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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] The White House was painted white because ______ .
选项
A、the house is old
B、the house is new
C、it was once on fire and was with marks
答案
C
解析
美国的总统府被刷成白色是为掩盖被大火烧过留下的痕迹。
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