2．The paper is written in an attempt to discuss what the creative process is．Though much theory has accumulated，little is really known about the power that lies at the bottom of poetic creation．It is true that great poets and artists produce beauty by employing all the powers of personality and by combing emotions，reason，and intuitions（直觉）．But what is the magical synthesis（合成） that joins and arranges these complex parts into poetic unity？
John L．Lowes，in his justly famous"The Road to Xanadu，"developed one of the earliest and still generally acceptable answers to this interesting question．Imaginative creation．He concludes，is a complex process in which the conscious and unconscious minds jointly operate．"there is …．the deep well with its chaos（杂乱） of accidently mixing images，but there is likewise the vision which sees shining in and through the chaos of the potential lines of form，and with the vision，the controlling will，which gives to that potential beauty actuality．"
The deep well is the unconscious mind that is peopled with the facts，ideas，feelings of the conscious activity．The imaginative vision，an unconscious activity，shines through the land of chaos，of lights and shadows，silently seeking pattern and form．Finally，the conscious mind again，through will，captures and embodies the idea in the final work of art．In this way is unity born out of chaos．
Though there can be no absolute certainty，there is general agreement that the periods in the development of a creative work parallel（与…．相似），to some extent，Lowes's theory of well，vision，form and will．There are at least three stages in the creative process：preparation，inspiration，work．
In a sense，the period of preparation is all of the writer's life．It is the deep well．It is especially a period of concentration which gives the unconscious mind an opportunity to communicate with the conscious mind．When remembrance of things past reaches the conscious level of the writer's mind，he is ready to go on with the process．Part of this preparation involves learning a medium---learning a language，learning how to write，learning literary forms．It is important to note here that form cannot be imposed upon the idea．Evidence，though not enough，shows that the idea gives birth to the form that can best convey it．It is the vision，according to Lowes，that sees shining in and through the chaos of the potential lines of form．
（Answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than TEN words）
78．John L．Lowes has provided an acceptable answer to the question ofwhatthecreativeprocessis．
79．Well，vision，formandwillare the four elements of John L．Lowes'theoryofwell，vision，form．andwill．
80．How does the preparation stage contribute to the development of a creative workTheunconsciousmindcommunicateswiththeconsciousmind（inthisstage）．．？
81．According to the passage，what is the relationship between the idea and formTheideagivesbirthtotheform/Theideaissuperiortotheform．
分析 本文讨论的是诗歌创作的过程．文章采用了层层递进的结构，讨论了诗歌的创作过程究竟是怎么样的．第一部分阐述了长期以来被人们所接受的诗歌创作理论，重点介绍了诗歌创作的四要素--Well，vision，form．and will；第二部分讨论了在诗歌创作过程的三个阶段（preparation，inspiration，work）中，四要素之间是如何合作，最终完成一首歌．
解答 78．答案：what the creative process is．根据题干关键词"John L．Lowes"和"an acceptable answer"定位到原文第二段第一句，原文中答案为"this interesting question"，然后再结合全文主旨句（第一段第一句an attempt to discuss what the creative process is．），故答案为what the creative process is．
79．答案：Well，vision，form and will．根据题干"four elements of John L．Lowes'theory"定位到原文第四段第一句结尾，Lowes's theory of well，vision，form．and will，照抄即可．故答案为Well，vision，form and will．
80．答案：The unconscious mind communicates with the conscious mind （in this stage）．．先根据题干关键词"the preparation stage"，定位到最后一段第三句It is especially a period of concentration which gives the unconscious mind an opportunity to communicate with the conscious mind，其次对于特殊疑问词"how"，我们应该用"by doing …"结构或者直接用一个句子来回答，要特别注意表达结构及语法的正确性．
81．答案：The idea gives birth to the form/The idea is superior to the form．根据题干关键词"the relationship between the idea and form"定位到原文最后一段的倒数第二句，"Evidence，though not enough，shows that the idea gives birth to the form．that can best convey it"，照抄即可．
点评 本文考察学生文学类阅读文章的阅读水平，阅读这类文章时，也应该在整体把握文章结构的前提下，主要注意细节信息．细节题题干都是相应原文的变形（如同义改写、词性转换等），因此要找到答案一定要找到题干在原文中的出处，再把原文和选项相比较．做题时，根据所提问题用寻读、跳读的方法可达到事半功倍的效果
