Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.

    The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since.

在东西方宗教中都有一个假设：在地球之外，①                  ，那里尽是金碧辉煌，尽是山珍海味，没有尘世的种种苦难或悲惨。这假设中的天堂，纯属子虚乌有。摆在人类面前的出路只有两条：或坚决控制地球上的人口，下决心保护地球生态环境；②                   。但这后一条出路几乎是不可能的。比如，月球上没有大气；比如，金星的表面温度很高。所以，除了地球，③                         。

解析：本题考查考生概括，准确、简明、连贯等综合语言运用能力。

本题的每个空白处均需要考虑上下文，尤其需要关注代词(例如“这”“那里”)与连词(例如“或”“但”“所以”)等，它们是决定如何衔接的关键所在。