一年一度的圣诞老人冲浪活动

In Florida, Santa threw away his nine reindeer and flying sleigh(雪橇) and celebrated the Christmas with a surfboard. The remarkable moment happened at Cocoa Beach on Christmas Eve Friday, when hundreds of brave people put on their best Santa costumes to celebrate the holiday and benefit local charities.

More than 10,000 viewers traveled to Florida’s Space Coast for the 12th annual Surfing Santas event and watched 400-plus surfers shred waves for a good cause. The organization had to call off its event last year due to the coronavirus pandemic(新冠病毒大流行), but this year Surfing Santas went all out with a six-city block venue at 3 Minutemen Causeway Beach. Former New England Patriots quarterback(爱国者队四分卫) Doug Flutie started the event Friday morning by jumping out of a helicopter into the Atlantic Ocean wearing a Santa costume. The rest of the day was filled with space-themed goodies, costume contests, Hawaiian dancers and a visit from Santa Claus.

A media representative for Surfing Santas told Fox News Digital that the organization has raised $62,000 from selling T-shirts at this year’s surf event — a record year for the organization. According to event leaders at Surfing Santas, the money from the Christmas Eve surf event will be donated to Florida-based charities.

The organization said it has raised more than $200,000 from its 11 previous Surfing Santas events for two local nonprofits — Grind for Life, a financial assistance program for the people who suffered from the cancer, and the Florida Surf Museum, a surfing preservation society. Both organizations are based in Cocoa Beach.

 

1.Who were the “Santas” at Cocoa Beach?

A The Reindeer.

B The surfers.

C The viewers.

D The travelers.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第一段第一句以及最后一句的“brave people put on their best Santa costumes to...benefit local charities”和第二段的“400-plus surfers”可以推知，那些“圣诞老人”就是冲浪者(surfers)。故选B。

2.What happened to the event last year?

A It was canceled then.

B It was operated well.

C It attracted many people.

D It blocked streets.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“The organization had to call off its event last year due to the coronavirus pandemic”可以得知去年的活动是因为新冠疫情而取消了。故选A。

3.What did people do at this year’s surf event?

A They flew in the helicopter.

B They kicked off the pandemic.

C They joined a costume competition.

D They had dinner with Santa Claus.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“The rest of the day was filled with space-themed goodies, costume contests, Hawaiian dancers and a visit from Santa Claus.”可以得知在今年的活动中有服装竞赛，人们可以参加服装比赛。故选C。

4.Who will get the money at last?

A The assistants.

B The organizers.

C The dancers.

D Cancer patients.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Grind for Life, a financial assistance program for the people who suffered from the cancer”可以得知那些癌症患者可以享受到这部分善款。故选D。