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．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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A．tourists coming to Himmelpfort |
| B．teenagers preferring writing letters |
| C．parents preparing for Christmas |
| D．children planning to write to Santa |
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解析文章大意：想寫信給圣誕老人的孩子請閱讀本文。
【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，孩子們可以親自來拜訪圣誕老人。
【小題3】B 細節(jié)理解題。由第四段第二句話“He believes in oldfashioned communication.”可知，圣誕老人沒有網(wǎng)上交流平臺是因為他信任傳統(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，這篇文章是寫給全體想寫信給圣誕老人的孩子的。
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Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS (導航儀). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,” she told the BBC.
Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely’s story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor singalling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.
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【小題1】What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？
| A．She was not familiar with the road. |
| B．It was dark and raining heavily then. |
| C．The railway workers failed to give the signal. |
| D．Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing. |
| A．close hit | B．heavy loss |
| C．narrow escape | D．big mistake |
| A．Modern technology is what we can’t live without. |
| B．Digital technology often falls short of our expectation. |
| C．Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be. |
| D．GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely’s accident. |
| A．one-sided | B．reasonable |
| C．puzzling | D．well-based |
| A．The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts. |
| B．The relationship between human and technology. |
| C．The shortcomings of digital devices we use. |
| D．The human unawareness of technical problems. |
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| B．She found her origin from her Chinese mother. |
| C．She wrote the letter to her daughter. |
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| A．It is bitter and disappointing. |
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| C．I was impatient out of fear. |
| D．I looked different from others. |
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| B．She fought against her American identity. |
| C．She forgot the pains of her early years. |
| D．She kept her love for Asia from childhood. |
| A．To match her own birth-name. |
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【小題1】According to Anderson , before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___
| A．the social movement |
| B．recycling techniques |
| C．environmental problems |
| D．the importance of Earth Day |
| A．The grass –roots level |
| B．The business circle |
| C．Government officials |
| D．University professors |
| A．They have cut car emissions to the lowest |
| B．They have settled their environmental problems |
| C．They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities. |
| D．They have reduced pollution through effective measures . |
| A．Education |
| B．Planning |
| C．Green living |
| D．CO reduction |
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| A．is splendidly decorated |
| B．has pleasant smells of kabobs |
| C．is crowded with dining table |
| D．looks like a common restaurant |
| A．Watching news events on TV. |
| B．Drinking a kind of black coffee. |
| C．Reading local English newspaper. |
| D．Discussing world topics in low voices. |
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| C．is rich in variety | D．is very healthy |
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【小題1】 What's the best title of this passage?
| A．The Ambition of Alibaba |
| B．Fierce Competition between Retailers |
| C．A New Festival for the Singles |
| D．Chinese Booming Ecommerce |
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| B．rank top among all the Internet firms |
| C．have more than 159 billion dollars' sale |
| D．create another sales miracle just like the one on Singles Day |
| A．About 80 million. | B．About 100 million. |
| C．About 125 million. | D．About 180 million. |
| A．Optimistic. | B．Concerned. |
| C．Sympathetic. | D．Indifferent. |
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【小題1】Larry Pollock has been facing the problem _____.
| A．before long |
| B．after the Internet |
| C．since there were mail-order catalogues |
| D．since he worked as a businessman |
| A．Traditional business can provide valuable ser- vices to customers. |
| B．People can get cheaper goods from traditional business. |
| C．More and more people will turn to the Internet for their needs. |
| D．There are still many people who don’t like on- line shopping. |
| A．he can easily get what he needs at a lower price |
| B．he can not get the price at traditional businessman |
| C．he is not satisfied with the service of local busi- nessman |
| D．the quality of Dell is not satisfying |
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【小題1】To build a team-centered workforce, employers_________.
| A．should learn to be considerate |
| B．should be divided into two parties |
| C．shouldn't go out with clients alone |
| D．should learn to accept public criticism |
| A．differences are not all bad |
| B．role reversals are necessary |
| C．the importance of working together |
| D．the importance of focusing on the positive |
| A．inform | B．persuade | C．instruct | D．eutertain |
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【小題1】How should you behave when you see animals on Antarctica?
| A．Don't take photos with them． |
| B．Sit on the legs of the penguin． |
| C．Don't watch them too near． |
| D．Never make them angry． |
| A．try the "polar plunge" |
| B．sleep in a four-person cabin |
| C．have a bath in hot water |
| D．dive in the sea |
| A．describe what Antarctica is like |
| B．tell about the scenery in Antarctica |
| C．call for people to discover Antarctica |
| D．attract more tourists to Antarctica |
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