Question

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering(递送) 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 (自动换币器) 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 (门廊). 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.

1. Why did Mr. Basille give the boy a coin out of his changer?

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).

2.What can be inferred (推断) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house？

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.

3.Why is there no home milk delivery today?

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.

4.Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

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.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要回忆了一位送奶工和他们一家人的故事。并且讲述了现在送奶工这项工作消失的原因。

1.1】细节理解题。根据短文信息As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer (自动换币器) fixed to his belt.可知当时五岁的作者对送奶工的自动换币器非常好奇，所以送奶工给了他一个硬币满足小孩子的好奇心。故答案选B。

2.2】推理判断题。根据短文信息There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen.以及下文中的事实可知，我们一家对送奶工非常信任。故答案选D。

3.3】细节理解题。根据短文信息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.可知现在工厂大批量的生产牛奶，随处都可以买到牛奶，致使送奶工失业。故答案选C。

4.4】细节理解题。根据短文信息an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.可知旧牛奶箱让作者想起了过去那些美好的回忆。故答案选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。