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 come. 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 come 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 come.”
小题1:Mr. Smith was paid much because _______.
A．his wife helped him a lot
B．he worked in a factory
C．he was busy and had a lot of work to do
D．he had worked there for a long time小题2:Mrs. Smith did all housework because _______.
A．she couldn’t find any work
B．she thought her husband was tired
C．her husband spent all time in gambling
D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling小题3:_____, so he was put into lockup.
A．Mr. Smith often gambled
B．Mr. Smith was late for work
C．Mr. Smith didn’t help his wife at home
D．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 longer
B．he wouldn’t stop gambling
C．he had been put into lockup
D．he was hardly sent away by the factory小题5:What is the meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?
A．clinic
B．office
C．prison
D．restaurant
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C
题目分析：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。
点评：词意猜测该题型主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力，突出考查根据上下文语境的分析和把握能力。考查内容主要有猜测某个生词、熟词生义、短语或句子的意思以及猜测代词的指代等。