单选题In his early years of writing practice, the author mainly focused on the ability of______.Adescription.Bcritical thinking.Ccommunication.Dnote-taking.

单选题
In his early years of writing practice, the author mainly focused on the ability of______.
A

description.

B

critical thinking.

C

communication.

D

note-taking.


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解析:
细节题。由题干可以定位到文章首段。作者在这一段中主要描述了其童年时期的练习活动,其中明确提到,他主要练习的是description(描写),故答案为A项。B、C项在文中没有提到,故排除。选项D(做笔记)是练习写作的方式而不是目的,与题干不符,故排除。

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