Question

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．1810

B．1812

C．1814

D．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 color

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．never

B．once

C．from then on

D．before

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:C

試題分析：短文大意：本文簡要介紹了白宮的由來。故事發生在1812。那一年，英國與美國的戰爭。英國軍隊到達華盛頓，放火焚燒了總統的家。1814為了隱藏火的痕跡，總統房子的石頭墻壁漆成了白色。
小題1:細節理解題。根據第二段首句　The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it.可知選C。
小題2:細節理解題。根據第二段中The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America.可知選B。
小題3:細節理解題。根據第二段末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.可知選C。
小題4:細節理解題。根據第二段中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 可知選C。
小題5:詞義理解題。Ever since =" from" then on從那時以來，所以選C。