首页
登录
职称英语
The White House is the home of the President of the United States and his family
The White House is the home of the President of the United States and his family
游客
2024-07-25
72
管理
问题
The White House is the home of the President of the United States and his family. It wasn’t called the White House until Teddy Roosevelt named it in 1901.
James Hoban designed the White House in 1792. He was awarded the job because he had won a contest sponsored by the government. His design had been selected as the best.
President John Adams was the first to live in the White House. When he and his wife, Abigail moved in, it was a huge mansion in the middle of a swamp. Many of the rooms were unfinished. Abigail used the famous East Room as a drying room for laundry. More rooms were decorated every year. Rare shrubs and trees were planted on the grounds.
Yet, all this work was for nothing. In the war of 1812, the British burned the mansion to the ground. The White House was rebuilt in 1817. The beauty of its decorations and furnishings has been growing ever since. [br] The White House was sponsored by the government. This means that the government ______.
选项
A、received the prize
B、held the contest
C、did the designing
D、was against having a contest
答案
B
解析
本题是事实细节题。本题问“The White House was sponsored by the government.”的意思。见第二段“he had won a contest sponsored by the government”部分。sponsor意为“发起,主办”,可见建造白宫是政府的主意,政府举办了比赛来征集设计方案。故答案为B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3693011.html
相关试题推荐
Inthepast,afamilyusuallyconsistedofthreegenerations(live)______toget
Mr.Whitewasthe______presidentofthecompany.A、previousB、beforeC、latterD
Chicagoisthesecond______cityintheUnitedStates.A、largerB、thelargestC、la
TheWhiteHouseisthehomeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesandhisfamily
Theservice(hold)______thisSundayandwillbeforfamilymembersonly.willbe
PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theyusema
PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theyusema
PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theyusema
PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theyusema
VisitorstotheUnitedStatespossiblyfeelthatcitypeopleofthecountryare
随机试题
Complainingaboutfaultygoodsorbadserviceisnevereasy.Firstofall,c
Wegenerallyviewthefamilyasbeingoneofourmoststableinstitutions:y
Therewillbegreatdemandonyoureffortsbeforeyoureachthe______ofthera
Thechiefofsurgerybecamecommitteechairmanbyvirtueof______.(2014-72)A、sen
写信人:王玉地址:杭州商学院写信时间:2007年6月20日内容:刚刚大学毕业,专业是中文。对英语很感兴趣且成绩优秀,并获得大学英语六级证书。看到昨天
关于生殖权利的叙述错误的是A.人权的一个基本组成部分 B.是人的自然权利 C
女性,50岁,左肩疼痛1个月余,并有向左肩放射疼,伴左肩关节活动限制,症状逐渐加
阅读《沁园春·长沙》教学实录(片段),完成下列题。 师:我们先交流一下。你认为
建设单位有下列()违法行为的,要按照有关规定予以行政处罚。A.在工程竣工验收合格
在电压等级为220kV的带电体附近进行高处作业时,工作人员的活动范围距带电体的最
最新回复
(
0
)