17.Santa and his helpers arrived at the ski slopes(滑雪場) to spread some holiday cheer.
It was told that 150skiing Santas jumped on skis and snowboards for the 16th annual Skiing Santas event that was held at Sunday River ski resort in Newry,Maine.And the event serves as a festival's beginning to the holiday season.
"It's really fun because everyone is a little wild and crazy,"said Catherine Bolender,53years old.She has been participating for about a dozen years."It's a fun and festive event."
Thom Bureau is a snowboarder(滑雪小子) and agrees that it's amazing.It's also unforgettable."When you're on the chairlift,you look back as you're getting off and the whole chairlift is full of Santas.It's fantastic,actually,"he said.
The event has become so popular that it's difficult to get a ticket.Brad and Heather Cope are from Newton Falls.They said the online registration filled up in 4minutes on November 30and they were lucky to get the tickets."We were both on our computers at noon to make sure we got them,"said Brad Cope who is a former ski guider.
Some officials say the event raises a little more than 3,000fortheSundayRiverCommunityFund.Itisalocalcharity.Participantsarerequiredtodonateatleast15to the fund.In exchange,they are allowed to ski for free and can receive another ticket.
32.What's the function of the 16th annual Skiing Santas event?D
A.A celebration of Christmas
B.An attraction of tourists
C.An ending to the holiday season
D.An opening to the holiday season
33.What do people think of the event?B
A.Difficult but boring
B.Interesting and wonderful
C.Easy but unforgettable
D.Old and meaningful
34.How can people get tickets?A
A.By registering online
B.By going to the ticket office
C.By telephoning the officials
D.By sending messages
35.What is the main purpose of the event?D
A.To gather ski lovers to compete with each other
B.To help Santas spread holiday cheer
C.To enjoy the holiday season together
D.To raise money for a local charity.
分析 本文介紹假日季節(jié)活動的目的是為當?shù)氐囊粋慈善機構(gòu)募捐錢.
解答 DBAD
32 D 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第二 段And the event serves as a festival's beginning to the holiday season.可知這是假日季節(jié)的開始,故選D.
33 B 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第 三段It's really fun because everyone is a little wild and crazy 可知這真的很有趣,因為每個人都有點瘋狂,這是一個有趣和歡樂的事件,故選B.
34 A 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第 五段They said the online registration filled up in 4minutes on November 30and they were lucky to get the tickets."可知是在網(wǎng)上注冊買票,故選A.
35 D 目的意圖題.根據(jù)最后一段第一句Some officials say the event raises a little more than 3,000fortheSundayRiverCommunityFund.Itisalocalcharity.可知這個活動是為當?shù)氐囊粋慈善機構(gòu)募捐錢,故選D.
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