第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
第一篇 Sleepless at Night It was a normal summer night．Humidity(湿气)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 amagic 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 t11e 01d orange couch(长沙发)，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happen．He looked at me as if to show“I’m lonely, pet me．I need a good hug(紧抱)．”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 a11 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．
31 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．
32 What was the weather like that night?
A It was c001.
B It was windy．
C It was fine．
D It was cloudy．
33 The author brushed his teeth over and over
A to relieve himself of the pressure．
B to ease his toothache．
C to shake off the cold．
D to remove the dirt.
34 Gladiator was the name of
A a movie．
B a pet．
C a couch．
D a song．
38 It was not until the War with Russia that Nightingale
A got to work in a hospital．
B began to study nursing．
C started to care for sick people in their homes．
D became the head of Gentlewomen During Illness
39 On the battle fields Nightingale and her nurses proved to be
A as bad as the doctors had expected．
B quite generous．
C less than useful．
D very helpful．
40 Nightingale played a great role in
A the building of war hospitals．
B the education of Women．
C the development of nursing．
D the improvement of working conditions for women．
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