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阅读理解 　　The man who brings my milk used to knock for his money for the week’s milk while I was eating breakfast on Saturday morning．Just lately he has been arriving before I get up．Staff shortages mean that four men are sharing five rounds(递送路线), so he has to start earlier． 　　Delivering milk to people homes is scarcely good business, especially when the customer may have a choice of two or three firms serving a single road．In spite of the local difficulties, however, labor troubles are not as severe as a few years ago．There are enough men prepared to get up early for the sake of an open air job with a fair measure of freedom．If they did stop calling, women would find it hard work to collect all the milk they need from self－service stores．Dairymen(乳品商)are aware that stopping deliveries in the United States resulted in falling sales． 　　Marketing ideas have included introducing extra lines, in addition to dairy products, which the milkmen can carry to increase sales．Already they have taken over many rounds given up by bakeries．One dairyman said：“It won’t be long before the milkman delivers more bread than milk．” Some milkmen deliver potatoes, and it seems as though variety will be limited only by the size of the vans． 　　So the milkman is likely to remain a familiar figure, and the dairy products he sells are unlikely to change very much in this decade．Flavored(调味)milk is popular on the Continent．In Britain those who like it buy plain milk and add their own flavoring．Even the returnable bottles continue to be used．As long as it had a reasonable life－30 to 40 trips are usual－the cost of collection and cleaning is worthwhile． (1) We are told that the milkman now sets out on his delivery rounds earlier than he used to because of _________． [　　] A． an increased demand of milk B． more early－rising customers C． the need to collect money D． an increased workload (2) Milkmen’s attempts to sell more bread from their delivery vans have meant that _________． [　　] A． Milkmen have taken over some bakery rounds B． More bread than milk is now sold by milkman C． People buy more bread from milkmen than from bakers D． Bakeries are asking milkmen to deliver bread (3) The passage indicates that during the next ten years or so, dairy firms will _________． [　　] A． gradually cease selling milk B． have to offer a wider variety C． take more notice of changes in customers’ tastes D． produce the same kind of products (4) Which of the following can be the title of the passage most suitably? [　　] A． The Variety of Delivering B． A Good Business：Delivering Milk C． Delivering Milk：the Present and Future D． Extra Lines in Milk－Delivering

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．D;4．C;
解析：

(1)	文中第一段第三句说明人员不足导致四个送奶工承担五条递送路线，也就是导致了他们的工作量增加，D项正确。
(2)	第三段第二句“Already they have taken over many rounds given up by bakeries”送奶工已经接管了面包师放弃递送的路线，“take over”是“接管”的意思，只有A项符合。B项说送奶工现在卖的面包比牛奶多，显然错误，C项说现在人们从送奶工处买的面包比从面包师处买的多，也是不对的。D项说面包师请求送奶工递送面包，与原文不符，文中只说送奶工在没有面包师递送服务的路线递送牛奶的同时也递送面包，以扩大销售量。
(3)	文中第四段第一句话“…the dairy products he sells are unlikely to change very much in this decade”表明乳制品在这个十年内不会有太大变化，因而D项是正确的。此类题考的“The passage indicates”或“implies”，一定在文章中找暗示，不要无根据地猜测。
(4)	给文章定题目这一类题一定要从全局出发，不可断章取义，把每个段落都总结一下，最后得出一个囊括全文的标题。本文先讲了送奶工的现状(人员缺乏)，送奶必需，送奶工递送的货物种类，然后讲到了送奶行业的将来，因而C项作标题最恰当。