2．直接解题：来源：考试大
　　1 The author of the passage 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
　　C．分析：该问题涉及具体细节。问题问及“不能入睡的”原因，注意文章开头部分，描述原因的句子，同时在被选项中猜测A，C和D可能是答案（词语cold, fever的提示）。在文章开头部分找到答案相关句：
　　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 cold是“我的感冒”）My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise．
　　考点：考察多义词：cold来源：考试大;
　　cold: n. 寒冷低气温的情况；寒冷的天气：
　　e.g. go out into the cold and got a chill. 走到户外的冷空气里打了个寒颤
 
　　2 What was the weather like that night?
　　 A It was chilly．
　　B It was windy．
　　C It was fine．
　　D It was cloudy．
　　C．分析：问题也是有关具体细节。问题问及“天气状况”注意文章中描述天气的句子：
　　It was a normal summer night．Humidity(湿气)hung in the thick air．（潮湿而稠密空气，但是被选项中没有“潮湿，闷热（fuggy, muggy）”这样的词语，所以继续往下看下文）
　　Sweat stuck to my aching body．Finally,  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．（明月悬空，发出神奇的月光。该句内容表明那天晚上天气很好。）
　　考点：考察推断能力。来源：考试大
  
　　3 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．
　　A．分析：问题也是有关具体细节。问题问及“刷牙”，注意文章中描述刷牙的句子：
　　I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore，So I did what I always do to make myself feel better．I 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．(toothbrush（牙刷）和toothpaste（牙膏）与刷牙有关，但该句内容有些抽象（我刷牙好象没有明天），注意该句前后句的内容，发现前句说“我不能忍受压力，因此我做了我习惯做的事情来让自己感觉的好些”，借助该内容（观点句），判断答案应该是A。)
　　考点：“考察观点句+事实举例句”的逻辑发展结构

　　4 Gladiator was the name of
　　A a movie．来源：考试大
　　B a pet．
　　C a couch．
　　D a song．
　　B.分析：利用题干中的特征词Gladiator作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：
　　Then I  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．（Gladiator是“猫”，因此B（宠物）是答案）
　　考点： 同位语结构：Gladiator, my cat，… 
 
　　5 What did the‘‘couch’’represent?
　　A A new thought．
　　B Different songs．来源：考试大
　　C A comfortable life．
　　D Happy memories．
　　D．分析：首先找到该词在文章中的位置，问题问“couch”代表了什么，利用couch作为答案线索：
　　He was on the old orange couch(长沙发)，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happen．He looked at me as if to say I“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．（而该句的内容与D最吻合：代表了“快乐的回忆”）