11.When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s,we had a milkman delivering 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 fixed to his belt.He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course,he delivered more than milk.There was cheese,eggs and so on.If we needed to change our order,my mother would pen a note-"Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery"-and place it in the box along with the empty bottles.And then,the buttermilk would magically(魔術般) appear.
All of this was about more than convenience.There existed 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,thus 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 so often my son's friends will ask what it is.So I start telling stories of my boyhood,and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1.Mr.Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changerC.
A.to show his magical power
B.to pay for the delivery
C.to satisfy his curiosity
D.to please his mother
2.What can be inferred 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 respectable person.
C.He was treated as a family member.
D.He was fully trusted by the family.
3.Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?B
A.Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
B.It has been driven out of the market.
C.Its service is getting poor.
D.It is forbidden by law.
4.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 needed it for his milk bottles.
D.He planted flowers in it.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類的記敘文.講述的是作者是鄉(xiāng)村看到一個牛奶箱,并由此回想起童年時期,作者一家與送牛奶的Mr.Basille之間的友好故事.同時,由于大公司的牛奶生產(chǎn)以及牛奶的普及,現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)很少有專門送牛奶的人存在了,作者表達了對童年的這段生活的懷念之情.
解答 1:細節(jié)題.由第一段第三句"…I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt."可知作者目不轉睛地盯著送奶人的 coin changer,說明他對此很感興趣,故正確答案為C.
2:推理題.由第三段第二句"There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen."可知送奶工與作者家庭有著很密切的關系,由此可推斷出作者家庭對送奶工非常信任.故正確答案為D.
3:主旨題.由第四段后兩句"Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk,thus 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."可知送奶工很難與大企業(yè)競爭而且牛奶到處都有賣,所以送奶工已經(jīng)沒有市場了.A項,文中沒有寫沒有人不愿意再做送奶工,所以A項錯誤.C項,文中沒有寫服務質量下降,所以C項錯誤.D項,文中沒有寫政府出臺法律禁止這項工作,所以D項錯誤.故正確答案為B.
4:推理題.由文章最后兩句"Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is.So I start telling stories of my boyhood,and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk."可知作者對兒時與送奶工有關的故事回憶很多,即可推斷作者很懷念兒時仍能每天見到送奶工的時光,所以A項正確.B項,由倒數(shù)第二段"There is sadly no home milk delivery today."可知作者認為故事并不有趣,所以B項錯誤.C項,作者懷念的是童年的回憶,而不是丟失的牛奶瓶.所以C項錯誤.D項,文中沒有相關內(nèi)容,所以D項錯誤.故正確答案為A.
點評 做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).