英语阅读理解 100 篇大全
高考英语阅读理解 100 篇： president
There are stories about two U.S . presidents
，Andrew
Jackson and Martin Van Buren
，which attempt to explain the
American English term OK.We dont 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 didnt 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 Bnrens 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”.
31.The author
A. believes both of the stories B.doesnt 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
，
A.couldnt draw up any documents at all B. didnt like to read important papers by himself
C.often had his assistants sign documents for him
D .wasnt good at reading
，writing or spelling
33.According to the first story, the term A. was approved of by President Jackson B.was the title of some Official documents C.was first used by President Jackson
“OK”
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 Burens club
D.was used to call Van Burens supporters in the election
35.According to the second story.the term used
A.by Van Buren
B.in a presidential election
C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club D.by the members of the
“OK”was first
‘‘ Old Kinderhook Club ”
答案： CDCDB
Passage 1
解析：
这里要讲述 Andrew Jackson 和 Martin Van Buren 这 2 届美国总统的小故事。这 2 个小故事也许能够解释美语中 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，所以，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 。为了协助 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”
高中英语阅读理解 100 篇： land produces
Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry( 林业 ) ， and most of the rest live in or around towns small and large.Here the traditional picture is changing ： every small town may still be very like other small towns ， and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country
，but most Americans do not live in small
towns any more.Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs 、of more
than a million people each
—a larger proportion than in
，
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