Everyone should visit a lighthouse at least once.
The most important reasons for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors(祖先) battled nature with the basic tools they had. They had only basic ways of creating light, and yet they found a way of using this simple technology in isolated（孤零零的）places to save ships from hitting rocks.
Secondly, visiting lighthouses will help us to understand the lives of lighthouse keepers. By their very nature, lighthouses were built on some rocks of cliffs. Thus, the lighthouse keepers often lived lonely lives. To walk around their small home, and imagine the angry storm outside beating against the walls, is to take a step towards understanding the lives they had.
The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in time. It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the-way places. But on a pleasant sunny summer day, this very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience. Therefore, with the gentle waves touching all round the lighthouse, the visitor is likely to think it is a world preferable to the busy and noisy modern life.
Another reason for considering a visit is that the lighthouses themselves can be very attractive buildings. Mankind could often not be content just to put up a basic structure, but felt the need, even in such an isolated place, to build with an artistic touch. The result is a view for tired eyes to enjoy.
Finally, lighthouses have a romantic attraction, summed up by the image of the oil-skin coated keeper climbing his winding stairs to take care of the light to warn ships and save lives.
67. What is the reason to look back into the past of a lighthouse?
A. To escape from the busy and noisy city.
B. To look for the tools used by our ancestors.
C. To experience the natural beauty of a lighthouse.
D. To learn about the living condition of lighthouse keepers.
68. The underlined phrase “out-of-the-way” in Paragraph 4 means .
A. far-away B. dangerous C. ancient D. secret
69. Lighthouses were often built with an artistic touch .
A. to attract visitors B. to guide passing ships
C. to give a pleasant sight D. to remember lighthouse keepers
70. How many reasons are mentioned for a visit to lighthouse?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six67.D 68.A 69.C 70.C
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(答案→)67.D 68.A 69.C 70.C
解析：
67.这是一道推断题。从第四段“The reasons are not all so backward－looking in time”可判断出答案应从第三段中寻找，即D项正好是第三段讲的原因，了解守塔人的生活条件。
68.这是一道猜测词义题。前面讲了灯塔修建在“isolated placed，built on some rocks or cliffs”，因此可以推测out－of－he－way是“偏远的”意思。dangerous危险的，ancient古代的，secret秘密的。
69.这是一道细节题。第五段最后一句“The result is a view for tired eyes to enjoy”可知，修建有艺术格调的灯塔是为了外观美丽。
70.第二段到第六段每段讲了一个原因，因此是5个。