Spring is the time to go out and enjoy the weather and scenery．Here are some eve

Spring is the time to go out and enjoy theweather and scenery．Here are some events to attend in March of 2012 in Oregon!

Oregon Country Fair（OCF）, 9 am to 7 pm on March 8 - 10

OCF first started in 1969, and it’sblossomed into an outstanding example of what a non - profit should be. OCF isan event of shopping & atmosphere, and food ranging from Indian &Afghani cuisine to Italian & France cuisine．Wonderful craft & music never stop．From the time you get thereuntil the time you leave, everyone has a smile on their faces, and they waveand say hello．Fortickets, go and visit www．Oregoncountryfair．org．

30^th Annual Seaside BeachVolleyball Tournament, 8 am to 6 pm on March 12 - 14

The Annual Seaside Beach VolleyballTournament is an amateur tournament that draws amateur volleyball players tothe small town of seaside, as well as AVP Team players who are the bestvolleyball players．Inthe past years, it has drawn more than 700 teams playing on over 80 volleyballcourts．Just gowest, and you can’t miss it．It is about 20 miles south of Astoria．To learn more about it, visit the website www．Seasideor．com．

Hood to Coast Relay, 3:30 am to 6:45 pm onMarch 26 - 27

The Hood to Coast Relay is a 200 - mile -long relay that consists of 15, 000 runners and 4, 100 volunteers．It’s the largest relay in theworld, which goes from Mt．Hood to Pacific Ocean in Seaside, Oregon．People of the Oregon coast fearHood to Coast, because local towns and streets are flooded．There are audiences cheeringriders on, and many people set up stations to give riders water．If you would like to get therace route maps, visit the website www. Hoodtocoast. com．

Other event information

To learn about other events, visit thewebsite www. Aadfv. Blogspot. com．

1.OCF covers the following EXCEPT ________．

2.When was the first Seaside BeachVolleyball Tournament held in Oregon?

3.If Lisa wants to learn more about anouting in Oregon, she may visit _______．

4.Locals of the Oregon coast are afraid ofthe relay because ________．

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】本文是在Oregon地区三月份能参加的一些活动的广告。

1.C细节题。根据第一则广告OCF is an event of shopping & atmosphere, and food ranging fromIndian & Afghani cuisine to Italian & France cuisine．可知，只有dance没有讲到。

2.A推断题。根据第二则广告的标题30^th Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament, 8 am to6 pm on March 12 – 14，可知，2012-30=1982.

3.C推断题。根据前面三个广告都没有提到outing，所以应选择Other event information.答案为C。

4.D细节题。根据People of the Oregon coast fear Hood to Coast, because local townsand streets are flooded．这里的flooded是指城镇和街道会被人群所淹没，故选D。