Question

【题目】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。

He wishes the holiday season would end already. His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit, his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours—and still the kids keep coming and coming, like ants at a picnic. As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S. and Canada, so must Santa Claus. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen.
The questions from children these days are harder than ever. Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the questions are as heartbreaking as they are unanswerable. For example, “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning？”
Santa Claus; also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story: A Santa had a girl on his knee, and he commented, “You have nice eyes and nice hair.” The girl later said it was sexual harassment (骚扰). When a Santa feels anxious, he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do. The Santa Claus were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended. Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and don't see other children again.
（1）In the first paragraph，“spokesmen” refers to ______.
A.businessmen
B.political leaders
C.organizers of the activities
D.Santa Clauses
（2）The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is ________.
A.well-paid
B.very hard
C.worth doing
D.dangerous
（3）According to the third paragraph, Santa Claus may sometimes be blamed for ________.
A.doing something against the law
B.hanging around the dinner table
C.being lazy and sleeping in bed for days
D.not playing their roles as expected
（4）What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Christmas: Not a Good Festival for Santa Claus
B.What Does Santa Claus Do for Children?
C.Is Santa Claus Really Alive?
D.A Christmas Story

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）B
（3）A
（4）A
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，随着圣诞节这个传统节日的商业化程度的加深，“圣诞老人”们的职业化色彩越来越浓厚；“圣诞老人”们的工作也是越来越艰辛了。
（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“As Christmas becomes more commercialized(商业化) across the U.S. and Canada，so must Santa Claus. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen.”可知：spokesmen对应着上句话中的Santa Claus。故选D。
（2）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit, his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours—and still the kids keep coming and coming, like ants at a picnic.”可知：圣诞老人的工作很艰辛。故选B。
（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Santa Claus; also have a pretty good chance of getting sued(指控)．”可知：“圣诞老人们”容易受到他人的指控是因为他们做了一些违法的事。故选A。
（4）考查主旨大意。本文围绕“圣诞老人们”的工作展开。第一段讲述了“圣诞老人们”工作很艰辛；第二段说孩子们的提问更难回答；第三段讲述了可能面临被投诉的问题；因此，圣诞节对于圣诞老人们来说不是个好日子。选A。