河南省安阳市第三十六中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期末考试 英语试题 （Word版含解析）
第二题 阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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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 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 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.
21. The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means ____________.
A. happy B. disappointed C. hopeful D . unhappy
22. 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
23. 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.
24. The best title for the passage would be ____________.
A. Going Over My Lessons B. The Night Before an Examination
C. A Slow Student D. Working Far into the Night
【知识点】人物／故事
【试题解析】
1．词义猜测。
根据该单词的前一句，以及全文的内容，可推断作者对自己目前的处境是非常不满的，故可推断这个词的意思是“不愉快的“，应选D。
2．推理判断
根据文章的内容可知，作者在考试前的一晚临急抱佛脚，希望能够通过考试，故可推断他平时是没有努力学习的，故选D。
3．推理判断
根据常理，平时是没有努力学习而希望在考试前的一晚临急抱佛脚而顺利的通过考试这种方式是行不通的，故选C。
4．标题判断
综合全文的内容，文章主要讲述的是作者在考试前的一晚临急抱佛脚复习的一件事。故选B合理。
