Question

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 out 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 （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 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 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?

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?

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. He missed the good old days.        

B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.

C. He missed it for his milk bottles.     

D. He planted flowers in it.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：本文是一篇人物故事。作者介绍自己对于儿时送奶工的美好回忆。

1.C细节理解题。A项表示“为了展示自己的魔力”， D项表示“为了取悦于小孩的母亲”，原文中皆没有提及与这两项相关的信息，可排除；B项表示“为了付送奶的钱”，与原文意思相悖，故排除。依据第一自然段最后两句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：对于一个五岁的孩子来说，眼睛老是看着系在送奶工腰带上的自动换币器，那一定是好奇了。所以当送奶工在一天送奶时无意中看到这一情景时，为了满足小孩的好奇心就从里边取出一枚二十五分的硬币给了他。故C正确。

2.D推理判断题。依据第三自然段末句意思可知“喝茶”送奶工有时进屋后的一个细节，而不是他拥有钥匙的理由，故排除A项；文中并未提及与respectable“可敬的；高尚的；体面的”相关意义的内容，所以排除B项；第三段第三句提到送奶工有外屋的钥匙是因为有时候天气很冷，为了不使奶冻了，“我们”就把放奶的箱子搁在屋内，据此可以排除C项。而该段第二句说家家户户和他们的送奶工都有亲密的关系，且末段末句定语从句提到送奶工在送奶的同时也带来了友谊，由此可以推断，作者一家是因为非常信任送奶工才给他钥匙的。故D正确。

3.B细节理解题。依据第四段内容可知，后来形势发生了变化，牛奶的价格便宜了，销售更普及了，送奶的工作就变得不实际了，因此这一行被市场淘汰了。选择B项。其余A、C、D三项所涉内容文中并未提及，故排除。故B正确。

4.A细节理解题。依据第四段首句内容及末段内容可知，作者对如今没有了过去那种送奶到家的服务深感遗憾，后来在乡下发现一个送牛奶的箱子，就把它带回了家，并放在了后门的门廊里，这引起了孩子们的好奇，于是他就经常给孩子们讲述过去的故事和美好记忆，借此而怀念过去。故选A项“他想念过去的美好岁月”。其余三项在文中找不到任何依据，皆排除。故A正确。

考点：考查故事类短文