2019 高考英语昆明二轮练习资料：阅读理解 02 含解析 <br />(五) <br />A <br />(2017·新课标卷，A) <br />When milk arrived on the doorstep <br />When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk <br />to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a <br />5yearold boy, I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one <br />day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer. <br />Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to <br />change our order, my mother would pen a note—“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next <br />delivery”—and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would <br />magically (魔术般) appear. <br />All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between <br />families and their milkmen. Mr.Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was <br />so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn't freeze. And I remember Mr. <br />Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories <br />about his delivery. <br />There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of <br />cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale <br />everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service. <br />Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I <br />took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my son's friends will ask <br />what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship <br />along with his milk. <br />本文讲述了自己小时候与送奶人之间的故事。Basille 先生不仅是送奶的，而且和他的家 <br />人建立了密切的关系。现在大公司开始大量生产奶，到处都有卖奶的，因此不再需要送奶服 <br />务，但作者很怀念以前的事情。 <br />1．Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ________. <br />A．to show his magical power B．to pay for the delivery <br />C．to satisfy his curiosity D．to please his mother <br />答案：C。推理判断题。由短文第一段最后两句话可知：“我一直盯着他腰带上的钱包， <br />当 Basille 注意到这一点时，从里面拿了一枚硬币给了我”。由此可知，是为了满足我的好奇 <br />心。 <br />2．What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house? <br />A．He wanted to have tea there. B．He was a respectable person. <br />C．He was treated as a family member. D．He was fully trusted by the family. <br />答案：D。推理判断题。由短文第三段可知，我们与送奶人有密切的关系，他有我们家 <br />的钥匙，并不时来我们家休息、聊天、讲故事。由此可推断我们一家人非常信任他。 <br />3．Why does home milk delivery no longer exist? <br />A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now. <br />B．It has been driven out of the market. <br />C．Its service is getting poor. <br />D．It is ...
