There are stories about two US Presidents，

题目内容：

There are stories about two US 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”．

小题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小题2:According to the passage，President Jackson ________．

A．couldn't draw up any documents at all

B．wasn't good at reading，writing or spelling

C． often had his assistants sign documents for him

D．didn't like to read important papers by himself小题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”小题4: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

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:D

答案解析：

文章通过美国安德鲁·杰克逊和马丁·范布伦两个总统的故事，介绍了OK的由来。

小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段We don't know if either story is true，but they are both interesting. 看出，作者对这两个故事的真实性也是没有把握的。选C

小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段的President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing.和The problem was that he didn't know how to spell.看出杰克逊总统不擅长阅读写字，答案。B

小题3:细节理解题。根据第二段的he shortened that term to “OK”看出是杰克逊总统先使用OK的，答案是C。

小题4:细节理解题。根据第三段的anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”看出OK是用了称呼Van Buren的支持者的，答案是D 。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。