74. What do people generally believe about the way human minds work?

A. People think in words and sentences.

B. Human ideas are translated into symbols

C. People think by connecting threads of ideas.

D. Human thoughts are expressed through pictures.

73. What do we learn from the text about those famous writers?

A. They often regret writing poor works

B. Some of them write surprisingly much.

C. Many of them hate reading their own works

D. They are happy to review the publishers’ opinions.

72. This text is most probably taken from 　　　　.

A. a research paper

B. a newspaper report

C. a class presentation

D. a geography textbook.

E

It is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more .But in order to work up the desire to rewrite, it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.

I am surprised at the number of famous writers I know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers’ opinions .One reason we may dislike reading our own work is that we’re often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down .Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work..

Different from popular belief, we do not usually think in the words and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas(known as “mentalese”), and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language .But while mentalese contains our　 thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry(织锦)，writing can only be composed one thread at a time .Therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple .It is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produce　 new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.

When people write as if some strict critics(批评家)are looking over their shoulder, they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. Peter Elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem .When writing we should have two different minds .At the first stage, we should see every idea, as well as the words we use to express it, as wonderful and worth putting down .It is during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for weaknesses.

71. Which of the following is the result of the volcanic eruption?

A. People stop traveling in Europe

B. Airlines suffer from the loss of planes

C. It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside

D. Farmers have lost many of their animals

70. What keeps Grimsvotn still?

A. The slow flow of water

B. The low water temperature

C. The thick glacier

D. The water pressure

69. What makes Grimsvotn different from other volcanoes?

A. It is below ice.

B. It lies under the sea

C. It is the largest volcano

D. It is lava affects the airlines

68. If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call　 　　　　　.

A.800-5224　 　B.800-5770　 　C.800-7839　 　 D.800-0760

D

A　volcanic　eruption　in Iceland has sent ash across northern Europe Airlines have stopped or　changed　the　flights　across　the　Atlantic　Ocean,　leaving　hundreds of　passengers　stuck　in　airports.

Grimsvoto　is　one　of　the　largest　and　most　active　volcanoes in Europe. What makes Grimsvoto different is that it lies under a huge glacier(冰川)of ice up to 12 meters thick. The hot volcano heats up the ice above it, which then forms a layer(层)of water between the glacier and the volcano . This layer of water puts pressure on the volcano, keeping it stable, As the water flows out from under the glacier, the pressure lifts. The lava(岩浆)from the volcano then comes up to the surface. This is exactly what happened today.

Now, airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash. According to KLM, one of Europe’s biggest airlines, airplanes cannot go under the cloud or over it. Going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplane’s engines, causing damage to the plane.

The eruption has also caused problems for animals in Iceland. The volcano left ash and sharp, glass-like rocks all over the countryside. Farmers are keeping their animals inside to stop them from eating ash- covered grass to the sharp objects.

67. To have your travel notes published, you may contact　　　　 　.

A. Students’ Union　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 B. Gayle Moore

C. The International Center　 　 　 　 　D. Life- Planning Workshop

66. A second-hand jacket will probably cost you　 　　　　　.

A. $60　 　 　 　 　 　 B.$40　 　 　 　 　 　 　 C.$20　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 D.10