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The first navigational lights in the New World were probably lanterns hung at harbor entrances. The first lighthouse was put up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony In 1766 on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. Paid for and maintained by light dues levied on ships, the original beacon was blown up in 1776. By 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 erected on the West Coast in the 1850’s featured the same basic New England 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 built on rocky eminences, 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 Cape Hatteras, North Carolina lighthouse, which was lit in 1870. At 190 feet, it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.
Not withstanding differences in appearance and construction, most American lighthouses shared several features: a light, living quarters, and sometimes a bell (or, later, a foghorn). They also had something else in common: a keeper and, usually, the keeper's family. The keeper's essential task was trimming the lantern Nick 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 commissioners as political plums. After the administration of lighthouses was taken over in 1852 by the United States Lighthouse 803rd, an agency of the Treasury Department, the keeper corps gradually became highly professional.
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The first navigational lights in the New World were probably lanterns hung at harbor entrances. The first lighthouse was put up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony In 1766 on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. Paid for and maintained by light dues levied on ships, the original beacon was blown up in 1776. By 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 erected on the West Coast in the 1850’s featured the same basic New England 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 built on rocky eminences, 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 Cape Hatteras, North Carolina lighthouse, which was lit in 1870. At 190 feet, it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country.
Not withstanding differences in appearance and construction, most American lighthouses shared several features: a light, living quarters, and sometimes a bell (or, later, a foghorn). They also had something else in common: a keeper and, usually, the keeper's family. The keeper's essential task was trimming the lantern Nick 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 commissioners as political plums. After the administration of lighthouses was taken over in 1852 by the United States Lighthouse 803rd, an agency of the Treasury Department, the keeper corps gradually became highly professional.
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C
Dựa vào câu đầu và nội dung xuyên suốt toàn đoạn văn ® nội dung chính của bài nói về những ngọn hải đăng đầu tiên ở Mỹ.
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Câu 2:
Why does the author mention the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Why does the author mention the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
D
Thông tin “The first lighthouse was put up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony In 1766” ® tác giả đề cập đến Massachusetts Bay Colony vì nó là ngọn hải đăng đầu tiên ở Mỹ được xây dựng.
Câu 3:
It can be inferred from the passage that lighthouses in the Northeast did not need high towers because ________ .
It can be inferred from the passage that lighthouses in the Northeast did not need high towers because ________ .
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
D
Dựa vào thông tin: “Since most stations in the Northeast were built on rocky eminences, enormous towers were not the rule...” ® các ngọn hải đăng ở vùng Đông bắc không cần những cái tháp cao bởi vì chúng được xây dựng trên những địa điểm cao.
Câu 4:
According to the passage, where can the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States be found?
According to the passage, where can the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States be found?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
C
Dựa vào đoạn “It was often necessary to build tall towers there - massive structures like the majestic Cape Hatteras, North Carolina lighthouse, which was lit in 1870. At 190 feet, it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country” ® ngọn hải đăng bằng gạch cao nhất ở nước Mỹ có thể được tìm thấy ở Cape Hatteras.
Câu 5:
In line 15, to which of the following does the word "They" refer?
In line 15, to which of the following does the word "They" refer?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
A
Dựa vào câu phía trước và câu chứa đại từ “they” “Not withstanding differences in appearance and construction, most American lighthouses shared several features: a light, living quarters, and sometimes a bell (or, later, a foghorn). They also had something else in common...” ® đại từ này đề cập đến đối tượng “lighthouses”
Câu 6:
It can be inferred from the passage that the Treasury Department, after assuming control of the lighthouses, improved which of the following?
It can be inferred from the passage that the Treasury Department, after assuming control of the lighthouses, improved which of the following?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
A
Dựa vào câu cuối “After the administration of lighthouses was taken over in 1852 by the United States Lighthouse 803rd, an agency of the Treasury Department, the keeper corps gradually became highly professional” ® sau khi đảm đương việc kiểm soát hải đăng, Bộ tài chính đã cải thiện lại việc đào tạo những người trông coi hải đăng.
Câu 7:
Where in the passage does the author tell how lighthouses in the Northeast were fastened to the surrounding rock?
Where in the passage does the author tell how lighthouses in the Northeast were fastened to the surrounding rock?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
B
Thông tin nằm ở dòng 10 “Some stood on pilings or stilts: some were fastened to rock with iron rods…” ® chọn B
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Câu 3:
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
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