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【题目】 It’s a name that needs no address. Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.

So letters sent to Santa Claus find their way to the small town of the North Pole deep in Alaska, including those simply sent to Santa. Last year, 120,000 letters arrived from 26 countries, not including the thousands with no return addresses.

Those who have return addresses usually get a reply and a North Pole postmark (邮戳) that has delighted children all over the world for many years. They feel happy to receive Santa’s reply.

Letters arrive all the year around in the town of 1,600, where streets have names such as Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive. Around Thanksgiving, they start getting there by the thousands each day as Christmas comes. Even letters without stamps get through, an exception for the U. S. Postal Service.

“This is special because it has Santa’s name on it,” said Debra Cornelius, an officer at the main post office in nearby Fairbanks, where the letters are kept during the holiday.

Gabby Gaborik is among several dozen volunteers who are busy sending off replies to children who sent return addresses.

In his 10 years as a volunteer, Gaborik has seen every kind of wish. There are children who want the latest toys they see on TV. There are children who ask for miracles, some wanting their mother back for Christmas or their father back from Iraq, even though he died there.

Replies get a North Pole postmark, including a drawing of Santa’s face. Even late letters get a reply, Gaborik said, “It says something like ‘Thanks for writing. Santa’s been really busy,’ anything the children might want to hear,” he said.

【1】Letters written to Santa Claus without an address can arrive at the North Pole because ____ .

A.all letters without an address are sent there

B.people believe that Santa Claus lives there

C.this kind of letter is sent with a special postmark

D.streets named Santa Claus Lane can be found there

【2】We can know from the passage that ____ .

A.letters written to Santa Claus are sent free

B.Santa Claus’ replies to children always arrive at Christmas

C.children write to Santa Claus with the same purpose

D.there’re thousands of letters sent to Santa Claus every month

【3】What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Letters written to parents

B.All kinds of wishes from children

C.Letters to Santa Claus rush into Alaska

D.North Pole, Alaska, a beautiful place

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述写给圣诞老人的信不用写地址就可以收到并得到回复的故事。在北极阿拉斯加州有一个小镇，这里有一个圣诞老人命名的街道，所以写给圣诞老人的信不用写地址，人们就知道信会到达阿拉斯加州的圣诞老人街，在那里每天都会收到成千上万封信。

【1】细节理解题。根据第四段的Letters arrive all the year around in the town of 1,600，where streets have names such as Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive. 一年四季信件到达1600人的小镇，在那里有街道名如Santa Claus Lane （圣诞老人巷）and Kris Kringle Drive。从中可知有真实的名为圣诞老人的街道，所以写给圣诞老人的没有地址的信可以到达北极是因为在那里可以找到名为圣诞老人的街道。故选D。

【2】推理判断题。根据第四段的Even letters without stamps get through, an exception for the U. S. Postal Service.甚至这些信没有邮票就能通过，这在美国邮政服务是一个例外。由此判断出写给圣诞老人的信可以免费，故选A。

【3】标题猜测题。通读全文可知，主要讲述写给圣诞老人的信不用写地址就可以收到并得到回复的故事。在北极阿拉斯加州有一个小镇，这里有一个圣诞老人命名的街道，所以写给圣诞老人的信不用写地址，人们就知道信会到达阿拉斯加州的圣诞老人街，在那里每天都会收到成千上万封信。故C选项Letters to Santa Claus rush into Alaska给圣诞老人的信涌入阿拉斯加，符合标题，故选C。

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