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Washington's administration had been a______. A. failureB. successC. good example followed
Washington's administration had been a______.
A. failure
B. success
C. good example followed by other presidents
D. miracle
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Washington's administration had been a______.
A. failure
B. success
C. good example followed by other presidents
D. miracle
The President's home and the city of Washington were______.
A.built by the American army
B.built by the British troops
C.planned by George Washington
D.planned by the French
Washington's greatness showed itself in that______.
A. Washington worked under the Continental Congress
B. Washington limited his role to being administrators of the laws
C. Washington was both a great administrator and a great leader
D. Washington established the precedent of the two-term Presidency
A.Washington's education covered many subjects.
B.Washington's education was better than most young gentlemen of his time
C.Washington's education may seem poor now but was good enough for his time.
D.Washington's education was rather limited for a president
What's the author's attitude toward Washington's two-term Presidency?
A. He thinks Washington made a mistake by doing so.
B. He thinks that Washington had a good personal reason for doing so.
C. He thinks that Washington was too selfish in doing so.
D. Both A and B.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Washington was very popular with the press of his day.
B. Washington was persuaded to serve the second term.
C. Washington contributed much to the establishment of the United States.
D. Washington's greatness is undoubted.
A.revolutionary forces
B.the colonial army
C.the U.S. Army infantry
D.the Continental Army
Passage two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. He had all the background that caused him to know how to make it work, because he had worked under the Continental Congress. Some presidents have limited their roles to being administrators of the laws without being leaders. But Washington was both a great administrator and a great leader.
Basically the author's opinion of Washington is______.
A. praiseful
B. derogatory
C. critical
D. negative
Originally the White House was gray and was called the Presidential Palace. It was built from 1792 to 1800. At this time, the city of Washington itself was being built. It was to be the nation's new capital city. George Washington, the first President, and Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French engineer, chose the place for the new city. L'Enfant then planned the city. The President's home was an important part of the plan.
A contest was held to pick a design for the President's home. An architect named James Hoban won. He designed a large three-story house of gray stone.
President Washington never lived in the Presidential Palace. The first President to live there was John Adams, the second President of the United States, and his wife. Mrs. Adams did not really like her new house. In her letters, she often complained about the cold. Fifty fireplaces were not enough to keep the house warm.
In 1812 the United States and Britain went to war. In 1814 the British invaded Washington. They burned many buildings, including the Presidential Palace.
After the war James Hoban, the original architect, partially rebuilt the President's home. To cover the marks of the fire, the building was painted white. Before long it became known as the White House.
The White House is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the United States. Every year more than 1. 5 million visitors go through the five rooms that are open to the public.
The White House was built in Washington______.
A.because a French engineer was invited to design it
B.because President George Washington liked to live in it
C.because the British invaders lived in it in 1812—1814
D.because it was to be the nation's capital city
The main idea of the passage is given in the sentence beginning with "______"
A.Not long ago a California policeman stopped…
B.Thousands of babies are given strange names…
C.There's a Katz Neow in Washington D.C.…
D.But perhaps the strangest name of all is…
Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated (举行就职典礼) on March 4, 1801. He was the first President to take the oath of office (宣誓就职) in the nation's permanent capital, Washington, D.C. Although Washington was a new city, it was already familiar to President Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson had helped plan the capital's streets and pubic buildings. (79) Besides being a city planner and architect, the new President was a writer, a scientist, and the inventor of several gadgets (小装置) and tools.
After his inauguration, Jefferson moved into the Presidential Palace. The Palace was more than a home; it contained offices for the President and some of his staff and advisors. It also included dining and reception rooms, where the President could entertain congressmen. However, President Jefferson did not give many formal parties. This was partly because there was no First Lady; Jefferson's wife died in 1782. But it was also because Jefferson liked to live in a simple fashion. Once, he showed up for an important meeting wearing old clothes and down-at-the-heel slippers! Neither Washington nor Adams would ever have dressed so casually.
Jefferson was different from the first two Presidents in other ways, too. (80) He disagreed with them about how the country should be run, and about what part a President should play in running it.
Which of the following statements about Washington, D.C. can be correctly inferred from the passage?
A.The Presidential Palace was not located there.
B.It contained many old buildings in 1801.
C.It was not the first capital of the United States.
D.Thomas Jefferson was a newcomer there in 1801.