.阅读理解
(2014·合肥市第一次质检)
This message is to inform all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year. Santa knows you've been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earlier.
Eight post offices are organized across Germany to answer all letters children send. This year they plan to receive over 250,000 letters. Though the letters fly from over 80 different countries, Santa and his helpers can understand and make sure to answer all the letters.
In 1984, two children from Berlin sent their wish lists to Himmelpfort after spending vacation there. Their letters were answered by postal employees and later Himmelpfort increased its helpers to meet the needs of increased mail traffic. Year after year, Santa and his crew use an ecofriendly powered vehicle to collect the thousands of letters he receives from young boys and girls. The great news for this year is that if you come to the beautiful town of Himmelpfort, you can drop off your letter and visit Santa in person, from Tuesdays to Thursdays until Christmas Eve.
Santa does not currently have an email, Twitter or a Facebook account. He believes in oldfashioned communication. So get out your paper and write your wish list. Just make sure your letter is clear so you can receive an official response, send your letters to：
Santa
Christmas Post Office
Himmelpfort, Germany 16798
文章大意：想写信给圣诞老人的孩子请阅读本文。
1.This year Santa and his helpers ________.
A.are eager to receive more wishes
B.keep traveling around 80 countries
C.are able to receive kids' letters earlier
D.answer most of the letters from kids
答案：C 推理判断题。由第一段第二句话“That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year.”可推知，今年圣诞老人和他的助手可以提前6周接收孩子的信函。
2.From the 3rd paragraph, we know that ________.
A.post offices send kids all the presents they ask for
B.children from Berlin like spending holidays in Himmelpfort
C.Santa uses a powered vehicle because of the heavy mail traffic
D.children can visit Santa in the flesh before Christmas Eve this year
答案：D 推理判断题。由第三段最后一句话“The great news for this year is that if you come to the beautiful town of Himmelpfort, you can drop off your letter and visit Santa in person, from Tuesdays to Thursdays until Christmas Eve.”可推知，今年圣诞节前夕，孩子们可以亲自来拜访圣诞老人。
3.Santa doesn't have social communications online probably because he ________.
A.is not sure about the online security
B.trusts traditional ways of communication
C.prefers official and formal letters
D.thinks written letters are clearer than emails
答案：B 细节理解题。由第四段第二句话“He believes in oldfashioned communication.”可知，圣诞老人没有网上交流平台是因为他信任传统的交流方式。
4.This text is intended for ________.
A.tourists coming to Himmelpfort
B.teenagers preferring writing letters
C.parents preparing for Christmas
D.children planning to write to Santa
答案：D 推理判断题。由第一段第一句话“This message is to inform all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes.”可推知，这篇文章是写给全体想写信给圣诞老人的孩子的。
