15.Usually,you don't find the same word in different languages.But there is a special one:"OK"!
People first saw the word"OK"in the Boston Morning Post on March 23,1839.It was an easy way to spell"oll korrect"(罗马尼亚语).People started to use"OK"as a joke(笑话),but later they used the word in newspapers to mean that everything was fine.
This year,"OK"has its 177th birthday.We use this word many times every day all over the world."How about two o'clock?""OK."The word"OK"is easy to say,write and understand.Allen Metcalf,an American writer said,"The word‘OK'makes us feel relaxed.If someone asks you to go for a walk after lunch,you can just answer,‘OK'."Most people like to use"OK"to say or write now,but some people like the spelling"okay"because it looks more like a word.Sometimes,people also say"K"for short.When someone says,"I'm just going to the supermarket,but I'll be back soon."You could answer with only a"K".
"OK"is so useful that everyone in the world says it.You may not know where the person you're talking with comes from,but saying"OK"with gestures(手势) can always help you.
54.People first saw the word"OK"D.
A.in 1893
B.in 1938
C.in 1777
D.in 1839
55.The word"OK"means everything was fine whenC.
A.people used it as an easy way to spell"oll korrect"
B.people used it as a joke
C.people used it in newspapers
D.people used it as a gesture
56.Some people like the spelling"okay"becauseC.
A.it makes people feel relaxed
B.it's funny
C.it is long and looks more like a word
D.it is easy to say or write
57.We can read this passage fromA.
A.a newspaper
B.a science book
C.a weather report
D.a guide book.
分析 短文主要讲了"ok"的来历,以及它所蕴含的含义的变化,而且这个词现在在世界上很受欢迎,使用的很广泛.
解答 答案:54.D 细节理解题.根据第二段第一行句子People first saw the word"OK"in the Boston Morning Post on March 23,1839.1839年3月23日人们第一次在波士顿晨报上看到"OK".可知人们第一次看到"OK"在1839年.故选D.
55.C 细节理解题.根据第二段最后一句but later they used the word in newspapers to mean that everything was fine.但后来他们用在报纸上的意思为表示一切都很好.可知当用在报纸上的时候是表示一切都很好.故选C.
56.C 细节理解题.根据第三段第三行句子but some people like the spelling"okay"because it looks more like a word.但有些人喜欢拼写"okay",因为它看起来更像是一句话.可知因为它看起来更像是一句话.故选C.
57.A 细节推理题.根据整篇文章内容主要说的是"ok"的来历,以及它所蕴含的含义的变化,而且这个词现在在世界上很受欢迎,使用的很广泛.可知结合选项应该是来自报纸.故选A.
点评 在通读全文的基础上,根据全文大意,展开逻辑思维,瞻前顾后,认真观察选项,仔细推敲,确定最佳答案.