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 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: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小题2:He underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .
A．very happy
B．disappointed
C．very unhappy
D．hopeful小题3: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小题4:What do you suppose happened to the author later？
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小题5: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:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
题目分析：本文讲述的考试之前的那晚我复习功课的事情，考试之前我有很多的功课要复习，结果我累得直接就睡着了。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段的2、3句The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me.可知家里别人都睡觉了。故A正确。
小题2:猜词题：从文章第三段的句子：“Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！”可知做为学生要认真学习，在他看来是不幸福的，“wretched”是很不幸福的意思，选C
小题3:D. 推理判断题。根据“Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” 可知复习功课对他没有用，因为他在考试前没有认真学习。可推断出。
小题4: C. 推理判断题。根据最后一段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.可知我没有完成自己的复习任务就睡着了。第二天考试一定不及格。故C正确。
小题5:A. 主旨大意题。可参看全文内容可知本文讲述的考试之前的那晚我复习功课的事情。故A正确。