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When the leaves begin to change colors,it means one thing for many travelers：Fall festival season is here.If you’re interested in visiting a fall festival in America,here are some of the country’s best fall festivals for you to choose from.
Wellfleet Oysterfest
Wellileet Oysterfest is a two-day event held in Wellfleet,Mass.The meeting on Cape Cod is one that the locals look forward to all year long.Feed on oysters(牡蠣）and other seafood，while you watch the fastest oyster-eaters in the world compete in the famous Oyster Shuck-Off,a competition for taking the outer covering of oysters.The competition is taken very seriously.
Harvest on the Harbor
It takes place in Portland,Maine.The festival celebrates all that is best about Maine’s food and wine.This celebration is held every October,and includes the Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Competition and Savory Samplings at the Marketplace.The latter allows travelers to taste the best local food that Maine has to offer at Casco Bay.
Killington Hay Festival
If you’re looking for a fall festival that includes hay sculptures(干草雕塑)，take part in the yearly Killington Hay Festival.When you begin to see the giant hay sculptures,you’ll know you’ve arrived.Past sculptures have changed from a 20-foot-tall kangaroo to a family of penguins.
1. What can we learn about the meeting on Cape Cod?
A. It takes place twice a year. B. It lasts three days in all.
C. It’s loved by the locals. D. It’s not open to tourists.
2. Who would most probably go to Harvest on the Harbor?
A. People who want to go to a festival in November.
B. People who want to try Maine’s local food.
C. The fastest oyster-eaters worldwide,
D. The best cooks around the world.
3. What do the festivals have in common?
A. They all serve seafood. B. They are all liked by eaters.
C. They all last for two days. D. They all take place in fall.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹美國(guó)3個(gè)最佳的秋季狂歡節(jié)。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段的第二句“The meeting on Cape Cod is one that the locals look forward to all year long.”可知，科德角的聚會(huì)是當(dāng)?shù)厝艘荒甓计诖墓?jié)日。由此可見，科德角的聚會(huì)深受當(dāng)?shù)厝讼矏。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，選項(xiàng)C正確。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段的最后一句“The latter allows travelers to taste the best local food that Maine has to offer at Casco Bay.”后者可以讓游客品嘗到緬因州卡斯科灣提供的最好的當(dāng)?shù)厥澄。由此可見，想要品嘗緬因州當(dāng)?shù)厥澄锏娜藗兒艽罂赡軙?huì)去海港收獲節(jié)。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，選項(xiàng)B正確。
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。由第一段的第一句“When the leaves begin to change colors, it means one thing for many travelers：Fall festival season is here.”和最后一句“If you’re interested in visiting a fall festival in America, here are some of the country’s best fall festivals for you to choose from.”可知，當(dāng)葉子開始變顏色，對(duì)于很多旅客來(lái)說(shuō)意味著一件事：秋季狂歡季節(jié)到來(lái)了。如果你對(duì)參觀美國(guó)的秋季狂歡節(jié)感興趣，那么這么是一些你可以選擇的這個(gè)國(guó)家的最好的秋季狂歡節(jié)。由此可見，這些節(jié)日的共同之處是它們都發(fā)生在秋季。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，選項(xiàng)D正確。
