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 （燈塔） 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 本篇文章是一篇逸聞趣事，工作在燈塔上人們沒有時間做家務，可是又得迎接是否整潔的檢查而發(fā)生的一些趣事．
解答 66-70 C 本題是一個細節(jié)理解題．第一段中提到了Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse （燈塔） living，and a keeper's reputation depended on results．因而選C
67．A 本題是一個細節(jié)理解題，第二段中提到As soon as someone spotted the boat，everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes．因而選A．
68．C 本題是一個推斷題 在第一段中提到了檢查是為了看看是否整潔，又結合第三段中Mrs．Byrnes沒有時間做家務，因此她把盤子藏在爐子里只是為了整潔而已．
69D 本題是一個細節(jié)理解題．因為第三段中提到了"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．"所以應選 D．
70．A 本題是一個細節(jié)理解題．因為第四段中提到"After he steadied himself，he shook Glenn's mother's hand，and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened"，所以選 A，結合前一句中提到了地面擦上了油，所以他那樣做是為了保持平衡．
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