In1943，whenIwas4，myparentsmovedfromCoeurd'Alene，Idaho，toFairbanks，Alaska，whereadventurewasneververyfaraway．Wearrivedinthesummer，justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun．AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom'sveg
In1943，whenIwas4，myparentsmovedfromCoeurd'Alene，Idaho，toFairbanks，Alaska，whereadventurewasneververyfaraway．
Wearrivedinthesummer，justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun．AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom'svegetablegarden．Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoff，soshedidn'tcaremuchaboutmybedtime．
DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk．Thatleftmeinamess．Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto．OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel．Ihadtriedtolightabarrel（桶）ofpaintbutcouldn'treallygetagoodfiregoing．Thesmokegotprettybad，though，andwhenImademyexit，acrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetme．Thepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehome．
MomandDadwereoccupied/busyinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepme，andtheydid!IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedme.1hadn'tturned5yet．
AsIenteredkindergarten，theseriouscoldbegantosetin．WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrail（栏杆）atschool？
AsforLeonhardSeppala，famousasadogsledder（驾雪橇者），IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday．AtthetimeIdidn'trealizewhatasuperstarhewas，butIdoremembertheridewell．Iwaswrappedheavilyandwellsheltered（保护）fromthefreezingandblowingweather．
In1950，wemovedbacktoCoeurd'Alene，butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaska．
25．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor'sfamily？___
A．Hisfatherwasacruelman．
B．Hisparentsdidn'tlovehim．
C．Hismotherdidn'thaveanyjobs．
D．Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy．
26．Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4？___
A．Helearnedtosmoke．
B．Hewaslockedinabasement．
C．Hewasarrested（拘捕）bythepolice．
D．Henearlycausedafireaccident．
27．Whichofthefollowingistrue？___
A．Leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds．
B．TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaska．
C．Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor'sfamilyafter1950．
D
