The clock struck（敲）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 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(不敢).
The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We students 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 desperate 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 ____________.
A．happy
B．disappointed
C．unhappy
D．hopeful小题2: Reviewing his lessons that night didn’t help him because ____________.
A．it was too late at night
B．he was very tired
C．his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination小题3: What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?
A．He went to a church to pray again.
B．He passed the exam all by luck.
C．He failed in the exam.
D．He was punished by his teacher.小题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
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
题目分析：文章讲述了作者由于明天要考试，自己晚上还有很多书要看，非常的苦恼，最后他非常的困，趴在桌子上睡着了。
小题1:.推断题。从文章Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.可知，父亲小的时候不要这么努力，所以此处我应该是非常痛苦的，不高兴的，故选C
小题2:细节题。从I do promise to work hard afterwards，可知作者平时就没有好好学习，故选D
小题3:.推断题。从全文来看，作者由于平时没有好好学习，临时抱佛脚，最后由于实在很困，书没有看完就睡着了，可知他肯定不能通过考试，故选C
小题4:.主旨题。文章整个讲述了考试前一夜作者如何的拼命复习和自己的一些心理情感，故选A