1. A certain amusement park has a series of miniature models of buildings and landscapes from all over the United States, at a scale of $1: 20$. If the height of the United States Capitol is 289 feet, then the height of its model to the nearest integer is ( ) feet.
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 18
(E) 20
1. A.

From the problem, we know that $\frac{1}{20}=\frac{x}{289} \Rightarrow x=14.45$. Therefore, the closest integer is 14.