题目内容
The President's helpers work in the office building. But the President does his work in the White House. This is where he and his family live. A few lucky children have called the White House“home”for a while. One of President Theodoe Roosevelt's boys once took a little horse for a ride in the White House.
All of our presidents except George Washington have lived in the White House. Americans are proud of this fine building.
At first the White House was not white. It was made of gray stones and called the President's Palace. President Adams made his home there in 1800, even though the building was not yet finished. Mrs. Adams used to hang her washing in the East Room to dry! Today the white-and-gold East Room is quite different. It is used for great occasions, not for hanging up the wash!
During the war of 1812, the President's Palace was burned by British soldiers. Afterwards it was rebuilt. The walls were painted white to cover up the marks of the fire. People then began calling the building the“White House”. The name caught on and has remained in use ever since.
(1)This passage mainly tells us about ______.
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A．the house where the President works and lives
B．Mrs. Adams and her washing
C．The President's Palace
D．the President and his family
(2)After reading the passage, you can tell that ______.
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A．all the presidents of the USA have lived in the White House
B．the East Room is no longer used for hanging up the wash
C．President Lincoln lived and died in the White House
D．the President's Palace was burned down by British soldiers during the war of 1812
(3)From this story we can see that it was probably written by ______.
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(4)Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．Adams had lived there before the building was finished.
B．British soldiers once set fire to the President's Palace.
C．The White House was completely rebuilt after the war of 1812.
D．The President's Palace is now called the White House.
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