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.
【小題1】When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .

A．outside B．working in bed
C．a(chǎn)sleep D．quietly laughing at him
【小題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
【小題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
【小題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


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題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。
【小題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。
【小題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?yàn)橐郧皼]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。
【小題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。
【小題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(diǎn)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。
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My husband and I tried to understand his adolescent moodiness. We begged, reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how his behavior was hurting our family. His response was a shrug and “I say it because it’s true”.
I even tried telling the girls to fight back. But it was a bad idea. Now I had three kids at war. At wit’s end, I poured my heart out to my sister in an e-mail. She wrote back, “Don’t e-mail me. E-mail him.”
Our son was online every day, mailing and instantly messaging his friends. So what if I was within shouting distance? Maybe he would actually hear me this way. There’d be no yelling or door slamming（猛然關(guān)閉）. Zack wouldn’t feel under attack. And with a few simple keystrokes, he could respond. Or not. Zack didn’t reply for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four words. I expected the worst, but then smiled when I read them, ”You are right. I’m sorry.” The kids still fought, of course, but Zack scaled back the abuse (惡習(xí)). Best of all, I now have an effective way to communicate with not one but three easily annoyed teens. They don’t tune me out as much. They don’t like to listen to me nag (嘮叨) .Or as Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”
All I know is that the house is quiet, and we’re talking. In fact, Taryn just instantly messaged me from upstairs. It’s time to take her to softball practice.
【小題1】The purpose of this passage is to tell us _________ .

A．how to solve family problems
B．how a mother shows her love to her children
C．how to treat kids in a more sensible way
D．the value of understanding between parents and children
【小題2】By the first sentence of the passage, the author really means to be_______.
A．humourous B．sympathetic C．serious D．inspiring
【小題3】How did Zack react when the author first tried to stop his bad behavior？
A．He was annoyed and got worse.
B．He talked back to the author.
C．He felt sorry and changed.
D．He was persuaded and acted politely.
【小題4】Zack stopped fighting with his sisters because _________ .
A．his mother learned how to mail him
B．his mother stopped yelling and nagging
C．his sisters learned to instantly message him
D．his mother had more friendly communications with him online

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