阅读理解

  Languages keeps evolving(进化、发展), and English is no exception.It is a language that embraces(欣然接受)new words that may be cool today but gone tomorrow.

  There are, however, some words and phrases that have stood the test of time.OK, which has become the international standard for expressing agreement, is a good example.

  But why is this rather odd(奇怪的)expression so popular and so useful when we could use any number of other words to say the same thing?

  Writing in The Times, Allen Metcalf, author of OK:The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest Word, writes:“What OK provided that the others did not was neutrality(中性), a way to express agreement without having to offer an opinion.”

  For example, if someone asks you “Shall we go for a walk after lunch?” you can simply respond “OK”.There you go-no extra opinions.Just straight, plain old OK.

  So just where did this rather curious expression come from? The origins of OK have been widely disputed(辩论,争论).Some people have guessed that OK was the name of a person or a product.

  Speakers of many different languages have had their say on this question, keen to claim the term as their own.

  Writing an article for London’s Metro newspaper, Metcalf states:‘O and K are present in every language of the world, as expressions that can be abbreviated(缩写)OK.” For example:French-“O qu-oui”, “yes indeed”; German-“Ohne Korrektur”,“ without correction needed”; and in Latin or Greek, “Olla kalla”, “all good”.

  But, does it sound a little too informal with this popular little expression?

  Apparently not.

  In a speech where he stated that his election(当选)would not be a radical(激进的)result to all problems, President Obama said:“…even though I am president…, AI-Qaida is still a threat(威胁)and that we cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything’s going to be OK,” he said.

  So, there you go, straight from the president.It’s OK to say OK, and thanks to the expression’s widespread usage across the world, you can be understood anywhere.

(1)

Using the example of Obama, the author wants to show that _________.

[  ]

A.

there is still a long way to go to defeat Al-Qaida

B.

Obama likes to use OK when he speaks

C.

OK is widely used even on formal occasions

D.

the use of OK is encouraged in formal speech

(2)

According to Allen Metcalf, OK differs from other terms to express agreement, which of the following opinions is true?

[  ]

A.

It is easiest way to say.

B.

It doesn’t need emotion.

C.

It is the most commonly used.

D.

It doesn’t use in the formal speech.

(3)

What is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Why OK is OK everywhere?

B.

It’s OK to say OK in the world.

C.

Where did OK come from?

D.

Everything is going to be OK.

根据下面短文的内容判断下列句子的正误,正确的用“A”表示,错误 的用“B”表示。
     Computer technology has become an important part of people's life. This technology has its own
special words. One well-known computer word is Google. It is the name of a popular "search
engine (引擎)" for the Internet. People use the search engine to find information about al- most any
subjcct on the Internet. The people who started the company named it Google because m math google
is a very large number—one hundred zeros follow the number one. When you "Google" a subject, you
can get a lot of information about it.
     If you Google someone, you might find that person's name on a blog. A blog is short for a Web log.
It is a personal web page. Some people write blogs to express their opinions and ideas over the Internet.
Some use them to share their lives with faraway friends or family. Others write blogs to help them deal
with sickness, money problems or to choose movies to see or books to read. Some people add information
to their blogs every day. People who have blogs are called bloggers.
(     )1. Google and Blog are two kinds of popular search engines.
(     )2. One can use Google to search the Internet for all information he wants.
(     )3. People may use Google to share their opinions or ask others for help.
(     )4. Bloggers ought to add information to their blogs every day.
(     )5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that computer technology is changing people's life.
阅读下列两篇短文,从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能够回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
STUDF.NT PROFILE COMMENTS ( Al人评价) Subject: English    Name: Annie    Grade: 9
Hasgot skills
Hasmade progress (取得进步)
Listening (     )
Speaking ( √)
Reading (     )
Writing ( √)
Excellent (     )
Good ( √)
Poor (     )
 
SCHOOL REPORT   Name: Annie     Grade: 9     Term Ending: January 23
Term marks( full marks:  100)
English:  96                          Math:  85
Geography: 74                    German: 79
History: 95                          Science: 65
Position (位置) in class: 6   Absences (缺席):  10 times
Remarks (评价): Annie can do a lot better. More effort is expected next term.
Teacher: Thomas   School reopens: March 1
                                                   
1. Annie gets _____ progress in learning English.
A. excellent        
B. poor        
C. good      
D. alittle
2. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Annie is a Crade 9 student.
B. Annie is a lazy student in Thomas's opinion.
C. Annie gets some of the English skills.
D.  Annie does better in German than geography.
3. Annie does worst in _____.
A. math          
B. history      
C. science      
D. English
4. Annie's vacation will last _____.
A. about one month          
B. more than two months
C. over two months          
D. less than one month
5. There are _____ of Annie's classmates doing betterthan her in her class.
A. none            
B. five        
C. ten        
D. one

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