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Do you know what the White House is ? Perhaps some of you do , while some don’t .
The White House is the house where the president (总统) of the USA lives . It is in Washington D. C. It is painted white . But do you know why the White House is white ?
The story goes back to 1812 . That year Britain was at war with America . The British soldiers captured (俘虏) Washington , and some buildings including (包括) the President’s house were set on fire . In 1814, in order to hide the marks of the fire , the brown stone walls of the President’s house were painted white and it has been “the White House ”since then .
66. The White House is in ___________ .
A. the President’s house B. the USA C. Britain D. Australia
67. In 1812, __________ .
A. the war between England and America didn’t break out
B. Britain and America stopped fighting
C. the war between Britain and America was still on
D. the President’s house was painted white
68. After the fire and before it was painted white , the colour of the President’s house was ______ .
A. white B. red C. yellow D. brown
69. Why did the President’s house have marks ? Because ________ .
A. it was dirty B. the house was too old
C. the British soldiers had set fire on the house
D. the British soldiers had repaired it
70. Why did American people paint the President’s house white ?
A. Because they wanted to make it clean.
B. Because they wanted to hide the marks left by the fire .
C. Because the President liked white .
D. Because they had no other colours to choose .
参考答案:第一题选:B. the USA (在这里The White House is the house where the president (总统) of the USA lives . It is in Washington D. C.)
第二题选:C. the war between Britain and America was still on
(在这里The story goes back to 1812 . That year Britain was at war with America )
第三题选: D. brown (在这里
the brown stone walls of the President’s )
第四题选:C. the British soldiers had set fire on the house
(在这里The British soldiers captured (俘虏) Washington , and some buildings including (包括) the President’s house were set on fire .)
第五题选:B. Because they wanted to hide the marks left by the fire (在这里in order to hide the marks of the fire , the brown stone walls of the President’s house were painted white and it has been “the White House ”since then . )