阅读理解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 asleep1.The underlined word “wretched”in Paragraph 3 probably means______.A.very happyB.disappointedC.very unhappyD.hopeful2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because______.A.it was too late at nightB.he was very tiredC.his eye lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them openD.he hadn’t studied hard before the examination3.What do you suppose happened to the author？A.He went to a church to pray againB.He passed the exam by sheer luckC.He failed in the examD.He was punished by his teacher4.The best title for the passage would be______.A.The Night Before the ExaminationB.Working Far into the NightC.A Slow StudentD.Going Over My Lessons
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CDCA解析试题分析：本文主要讲了在考试前一天晚上，作者对于考试的一个内心世界的表达。
1.根据“Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！”可猜出“wretched”意思是非常不开心的，故选C。
2.根据“Oh，God，please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards，Amen.”故选D。
3.根据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.故选C。
4.本文主要讲了在考试前一天晚上，作者对于考试的一个内心世界的表达，故选A。
考点：人生百味类类短文阅读理解
点评：这篇文章非常简单，先看问题，再带着问题仔细阅读短文，理解了全文内容，很容易选出正确