高中英语阅读理解精题(附答案解析翻译).doc

阅读理解 Passage 1 There are stories about two . 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 ofa 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 anized a club to help him e President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club , and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “ OK ”. Passage 1 这里要讲述 Andrew Jackson 和 Martin Van Buren 这2 届美国总统的小故事。这 2 个小故事也许可以解释美语中 OK 一词的来历。故事的真实性我们不得而知,不过内容却很有意思。第一个解释来源于总统 Andrew Jackson 的故事。 Andrew Jackson 几乎没有受到过什么教育, 事实上,他对于日常的读写都有困难。当收到重要文件的时候,在尝试阅读之后,还是让他的助手帮忙解释文件的内容。如果批准一份文件, Andrew Jackson 就在上面写“ all correct ”。麻烦的是, 他不知道怎么这 2 个单词怎么拼写, 因此, 实际上他在文件上写的是“ ol korekt ”。过了不久, 他又把这 2 个单词缩写为“ OK ”。第二个解释来源于总统 Martin Van Buren 的家乡的名字——纽约的 Kinderhook 。为了帮助 Van Buren 成为总统,他的朋友为此组织了一个社团。他们把这个社团叫做 Old Kinderhook Club , 社团中支持 Van Buren 的人都被称为“ OK ” 31. The author C 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 32. According to the passage , President Jackson D_ A. couldn ’t draw up any documents at allB. 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 33. According to the first story, the term “ OK ”C A. was approved of by President Jackson B. was the title of some Official docum