【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文敘述了寫(xiě)給圣誕老人的信不用寫(xiě)地址就可以收到并得到回復(fù)的故事。在北極阿拉斯加州有一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)，這里有一個(gè)圣誕老人命名的街道，所以寫(xiě)給圣誕老人的信不用寫(xiě)地址，人們就知道信會(huì)到達(dá)阿拉斯加州的圣誕老人街，在那里每天都會(huì)收到成千上萬(wàn)封信。有志愿者會(huì)回信。甚至這些信可以免費(fèi)的。
【小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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. 一年四季信件到達(dá)1600人的小鎮(zhèn),在那里有街道名如Santa Claus Lane （圣誕老人巷）and Kris Kringle Drive。從中可知有真實(shí)的名為圣誕老人的街道，所以信件只寫(xiě)圣誕老人就可以收到，沒(méi)用寫(xiě)其他的地址。故選D。
【小題2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段的They feel happy to receive Santa's reply.他們收到圣誕老人的回復(fù)很高興。故選A。  
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的Even letters without stamps get through，an exception（例外）for the U．S. Postal Service. 甚至這些信沒(méi)有郵票就能通過(guò),這在美國(guó)郵政服務(wù)是一個(gè)例外。可知寫(xiě)給圣誕老人的信可以免費(fèi)。故選A。
【小題4】標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)全文再講寫(xiě)給圣誕老人的信，可以不用寫(xiě)地址也可以收到，而且會(huì)有志愿者服務(wù)回信。故選C。
考點(diǎn)：故事類(lèi)短文閱讀。

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Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could muster said, “Not was, say were!”
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