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　　2011年高考英语试题汇编——阅读理解
　　2011年 (全国卷)
　　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、D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　When milk arrived on the doorstep
　　When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milr 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 buttermilld 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 milldn't freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a brear 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 mils 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. 1 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.
　　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 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.
　　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. 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 needed it for his milk bottles.
　　D. He planted flowers in it.
　　60.What was advertising like in the Middle Ages?
　　A. Merchants were employed to promote products.
　　B. Ad messages were shouted out in public places.
　　C. Product information was included in books.
　　D. Ad signs were put up in towns.
　　61. What does the word “This” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
　　A. Advertising in newspapers.
　　B. Including pictures in ads.
　　C. selling goods in markets.
　　D. Working with ad agencies.
　　62 The 18th century advertising was special in its________________
　　A growing spending    B printing materials
　　C advertising companies D attractive designs
　　63 Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
　　A The Story of Advertising
　　B The Value of Advertising Designs
　　C The Role of Newspaper Advertising
　　D The Development of Printing for Advertising
　　C
　　While 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(发起运动)for the needs of the tall．has turned its attention 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-tail whose needs are not being met. The average height of the
　　population has been increasing yet the standard size of beds，doorways，and chairs has remained unchanged