河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（4）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenmilkarrivedonthedoorstepWhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboy,Icouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote----“Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery”----andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.Allofthiswasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilkwouldn’tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigcompaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilk,thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.Recently,Isawanoldmilkboxinthecountryside.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch（门廊）.Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.1.Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger____.A.toshowhismagicalpowerB.topayforthedeliveryC.tosatisfyhiscuriosityD.topleasehismother2.Whatdoes“this”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Themilkman’smagicpowerB.Themilkman’skindnesstomeC.ThenotetochangeanorderD.Thehomedeliveryservice3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy’shouse?A.Hewantedtohaveteathere.B.Hewasarespectableperson.C.Hewastreatedasafamilymember.D.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.4.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.B.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.D.Itisforbiddenbylaw.5.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?A.Hemissedthegoodolddays.B.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.C.Hemisseditforhismilkbottles.D.Heplantedflowersinit.【参考答案1--5】CDDBA【2014四川省资阳市第一次诊断性考试】CAnalcoholbreathtest(ABT)isoftenusedbythepolicetofindoutwhetherapersonisdrunkwhiledriving.IntheUnitedStates,thelegalbloodalcohollimitis0.08%forpeopleaged21yearsorolder,whilepeopleunder21arenotallowedtodriveacarwithanylevelofalcoholintheirbody.A“positive”testresult,aresultoverthelegallimit,allowsthepolicetoarrestthedriver.However,manypeoplewhotestedpositiveonthetesthaveclaimedthattheyonlydranka“non-alcoholic”energydrink.CanoneoftheseenergydrinksreallycausesomeonetotestpositiveonanABT?ResearchersinMissourisetupanexperimenttofindout.First,theamountofalcoholin27differentpopularenergydrinkswasmeasured.Allbutonehadanalcohollevelgreaterthan0.005%.Innineofthe27drinks,thealcohollevelwasatleast0.096%.ThescientiststheninvestigatedthepossibilitythatthesesmalllevelsofalcoholcouldbediscoveredbyanABT.TheyaskedtestsubjectstodrinkafullcanorbottleofanenergydrinkandthengaveeachsubjectanABToneminuteand15minutesafterthedrinkwasfinished.For11ofthe27energydrinks,theABTdidfindthepresenceofalcoholifthetestwasgivenwithinoneminuteafterthedrinkwastaken.However,alco...
