(三)根据材料,回答下列问题。ThefirstnavigationallightsintheNewWorldwereprobablylanternsh

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共享题干题                                                (三)      根据材料,回答下列问题。      The first navigational lights in the New World were probably lanterns hung at harbor en-trances. The first lighthouse was put up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1716 on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. Paid for and maintained by "light dues" levied (征收) on ships, the original bcacon was blown up in 1776. Until then there were only a dozen or so true lighthouses in the colonies. Little over a century later, there were 700 lighthouses.     The first eight lighthouses erected on the West Coast in the 1850s featured the same basiC.New Eng.and design:a Cape Cod dwelling with the tower rising from the center or standing close by. In New England and elsewhere, though, lighthouses reflected a variety of architectural styles.      Since most stations in the Northeast were set up on rocky eminences (高出), enormous towers were not the rule. Some were made of stone and brick, others of wood or metal. Some stood on pilings or stilts; some were fastened to rock with iron rods. Farther south, from Maryland through the Florida Keys, the coast was low and sandy. It was often necessary to build tall towers there--massive structures like the majestiC.lighthouse in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, which was lit in 1870. 190 feet high, it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.   Not withstanding differences in construction appearance, most lighthouses in America shared several features : a light, living quarters, and sometimes a bell (or, later, a foghorn). They also had something else in mon: a keeper and usually the keeper's family. The keeper's essential task was trimming the lantern wick (灯芯) in order to maintain a steady, bright flame. The earliest keepers came from every walk of life, they were seamen, farmers, mechanics, rough mill hands and appointments were often handed out by local customs missioners as political plums. After the administration of lighthouse was taken over in 1852 by the United States Lighthouse Board, and agencv of the Treasury Department, the keeper corps gradually became highly profes-sional.1.[不定向选择题]According to the passage, where can the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States befound?A.Little Brewster Island. B.The Florida Keys. C.Cape Hatteras D.Cape Cod. 2.[不定向选择题]Which is the best title for the passage?A.The Lighthouse on Little Brewster Island. B.The Life of a Lighthouse Keeper. C.Early Lighthouses in the United States. D.The Modern Profession of Lighthouse-keeping.

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1.参考答案:C
参考解析:考的具体细节是最高的砖砌灯塔位于什么地方。依据原文第二段第八句话,“...1ike the majestiC.lighthouse in Cape Hatteras...it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the coun.try.”我们可以得知,1870年建于北卡罗来纳州Hatteras角的灯塔是美国最高的砖砌灯塔,高度为190英尺。所以,正确答案是C。
2.参考答案:C
参考解析:本文从最早美国灯塔的雏形,谈到美国早期灯塔的建筑,以及美国早期灯塔在外形和建筑上的共同点,最后还谈到了灯塔管理人员的工作生活。文章所提到的要点都是围绕着美国早期灯塔。选项B、D文中均有涉及,但并非重点。A项只提到了美国第一 座灯塔。所以。正确答案是C。3.[不定向选择题]We can know from the passage that the coast of North Carolina is________ A.rocky eminences B.high and flat C.low and sandy D.high and sandy
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