1.When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s,we had a milkman delivering(遞送) milk to our doorstep.His name was Mr.Basille.He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.As a 5-year-old boy,I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer (自動換幣器) fixed to his belt.He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a coin out of his changer.
Of course,he delivered more than milk.There was cheese and other milk products.If we needed to change our order,my mother would write on a note-"Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery"-and put it in the box along with the empty bottles.And then,the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience(方便).There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen.Mr.Basille even had a key to our house,for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors,so that the milk wouldn't freeze.And I remember Mr.Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table,having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today.Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk,as a result,making it difficult for milkmen to compete.Besides,milk is for sale everywhere,and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently,an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it home and planted it on the back porch (門廊).Every time my son's friends ask what it is,I start telling stories of my boyhood,and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
38.Why did Mr.Basille give the boy a coin out of his changer?D
A.To show his magical power.
B.To satisfy the boy's curiosity(好奇心)
C.To pay for the milk.
D.To win the family's trust (信任).
39.What can be inferred (推斷) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house?D
A.He wanted to have tea there.
B.He was a powerful person.
C.He was treated as a family member.
D.He was fully trusted by the family.
40.Why is there no home milk delivery today?C
A.Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
B.The government has stopped it by law.
C.It has been driven out of the market.
D.Its service is becoming worse and worse.
41.Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A
A.He missed the good old days.
B.He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C.He missed it for his milk bottles.
D.He used it to beautify the back porch.
分析 文章大意:本文中給我們講述了我和送奶工的故事.我家的送奶工 Mr.Basille戴著白色的帽子開著白色的貨車,不僅僅送奶,還有奶酪雞蛋等,如果我們想要改變,就寫一張紙條放進牛奶箱,送奶工和每個家庭建立了互相信任的親密關(guān)系,甚至送奶工有我家的鑰匙.天冷的時候,會將牛奶箱放進屋子里,那樣牛奶就不會冷卻,我還記得我家的送奶工 Mr.Basille,在我家餐桌上休息喝茶和我們說故事.現(xiàn)在沒有送奶工了,我很懷念那樣的時光.以及給我們帶來的友情.
解答 38-41:DDCA
38題答案:D推理判斷題.Basille先生從他的換零機中拿給了男孩15美分以滿足孩子的好奇心.根據(jù)本文中As a five-year-old boy,I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer,fixed to his belt.可知我的眼睛離不開那個換零機,可知我對它非常好奇.故選D.
39題答案:D推理判斷題.根據(jù)短文信息There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen.以及下文中的事實可知,我們一家對送奶工非常信任.故答案選D.
40題答案:C推理判斷題.為什么今天不再有牛奶派送?根據(jù)第四段可知大公司允許生產(chǎn)更廉價牛奶,這樣對于送奶工競爭來說就困難了.而且牛奶到處都在出售,進行過的投寄業(yè)務(wù)也沒有實際意義.可知牛奶派送已經(jīng)被逐出市場.故選C.
41題答案:A細節(jié)理解題.為什么作者把一個舊牛奶盒帶回家?根據(jù)本文中的Recently,an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it home可知舊牛奶盒帶回了我童年的回憶,所以把它帶回了家.故選A.
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