题目内容
The man who brings my milk used to knock for his money for the week’s milk while I was having breakfast on Saturday morning．Just lately he has been arriving before I get up．Staff shortages mean that four men are sharing five rounds, so he has to start earlier．
Delivering milk to people’s 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 my local difficulties, however, labor troubles are not as sharp as a few years ago．There are enough men prepared to make an early morning 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 ．Dairies are aware that stopping deliveries resulted in falling sales．
Marketing ideas have included introducing extra lines, in addition to dairy products, which the milkman can carry to increase turnover．Already they have taken over many rounds given up by bakeries．One dairyman said, “It wont’ be long before the milkman delivers more bread that milk．” Some milkmen deliver potatoes, and it seems as if diversification will be limited only by the size of the vans．
So the milkman is likely to remain a familiar figure．Even the returnable bottle continues to be used．As long as it has 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 starts out on his delivery rounds earlier than before because of ___________．
A．the desire to earn more money
B．more early-rising customers
C．an increased demand for milk
D．an increased workload
2．Why do some people choose to be milkmen?
A．Because they can exercise in early morning．
B．Because they like working outdoors．
C．Because they want to serve several firms．
D．Because they like getting up early．
3．What does it mean by the underlined sentence in Para．3 ?
A．Bakeries are asking milkmen to deliver bread．
B．Milkmen have taken over some bakery rounds．
C．Bread is more popular than milk now．
D．People buy more bread from milkmen than from bakers．
4．Dairy firms continue to supply returnable milk bottles because they are __________．
A．most economical in the long term
B．the most durable form of container
C．easy to clean and collect
D．convenient for customers to return
DBBA
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seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats（蹄声）.He 41 .There before him stood a tall, white 42 . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 43 .“Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “we have been 52 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53 .”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I 54 my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
36. A. Something | B. Everything | C. Anything | D. Nothing |
37.A.dropped | B. fell | C. rolled | D. covered |
38.A.Suddenly | B. Strongly | C. Quickly | D. Hardly |
39.A.beating | B. blinding | C. burning | D. touching |
40.A.nose | B. hair | C. neck | D. head |
41.A.looked up | B. woke up | C. lay down | D. sat down |
42.A.tiger | B. horse | C. lion | D. elephant |
43.A.lazily | B. angrily | C. coldly | D. slowly |
44.A.natural | B. common | C. strange | D. bad |
45.A.around | B. beside | C. through | D. above |
46.A.yet | B. for | C. so | D. or |
47.A.walking | B. leading | C. heading | D. returning |
48.A.them | B. themselves | C. him | D. himself |
49.A.shook | B. waved | C. held | D. took |
50.A.gone | B. left | C. followed | D. lost |
51.A.see | B. meet | C. beat | D. ask |
52.A.waited | B. thought | C. worried | D. excited |
53.A.yard | B. wind | C. grass | D. rain |
54.A.believe | B. consider | C. doubt | D. forget |
55.A.defeated | B. caught | C. damaged | D. struck |