Question

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 five-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(硬币兑换器) 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 and 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 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. There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr Basille even had a key to my house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we could 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 allow the production of cheaper milk, so 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 fixed it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is, so I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milk man who brought us friendship along with his milk.

1.Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer______.

A. to please his mother

B. to pay for the delivery

C. to show his magical power

D. to satisfy the boy’s curiosity(好奇心)

2.If they needed to change their order, they should____

A. call the milkman

B. wait for the milk

C. leave a note in the box

D. leave a note on the door

3.Why is there no longer milk delivery today?

A. It is not allowed by the law.

B. Its service is getting poor.

C. It has been driven out of the market.

D. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

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

A. He planted flowers in it.

B. He missed the good old days.

C. He needed it for his milk bottles.

D. He wanted to tell interesting stories.

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

A. He was a funny person.

B. He wanted to have tea there.

C. He was fully trusted by the family.

D. He was treated as a family member.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文中给我们讲述了我们和送奶工的故事。送奶工和每个家庭建立了互相信任的亲密关系，甚至送奶工有我家的钥匙。现在没有送奶工了，我很怀念那样的时光。

1.推理判断题。Basille先生从他的换零机中拿给了男孩15美分以满足孩子的好奇心。根据本文中As a five-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer, fixed to his belt.可知我的眼睛离不开那个换零机，可知我对它非常好奇。故选D。

2.如果需要改变他们的订单，他们应该在盒子里留一张纸条。根据本文中If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note, “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery,” and put it in the box along with the empty bottles可知答案，故选C。

3.推理判断题。为什么今天不再有牛奶派送？根据第四段可知大公司允许生产更廉价牛奶，这样对于送奶工竞争来说就困难了。而且牛奶到处都在出售，进行过的投寄业务也没有实际意义。可知牛奶派送已经被逐出市场。故选C。

4.细节理解题。为什么作者把一个旧牛奶盒带回家？根据本文中的Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it home可知旧牛奶盒带回了我童年的回忆，所以把它带回了家。故选B。

5.从这个送奶工有这个男孩家的钥匙可以推断出什么？根据There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr Basille even had a key to my house可知在家庭与送奶工之间有非常亲密的关系可知，他被这个家庭完全信任。故选C。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。