2002年江苏省普通高校专转本英语试卷

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1、2002年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试大学英语第I卷（共100分）PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:I

2、nWashingtonD.C.,1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.ItistheaddressoftheWhiteHouse,thehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthePresidentialPalace.Itwasbuiltfrom1792to1800.atthistime,thecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt;itwastobethenation’snewca

3、pitalcity.GeorgeWashington,thefirstpresident,andPierreCharlesL’Enfant,aFrenchengineer,chosetheplaceforthenewcity.L’Enfantthenplannedtheycity.Thepresident’shomewasanimportantpartoftheplan.Acontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident’shome.AnarchitectnamedJamesHobanwon.Hedesignedalargethree-stor

4、yhouseofgraystone.PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentPalace.ThefirstpresidenttolivetherewasJohnAdams,thesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStates,andhiswifeMrs.Adamsdidnotreallylikehewnewhouse.Inherletters,sheoftencomplainedaboutthecold.Fiftyfireplaceswerenotenoughtokeepthehousewarm!In1812theU

5、nitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.Theuburnedmanybuildings,includingthePresidentialPalace.AfterthewarJamesHoban,theoriginalarchitect,partiallyrebuiltthepresident’shomes.Tocoverthemarksofthefire,thebuildingwaspaintedwhite.BeforelongitbecameknownastheWhiteHouse.The

6、WhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates18.Everyyearmorethan1.5millionvisitorsgothroughthefiveroomsthatareopentothepublic.1.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington.A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignitB.becausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinitC.becausetheBrit

7、ishinvaderslivedinitin1812-1814D.becauseitwastobethenation’scapitalcity2.ThePresidentialPalacewas.A.paintedgrayandwhiteB.madeofgraystoneC.madeofwhitestoneD.madeverywarminwinter3.Thepresident’shomeandthecityofWashingtonwere.A.builtbytheAmerica