The man and the little boy's connection isn't a surprise to Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers."Kids respond to mailmen because letter carriers are a friendly, uniformed part of the neighborhood who bring something to their house every day, and are someone they come to recognize and trust，" Rolando said."It's the same for the elderly, but in addition, letter carriers may be the only person they communicate with all day."

　　语篇解读：本文为记叙文。立志长大成为邮递员的男孩和邮递员成为了好朋友。孩子的梦想值得尊重，而邮递员的工作也给人们传递了友谊和信任。

　　4．Mike Crenshaw meets Carter Lawson every day to________.

　　A．play with the boy

　　B．get mail from the boy

　　C．listen to the boy's stories

　　D．send mail together with the boy

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。由第二段"...for a few minutes of delivering mail together and chatting with fellow neighbor."可知，他们两个人每天会面是为了一起送邮件。

　　5．Why does Mike Crenshaw like the last stop of his day?

　　A．It is where he lives.

　　B．It is where he is paid.

　　C．He wants to be with Carter.

　　D．He can finish his work by then.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由第三段"Not because it's the end, but because he's such a cute little guy."可知，他期待最后一站是因为他想和那个可爱的孩子在一起。

　　6．What can we infer from Fredric Rolando's words?

　　A．Mailmen are usually not well respected.

　　B．What letter carriers do is not just sending letters.

　　C．The elderly don't like communicating with others.

　　D．People should learn to recognize and trust each other.

解析：选B　推理判断题。由最后一段可知，邮递员不只送信，还与人们交流，获得小孩的信任，甚至有可能是老人们唯一的交流对象。由此可知，他们