高考英语作文素材：白宫(The White House)(2)作文素材
<p> 白宫(<span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>)(2)</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidency">Presidency</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1790 <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reside">reside</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="district">district</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="square">square</span>...<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="Potomac">Potomac</span>." <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="planner">planner</span> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="L">L</span>‘<span word="Enfant">Enfant</span>, <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> 1600 <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="builder">builder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="President">President</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="House">House</span>." <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="architect">architect</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Hoban">Hoban</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span> <span word="design">design</span>.</p><p> <span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="cornerstone">cornerstone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1792. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="oversaw">oversaw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1800, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Abigail">Abigail</span>, <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="additions">additions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="nt">nt</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1814 (<span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1812) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Wing">Wing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1929, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Herbert">Herbert</span> <span word="Hoover">Hoover</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="President">President</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Truman">Truman</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="gutted">gutted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renovated">renovated</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trumans">Trumans</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="right">right</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span>. <span word="Nonetheless">Nonetheless</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exterior">exterior</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p>
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