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.C.,1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.ItistheaddressoftheWhiteHouse,thehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthePresidentialPalace.Itwasbuiltfrom1792to1800.atthistime,thecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt;itwastobethenation’snewcapitalcity.GeorgeWashington,thefirstpresident,andPierreCharlesL’Enfant,aFrenchengineer,chosetheplaceforthenewcity.L’Enfantthenplannedtheycity.Thepresident’shomewasanimportantpartoftheplan.Acontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident’shome.AnarchitectnamedJamesHobanwon.Hedesignedalargethree-storyhouseofgraystone.PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentPalace.ThefirstpresidenttolivetherewasJohnAdams,thesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStates,andhiswifeMrs.Adamsdidnotreallylikehewnewhouse.Inherletters,sheoftencomplainedaboutthecold.Fiftyfireplaceswerenotenoughtokeepthehousewarm!In1812theUnitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.Theuburnedmanybuildings,includingthePresidentialPalace.默默学江苏专转本视频班QQ1258060000http://zhuanbentiku.taobao.com2AfterthewarJamesHoban,theoriginalarchitect,partiallyrebuiltthepresident’shomes.Tocoverthemarksofthefire,thebuildingwaspaintedwhite.BeforelongitbecameknownastheWhiteHouse.TheWhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates.Everyyearmorethan1.5millionvisitorsgothroughthefiveroomsthatareopentothepublic.1.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington.A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignitB.becausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinitC.becausetheBritishinvaderslivedinitin1812-1814D.becauseitwastobethenation’scapitalcity2.ThePresidentialPalacewas.A.paintedgrayandwhiteB.madeofgraystoneC.madeofwhitestoneD.madeverywarminwinter3.Thepresident’shomeandthecityofWashingtonwere.A.builtbytheAmericanarmyB.builtbytheBritishtroopsC.plannedbyGeorgeWashingtonD.plannedbytheFrench4.Theoriginalhomeofthepresidentneededtoberebuilt.A.becauseJohnAdam’swifedidnotlikeitB.becauseitwascoldinwinterevenwith50fireplacesC.becauseithadburneddownduringthewarD.becauseGeorgeWashingtonwasnotwillingtoliveinit5.Thenewpresidentialhomewaspaintedwhiteto.A.coverthemarksoffireB.attracttouristfromFranceC.topleaseMrs.JohnAdamsD.keepitwarminwinter3Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearetwokindsofmemory:shot-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysorweeks.However,informationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,andnative-speakingstudents.Tobegin,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered,eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoi...
