2015考研英语阅读拯救灯塔
<p> <span word="IN">IN</span> 1989 <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="TheUnited">TheUnited</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="toautomate">toautomate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="personnelfrom">personnelfrom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lighthouse">lighthouse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Harbour">Harbour</span>. <span word="ButKennedy">ButKennedy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="withdeep">withdeep</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="theBoston">theBoston</span> <span word="Light">Light</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="manned">manned</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="itsoldiered">itsoldiered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>,<span word="stubbornly">stubbornly</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="Built">Built</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1783,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span> . <span word="In">In</span> 1998 <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span>:<span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="automated">automated</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guardkeepers">Guardkeepers</span>.</p><p> 爱德华.肯尼迪试图让时间定格1989年。当时，美国海岸防卫队正准备从波士顿港撤走所有留守人员，实现灯塔全自动化。然而与波士顿有着深厚渊源的自由派参议员肯尼迪，提出了一份议案，要求派人长期驻守灯塔。因此，灯塔由士兵守候了又是近十年光景，这样灯塔顽强地得以维持其原状。兴建于1783年的波士顿灯塔是美国最古老的灯塔之一。经过长期的争取，肯尼迪最终于1998年出台了一项折衷方案：波士顿灯塔最终实现自动化，而且也是全美唯一一座由海岸警卫队驻守的灯塔。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1939, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="itabsorbed">itabsorbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Lighthouse">Lighthouse</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="In">In</span>2000 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Historic">Historic</span> <span word="Lighthouse">Lighthouse</span> <span word="Preservation">Preservation</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="oflighthouses">oflighthouses</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="entities">entities</span>.<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> 84 <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 600 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="itsbooks">itsbooks</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profits">profits</span>, <span word="but">but</span> 28 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="beenauctioned">beenauctioned</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>.</p>
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