Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.
　　The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the "White House” ever since.
小題1:White House is a house for ___________.
A. the American people.
B. the soldiers of U.S.A.
C. the presidents of U.S.A.
D. the patients of U.S.A.
小題2:England fought with America in ____________.
A．1810B．1812C．1814D．1916
小題3:The house is called "White House" because ____________.
A．it's covered with snow
B．the house is very clean
C．the stone walls of the house were painted white
D．they like white colour
小題4:The White House was painted white because ____________.
A．the house is old　　
B．the house is new
C．it was once on fire and was with marks
D．they have enough paint
小題5:"ever since" means ___________.
A．neverB．onceC．from then onD．Before

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:C
文章講的是白宮的作用和白宮這個(gè)名字的由來(lái)。
小題1:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。 根據(jù)第二段地一行可知
小題2:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段“The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. ”可知
小題3:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段“the stone walls of the president's house were painted white”可知。
小題4:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第四行可知
小題5:詞義判斷題。意為自從那時(shí)。
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