This message is to inform all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfo

题文

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
小题1:This year Santa and his helpers ________.A．are eager to receive more wishesB．keep traveling around 80 countriesC．are able to receive kids' letters earlierD．answer most of the letters from kids小题2:From the 3rd paragraph, we know that ________.A．post offices send kids all the presents they ask forB．children from Berlin like spending holidays in HimmelpfortC．Santa uses a powered vehicle because of the heavy mail trafficD．children can visit Santa in the flesh before Christmas Eve this year小题3:Santa doesn't have social communications online probably because he ________.A．is not sure about the online securityB．trusts traditional ways of communicationC．prefers official and formal lettersD．thinks written letters are clearer than e­mails小题4:This text is intended for ________.A．tourists coming to HimmelpfortB．teenagers preferring writing lettersC．parents preparing for ChristmasD．children planning to write to Santa 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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解析

文章大意：想写信给圣诞老人的孩子请阅读本文。
小题1: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。
小题2: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。
小题3: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。
小题4: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。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“This message is to i.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。

日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。