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【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

He wishes the holiday season would end already. His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit, his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours—and still the kids keep coming and coming, like ants at a picnic. As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商業(yè)化) across the U. S. and Canada, so must Santa Claus. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen.
The questions from children these days are harder than ever. Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the questions are as heartbreaking as they are unanswerable. For example, “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning？”
Santa Claus; also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story: A Santa had a girl on his knee, and he commented, “You have nice eyes and nice hair.” The girl later said it was sexual harassment (騷擾). When a Santa feels anxious, he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do. The Santa Claus were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended. Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and don't see other children again.
（1）In the first paragraph，“spokesmen” refers to ______.
A.businessmen
B.political leaders
C.organizers of the activities
D.Santa Clauses
（2）The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is ________.
A.well-paid
B.very hard
C.worth doing
D.dangerous
（3）According to the third paragraph, Santa Claus may sometimes be blamed for ________.
A.doing something against the law
B.hanging around the dinner table
C.being lazy and sleeping in bed for days
D.not playing their roles as expected
（4）What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Christmas: Not a Good Festival for Santa Claus
B.What Does Santa Claus Do for Children?
C.Is Santa Claus Really Alive?
D.A Christmas Story

【答案】
（1）D
（2）B
（3）A
（4）A
【解析】本文是一篇說明文，隨著圣誕節(jié)這個傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日的商業(yè)化程度的加深，“圣誕老人”們的職業(yè)化色彩越來越濃厚；“圣誕老人”們的工作也是越來越艱辛了。
（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“As Christmas becomes more commercialized(商業(yè)化) across the U.S. and Canada，so must Santa Claus. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen.”可知：spokesmen對應著上句話中的Santa Claus。故選D。
（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit, his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours—and still the kids keep coming and coming, like ants at a picnic.”可知：圣誕老人的工作很艱辛。故選B。
（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Santa Claus; also have a pretty good chance of getting sued(指控)．”可知：“圣誕老人們”容易受到他人的指控是因為他們做了一些違法的事。故選A。
（4）考查主旨大意。本文圍繞“圣誕老人們”的工作展開。第一段講述了“圣誕老人們”工作很艱辛；第二段說孩子們的提問更難回答；第三段講述了可能面臨被投訴的問題；因此，圣誕節(jié)對于圣誕老人們來說不是個好日子。選A。

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