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 Buren’s 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”．

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 “K”_____________.  

A．was the short way to say“ld 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

5.．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 Kinderhook Club

D．by the members of the “ld Kinderhook Club”

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.B,

【解析】

试题分析：

1.C 细节题。由We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting．

可知，作者并不知道这个故事是否正确，故选C

2.D 细节题。由In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing．和The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell可知，President Jackson在读，写，拼等方面有问题，故选D

3.C 细节题。由第二段最后一句．After a while，he shortened that term to “OK”．可知C正确

4.D 细节题。由最后一段可知，“K”是用来称呼Van Buren的支持者的，故选D

5.B 全文理解题。由全文可知，OK是在选举总统时被发明的。故选B

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