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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. |
听力
现在是试听时间。请听一段对话，然后回答问题。
What is the boy going to buy?
A．Some juice．
B．Some oranges．
C．Some apples．
答案是C。
A)请听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。(每小题1分)
1．How did the boy go to the park?
A．
B．
C．
2．What's the weather like now?
A．
B．
C．
3．What sport does the boy like?
A．
B．
C．
4．Where is Jimmy now?
A．In the office．
B．In the classroom．
C．At home．
5．Who cleans the house at weekends?
A．The woman．
B．The woman's husband．
C．The woman's children．
6．How long has the man waited for the bus?
A．Ten minutes．
B．Thirty minutes．
C．Forty minutes．
7．What time does the man's class start on Fridays?
A．At 10∶00．
B．At 9∶30．
C．At 9∶00．
8．What's the woman going to do?
A．Go to the airport．
B．Have a cup of tea．
C．Wait for the man's uncle．
9．What does the man mean?
A．He doesn't like the chair at all．
B．He will pay 50 dollars for the chair．
C．He can not afford the chair at last．
10．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．Mr．Smith is in London now．
B．Jack is in New York this week．
C．Jack will leave London for Paris．
B)请听下面两段对话和一段独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前你都将有40秒钟的时间阅读各小题。每段对话或独白读两遍。(每小题1分)
Conversation 1
11．Where are the two speakers probably talking?
A．On a street．
B．In a bank．
C．In the Hill Building．
12．What is the woman's problem?
A．She has lost her watch．
B．She has bought a broken watch．
C．Something is wrong with her watch．
13．When does the man think the shop closes?
A．At 6∶50 p.m．
B．At 7∶00 p.m．
C．At 7∶10 p.m．
Conversation 2
14．Who is the woman?
A．The man's daughter．
B．The man's wife．
C．The man's student．
15．How long will it take to get to Blue Sky Water World by car?
A．About half an hour．
B．About one hour．
C．About one and a half hours．
16．Where will they probably go this weekend?
A．Sunshine Park．
B．A small zoo．
C．Blue Sky Water World．
Monologue(独白)
17．What will the weather be like at noon?
A．Cloudy．
B．Sunny．
C．Rainy．
18．What is the speaker doing?
A．Giving a talk．
B．Giving a weather report．
C．Making an advertisement．
19．Where shall we park if we want to drive to the beach this afternoon?
A．At the south end of the beach．
B．At the west end of the beach．
C．At the north end of the beach．
20．Which of the following is right?
A．Long Beach is in Australia．
B．The water temperature at the beach is 32 degrees．
C．Long Beach is a good place for swimming and surfing．
C)请听下面一段短文，根据短文内容完成表格。听短文前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读表格内容。短文读两遍。(每小题1分)
