完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
It was a normal summer night, humidity（潮湿）hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister’s heavy
__36__ from the bed next to me.
I couldn’t go to
_37__, partly because of my cold and partly because of my
__38__ for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a
__39__ .
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough
__40__ to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright
__41__ hanging in the sky, giving off a magic glow.
My sister turned over as though she was as light as air. Why could she sleep soundly? Why wasn’t she
__42__ too? Did she know about tomorrow?
I couldn’t stand the
__43__ anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the
__44__ and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. Pouring the red paste onto the brush, I cleaned back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some
__45__of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat,
__46__ me as he meowed（猫叫）his sad song. He was on the old orange couch （长沙发）, sitting up on his front legs,
47 something to happen. He looked at me as if to say, “I’m
__48__, pet me. I need a good hug.” Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft
49 . This couch represented my birth, my parents’ marriage, and hundreds of other little
__50__.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was
__51__ 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
__52__ thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the
__53__ and the next day’s surprise. The
__54__ was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries
__55__ move away.
| 小题1: | | A．murmuring | B．breathing | C．crying | D．thinking |
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| 小题2: | | A．sleep | B．work | C．study | D．rest |
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| 小题3: | | A．interpretations | B．plans | C．arrangements | D．expectations |
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| 小题4: | | A．surprise | B．hope | C．success | D．failure |
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| 小题5: | | A．energy | B．ideas | C．strength | D．stamps |
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| 小题7: | | A．thrilling | B．sweating | C．sleeping | D．speaking |
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| 小题8: | | A．silence | B．cold | C．pressure | D．pain |
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| 小题9: | | A．sitting-room | B．kitchen | C．bathroom | D．waiting-room |
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| 小题10: | | A．sights | B．signs | C．signals | D．notices |
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| 小题11: | | A．interested | B．pleased | C．reminded | D．frightened |
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| 小题12: | | A．begging for | B．asking for | C．admiring for | D．waiting for |
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| 小题13: | | A．lonely | B．shy | C．friendly | D．lively |
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| 小题15: | | A．people | B．animals | C．events | D．pets |
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| 小题16: | | A．flooded | B．applauding | C．satisfied | D．knocked |
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| 小题17: | | A．strange | B．difficult | C．new | D．noble |
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| 小题19: | | A．family | B．atmosphere | C．heart | D．bed |
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| 小题20: | | A．completely | B．slowly | C．suddenly | D．partly |
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