Son’s Help
Mr. Smith worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup, he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Smith didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would e. He told his six-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would e and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to e.”
【小题1】Mr. Smith was paid much because . A．his wife helped him a lotB．he worked in a factoryC．he was busy and had a lot of work to doD．he had worked there for a long time【小题2】Mrs. Smith did all housework because . A．she couldn’t find any workB．she thought her husband was tiredC．her husband spent all time in gamblingD．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling【小题3】 , so he was put into lockup. A．Mr. Smith often gambledB．Mr. Smith was late for workC．Mr. Smith didn’t help his wife at homeD．Mr. Smith wasn’t polite to the police【小题4】The woman had to leave Mr. Smith because . A．he didn’t love her any longerB．he wouldn’t stop gamblingC．he had been put into lockupD．he was hardly sent away by the factory【小题5】What is the meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?A．clinicB．officeC．prisonD．restaurantC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲一个赌棍想要赌钱，把家里东西都卖掉了，有一次，他叫他的儿子把风，可他的儿子却把警察找来的故事。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much 作为一名司机他很忙但是工资很高，可知答案为 C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home 妻子很能干，她做了所有的家务，从不让丈夫去做，她认为丈夫很累，可知答案为 B。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police 他的妻子告诉他不要去赌博，可是他不听，妻子不得不给警察打了电话，由此可知答案为 A。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据…he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him他恨妻子，所以妻子不得不离开他，可知答案为 A。
【小题5】词义猜测题。根据She had to tell the police.可知警察把他抓走了，故他是从监狱里出来，故选C。