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（魔術(shù)般）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 (競爭). 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 (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.
小題1:Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer     .
A．to show his magical powerB．to pay for the delivery
C．to satisfy his curiosityD．to please his mother
小題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.
小題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.
小題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 needed it for his milk bottles.D．He planted flowers in it.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A  

試題分析：本文是一篇人物故事。作者介紹自己對于兒時(shí)送奶工的美好回憶。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A項(xiàng)表示“為了展示自己的魔力”， D項(xiàng)表示“為了取悅于小孩的母親”，原文中皆沒有提及與這兩項(xiàng)相關(guān)的信息，可排除；B項(xiàng)表示“為了付送奶的錢”，與原文意思相悖，故排除。依據(jù)第一自然段最后兩句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：對于一個(gè)五歲的孩子來說，眼睛老是看著系在送奶工腰帶上的自動(dòng)換幣器，那一定是好奇了。所以當(dāng)送奶工在一天送奶時(shí)無意中看到這一情景時(shí)，為了滿足小孩的好奇心就從里邊取出一枚二十五分的硬幣給了他。因此選C。
小題2:推理判斷題。依據(jù)第三自然段末句意思可知“喝茶”送奶工有時(shí)進(jìn)屋后的一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)，而不是他擁有鑰匙的理由，故排除A項(xiàng)；文中并未提及與respectable“可敬的；高尚的；體面的”相關(guān)意義的內(nèi)容，所以排除B項(xiàng)；第三段第三句提到送奶工有外屋的鑰匙是因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)候天氣很冷，為了不使奶凍了，“我們”就把放奶的箱子擱在屋內(nèi)，據(jù)此可以排除C項(xiàng)。而該段第二句說家家戶戶和他們的送奶工都有親密的關(guān)系，且末段末句定語從句提到送奶工在送奶的同時(shí)也帶來了友誼，由此可以推斷，作者一家是因?yàn)榉浅Ｐ湃嗡湍坦げ沤o他鑰匙的。選D.
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知，后來形勢發(fā)生了變化，牛奶的價(jià)格便宜了，銷售更普及了，送奶的工作就變得不實(shí)際了，因此這一行被市場淘汰了。選擇B項(xiàng)。其余A、C、D三項(xiàng)所涉內(nèi)容文中并未提及，故排除。選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段首句內(nèi)容及末段內(nèi)容可知，作者對如今沒有了過去那種送奶到家的服務(wù)深感遺憾，后來在鄉(xiāng)下發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)送牛奶的箱子，就把它帶回了家，并放在了后門的門廊里，這引起了孩子們的好奇，于是他就經(jīng)常給孩子們講述過去的故事和美好記憶，借此而懷念過去。故選A項(xiàng)“他想念過去的美好歲月”。其余三項(xiàng)在文中找不到任何依據(jù)，皆排除。
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Once upon a time，two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(沖突)．It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end，they fell apart.
One morning，a man with a carpenter's toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said，“I just have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek(河溝)．My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer(推土機(jī))to dig the creek last week to spite(刁難)me. So I want you to build me a fence，an 8­foot­high fence，in order not to see his place any more.”The carpenter smiled and said，“I see. I'll try to do a job that satisfies you.”Then the elder brother went downtown.
At sunset when the farmer returned，the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide! To his surprise，there was no fence there at all！Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge，and then they met in the middle，taking each other's hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. “No，wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other work for you，” said the elder brother.“I'd love to stay on，”the carpenter said，“but I have so many more bridges to build.”
小題1:What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?
A．They lived a poor life.
B．They lived in peace.
C．They never spoke to each other.
D．They lived on the same farm.
小題2:It can be learned that the carpenter was __________.
A．unwilling to obey the farmer.
B．fond of building bridges.
C．unable to build a fence
D．willing to help others.
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.
B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.
C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter's work.
D．The carpenter planned to build an 8­foot­high fence as asked to.
小題4:The best title for this passage is ________.
A．A Fine Piece of Work
B．A Carpenter
C．A Conflict Between Two Brothers
D．Two Brothers

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Peanuts to This
Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes． Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher． Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself． “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task． This was the first real talk I received in my new school． It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington． Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before． As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America． I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant． I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip （擲） a coin． Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy． Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver．
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost． Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong． As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution．” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful． Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around． I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade． I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance． Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year． Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation． I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade． Justice is sweet!
小題1:What did the author’s classmates think about his report?
A．Controversial．B．Ridiculous．C．Boring．D．Puzzling．
小題2:Why was the author confused about the task?
A．He was unfamiliar with American history．
B．He followed the advice and flipped a coin．
C．He forgot his teacher’s instruction．
D．He was new at the school．
小題3:The underlined word “burning” in Para． 3 probably means _______．
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．a(chǎn)shamedC．readyD．eager
小題4:In the end, the author turned things around _______．
A．by redoing his task
B．through his own efforts
C．with the help of his grandfather
D．under the guidance of his headmaster

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