专四专八考试

【单选题】
A、It became official before President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved upon his stationery.
B．It derives the name from the color of the building.
C．The building was restored after being burned in 1814,so the smoke -stained gray stone walls were painted white.
D．Actually the cognomen “White House” was applied to the building some time before it was painteD、

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
[解题思路] 仔细分析有关“白宫”命名的来历。 [详细解答] B，C均为popular myth，即“It derives the name from the color of the building，”故不能选，cogno- men为“surname，or nickname”名称。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>