6．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 fire 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 I made my exit，a crowd and the police were there to greet me．The policemen took my matches and drove me home．
Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me，and they did!I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me．I hadn't turned 5yet．
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（扶手）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．
46．What can be inferred about the author's family？C
A．His father was a cruel man．
B．His parents didn't love him．
C．His parents used to be very busy．
D．His mother didn't have any jobs．
47．What happened when the author was four？A
A．He nearly caused a fire accident．
B．He was arrested by the police．
C．He was locked in a basement．
D．He learned to smoke．
48．When the author entered kindergarten，heC．
A．liked to surprise people
B．got a terrible cold
C．had an accident
D．lost his tongue
49．Which of the following is true？A
A．Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds．
B．The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska．
C．Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950．
D．The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska．
50．What is the author's purpose of writing the text？A
A．To look back on his childhood with adventures．
B．To describe the extreme weather of Alaska．
C．To express how much he misses Leonhard．
D．To show off his pride in making trouble．
分析 本文是一篇记叙文，在文章中作者回忆了自己童年时候发生的一件件的事情，基本都是作者惹的乱子．那时父亲在铁路部门工作，母亲则是父亲手下的一名职员，他们工作忙碌而无瑕顾及作者以至于他有一次点燃了一桶油漆，差点引起火灾，闯下大祸．此外，在文中作者还提到了自己第一次做雪橇的美好回忆．
解答 46答案C．推理判断题．根据文中第二段的"Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off，so she didn't care much about my bedtime．"可以推断出父母当时忙于他们自己的事情，没有时间来照顾我．故答案C正确．
47答案A．细节理解题．根据文章第三段的"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 I made my exit，a crowd and the police were there to greet me．"我点燃了一桶油漆，但火并不是很大烟却很浓，于是警察来把我带走．所以答案选A．
48答案C．细节理解题．根据文章第五段的内容"Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail（扶手）at school？"可知作者在上幼儿园的时候发生了一起事故，故答案选C．
49答案A．推理判断题．根据文章倒数第二段的"At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was，but I do remember the ride well．"可以得知在那时我并没有意识到他是一个巨星，但是我知道Leonhard非常擅长驾雪橇．故答案A正确．
50答案A．主旨大意题．文章开头提出自己在四岁的时候，一家人搬到了阿拉斯加，在那里他的冒险生活就开始了，然后在下文中作者回忆了在那里发生的事情，由此可知本文主要讲述了作者小时候的事情，是作者对童年的回忆，故A项"回顾童年的经历"符合上下文含义．所以答案选A．
点评 本文是一篇记叙文．阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序．因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when，where，who，why，what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素．
