53. A. However B. Although C. When D. Since

　　54. A. mean B. seem C. conclude D. say

　　【53. B项，由第二段的内容以及本句的句意“尽管医生认为我已经全聋了，但是这并不意味着我的热情会消失。”，故此处应为让步状语从句;54. A项，由句意可知。】

　　应试技巧三：复现解题法：这类题多为同义词、近义词和反义词的复现或同义词、近义词和反义词异形复现的形式。这种测试手法主要是考查考生的整体篇章意识和上下文推断能力。

　　9)In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies. Not all of these __21__ are the friendly, people-loving charACTers that appear in Disney films, and in some folk-tales they are __22__ and cause much human suffering.

　　21. A. babies B. believes C. fairies D. supermen

　　22. A. powerful B. cruel C. frightened D. extraordinary

　　【21. C项，同义原词的复现;22. B项，异形近义词的复现】

　　10)On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to __36__ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

　　36. A. break B. flood C. sink D. crash

　　【36. B项，异形近义词的复现】

　　11)Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook.

　　A. accurate B. urgent C. brief D. humorous

　　【52. C项，异形同义词的复现】

　　应试技巧四：固定搭配解题法：这类题与语法结构题有点类似，但主要惯用搭配，讲究词与词的搭配，涉及到关联词、动词、副词、形容词、名词和短语等