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 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. 1.
   When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were______.
   1. A.
      asleep
   2. B.
      working in bed
   3. C.
      outside
   4. D.
      quietly laughing at him
2. 2.
   Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ______.
   1. A.
      it was too late at night
   2. B.
      he was very tired
   3. C.
      his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
   4. D.
      he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
3. 3.
   The best title for the passage would be ______.
   1. A.
      The Night Before the Examination
   2. B.
      Working Far into the Night
   3. C.
      A Slow Student
   4. D.
      Going Over My Lessons

Answer 1

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试题分析：你有过这样的经历吗？平时只顾着玩了，忽然就要考试了。在考试前一晚挑灯夜战希望能通过考试。这种痛苦只有自己才能感受得到。
1.细节理解题。根据Everyone was in bed except me. （所有的人除了我都在床上了。）当作者在复习功课时，屋子里的其他人在睡觉。选A。
2.细节理解题。根据I do promise to work hard afterwards可知，临考试前复习功课帮不上忙，因为他以前没用功。他祈祷让他通过考试，以后会努力学习。 所以选D。
3.主旨大意题。 根据描述可知，时间发生在考试前，作者想通过挑灯夜战达到通过考试的目的。所以选A（考试前一晚）。最形象贴切。
考点：生活百味类阅读。