Question

There are stories about two U．S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK．We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting．

The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education．In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing．When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said．If he approved of a paper．he would write“all correct”on it．The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell．So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”．After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”．

The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York．Van Bnren’s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”．

1.The author

A. believes both of the stories

B．doesn’t believe a word of the stories

C．is not sure whether the stories are true

D. is telling the stories just for fun

2.According to the passage，President Jackson

A．couldn’t draw up any documents at all

B. didn’t like to read important papers by himself

C．often had his assistants sign documents for him

D .wasn’t good at reading，writing or spelling

3.According to the first story, the term “OK”

A. was approved of by President Jackson

B．was the title of some Official documents

C．was first used by President Jackson

D．was an old way to spell“all correct’’

4.According to the second story，the term‘‘OK”

A．was the short way to say‘‘old Kinderhook Club”

B．meant the place where President Van Buren was born

C．was the name of Van Buren’s club

D．was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了OK的兩種來(lái)歷的有趣的說(shuō)法。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting．我們不知道哪一個(gè)故事是真的，但他們兩個(gè)都有趣�？芍狢正確。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段he had difficulty reading and writing和he didn’t know how to spell他在讀和寫上有困難并且他不知都怎樣閱讀。可知D正確。

3. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education．第一個(gè)解釋是基于杰克遜總統(tǒng)所受的教育很少這個(gè)事實(shí)�？芍狢正確。

4. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一句They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK” 他們稱這個(gè)俱樂(lè)部老Kinderhook俱樂(lè)部，并且任何支持范布倫的人都被稱為“OK”�？芍�Ｄ正確。

考點(diǎn)：考查說(shuō)明文閱讀。