高中英语阅读理解(附答案、解析、翻译)[1]1.docx

- - 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 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 ”． ． 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 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 ． 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 Buren ?s club D ． was used to call Van Buren?s supporters in the election ． According to the second story ． the term “ OK ” was first used A ． by Van Buren B． in a presidential election C．to organize the Old Kinderhoo