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When milk arrived on the doorstep
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 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 practiced 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. 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 changer ________.
A.to show his magical power
B.to pay for the delivery
C.to please his mother
D.to satisfy his curiosity
（2）What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house?
A.He wanted to have tea there.
B.He was fully trusted by the family.
C.He was treated as a family member.
D.He was a respectable person.
（3）Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?
A.It has been driven out of the market.
B.Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
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.He planted flowers in it.
B.He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C.He needed it for his milk bottles.
D.He missed the good old days.

【答案】
（1）D
（2）B
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】一個(gè)舊的送奶箱勾引作者的回憶，作者想起少年時(shí)代送奶人給自己和家人帶來(lái)的快樂(lè)，很懷念那時(shí)的歲月。

（1）D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的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.可知，Mr Basille是為了滿(mǎn)足孩子的好奇心而給了作者一個(gè)，故選C。

（2）B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段中There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house...可知，送奶人之所以有作者家的鑰匙是因?yàn)樽髡咭患叶挤浅Ｐ湃嗡湍倘�，所以把鑰匙給了他，故選B。

（3）A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段中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 practiced to have a delivery service.推斷，由于大公司大量生產(chǎn)便宜的牛奶，這使得送奶人很難競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，而且牛奶到處都可以買(mǎi)到，所以送奶人被逐出市場(chǎng)，故選B。

（4）D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.可知，選A。

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