2022考研英语新题型小练（3）

[A]. In December of 1869, Congress appointed a commission to select a site and prepare plans and cost estimates for a new State Department Building. The commission was also to consider possible arrangements for the War and Navy Departments. To the horror of some who expected a Greek Revival twin of the Treasury Building to be erected on the other side of the White House, the elaborate French Second Empire style design by Alfred Mullett was selected, and construction of a building to house all three departments began in June of 1871.

[B]. Completed in 1875, the State Department's south wing was the first to be occupied, with its elegant four-story library (completed in 1876), Diplomatic Reception Room, and Secretary's office decorated with carved wood, Oriental rugs, and stenciled wall patterns. The Navy Department moved into the east wing in 1879, where elaborate wall and ceiling stenciling and marquetry floors decorated the office of the Secretary.

[C]. The State, War, and Navy Building, as it was originally known, housed the three Executive Branch Departments most intimately associated with formulating and conducting the nation's foreign policy in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century-the period when the United States emerged as an international power. The building has housed some of the nation's most significant diplomats and politicians and has been the scene of many historic events.

[D]. Many of the most celebrated national figures have participated in historical events that have taken place within the EEOB's granite walls. Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald Ford, and George H. W. Bush all had offices in this building before becoming president. It has housed 16 Secretaries of the Navy, 21 Secretaries of War, and 24 Secretaries of State. Winston Churchill once walked its corridors and Japanese emissaries met here with Secretary of State Cordell Hull after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

[E]. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) commands a unique position in both the national history and the architectural heritage of the United States. Designed by Supervising Architect of the Treasury, Alfred B. Mullett, it was built from 1871 to 1888 to house the growing staffs of the State, War, and Navy Departments, and is considered one of the best examples of French Second Empire architecture in the country.

[F]. Construction took 17 years as the building slowly rose wing by wing. When the EEOB was finished, it was the largest office building in Washington, with nearly 2 miles of black and white tiled corridors. Almost all of the interior detail is of cast iron or plaster; the use of wood was minimized to insure fire safety. Eight monumental  curving staircases of granite with over 4,000 individually cast bronze balusters are capped by four skylight domes and two stained glass rotundas.

[G]. The history of the EEOB began long before its foundations were laid. The first executive offices were constructed between 1799 and 1820. A series of fires (including those set by the British in 1814) and overcrowded conditions led to the construction of the existing Treasury Building. In 1866, the construction of the North Wing of the Treasury Building necessitated the demolition of the State Department building.

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答案：EGABD

[A]。 1869 年 12 月，国会任命了一个委员会来选择一个地点，并为新的国务院大楼准备计划和成本估算。该委员会还将考虑对战争部和海军部的可能安排。令一些人感到恐惧的是，他们希望在白宫的另一侧建造财政部大楼的希腊复兴双胞胎，选择了阿尔弗雷德·穆莱特 (Alfred Mullett) 精心设计的法国第二帝国风格的设计，并建造了一座容纳所有三个部门的建筑始于 1871 年 6 月。

[B]。国务院的南翼于 1875 年竣工，是第一个被占用的，拥有优雅的四层图书馆（于 1876 年竣工）、外交接待室和秘书办公室，装饰有木雕、东方地毯和模板墙图案。海军部于 1879 年迁入东翼，在那里精心制作的墙壁和天花板模板以及镶嵌细工地板装饰了秘书办公室。

[C]。正如最初所知的那样，国家、战争和海军大楼设有三个行政部门，这些部门与 19 世纪最后 25 年和 20 世纪前 25 年制定和实施国家外交政策最密切相关——美国成为国际强国的时期。该建筑曾住过该国一些最重要的外交官和政治家，并且是许多历史事件的发生地。

[D]。许多最著名的国家人物都参与了在 EEOB 花岗岩墙内发生的历史事件。西奥多和富兰克林·D·罗斯福、威廉·霍华德·塔夫脱、德怀特·D·艾森豪威尔、林登·约翰逊、杰拉尔德·福特和乔治·H·W·布什在成为总统之前都在这座大楼内设有办公室。曾有 16 位海军部长、21 位战争部长和 24 位国务卿。温斯顿丘吉尔曾经走过它的走廊，日本使者在珍珠港轰炸后会见了国务卿科德尔赫尔。

[E]。艾森豪威尔行政办公大楼 (EEOB) 在美国的国家历史和建筑遗产中都占有独特的地位。它由财政部主管建筑师 Alfred B. Mullett 设计，建于 1871 年至 1888 年，用于容纳不断增长的国家、战争和海军部门的工作人员，被认为是法国第二帝国建筑的最佳典范之一。国家。

[F]。建筑花了 17 年的时间，建筑慢慢地一个翼一个翼地上升。 EEOB建成时，它是华盛顿最大的办公楼，有近2英里的黑白瓷砖走廊。几乎所有的内部细节都是铸铁或石膏的；木材的使用被最小化以确保消防安全。八个巨大的花岗岩弯曲楼梯和 4,000 多个单独铸造的青铜栏杆被四个天窗圆顶和两个彩色玻璃圆形大厅覆盖。

[G]。 EEOB 的历史早在其基础奠定之前就开始了。第一个行政办公室建于 1799 年至 1820 年之间。一系列火灾（包括英国在 1814 年点燃的火灾）和过度拥挤的条件导致了现有的财政部大楼的建造。 1866 年，财政部大楼北翼的建设需要拆除国务院大楼。