17.Santa and his helpers arrived at the ski slopes(滑雪场) 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 本文介绍假日季节活动的目的是为当地的一个慈善机构募捐钱.
解答 DBAD
32 D 细节题.根据文章第二 段And the event serves as a festival's beginning to the holiday season.可知这是假日季节的开始,故选D.
33 B 细节题.根据文章第 三段It's really fun because everyone is a little wild and crazy 可知这真的很有趣,因为每个人都有点疯狂,这是一个有趣和欢乐的事件,故选B.
34 A 细节题.根据文章第 五段They said the online registration filled up in 4minutes on November 30and they were lucky to get the tickets."可知是在网上注册买票,故选A.
35 D 目的意图题.根据最后一段第一句Some officials say the event raises a little more than 3,000fortheSundayRiverCommunityFund.Itisalocalcharity.可知这个活动是为当地的一个慈善机构募捐钱,故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.