高中英语阅读理解附问题详解解析汇报精排版.doc

实用标准文档 英文阅读理解 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． 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”． The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York．Van Bnrens 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”． 31．The author 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 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” 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，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 Burens club D．was used to call Van Burens supporters in the election 35．According to the second story．the term“OK”was first used __ A．by Van Buren B．in a presidential election C．to organiz