10．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 practical to have a delivery service．
    Recently．a(chǎn)n old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories．I
took it home and planted it on the back porch（門廊）．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．
51．Mr．Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changerC．
  A．to show his magical power
  B．to pay for the delivery
  C．to satisfy his curiosity
  D．to please his mother
52．What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house？D
    A．He wanted to have tea there．
    B．He was a respectable person．
    C．He became the boy's family member．
    D．He was fully trusted by the family．
53．Why does home milk delivery no longer exist？B
    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．
54．Why did the author bring back home an old milk box？A
    A．He missed the good old days．
    B．He wanted to tell interesting stories．
    C．He needed it for his milk bottles．
    D．He planted flowers in it．

分析 作者主要講述送奶工很難與大企業(yè)競爭而且牛奶到處都有賣，所以送奶工已經(jīng)沒有市場了．

解答 CDBA
51  C   細節(jié)題．由第一段第四句"I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt．"可知作者對于送奶人的 coin changer 很感興趣，故正確答案為C．
52．D    推斷題．由第三段第二句"There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen．"可知送奶工與作者家庭有著很密切的關系，由此可推斷出作者家庭對送奶工非常信任．故正確答案為D．
53．B  主旨題．由第四段后兩句"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．"可知送奶工已經(jīng)沒有市場了．A項，文中沒有寫沒有人不愿意再做送奶工，所以A項錯誤．
C項，文中沒有寫服務質量下降，所以C項錯誤．D項，文中沒有寫政府出臺法律禁止這項工作，所以D項錯誤．故正確答案為B．
54．A    推斷題．由文章最后兩句"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．"可知作者對兒時與送奶工有關的故事回憶很多，即可推斷作者很懷念兒時能每天見到送奶工的時光．故正確答案為A．

點評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文，把握文章主旨大意，帶著問題回到原文，尋找細節(jié)或概括相應的答案，最后要理清作者寫作思路．

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