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
小題1:This year Santa and his helpers ________.
A．a(chǎn)re eager to receive more wishes
B．keep traveling around 80 countries
C．a(chǎn)re able to receive kids' letters earlier
D．a(chǎn)nswer most of the letters from kids
小題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
小題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
小題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

小題1:
小題2:
小題3:
小題4:

文章大意：想寫(xiě)信給圣誕老人的孩子請(qǐng)閱讀本文。
小題1:C　推理判斷題。由第一段第二句話“That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year.”可推知，今年圣誕老人和他的助手可以提前6周接收孩子的信函。
小題2:D　推理判斷題。由第三段最后一句話“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，今年圣誕節(jié)前夕，孩子們可以親自來(lái)拜訪圣誕老人。
小題3:B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段第二句話“He believes in old­fashioned communication.”可知，圣誕老人沒(méi)有網(wǎng)上交流平臺(tái)是因?yàn)樗湃蝹鹘y(tǒng)的交流方式。
小題4:D　推理判斷題。由第一段第一句話“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，這篇文章是寫(xiě)給全體想寫(xiě)信給圣誕老人的孩子的。
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