《大学英语b》统考重点j精讲2 阅读理解.docVIP

Passage 1 There are stories about two U. S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We dont know if either story is true, but they are both interesting. 这是关于两个美国总统:安德鲁. 杰费逊和马丁. 范布郎的故事,这个故事解释了美国英语短语Ok.我们不知道这两个故事是否是真的,但是它们都很有趣. 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 didnt know how to spell, so what he really wrote was ol korekt. After a while, he shortened that term to OK. 第一个故事是根据杰费逊受过很少的教育的事实而来的.事实上, 杰费逊总统在阅读和写作方面都有困难.当有重要文件拿给杰费逊时,他设法读而且会让他的助手们解释.如果他同意这份文件,他会写上”都正确”.问题是他不知道如何拼写,因此他写的实际是”ol korekt”.不久,他就把它缩短为OK. The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Burens friends organized a club to help him become President. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren was called OK. 第二个故事是关于范布郎总统的出生地纽约的Kinderhook而来的. 范布郎总统的朋友们组织了一个俱乐部来支持他竞选总统.这个俱乐部叫”the Old Kinderhook Club”,而且每个支持范布郎总统的人都叫OK. 31. The author _________.这个作者不太确定故事的真实性. A. believes both of the stories B. doesnt believe a word of the stories C. is not sure whether the stories are true D. is telling the stories just for fun 32. According to the passage, President Jackson _______. 根据短文, 杰费逊总统不擅长阅读,写作或拼写. A. couldnt draw up any documents at all B. didnt like to read important papers by himself C. Often had his assistants sign documents for him D. wasnt good at reading, writing or spelling 33. According to the first story, the term OK _______. 根据第一个故事,短语OK首先是由杰费逊总统使用的. 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 34. According to the second story,