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

A. outside B. working in bed

C. asleep 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. his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

3.What do you suppose happened to the author？

A. He went to a church to pray again B. He passed the exam by luck

C. He was punished by his teacher D. He failed in the exam

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

A. Working Far into the Night B. The Night Before the Examination

C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題解析：本文講的是作者在考前挑燈也讀做最后復(fù)習(xí)，直到趴在桌子上睡著的故事。

1.1】C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。據(jù)第一段第一句話The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me.可以判斷出除了我之外大家都在睡覺，所以C正確。

2.2】D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一行ten more books to read before I can go to bed! 可以判斷出這次有這么多的功課要復(fù)習(xí)，是因為以前沒有努力和第四段第二行“Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.，我許諾以后一定會努力學(xué)習(xí)可以判斷出以前沒有努力，所以D正確。

3.3】D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt.以前沒努力，臨陣磨槍又沒記住，所以考試一定不會及格，所以D正確。

4.4】B�？偨Y(jié)歸納題。本文從第一段就開始介紹時鐘敲響十一下，已經(jīng)是半夜十一點鐘了，別人都在睡覺自己在燈下復(fù)習(xí)功課，一直到短文最后頭靠在桌子上睡著了，所以講述的是考前的夜晚，所以B正確。

考點：考查記敘文類短文閱讀。