55. 答案： off
解析：turn off意为“关掉”，即手机被关掉
Passage 4
(10·上海)
The
first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is
seldom a masterpiece, If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising
will seem a natural part of the writing ___50___.
What is the purpose of the
dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go
through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, ___51___
revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a
process.
When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a
funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving
psychological love story set to music. The musical had. ___52___ several
revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming
and makeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber ___53___ some of the music because the
Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.
When you revise, you
change aspects of your work in ___54___ to your evolving purpose, or to include
___55___ ideas or newly discovered information.
Revision is not just
an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an
assignment. ___56___, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers
revise every step of the way. Even your decision to ___57___. topics while
prewriting is a type of revising. However. don't make the mistake of skipping
the revision stage that follows ___58___. Always make time to become your own
___59___and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this
way can give you ___60___ new ideas.
Revising
involves ___61___ the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your
writing, making your purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the
facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask yourself the following
questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main
idea or purpose ___62___ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose?
Have I given my readers all of the ___63___ that is, facts, opinions,
inferences --- that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally,
have I included too many ___64___ details that may confuse readers?
