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Question

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 o f 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（可怜的，悲惨的） 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．
24．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
25．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 failed in the exam            
D．He was punished by his teacher
26．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．

Answer 1

24．D．推理判断题．根据文章第三段"Ten more books to read before I can go to bed"睡觉之前有超过10本书要看，由此可知他平时并没有好好学习，考前忙着抱佛脚，但这并不能帮助他；故选D．
25．C．推理判断题．根据文章第三段"The clock struck one．I was quite desperate now．I forgot all I had learned"时钟敲了一点．我现在很绝望．我忘了我已经学会了的东西．可知我的状态非常不好，因此明天可能不会及格；故选C．
26．A．标题推断题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲了考试前一晚，作者临时抱佛脚熬夜看书一直到一点疲惫睡去，他的状态很不好，对明天的考试没有任何把握，因此最佳标题为考试前夜；故选A．