2．Son's Help
Mr．Lang 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（拘留所），he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him．
It was New Year's Day．Mr．Lang 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 five-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．"
36．Mr．Lang was paid much becauseC．
A．he was a driver
B．he worked in a factory
C．he had a lot of work to do
D．he had worked there for a long time
37．Mrs．Lang did all housework becauseB．
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
38．Which of the following is right？B
A．The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again．
B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen．
C．The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon．
D．The boy hoped his mother to come back．
分析 本文讲述了一个爱赌博的丈夫因为赌博失去家庭的故事，最后他的儿子误会了他的意思主动把警察叫了过来．
解答 36．C 根据第一段第二句"As a driver，he was busy but he was paid much"，可见他平日里工作非常繁忙．故答案为C
37．B 根据第一段第二句和第三句"As a driver，he was busy but he was paid much．His wife was an able woman and did all the housework"，可知因为朗先生很忙，所以朗太太认为他很累，所以干了所有的家务．故答案为B
38．B 根据第二段最后一句"I saw there weren't any policemen outside，daddy，"said the boy，"so I went to the crossing and asked some to come．"可知，男孩认为父亲需要叫警察．故答案为B
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