阅读理解。
A．阅读短文，完成下列各题，将正确答案的序号填入题前括号内。
Do you know what is the White House? Perhaps some of you do, while others don't.
The White House is a house in Washington D.C. The president of the USA works in it. It is really white.
But do you know why the White House is white?
The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war (与……交战) with America, the British army
(军队) got to Washington and set the president's house on fire.
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. The White House is
.
[ ]
A. a house for the president of the USA
B. a house for American people
C. a house for American soldiers
D. one of the American museums
2. In
American people painted the president's house white.
[ ]
A. 1810
B. 1812
C. 1814
D. 1816
3. The house is called "White House" because
.
[ ]
A. the house is very clean
B. the stone walls of the house are white
C. the American people like white colour
D. it is covered with snow
4. In the passage "set... on fire" means
in Chinese.
[ ]
A. 放火烧
B. 解雇
C. 开火
D. 把……放在火上
5. The Chinese for the White House is
.
[ ]
A. 白房
B. 白殿
C. 怀特·豪斯
D. 白宫
B．阅读下面启事，判断下列各句的内容是否与启事所表述的相符，相符在括号内写“T”，不符在括号内写“F”。
Found:
There's a grey jacket
in our lost and found
case. Please call Jack
at 837-4925.
|
Found:
I'm David from
Class 4, Grade 6
in Yangguang
Primary School.
I'm looking for the
owner of a camera. |
Found:
I picked up a
watch yesterday.
If it is yours,
please call me.
Tel: 325-8064
Mary |
Lost:
I have lost my
library card.
Please e-mail
Jim if you get it.
E-mail address:
fluingjim@tom. com |
注: lost and found case (失物招领处)
( ) 1. 837-4925 is Jack's telephone number.
( ) 2. If you lose your jacket, you can call Mary at 325-8064.
( ) 3. Jack wants to know whose camera it is.
( ) 4. David is a primary school student.
( ) 5. If you pick up Jim's library card, you can tell him on the Internet.