考研优美英语作文的背诵057
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="navigational">navigational</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="entrances">entrances</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lighthouse">lighthouse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="bythe">bythe</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Colony">Colony</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1716 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Brewster">Brewster</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entranceto">entranceto</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span>. <span word="Paid">Paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="dues">dues</span> <span word="leviedon">leviedon</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="beacon">beacon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1776. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="wereonly">wereonly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span>. <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="centurylater">centurylater</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 700 <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="erected">erected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span>1850<span word="s">s</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="design">design</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Cod">Cod</span> <span word="dwellingwith">dwellingwith</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="NewEngland">NewEngland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span> <span word="reflecteda">reflecteda</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="architectural">architectural</span> <span word="styles">styles</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northeastwere">Northeastwere</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span> <span word="eminences">eminences</span>, <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>. <span word="Somewere">Somewere</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brick">brick</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="onpilings">onpilings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stilts">stilts</span>; <span word="some">some</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fastened">fastened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="rods">rods</span>. <span word="Farther">Farther</span> <span word="south">south</span>,<span word="from">from</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="Keys">Keys</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sandy">sandy</span>. <span word="Itwas">Itwas</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="there">there</span> - <span word="massivestructures">massivestructures</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majestic">majestic</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Hatteras">Hatteras</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="lighthouse">lighthouse</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1870. <span word="At">At</span> 190 <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="lighthouse">lighthouse</span> <span word="inthe">inthe</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p> <span word="Notwithstanding">Notwithstanding</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="features">features</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="living">living</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="andsometimes">andsometimes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> .<span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="incommon">incommon</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keepers">keepers</span> <span word="family">family</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="keepers">keepers</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trimming">trimming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="wick">wick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span>, <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="flame">flame</span>. <span word="Theearliest">Theearliest</span> <span word="keepers">keepers</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> - <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seamen">seamen</span>,<span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="mechanics">mechanics</span>, <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="oftenhanded">oftenhanded</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="commissioners">commissioners</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="plums">plums</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="theadministration">theadministration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lighthouses">lighthouses</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1852 <span word="bythe">bythe</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Lighthouse">Lighthouse</span> <span word="Board">Board</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="corps">corps</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="professional">professional</span>.</p>
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