2014 Sichuan Question 35 Single-choice Differentiating
34. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?
A. The one who can drive a car.
B. The one who has done similar work before.
C. The one who has patience to listen to others.
D. The one who can use English to communicate.
B
In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where
adventure was never very far away.
We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for
Mom's vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn't care
much about my bedtime.
Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to
find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little Are going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a
barrel（桶） of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when 1
made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me
Mom and Dad were occupied in thegarden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour
of the prison before Mom rescued me. 1 hadn't turned 5 yet.
As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left
part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?
As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder (驾雪橇者), I think I knew him well because I was taken
for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was, but I do
remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing
weather.
In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d'Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard
invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.
Answer key
B