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Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do, while others do
Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do, while others do
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2025-06-30
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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. [br] England fought with America in ______ .
选项
A、1810
B、1812
C、1814
答案
B
解析
由第二段第二、三行中“The story happened in 1812.That year Eneland was at war with America. ”可推断选项B为正确答案。
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