thE roCky, tiny islAnDs oFF thE CoAst oF mAinE AttrACt A pArtiCulAr kinD oF pEoplE.thE populAtion oF thEsE islAnDs triplEs or quADruplEs in thE summEr, But in thE wintEr, only thE vEry inDEpEnDEnt, sElF-rEliAnt typEs rEmAin.mAtiniCus is An islAnD onE milE wiDE AnD two AnD A hAlF milEs long. thErE ArE only Forty-FivE wintEr rEsiDEnts.AFtEr thE tourists hAvE gonE, mAny oF thE yEAr-rounD rEsiDEnts gAthEr For ConvErsAtion At thE islAnD’’s post oFFiCE AnD storE— loCAtED At thE only trAFFiC light on thE islAnD, At thE intErsECtion oF two grAvEl roADs. pEoplE on mAtiniCus Don’’t stAy homE to wAtCh tElEvision— though rECEption on thE islAnD is ExCEllEnt. thErE ArE no CEntrAl ElECtriC utility linEs, so EACh homE usEs A DiEsEl (柴油) gEnErAtor As A powEr supply.DiEsEl FuEl is ExpEnsivE, so thE rEsiDEnts ArE vEry CArEFul ABout thEir usE oF ElECtriCity. most oF thE wintEr pEoplE ArE FishErmEn, loBstErmEn, storEownErs AnD thEir FAmiliEs. thEy still Enjoy A wAy oF liFE lArgEly thE sAmE As liFE in thE EArly twEntiEth CEntury. womEn knit AnD gEt togEthEr to visit AnD tAlk whilE sEwing ClothEs; ChilDrEn rEAD or plAy gAmEs togEthEr BECAusE thEir tElEvision viEwing is limitED、thErE ArE only six ChilDrEn on thE islAnD in wintEr, so thEy All AttEnD A onE-room sChoolhousE, whErE grADEs onE through Eight ArE tAught By onE tEAChEr.thE most Common mEthoD oF trAnsportAtion is thE mAil FErry. it ComEs to thE islAnD EvEryDAy in thE summEr But in thE wintEr it only stops At mAtiniCus twiCE A wEEk.BECAusE EvErything must BE shippED to mAtiniCus By FErry, mAny gooDs, suCh As sChool suppliEs, ArE quitE sCArCE, AnD thE gooDs thAt ArE in gooD supply ArE morE ExpEnsivE thAn on thE mAinlAnD, For thE ExpEnsE oF FErrying thEm is ADDED By thE storEkEEpErs.All FuEl AvErAgEs tEn CEnts A gAllon, morE on mAtiniCus, so most oF thE islAnDErs usE wooD to hEAt thEir housE. thE spruCE on thE islAnD DoEsn’’t Burn wEll, so, thE wintEr pEoplE pAy From $90 to $250 For loAD oF wooD to BE DElivErED、thE onE Form oF trAnsportAtion FAstEr thAn thE FErry is thECoAst guArD hEliCoptEr. in An EmErgEnCy suCh As An ACCiDEnt or suDDEn illnEss, thE hEliCoptEr CAn rEACh thE islAnD in A littlE lEss thAn hAlF An hour. othEr islAnDs ArE morE ACCEssiBlE, oF CoursE. vinAlhAvEn AnD pEAks ArE vEry short FErry riDEs AwAy From thE mAinlAnD, AnD pEAks is EvEn within thE City limits oF portlAnD、But most oF thE tiny islAnDs ArE likE mAtiniCus AnD its sistEr islAnD monhEgAn milEs AwAy From thE mAinlAnD、thEy oFFEr A sECluDED, hArD liFE thAt thE wintEr pEoplE lovE—FEw EvEr lEAvE thEsE islAnDs. pEoplE on thE islAnD Consist oF thE Following, ExCEpt For________.
A、FishErmEn
B、loBstErmEn
C、tEAChEr
D．FArmEr