英语六级阅读理解精炼:美国历史的见证-白宫
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>1</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>2 . <span word="Abigail">Abigail</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span>3 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firstFirst">firstFirst</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="familys">familys</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfinished">unfinished</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Room">Room</span>4. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1812. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rebuilt">rebuilt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="white">white</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> .</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="Gas">Gas</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1848, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="bathrooms">bathrooms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1950 , <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Truman">Truman</span>5 <span word="family">family</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span>. <span word="Jacqueline">Jacqueline</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>6 <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> 132 -<span word="room">room</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="furnished">furnished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="antiques">antiques</span>, <span word="portraits">portraits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Presidents">Presidents</span> <span word="Oval">Oval</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>7 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span>, <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Room">Room</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Dining">Dining</span> <span word="Room">Room</span>.</p>
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