三段中的"He said they had the most difficult and dangerous job"可知，作者喜欢到户外、喜欢冒险。]

　　2．When did the author decide to become a hotshot?

　　A．When she started college.

　　B．After she returned to Logan.

　　C．When she did her red card training.

　　D．After she finished the forest service.

　　C　[细节理解题。由第三段中的"I was sold.I didn't want to do anything else！"并结合第一段可知，作者在接受"红卡"培训时，知道了hotshot这一类消防员，于是下定决心从事这份工作。 ]

　　3．Why did the Logan Hotshots send a note to the author?

　　A．They were short of persons.

　　B．They wanted to test her skills.

　　C．They were satisfied with her ability.

　　D．They thought she was rich in fire experience.

　　A　[细节理解题。由第五段中的"A woman on their crew got injured and they needed a replacement"可知，因为一名女消防员受伤了，所以他们通知作者加入他们去灭火。 ]

　　4．How did the author find the firefighting that night?

　　A．Dangerous. B．Exciting.

　　C．Hard. D．Unsuccessful.

　　C　[推理判断题。由倒数第二、三段可知，工作时间长、累得站着都能睡着、脚上起了水泡还得继续走路，这些都说明这次灭火任务比较艰巨。 ]

　　B

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