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：本文叙述了考前的一天晚上作者挑灯夜读，别人都去睡觉了，作者看着眼前的十几本还没有看完的书，再想想第二天要考试，他只有祈祷让他这次能够通过考试，以后再好好学习。这个故事告诉我们，要想学好要靠平时的努力。

1.这是细节理解题。根据Everyone was in bed except me. 除了作者别人都在睡觉，故选B。

2.这是细节理解题。根据ten more books to read before I can go to bed!”和I do promise to work hard afterwards, 平时不努力，考前开夜车，但是一晚上不能一下子把以前的学完，故选C。

3.这是推理判断题。根据The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt.学过的也都忘了，故选A。

4.这是标题归纳题。整篇短文都是在说考前的晚上的事情，故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。