题目内容
18.Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly?Imagine having your entire houses,garage,and yard inspected at any time--with no warning.Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living,and a keeper's reputation depended on results.A few times each year,an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station.The inspections were supposed to be a surprise,but keeper sometimes had advance notice.Once lighthouses had telephones,keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was approaching.After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector aboard,the keeper's family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first.As soon as someone spotted the boat,everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.The keeper then scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap.Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.
Despite the serious nature of inspections,they resulted in some funny moments.Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection.At the time,people did not have dishwashers in their homes.In an effort to clean up quickly,Mrs.Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan,covered them with a cloth and stuck them in the oven.If the inspector opened the oven door,it would look like bread was baking.he never did.
One day,Glenn Furst's mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house.Like floor wax,the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood.This time,though,she used a little too much oil.When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenn's mother,he slipped on the freshly oiled surface."He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight,"Glenn late wrote.After he steadied himself,he shook Glenn's mother's hand,and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.
66.What does Paragraph I tell us about the inspection at the light station?C
A.It was carried out once a year.
B.It was often announced in advance.
C.It was important for the keeper's fame.
D.It was focused on the garage and yard.
67.The family began making preparations immediately afterA.
A.one of the members saw the boat
B.a warning call reached the lighthouse
C.the keeper put on the dress uniform and cap
D.the inspector flew special flags in the distance
68.Mrs.Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this wouldC.
A.result in some fun
B.speed up washing them
C.make her home look tidy
D.be a demand from the inspector
69.If the inspector had opened the oven door,he would have seenD.
A.an empty pan
B.many clean dishes
C.pieces of baked bread
D.a cloth covering something
70.The inspector waved his armsA.
A.to try his best to keep steady
B.to show his satisfaction with the floor
C.to extend a warm greeting to Glenn's mother
D.to express his intention to continue the inspection.
分析 本篇文章是一篇逸闻趣事,工作在灯塔上人们没有时间做家务,可是又得迎接是否整洁的检查而发生的一些趣事.
解答 66-70 C 本题是一个细节理解题.第一段中提到了Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living,and a keeper's reputation depended on results.因而选C
67.A 本题是一个细节理解题,第二段中提到As soon as someone spotted the boat,everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.因而选A.
68.C 本题是一个推断题 在第一段中提到了检查是为了看看是否整洁,又结合第三段中Mrs.Byrnes没有时间做家务,因此她把盘子藏在炉子里只是为了整洁而已.
69D 本题是一个细节理解题.因为第三段中提到了"In an effort to clean up quickly,Mrs.Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan,covered them with a cloth and stuck them in the oven."所以应选 D.
70.A 本题是一个细节理解题.因为第四段中提到"After he steadied himself,he shook Glenn's mother's hand,and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened",所以选 A,结合前一句中提到了地面擦上了油,所以他那样做是为了保持平衡.
点评 这篇文章难度不大.
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