【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Eugene McCarthy was a quiet and mentally gifted lawmaker from Minnesota.
As a young man, he was interested in being a religious worker— or a baseball player.
Later, he was a college professor. He wrote poetry. He also became active in Democratic Party politics. In the 1960s, he was one of the first Democrats in the United States Congress to oppose the party leadership. He expressed opposition to the war Americans were fighting in Vietnam. And he forced a president from office.
Eugene McCarthy was born in 1916 in the town of Watkins, Minnesota. He completed a study program at Saint John"s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
He continued his education at the University of Minnesota. There, he completed study programs in economics and sociology.
During World War II, Eugene McCarthy worked as a technical assistant for a military intelligence office of the War Department. He became active in the Democratic Party after the war.
In 1948, he became head of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Ramsey County, Minnesota. That year he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He served five terms.
In 1958, McCarthy defeated a Republican Party senator and won a seat in the United States Senate. Two years later, he became famous by speaking at the Democratic Party"s national nominating convention. He nominated Adlai Stevenson for president. But the Democrats chose John F. Kennedy as their candidate.
In 1964, McCarthy easily won re-election to a second term in the Senate. He served in the Senate for a total of 12 years.
Q: What was Eugene McCarthy interested in when he was young?