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 me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff（东西） 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 twelve. “ Oh，dear！” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！” We pupils are the most wretched creatures（生物） 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 desperate（绝望的）now. I forgot all I had learned. 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 so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later，with my head on the desk，I fell asleep.

49．The underlined word “wretched”in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .

A．very happy.    B．disappointed.   C．very unhappy.    D．hopeful.

50．Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because        .

A．it was too late at night.

B．he was very tired.

C．his eye lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open.

D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination.

51．What do you suppose happened to the author？

A．He went to a church to pray again.

B．He passed the exam by sheer luck.

C．He failed in the exam.

D．He was punished by his teacher.

52．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.

单词拼写。（根据中文提示或首字母写出正确的单词。 共10 小题，每小题0. 5分,满分5分）

 1. The police         _____（观察）the young man enter the bank with a gun yesterday.

 2. She woke him anxiously shaking his ___________（晒黑）shoulders .

 3. The lion's ????________________ （接近）drove away the small animals.

 4. We should learn some _____________ （先进的）technology and experience from the developed countries.

 5. ________________ （尊敬）our parents is one of China’s traditional moral values.

 6. The book           _____  （滑落）from his hand when he was sleepy.

 7. The t_______________ song sung in the film is enjoyed by the young people.

 8. The little boy is so c_____________ that he wants to know everything he has seen.

 9. He is e_________________ with much experience in teaching.

 10. He didn’t study hard, t_______________, he failed in the examination.

Though he failed in the experiment again and again, he didn’t______, and at last, he made it.

A. lose his heart                    B. lose heart   

C. break his heart                   D. make up his mind

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 me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff（东西） 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 twelve. “ Oh，dear！” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！” We pupils are the most wretched creatures（生物） 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 desperate（绝望的）now. I forgot all I had learned. 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 so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later，with my head on the desk，I fell asleep.
【小题1】The underlined word “wretched”in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .

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 me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) 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 twelve. “Oh, dear! ” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most unhappy 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 desperate（绝望的） now. I forgot all I had learned. 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 so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
64. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ________ .
A. asleep           B. outside       C. working in bed    D. quietly laughing at him
65. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because   ____  .
A. it was too late at night                   B. he was very tired
C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
66. What do you suppose happened to the author the second day?
A. He went to a church to pray again      B. He got an A in the exam
C. He failed in the exam                D. He was punished by his teacher
67. 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