Question

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 　　Everyone should visit a lighthouse at least once． 　　The most important reason 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． 　　Sceondly,visiting light houses will help us to understand the lives of lighthouse keepers．By their very nature,lighthouse were built on some rodes of cliffs．Thus,the lightouse keeper often lived lonely lives To walk around their amall home,and imagine the angry storm outside beating against the walls,is to take a step towards understanding the live 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 lighthouse,the visitor is likely to think it is a would 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 romamtic 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． (1) 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． (2) The underined phrase“out-of-the-way”in Paragraph 4 means ________ [　　] A． far-away B． dangerous C． ancient D． secret (3) 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 (4) How many reasons are mentioned for a visit to a lighthouse? [　　] A． Three B． Four C． Five D． Six

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．C;
解析：

(1)	解析：细节判断题。由第二段第一句可知。易错项：B项原意为去灯塔寻找我们祖先用过的灯具，如果考生不仔细辨析，可能会以为第二段第一句印证了选项B．
(2)	解析：猜测词义题。由第四段第三排第一词“isolation”可知该地方是偏僻的。
(3)	解析：细节推理题。由第五段最后一句“the result is view for tired eyes to enjoy”推断。
(4)	解析：归纳推断题。由全文可推断。