2021年成考专升本:英语阅读理解提升训练!,TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon?tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper.hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn?tknowhowtospell.Sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBnren?sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresidentTheycanedtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.1.TheauthorA.believesbothofthestoriesB.doesn?tbelieveawordofthestoriesCisnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrueD.istellingthestoriesjustforfun2.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJacksonA.couldn?tdrawupanydocumentsatallB.didn?tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimselfC.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhimD.wasn?tgoodatreading,writingorspelling3.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJacksonB.wasthetitleofsomeOfficialdocumentsC.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJacksonD.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect’’4.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm‘‘OK”A.wastheshortwaytosay‘‘oldKinderhookClub”B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbornC.wasthenameofVanBuren?sclubD.wasusedtocallVanBuren?ssupportersintheelection5.Accordingtothesecondstory.theterm“OK”wasfirstusedA.byVanBurenB.inapresidentialelectionC.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClubD.bythemembersofthe‘‘OldKinderhookClub”
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