efforts in the real world? Then build your villain (反面人物), the one blocking the protagonist, in the same way.

　　Build characters. __3__ Write a treatment tracing how each plays into the main dramatic action, with one event leading to another.

　　Redraft the idea. Redraft your original idea and story to adjust for what you have learned so far. __4__ None of this needs to be perfect, nor does the novel have to remotely resemble your plans and outlines. You are charting a path to tell the story.

　　Write every day. Write five or six good pages every day, even if you throw most of them out the next day. __5__

　　A．Detail the protagonist.

　　B．Expand on the story and subplots.

　　C．Quality in writing is achieved through rewriting.

　　D．Build each supporting character and their back stories.

　　E．Map out the basic plot before you start to ensure you create a logical story.

　　F．Include only information that adds to the story or enhances the characters.

　　G．Create characters that act consistently to help satisfy the expectations you create for the audience.

　　语篇解读：本文主要介绍了写小说的七个步骤。

　　1．解析：选B　根据空前的"把情感概念转化成具体故事"可知，此处进一步解释如何转化，即：展开故事和情节。故B项正确。

　　2．解析：选A　下文的"为主人公的哲学和即时动机提供具体细节，并试图充分而正确地予以解释"与A项"详述主人公的细节故事"相对应，故A项正确。

　　3．解析：选D　根据本段的小标题"塑造其他人物"可知，应选D项"创建每一个配角以及他们的背景故事"。

　　4．解析：选F　根据上文中的"改写你最初的想法和故事来调整到目前为止你所了解到的东西"可知，此处是改写的原则"只包括一些能增加故事性或优化人物的信息"，故F项正确。

　　5．解析：选C　本段的小标题"坚持写作"与C项"写作质量是通过重写达到的"相对应，故C项正确。

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

Last year around Halloween, I was invited to participate in a carnival (狂欢节) for Tuesday's Child, an organization that helps children __1__ the AIDS virus. At the carnival they had all kinds of booths and anyone who wanted to could __2__ a square. Later that square was going to be __3__ together with the others, to make a __4__. The quilt would be presented to a man who had __5__ his life to this organization and would soon be retiring.