1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:InWashingtonD
,1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress
ItistheaddressoftheWhiteHouse,thehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates
OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthePresidentialPalace
Itwasbuiltfrom1792to1800
atthistime,thecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt;itwastobethenation’snewcapitalcity
GeorgeWashington,thefirstpresident,andPierreCharlesL’Enfant,aFrenchengineer,chosetheplaceforthenewcity
L’Enfantthenplannedtheycity
Thepresident’shomewasanimportantpartoftheplan
Acontestwasheldtopickadesignfor