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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 five-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(硬币兑换器) 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 and 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 put 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 was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr Basille even had a key to my house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we could 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 allow the production of cheaper milk, so 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, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and fixed it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is, so I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milk man who brought us friendship along with his milk.
【小题1】Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer______.
| A．to please his mother |
| B．to pay for the delivery |
| C．to show his magical power |
| D．to satisfy the boy’s curiosity(好奇心) |
| A．call the milkman |
| B．wait for the milk |
| C．leave a note in the box |
| D．leave a note on the door |
| A．It is not allowed by the law. |
| B．Its service is getting poor. |
| C．It has been driven out of the market. |
| D．Nobody wants to be a milkman now. |
| A．He planted flowers in it. |
| B．He missed the good old days. |
| C．He needed it for his milk bottles. |
| D．He wanted to tell interesting stories. |
| A．He was a funny person. |
| B．He wanted to have tea there. |
| C．He was fully trusted by the family. |
| D．He was treated as a family member. |
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese and 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 put 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 was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr Basille even had a key to my house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we could 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 allow the production of cheaper milk, so 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, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and fixed it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is, so I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milk man who brought us friendship along with his milk.
小题1:Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer______.
| A．to please his mother |
| B．to pay for the delivery |
| C．to show his magical power |
| D．to satisfy the boy’s curiosity(好奇心) |
| A．call the milkman |
| B．wait for the milk |
| C．leave a note in the box |
| D．leave a note on the door |
| A．It is not allowed by the law. |
| B．Its service is getting poor. |
| C．It has been driven out of the market. |
| D．Nobody wants to be a milkman now. |
| A．He planted flowers in it. |
| B．He missed the good old days. |
| C．He needed it for his milk bottles. |
| D．He wanted to tell interesting stories. |
| A．He was a funny person. |
| B．He wanted to have tea there. |
| C．He was fully trusted by the family. |
| D．He was treated as a family member. |
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听力部分(共25小题，计25分)
一、听句子，根据所听到的内容选择正确答语。每小题念两遍。(共6小题，每小题1分；计6分)
1．A．Is that true?
B．That's right．
C．I'm sorry to hear that．
2．A．You can't．
B．Hold on, please．
C．Who are you?
3．A．Really?
B．I think so．
C．I'm glad you like it．
4．A．Are you Mark?
B．Nice to meet you．
C．I don't know you．
5．A．Any kind is okay．
B．I'm not hungry．
C．I'd like some coffee．
6．A．I'm sorry．I have to study for my math test．
B．No, I'm not interested in any party．
C．Happy birthday．I'm sure to come．
二、听句子，选择与所听到的句子内容相符的图片。每小题念两遍。(共4小题，每小题1分；计4分)
7．_________ 8．_________ 9．_________ 10．_________
三、听对话，根据对话内容问题选择正确答案。每小题念两遍。(共10小题，每小题1分；计10分)
11．A．In the country．
B．In a school library．
C．In a bookstore．
12．A．It began at 8∶15．
B．It began at 8∶30．
C．It began at 8∶45．
13．A．Sam．
B．Bob．
C．Jack．
14．A．Not so good．
B．Not so bad．
C．Not so boring．
15．A．The Main Post Office．
B．The Central Gym．
C．The City Library．
16．A．He wants to find a new job．
B．He wants to change his pen for a new one．
C．He wants to buy another new pen at the same store．
17．A．It's OK to go skating．
B．It's good to stay at home．
C．It’s nice to visit the space museum．
18．A．Tony．
B．Tim．
C．Bill．
19．A．Because he has caught a cold．
B．Because he wants to sleep far some more time．
C．Because he worked until almost midnight yesterday．
20．A．He is next to Jane．
B．He is in front of Jane．
C．He is on Cindy's left．
四、听短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。短文念三遍。(共5小题，每小题1分；计5分)
21．Where did the story happen?
A．In front of the building．
B．Near the speaker's house．
C．Inside the local restaurant．
22．Why did the speaker and his wife eat something at a restaurant?
A．Because they had enough time．
B．Because they saw a homeless man．
C．Because they were too hungry to go on driving home．
23．When did the speaker notice the homeless man?
A．Before breakfast．
B．During breakfast．
C．After breakfast．
24．Why did the homeless man stand in front of the restaurant in the speaker's opinion?
A．Because he wanted to keep warm．
B．Because he wanted to drink something warm．
C．Because he wanted to ask for something for his dog．
25．Which of the following impressed the speaker most?
A．The homeless man had no money to buy food for himself．
B．The homeless man bought food for the dog with all his money．
C．The homeless man wore dirty and thin clothes on such a cold day．