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When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering(递送) 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 couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer (自动换币器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a coin out of his changer.

Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese and other milk products. If we needed to change our order, my mother would write on 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(方便). There was 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 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 allowed the production of cheaper milk, as a result, 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 planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every time my son’s friends ask what it is, I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

1. Why did Mr. Basille give the boy a coin out of his changer?

A. To show his magical power.　

B. To satisfy the boy’s curiosity（好奇心）

C. To pay for the milk.　　　　　　

D. To win the family’s trust (信任).

2.What can be inferred (推断) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house？

A. He wanted to have tea there.　　　　

B. He was a powerful person.

C. He was treated as a family member.　

D. He was fully trusted by the family.

3.Why is there no home milk delivery today?

A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

B. The government has stopped it by law.

C. It has been driven out of the market.

D. Its service is becoming worse and worse.

4.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 used it to beautify the back porch.

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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.

Of course, he delivered (分发) more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would write a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”. Then she put the note and the empty bottles into the milk box. The next day, the buttermilk would magically appear.

There was also 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 box in the house, 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.

I am sad that there is no home milk delivery today. Big companies produce cheaper milk, and milk is for sale everywhere. People may not need the milkman anymore.

Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside and it brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and put it outside the door. My son’s friends always ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship with his milk.

1.The milkman delivered milk to family _____ in the old days.

A. by car               B. by bike          C. on foot          D. by truck

2.The writer’s mother put the note _____.

A. into the bottles                         B. into the milk box

C. in the kitchen                               D. in front of the door

3.The writer brought back home an old milk box because he _____.

A. missed the good old days

B. wanted to tell funny stories

C. needed it for his milk bottle

D. wanted to give it to the milkman

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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 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(自动换币器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter(两角五分钱) 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 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 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 allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus 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 planted 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 milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

1.What was Mr. Basille?

2.How did Mr. Basille deliver milk to people’s doorsteps?

3.What else did Mr. Basille deliver besides milk?

4.What would the boy’s mother do if she wanted to add a bottle of buttermilk?

5.What can we learn from the fact that Mr. Basille had the key to the boy’s house?

6.Why did the writer bring back home an old milk box?

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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.

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)

2.If they needed to change their order, they should____

A. call the milkman　

B. wait for the milk

C. leave a note in the box　

D. leave a note on the door

3.Why is there no longer milk delivery today?

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.

4.Why did writer bring back home an old milk box?

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.

5.What can be inferred(推断) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?

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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A boy was born into a large family in New York. Growing up in poverty（贫困），he could hardly see any hope for the future and thought himself valueless.

When the boy turned 13, his father showed him an old shirt and asked, “How much is it worth?”

“Probably $ 1,” he replied.

“Can you sell it at $ 2?” the father looked at him.

“Only a fool will pay for it” the boy shouted.

“Why don’t you have a try?” his father encouraged.

The boy nodded and said, “I will think of some way, but I can’t promise anything.” He carefully washed the old shirt and smoothed out the creases（褶皱）in it. The next day, he came to a crowded subway station .After about six hours, he sold it to a man .He held the two dollars tight and ran all the way home excitedly.

After ten days, the father asked his son, “Can you sell an old shirt at $ 20?”

“No way! Its value is only $ 2,” the boy argued.

“I believe you can come up with a good idea again,” said his father.

The boy asked his cousin who was good at painting to draw a cute Mickey Mouse on the old shirt. This time be chose to sell it at the gate of private school. Soon, it was sold to a little girl. She loved the design so much that she tipped him $ 5. Twenty - five dollars was the same amount of money that his father got a month. The money meant a lot to him and his family.

When the boy got home, his father handed him another old shirt and asked him to sell it at $200. Surprisingly, the boy took the shirt without any hesitation.

The chance appeared when a famous soccer star came in New York for a football game. The boy went there with the old shirt. He made his way through the crowd and asked for her signature（签名）. The star smiled and signed the old shirt. The boy then shouted to the crowd, “This shirt is priced at $ 200! ” It was not long before a businessman bought the shirt at $ 1,200.

Hearing the news, the father was pleased and asked, “My son, what did you learn from selling these three old shirts?”

The boy answered, “___________________________”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.What did the father asked his son to do?

A.Wash the old shirt. B.Make some money.

C.Sell the old shirt. D.Take the subway.

2.Who bought the second old shirt?

A.A man. B.His cousin. C.His father. D.A little girl.

3.Why did the boy go to see the soccer star?

A.Because he was a fan of the soccer star.

B.Because he needed her to sign the old shirt.

C.Because he wanted to sell her the old shirt.

D.Because he wanted her to wear the old shirt.

4.What do you think of the boy’s father?

A.Wise. B.Brave. C.Strict. D.Helpless.

5.What did the boy probably say in the end?

A.Where there is life, there is hope.

B.All things come to people who will wait.

C.Our value depends on how much we add to it.

D.Nothing is difficult as long as we can have a try.

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Dad was always full of advice.When my brother and I were growing up,we can grass in neighbors’ __ during the summer to earn pocket money.Dad offered our service to neighbors at a __ they could not refuse.My brother and I got ten dollars per yard.I later found out our friends were __ 20 or more for the same work.

Every time we worked,Dad stood watching our work in the heat __ relaxing at home with drink.One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor’s yard.He always waited until the grass was knee-high to __ us.What made matters __ was that we had an old grass mower(割草机) that kept shutting off as we worked.This afternoon,I was __ tired and sweaty.I was thinking of a tall glass of icy drink to cool myself down when Dad called out,“You missed a small piece.”We had to go back to cut that piece of grass __ we didn’t want to.

People in the town started to notice the good work we did and we soon collected more ___.Many years have passed,but the lesson my dad taught me stayed with me.If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time,keep your word.Give your customers the kind of service you would like to ____.It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.

1.A. houses　　 B. yards　　 C. buildings　　 D. walls

2.A. price　　 B. time　　 C. lesson　　 D. discussion

3.A. paying for　　 B. waiting for　　 C. asking for　　 D. caring for

4.A. according to　　 B. because of　　 C. in need of　　 D. instead of

5.A. get on with　　 B. get away from　　 C. send out　　 D. send for

6.A. better　　 B. luckier　　 C. worse　　 D. longer

7.A. hardly　　 B. completely　　 C. almost　　 D. half

8.A. although　　 B. unless　　 C. until　　 D. if

9.A. neighbors　　 B. business　　 C. lessons　　 D. grass

10.A. mention　　 B. receive　　 C. control　　 D. return

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When I was a soldier , my first Christmas came. I was in training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beside her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine tree.

“Where did it come from？” I asked.

“I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

The pine was so high, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little ugly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

“It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look for them. But I couldn’t be picky.”

“Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. The Christmas tree was from ________.

A. a shop　　　　 　　　 B. the writer

C. his mother　　　　　 D. the Gates boy

2. When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

3.From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

4.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime　　　　　 B. the green of a pine

C. the pleasant smell　 D. the sweet home

5. The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree

D. The Christmas Without a Tree

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My dad was in the radio business when I was growing up. He’d get tickets to a lot of different sporting events, and in 1984 we went to Madison Square Garden during Michael Jordan’s rookie season (新秀赛季). My dad took me to see Jordan put on a show.

I remember looking at my dad as an eight-year-old kid and saying, “I want to be Michael Jordan one day.” Dad laughed a bit and then turned to me and said, “Son, I love you, but you’re probably not going to be Michael Jordan.” Then my dad pointed to the man standing next to Jordan at the time, his agent (经纪人) David Falk. My dad explained how Falk worked closely with players, and since then that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.

Years passed and I became a sports agent. My job is simply to help professional(职业的) players find jobs. No two days are the same, which I find exciting. If it’s in-season, I’m talking to players about how they are feeling and how they’re performing from week to week. During the off-season, I try to make sure players’ lives are managed, so they can focus on (专注于) improving on the field.

Not everyone can be a sports star, but it’s more than possible to work on the business side of sports. I always tell the students I meet to go out of their way to introduce themselves to people. Relationships are so important in this business, and they can take you a long way.

1.The writer went to Madison Square Garden to see Jordan _______.

2.At first the writer want to be _______.

3.Who was David Falk? _______

4.The writer thinks his job is exciting because _______.

5.In the writer’s opinion, _______ are important in his business.

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When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine.

“Where did it come from？” I asked.

“I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (难看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

“It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

“Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1.When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23　　　　　　　　　

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room　　　　　　　　　 　　

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

2.From the passage, we can conclude推断 that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree　　

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

3.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime　　　　　　　　　 　 B. the green of a pine　　　　　　　　　 C. the pleasant smell　　 D. the sweet home

4.The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas　　 　　　　　　　　　

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. The Christmas Without a Tree

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When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I would make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have the three-day holiday posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a little snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood, there were lights, all colors, and ornaments (饰品) shining against the green of a pine.

“Where did it come from?” I asked.

“I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when in great need…such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon.”

The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Crystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little awkwardly(难看) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.

“It’s not like the one you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look for a better one. But I couldn’t be fussy because he had tried his best.”

“Don’t worry,” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1.What did his mother’s Christmas tree look like?

A.

B.

C.

D.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. One soldier told the writer he would have a three-day holiday for Christmas.

B. When the writer got home, the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree.

C. His mother would not complain for the Christmas tree which looked awkward.

D. All the soldiers were lucky to go home for Christmas during the war.

3.From the passage, we can infer that ___________.

A. the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

B. the writer didn’t like the tree cut by someone else

C. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas tree

D. his mother didn’t want to have a Christmas tree during wartime

4.What does the writer mean by saying “all Christmas trees are perfect”?

A. Nothing is as perfect as Christmas.

B. Once at home, everything is so nice.

C. During the war, trees are hard to find.

D. All Christmas trees are the most beautiful.

5.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Soldier and the Christmas Tree　　 B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree　　 D. Christmas and a Special Tree

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