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（例外）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（奇迹），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 halfmoon 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.
小题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 |
小题2:The underlined word “delighted” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “______”.| A．excited | B．amazed | C．confused | D．disappointed |
小题3:We can know from the text that ______.| A．letters written to Santa Claus are sent free | | B．Santa Claus" replies to children always arrive at Christmas | | C．many people write to children for Santa Claus asking for no pay | | D．there"re thousands of letters sent to Santa Claus every month |
小题4:What"s the best title for the text?| 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 |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C |
试题分析：本文叙述了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。有志愿者会回信。甚至这些信可以免费的。
小题1:推理判断题。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，所以信件只写圣诞老人就可以收到，没用写其他的地址。故选D。
小题2:词义猜测题。根据第三段的They feel happy to receive Santa"s reply.他们收到圣诞老人的回复很高兴。故选A。
小题3:推理判断题。根据第四段的Even letters without stamps get through，an exception（例外）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。可知写给圣诞老人的信可以免费。故选A。
小题4:标题归纳题。根据全文再讲写给圣诞老人的信，可以不用写地址也可以收到，而且会有志愿者服务回信。故选C。 |
核心考点
试题【It"s a name that needs no address.Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 31 , including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a 32 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 33 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 34 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t 35 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 36 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 37 . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.” Dad 38 , “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re 39 .” Such is Dad—whatever problem he 40 , he never gives up.
41 , the disastrous(灾难性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, 42 Dad remained optimistic. He 43 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 44 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real 45 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 46 our family. He always puts our happiness 47 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 48 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic (同情心的) and 49 putting others first.
Dad, the life 50 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
| 小题1: | | A．teacher | B．gardener | C．farmer | D．grocer |
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| 小题2: | | A．stormy | B．lively | C．disappearing | D．burning |
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| 小题3: | | A．order | B．form | C．gap | D．position |
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| 小题4: | | A．repeatedly | B．normally | C．finally | D．really |
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| 小题5: | | A．go | B．begin | C．occur | D．change |
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| 小题6: | | A．yet | B．still | C．even | D．nearly |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．nervous | C．angry | D．frightened |
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| 小题8: | | A．apologized | B．cried | C．complained | D．laughed |
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| 小题9: | | A．lost | B．done | C．gone | D．touched |
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| 小题10: | | A．meets with | B．brings up | C．works out | D．thinks about |
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| 小题11: | | A．Thankfully | B．Hopefully | C．Unfortunately | D．Strangely |
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| 小题13: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．continued | D．aimed |
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| 小题14: | | A．face | B．appreciate | C．examine | D．question |
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| 小题15: | | A．love | B．pride | C．friendship | D．honesty |
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| 小题16: | | A．support | B．settle | C．start | D．impress |
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| 小题17: | | A．after | B．before | C．beside | D．under |
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| 小题18: | | A．in spite of | B．in terms of | C．in control of | D．in place of |
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| 小题19: | | A．careful | B．regretful | C．considerate | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．history | B．motto | C．patterns | D．lessons |
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Who designed the first helicopter(直升机)? Who __1___some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ___2___of his time? There is an answer ___3___ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (达•芬奇)
Leonard may have been the greatest genius ___4___ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t ____5___ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonard ___6___ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师) painter, and as he got older he became ___7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways ____8___he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with ____9___today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ___10___ woman known as the Mona Lisa.
| 小题1: | | A．took | B．made | C．painted | D．invented |
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| 小题2: | | A．artists | B．doctors | C．painters | D．people |
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| 小题4: | | A．the scientists | B．the artists | C．the world | D．people |
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| 小题5: | | A．draw | B．paint | C．work | D．build |
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| 小题6: | | A．was just | B．wasn’t just | C．wasn’t | D．was no longer |
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| 小题7: | | A．less | B．no | C．even | D．very |
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| 小题8: | | A．before | B．after | C．because | D．when |
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| 小题10: | | A．interesting | B．crying | C．smiling | D．surprising |
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Baseball (棒球) Match
Mr. Jenkins works in a middle school. There he teaches his students English. He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his family watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room. At times Robert comes in and asks him to tell him a story. He likes his little son and does all what the boy wants.
One Sunday Mrs. Jenkins was doing some housework and Mr. Jenkins was reading a newspaper.
Robert came in but he didn’t say anything. About ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, “There will be a baseball match tonight, Dad!”
Mr. Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, “The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?”
He held up the newspaper and began to look for the news. But he couldn’t find it. At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.
小题1:Mr. Jenkins is a ______.| A．doctor | B．teacher | C．driver | D．farmer |
小题2:Mr. Jenkins always reads newspapers after supper because ______.
A. he’s very busy at school
B. he works hard at school
B. he wants to teach his son
D. he wishes his family to listen to him
小题3:“An exclamation mark” in the story means ____.小题4: Robert found ______ and called out.| A．a baseball match | B．a piece of good news | | C．a today"s newspaper | D．an exclamation mark |
小题5:Mr. Jenkins thought ______, so he was surprised.| A．there was a baseball match | | B．his son bought a newspaper for him | | C．his little son learned to read | | D．his little son learned to write |
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Tom was going home at five yesterday. He got on a bus. A mother with her little boy was sitting nearby. Suddenly the boy cried. His mother tried her best to make the boy stop crying. But the boy would not do so. At last Tom said angrily, “Oh, how that boy cried! Why don’t you give him what he wanted?” “I would if I could." answered the mother quietly,“But he wanted your cap.”
小题1:What time was Tom going home yesterday?| A．At four | B．At five | C．At six | D．At seven |
小题2:Who was sitting near Tom on the bus?| A．An old man with his little girl | B．A young woman | | C．A woman with her little boy | D．A young man |
小题3:The mother tried her best to make the boy ______.| A．wake up | B．go to sleep | C．not talk much | D．stop crying |
小题4:When the boy cried, Tom ______| A．was very angry | B．was very hungry | | C．was very happy | D．did not hear this |
小题5:Why was the boy crying?| A．Because he wanted something to eat | | B．Because he wanted to get off the bus. | | C．Because he wanted to go home | | D．Because he wanted Tom"s cap |
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On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.
At lunch time he said to Tom, “I think we’re going to have a test this afternoon.” “Test?” said Tom, “Really?”
“Yes, it’s quite true,” said Mike. “When I was passing by Mr. Green’s room, he was talking with another teacher about the test. Tell John, Rose and Joan about it.”
Later Tom told them about the test. Soon almost all the students knew about it. “How foolish they are!” he thought.
When class began, Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised. The test was too hard for him. After class, all his classmates thanked him very much. But he could only smile. “How foolish I was !”he thought.
It really was April Fools’ Day for Mike.
小题1:Mike decided to fool his friends because ________ .| A．they were talking about the test | | B．they began to prepare (准备) their lessons | | C．it was April Fools’ Day | | D．they were foolish |
小题2:________ his classmates believe (相信) him before class.| A．Almost all | B．None of | | C．Only a few | D．Some of |
小题3:Mike didn’t prepare his lessons because _______| A．he didn’t like to | | B．it was his holiday | | C．he thought the test was easy for him | | D．he believed there wasn’t going to be a test |
小题4:Mike was surprised to see ________ .| A．the test was too hard for him | | B．the teacher really gave them a test | | C．Tom didn’t believe him | | D．his classmates were so foolish |
小题5:Which of the following is wrong?| A．Mike thought he himself was foolish. | | B．All his classmates thanked him. | | C．Mr. Green was talking with another teacher about the test. | | D．Nearly everyone knew the test before long(不久). |
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