When milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, w

When milk arrived on the doorstep
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 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, 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（魔术般）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 (竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practiced 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.
【小题1】Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer .A．to show his magical powerB．to pay for the deliveryC．to satisfy his curiosityD．to please his mother【小题2】What can be inferred 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 respectable person.C．He was treated as a family member. D．He was fully trusted by the family.【小题3】Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?A．Nobody wants 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.【小题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 needed it for his milk bottles.D．He planted flowers in it.C

(答案→)C 解析：作者回忆了小时候的送牛奶的人，以及送奶的人和父母亲的良好关系。而现在送牛奶以及退出了市场，作者告诉了我们具体原因。文章反应了作者的对童年的回忆的思念。【小题1】C 推理题。根据文章第一段后3行As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.可知他注意到我的眼睛一直注视着，所以他这样做的目的就是为了满足我的好奇心。故C正确。【小题2】D 推理题。根据文章第三段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.可知他和我们家的关系非常好，也得到了我们的信任，所以才会有我们家的钥匙。故D正确。【小题3】B 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete (竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practiced to have a delivery service.可知现在大公司的存在让牛奶变得更便宜。而且到处都由牛奶出售，这就让原来的送牛奶的人被驱逐出市场，失去了竞争力。故B正确。【小题4】A 推理题。根据文章最后一段第一句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).可知他这样做我为了童年的回忆。故A正确。

我明天再问问老师，叫他解释下这个问题