三.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.
36. A. murmuring         B. breathing          C. crying                      D. thinking
37. A. sleep                  B. work                 C. study                       D. rest
38. A. interpretations     B. plans             C. arrangements        D. expectations
39. A. surprise                     B. hope                 C. success                 D. failure
40. A. energy                B. ideas                 C. strength                    D. stamps
41. A. cloud                  B. star                   C. sun                      D. moon
42. A. thrilling                     B. sweating            C. sleeping                   D. speaking
43. A. silence                B. cold                  C. pressure                   D. pain
44. A. sitting-room        B. kitchen          C. bathroom          D. waiting-room
45. A. sights                 B. signs                 C. signals                       D. notices
46. A. interested           B. pleased             C. reminded              D. frightened
47. A. begging for         B. asking for          C. admiring for         D. waiting for
48. A. lonely                B. shy              C. friendly                    D. lively
49. A. bed                    B. couch           C. cat                       D. bad
50. A. people                B. animals         C. events               D. pets
51. A. flooded               B. applauding        C. satisfied                   D. knocked
52. A. strange               B. difficult            C. new                     D. noble
53. A. cold               B. mind             C. time                         D. heat
54. A. family                B. atmosphere        C. heart                        D. bed
55. A. completely          B. slowly               C. suddenly                  D. partly