Question

【题目】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.

【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.

【2】England fought with America in ____________.

A. 1810 B. 1812 C. 1814 D. 1916

【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 color

【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

【5】“ever since” means ___________.

A. never B. once C. from then on D. before

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】这篇文章介绍了为什么白宫的外墙颜色是白色的。

【1】细节理解题。根据.The president of the U.S.A. lives in it可知，美国总统住在白宫里。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America可知，英美战争爆发于1812年。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据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可知。故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据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可知，白宫被涂成白色的原因是它的外墙被火烧过。故选C。

【5】词义猜测题。Ever since意思是：从那时开始。故选C。

点晴：这篇文章告诉我们白宫为什么是白色的。在做细节判断题时，首先我们要仔细研读题干中每个句子的意思，带着问题阅读原文，在原文中找出相对应的句子，只有完全符合文章意思的句子，才可判断为正确，需要学生认真仔细地去推敲。如3，4题都是根据文中的真实句子判断选出正确答案。