66. What does Paragraph I tell us about the inspection at the light station?
- 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.
答案：C
答案句：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.
参考译文：检查是灯塔生活的一部分，而且看守人的声誉取决于检查结果。每年有几次，检查员会来查看整个灯塔站。检查本应是突然的，但看守人有时会提前得到通知。
定位线索：题干“Paragraph I”→答案句取自第1段“a keeper's reputation depended on results”；文中“reputation”对应选项C“fame”；选项A“once a year”与文中“A few times each year”不符；选项B“often announced”与文中“sometimes had advance notice”不符；选项D“focused on the garage and yard”与文中“look over the entire light station”不符。
解析：题干问第一段关于检查的信息，答案句明确指出“a keeper's reputation depended on results”，即看守人的声誉取决于检查结果，这与选项C“It was important for the keeper's fame”（对看守人的名声很重要）同义。选项A“每年一次”错误，文中说“A few times each year”（每年几次）；选项B“经常提前通知”错误，文中说“sometimes had advance notice”（有时提前通知）；选项D“专注于车库和院子”错误，文中说“look over the entire light station”（查看整个灯塔站）。
67. The family began making preparations immediately after ______.
- 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
答案：A
答案句：As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.
参考译文：一旦有人看到船，每个人都会做最后的整理并换上漂亮的衣服。
定位线索：题干“immediately after”→答案句“As soon as someone spotted the boat”；文中“spotted the boat”对应选项A“saw the boat”；选项B“warning call”在文中是提前通知，不是立即准备；选项C“put on the dress uniform”是准备的一部分，不是触发点；选项D“flew special flags”是船上的标志，不是准备触发点。
解析：题干问家人开始准备是在什么之后，答案句“As soon as someone spotted the boat”明确指出，一旦有人看到船，大家就开始整理和换衣服，这与选项A“one of the members saw the boat”直接对应。选项B“警告电话”是提前通知，不是立即准备；选项C“看守人穿上制服”是准备的一部分，不是触发点；选项D“检查员在远处挥舞旗帜”是船上的标志，不是家人看到的船。
68. Mrs. Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would ______.
- A. result in some fun
- B. speed up washing them
- C. make her home look tidy
- D. be a demand from the inspector
答案：C
答案句：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.
参考译文：为了快速清理，伯恩斯夫人把所有盘子扔进一个大面包盘里，用布盖住，然后塞进烤箱。如果检查员打开烤箱门，看起来就像在烤面包。
定位线索：题干“put the dishes in the oven”→答案句“tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan...stuck them in the oven”；文中“look like bread was baking”对应选项C“make her home look tidy”；选项A“result in some fun”是检查的结果，不是目的；选项B“speed up washing them”是快速清理，不是目的；选项D“be a demand from the inspector”无中生有。
解析：题干问伯恩斯夫人把盘子放进烤箱的原因，答案句说明她是为了快速清理，并把盘子藏起来，让烤箱看起来像在烤面包，这样检查员就不会发现脏盘子，从而使家里看起来整洁，这与选项C“make her home look tidy”对应。选项A“产生乐趣”是检查的结果，不是目的；选项B“加快清洗”是她的努力，但最终目的是隐藏脏盘子；选项D“检查员的要求”无中生有。
69. If the inspector had opened the oven door, he would have seen _______.
- A. an empty pan
- B. many clean dishes
- C. pieces of baked bread
- D. a cloth covering something
答案：D
答案句：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.
参考译文：为了快速清理，伯恩斯夫人把所有盘子扔进一个大面包盘里，用布盖住，然后塞进烤箱。如果检查员打开烤箱门，看起来就像在烤面包。
定位线索：题干“opened the oven door”→答案句“If the inspector opened the oven door”；文中“covered them with a cloth”对应选项D“a cloth covering something”；选项A“empty pan”错误，盘子在锅里；选项B“many clean dishes”错误，盘子是脏的；选项C“pieces of baked bread”错误，只是看起来像面包。
解析：题干问如果检查员打开烤箱门会看到什么，答案句说盘子被布盖住，所以检查员会看到布盖着东西，这与选项D“a cloth covering something”直接对应。选项A“空锅”错误，锅里有盘子；选项B“许多干净的盘子”错误，盘子是脏的；选项C“烤面包片”错误，只是看起来像面包，实际是盘子。
70. The inspector waved his arms ______.
- 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
答案：A
答案句：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.
参考译文：当检查员伸手向格伦的母亲致意时，他在刚上过油的地板上滑倒了。格伦后来写道：“他挥舞着手臂穿过地板，像一只试图第一次飞行的小鸟。”他稳住身体后，握了握格伦母亲的手，检查继续，好像什么都没发生一样。
定位线索：题干“waved his arms”→答案句“waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight”；文中“attempting its first flight”和“steadied himself”对应选项A“to try his best to keep steady”；选项B“satisfaction with the floor”无中生有；选项C“extend a warm greeting”是滑倒前的动作，不是挥手的目的；选项D“continue the inspection”是滑倒后的动作，不是挥手的目的。
解析：题干问检查员为什么挥手，答案句描述他滑倒后“waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight”，即像小鸟试图第一次飞行一样挥舞手臂，这是为了保持平衡，与选项A“to try his best to keep steady”对应。选项B“对地板满意”无中生有；选项C“热情问候”是滑倒前的动作，不是挥手的目的；选项D“继续检查”是滑倒后的动作，不是挥手的目的。