Sleepless at Night
    It was a normal summer night．Humidity(濕氣)hung in the thick air.
    I couldn’t go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise. Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.
    I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. 1 went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow. Back and forth, up and down.
    Then 1 walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad song. He was on the o1d orange couch(長沙發(fā))，sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen. He looked at me as if to s吼 “I’m lonely, pet me. I need a good hug(緊抱). ”Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
    In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch represented my parents’ marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other little events.
    As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was flooded with questions: What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song.
    I forget all about the heat and the next day’s surprise. The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its alms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms. I felt all my worries slowly move away.
    1 The author could not go to sleep partly because _____________
    A it was too cold
    B it was too dry
    C he had a cold
    D he had a fever
    2 What was the weather like that night? ____________
    A It was cool
    B It was windy
    C It was fine
    D It was cloudy
    The author brushed his teeth over and over __________
    A to relieve himself of the pressure考試用書
    B to ease his toothache
    C to shake off the cold
    D to remove the dirt
    4 Gladiator was the name of __________
    A a movie
    B a pet
    C a couch
    D a song
    參考答案：C、 C 、A 、B
    答案解析：
    1.正確答案為C。該題問的是：該文的作者不能入睡的部分原因是什么？第二段的第一個句子是這么說的：我不能入睡，部分原因是感冒，部分原因是對第二天的期待。
    2.正確答案為C。該題問的是：那天的天氣怎么樣?第一段的第一句是這么說的：這是一個普通的夏季里的夜晚。第三段的最后一句話說的是：一個巨大的明媚的月亮懸掛在天空，發(fā)出妖艷的光芒?？梢?，那天天氣很好。
    3.正確答案為A。該題問的是：作者不斷地刷牙是為什么?第四段的第一句話是這么說的：我再也受不住這種壓力了。于是我就去做我經(jīng)常做的事，使得感覺好些。下面就談到了刷牙。
    4.正確答案為B。該題問的是：“Gladiator”是什么的名字?第五段的第二句話是這么說。
    的：Gladiator，我的貓，喵喵地唱出了它的悲哀的歌，把我嚇了一跳。可見“Gladiator”是愛畜的名字。