2023届高三英语二轮复习考前阅读理解等题型专练课件

阅读理解 made by Miss liu 应用文 A 21. Who initiated开始; 发起 the construction of the White House? A. John Adams. B. James Hoban. C. George Washington. D. Thomas Jefferson. For more than two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol 象征of the United States Presidency, the U.s. government, and the American people. In 1790, President Gcorge Washington declared that the federal government would reside居住在; 定居于 in a district "not exceeding ten miles square.. on the river Potomac." As preparation began,a competition was held to find a builder of the“President's House.” Nine proposals were submitted提交; 屈服, and the Irish-born architect James Hoban won the gold medal for his practical and handsome design. Construction began when the first cornerstone基石 was laid in October of 1792. Although President Washington oversaw 监督; 监视the construction of the house, he never lived in it. It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife Abigail, moved in. 22. What does "this practice" refer to in the second paragraph? A.Holding an inaugural open house. B.Accommodating the crowds comfortably. C.Decorating the White House. D. Joining in the swearing-in ceremony. American presidents can express their individual style in how they decorate 装饰;装潢the house and in how they receive the public. Thomas Jefferson held the first inaugural(就职的)open house 开放参观日in 1805;many of those who attended the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S.Capitol simply followed him home. President Jefferson also opened the house for public tours, and it has remained open, except during wartime ever since. In addition, Jefferson welcomed visitors to annual receptions接待; 招待会 on New Year's Day and on the Fourth of July. Abraham Lincoln did the same, but then the inaugural crowds became far too large for the White House to accommodate comfortably, and this also created a security issue. It was not until Grover Cleveland's first presidency that some effec