49. A．suggesting B．begi~ C．pretending D．waiting
50．A．believed B．doubted、 C. ProVed D．explained
51．A．growth B．strength C．faith D．truth
52．A．firm B. interesting C．wrong D．acceptable
53．A．task B．tool C．SUCCESS D．ction
54．A．cruel B．proud C．frightened D．brave
55．A．dropped B．started C．passed D．missed
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第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
hen 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 dunng 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 oftea and telling stories fl~out his delivery． 高考网WWw.gAoKw.coM
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
eve where，and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service。
Recently, an 0ld milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories．I
t00k‘t home and planted it on the back porch(门廊)．Every SO often my son' sons will ask
what it iS·S0 I start telling stories of my boyhood，and of the milkman who brought us friendship
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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 his mother
57．What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the b啪house?
A．He wanted to have tea there．
B．He was a respectable parson．
C．He was treated as a family member．
D．He was fully trusted by the family．
58．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. It has service IS getting poor．
D．It is forbidden by law．
59．Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?