55. A. presented　　　　　　　 B. marked　　　　　　　　　 C. lit　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. associated

54. A. familiar　　　　　　　　 B. unrelated　　　　　　　　 C. creative　　　　　　　　　 D. imaginary

53. A. skillfully　　　　　　　 B. routinely　　　　　　　　 C. vividly　　　　　　　　　 D. deeply

52. A. equipped　　　　　　　 B. compared　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　　　　 D. connected

51. A. put up with　　　　　 B. catch up with　　　　　 C. make use of　　　　　　 D. keep track of

50. A. wrong　　　　　　　　　 B. unbelievable　　　　　 C. reasonable　　　　　　　 D. realistic

55. 答案C

[解析]这本书的每一章都是一封信，一些是关于我的，所有都是关于作为一个人意味着什么的。

2009年高考题

Passage 1

(09·上海)

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are 　　50　 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 　　51　 it. Creativity isn’t always　 52　 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time　 53　 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections This technique involves taking　 54　 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words　 55　 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the　 56　 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to but a friend an original　 57　 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t　 58　 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new　 59　 .If your goal is to learn to ski,　 60　 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 　　61　 　this to reality.　 Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 　　62　 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the　 63　 in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 　　64　 . The best fishermen think like fish!

54. 答案A

[解析]as引导原因状语从句。句意：因为这本书出版了，所以我有机会让Sam看到我所有想说的话。

53. 答案D

[解析]由上文可知，作者的身体不好，所以他怀疑他是不是能写下所有他想说的话。

52. 答案B

[解析]见第50题。