Question

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.

The clock struck 12."Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched（可怜的） creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .

A．working in bed                         B．asleep

C．outside                               D．quietly laughing at him

2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________.

A．it was too late at night

B．he was very tired

C．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

D．his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

3.What do you suppose happened to the author？

A．He failed in the exam

B．He passed the exam by luck

C．He went to a church to pray again

D．He was punished by his teacher

4.The best title for the passage would be __________ .

A．The Night Before the Examination

B．Working Far into the Night

C．A Slow Student

D．Going Over My Lessons

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本题讲述了讲述了作者在考试前一天在“临时抱佛脚”的事情及内心感受。文章以时钟为线索，描述出作者极不情愿又不得不硬着头皮学习的无奈的心情。

1.从第一段第三句子Everyone was in bed except me可知选B

2.从最后一段I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.”可知作者考试之前没有努力学习。

3.从最后一段I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt可推断出作者临时抱佛脚，什么效果都没有，考试应该会失败。

4.综合全文，讲述了作者在考试前一天在“临时抱佛脚”的事情及感受，故选A。

考点：教育类短文阅读。