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1、2011年 新课标AWhen milk arrived on the doorstepWhen 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 couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his be
2、lt. 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
3、 box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically 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
4、box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt 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
5、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 planted it on the back porch（门廊）. Every so often my son
6、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.56. Mr Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer _.A. to show his magical power. B. to pay for the delivery C. to satisfy his curiosity. D. to please
7、 his mother. 57. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys 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 family58. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?A. Nobody wants
8、 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.59. 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 missed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted
9、flowers in it.BWhile small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attenti
10、on to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, shower heads that are too low, and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average height of the populatio
11、n has been increasing yet the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 66 (6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 63 bed cater
12、s for less than half of the male population.” said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “seven-foot beds would work fine.”Similarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewh
13、ere.Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat Houses Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh, 66 beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans.60. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?A. To provide better services. B. To rebuild ho
14、tels and restaurants.C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall. D. To attract more people to become its members.61. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?A. 72. B. 7. C. 66. D. 63.62. What may happen to restaurants with small tables?A. They may
15、lose some customers. B. They may start businesses elsewhere.C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables. D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged.63. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?A. Tall people pay more for larger beds. B. 66 beds have taken the place of 63 beds.C. Special rooms are kept for Americans. D. Guest rooms are standardized.CCassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For he
