switch topics(变换标题)属于修改作品的一部分。动词 discuss(讨论)、exhaust(使筋疲力尽)、cover(覆盖，包含)都不符题意。
9．A rearranging(重新安排)、performing(表演)、training(培训)都与题意不符。 由上文可知选 drafting，意为“起草，草案”。
10．C 名词 audience(观众)与下句 view your dress rehearsa l 对应。名词 director(导演)、 master(主人，大师)、visitor(来访者)都与题意不符。[来源:学,科,网]
11．B 形容词 valuable 表示“做自己作品的观众能给你有价值的新信息”。形容词personal(个人的)、basic(基本的)、delicate(娇贵的、纤弱的、精美的)都与题意不符。
12．D 句意表示“修改包括评价作品所有方面的有效性和适当性”。故选 D。
13．D 形容词 clear 在本句表示“我的文章大意或写作意图是否清晰”，与下文confuse readers 对应。形容词 amazing(令人惊讶的)、bright(明亮的，聪明的)、unique(独 特的)都与题意不符。
14．C facts，opinions，inferences 都属于 information，故选 C。
15．A unnecessary details 表示“不必要的信息”，句意表示不必要的信息反而使读者困惑、 误导读者。 形容词 uninteresting(单调的， 乏味的)、 concrete(具体的)、final(最终的，决定性的)都与题意不符。