题目内容
5.Among the more colorful characters of Leadville's golden age were H.A.W.Tabor and his second wife,Elizabeth McCourt,better known as"Baby Doe".Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West.Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont.With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855to homestead in Kansas.Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking,or perhaps he was lured(诱惑) by rumors of fortunes to be made in Colorado mines.At any rate,a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch,which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen."Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here."he said.As it turned out,it was silver,not lead,that was to make Leadville's fortune and wealth.Tabor knew little about mining himself,so he opened a general store,which sold everything from boots to salt,flour,and tobacco.It was his custom to"grubstake"prospective miners,in other words,to supply them with food and supplies,or"grub",while they looked for ore(矿石),in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered.He did this for a number of years,but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.
Finally one day in the year 1878,so the story goes,two miners came in and asked for"grub".Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way.These were persistent,however,and Tabor was too busy to argue with them."Oh help yourself.One more time won't make any difference,"He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers.The two miners took﹩17 worth of supplies,in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings.They picked a barren(贫瘠的)place on the mountain side and began to dig.After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver.Tabor bought the shares of the other two men,and so the mine belonged to him alone.This mine,known as the"Pittsburgh Mine,"made﹩1,300,000 for Tabor in return for his﹩17 investment.Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for﹩117,000.This turned out to be even more unbelievable than the Pittsburgh,yielding﹩35,000worth of silver per day at one time.Leadville grew.Tabor became its first mayor,and later became lieutenant(助理) governor of the state.
61.Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPTC.
A.because Tabor became its leading citizen
B.because great deposits of lead is expected to be found there
C.because it could bring good fortune to Tabor
D.because it was renamed
62.The word"grubstake"in paragraph 2meansD.
A.to supply miners with food and supplies
B.to open a general store
C.to do one's contribution to the development of the mine
D.to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine,if one was discovered
63.Tabor made his first fortuneA.
A.by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings
B.because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplying
C.by buying the shares of the other
D.as a land speculator
64.The underlying reason for Tabor's life career isB.
A.purely accidental
B.based on the analysis of miner's being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining site
C.through the help from his second wife
D.he planned well and accomplished targets step by step
65.If this passage is the first part of an article,what might be introduced in the following part?B
A.Tabor's life.
B.Tabor's second wife,Elizabeth McCourt.
C.Other colorful characters.
D.Tabor's other careers.
分析 本文主要讲述霍塞斯•奥斯汀•沃纳•泰勃发家的故事.
解答 答案:61-65CDABB
61.C 细节判断题.因为Leadville可以为Tabor带来巨富.这一点不是Leadville得名的原因,因为在文章第二段中,讲到这一点时,提及三个原因:A.因为Tabor成为当地的居民代表人物,B.因为在Leadville有丰富的铅的储藏量.D.因为Leadville是因为Tabor重要而起的名,唯独C没有,因为到后来发现是银矿才给他带来巨富.故选C.
62.D 猜测词意题.第二段中grubstake的词义与D所述内容是相同的,即"供给探矿者资金,衣物,食品以及其他物品".第二段中说in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered作为回报,供给者可以获得矿中资源一定份额.故选D.
63.A 细节理解题.Tabor第一次真正发财是他为两名矿工提供资助,为此他获得他们矿资源三分之一的股份.见文章第三段4-9行内容:两名开矿者从Tabor那儿借走价值17美元的物品,作为回报,Tabor获得他们矿资源三分之一股份.于是两位开矿者在一座山旁的不毛之地开始挖掘,九天之后,发现了银的富矿,于是Tabor又将两人的股份全买下,这样,银矿属于Tabor一个人所有,这个矿就是后来著名的"匹兹堡"矿.Tabor用17美元的投资换来了130万美元的收获.故选A.
64.B 推理判断题.由原文可知泰勃的财产来源是有一定偶然性的,但是毕竟也是基于他开创的"grubstake"模式,因为A、D都不对,C更是没有根据,因为他还没有娶第二位夫人这一切就发生了.分析泰勃的做法,会得出B选项所示的结论.故选B.
65.B 推理判断题.如果本文是一篇文章的第一部分,那么在文章的第二部分将介绍谁呢?key可以从文章第一句分析出来,在Leadville的黄金年代,其多彩的特点当中,Tabor及其第二任妻子Elizabeth McCourt是值得大书特书的,接着,文章都在讲述有关H.A.W.Tabor发家致富的历史,如先买下匹兹堡矿,后又买下Matchless矿,最后成为市长,代理州长,等等,所以涉及到的全是男主人公,因此下边再讲的话,应成为女主人公即Elizabeth McCourt的天地了,她是Tabor的第二任妻子.这是顺理成章的事.故选B.
点评 阅读理解是考查语篇理解能力.常考的题型有:推理判断题;主旨大意题;细节理解题;猜测词意题.近几年又出现了两种新的考查方式:写作态度判断题和文章结构题.解题时,在读懂文章的基础上,还有特别注意掌握题型的特征,尤其是细节题和推断题不可混淆:细节题是文章信息的再现;推断题是文章信息的提取.本题是广告类文章,考查主要是以细节题为主,细节题要注意常用的出题陷阱有:夸大,缩小,张冠李戴,偷梁换柱,无中生有等,做题时要看清看准.
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