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（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.

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.The underlined word “delighted” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “______”.

A．excited               B．amazed                 C．confused            D．disappointed

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

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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____ is amazing that such a young girl can be so good at shooting.        

A．What

B．It

C．This

D．That

 

He made      clear that he would take part in the sports meeting.

A．these            B．that              C．this              D．it

 

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第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先请阅读下列应用文： 

A

Self

It is a handbook devoted to women's overall physical and mental health. Every issue (每期) has many usable articles, in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on non-models and the "Eat-right Road Map", with tips on how to eat properly.  

B

English Learning

This book is written for the students who are learning English as a foreign language or a second language. The writer - Phillips says it will be of great help to whoever reads it carefully.

C

Wired

This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals (专业人员) in the computer, business, design and education industries. It often carries articles on how technology changes people's lives.

D

Instyle

It is a guide to the lives and lifestyles of the world's famous people. The magazine covers the choices people make about their homes, their clothes and their free time activities. With photos and articles, it opens the door to these people's homes, families, parties and weddings, offering ideas about beauty, fitness and in general, lifestyles.

E

History

The book tells us something about the history of English-speaking peoples. It says something until the time when the New World was discovered by Christopher Columbus.

F

Discover

It's a book devoted to the wonders of modern science, written for the educated readers. It tells many of the same stories professionals read in "Scientific American".

请阅读以下购书者的信息，为他们匹配合适的图书。

46. Mrs. Green is a housewife and she tries her best to keep pace with the fashion.

47. Mr. Will is the head of a big IT company and he hopes to gain as much information about his own field as he can.

48. Henry is a French student who considers English a headache but wants to make progress in it.

49. David is a freshman (新生) in Oxford University and he is crazy about the mysteries of nature.

50. Professor King is teaching at a university. He is interested in the English history more than anything else.

购书者                              图书

46. Mrs. Green              

A．Self 47. Mr. Will

B．English Learning 48. Henry

C．Wired 49. David

D．Instyle

50. Professor King         E. History

F. Discover