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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 1855 to homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was attracted 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. "A large amount of lead is 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（预期的） 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（坚持的）, 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 place on the mountainside 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 abundant than the Pittsburgh, producing $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became the governor of the state.  
49. The word "grubstake" in paragraph 2 means __________ .
　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
50.Tabor made his first fortune_________.
　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（投机商）
51. The underlying（潜在的）reason for Tabor’s successful life career is __________.
　  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
52. If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the following  part?
A. Tabor’s life.     　　                        B. Tabor’s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.
　　C. Other colorful characters.　　         D. Tabor’s other careers.　　

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

A：Excuse me, sir, but I’m writing a report on what people prefer to do on holiday. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?

B：No, not at all. Please go (76)a_______.

A：How often do you go on holiday?

B：I generally have two weeks’ holiday a year.

A：And what do you prefer to do when you are on holiday?

B：Well, I don’t usually visit my family. We live quite(77) c_____ and I can see them any time. But I do like to visit museums, (78)e__________ if there is a special exhibition on. I don’t like to stay at home, though my parents do. (79)I________, I prefer to get away from the city and just (80)e________ the peace of the country. You know, just sit under a tree, listen to the birds in the morning, or maybe go walking over the hills.

A：Have you ever (81)t_________ abroad?

B：No, I haven’t .It’s too (82)e__________ for me. But my wife loves to visit the coast, so if the (83)w_________ is good we often go swimming in the sea, or maybe just lie on the (84)b________ and bathe in the sun.

A：OK. Well, thank you very much for your time.

B：You are (85)w_________.

第II卷(非选择题，共35分)

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文填词(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据以下揭示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

You can find almost any kind of restaurant in America, because it is a country of many different _______ (国籍). The telephone book lists restaurants for each           76. ____________

city ____to the name, area of the city, or kind of food . Restaurants in large 77. ____________

cities vary g __ in price. Many restaurants post their menus in the window, 78. ____________

so you can have some idea of the price and kind of food b__ you enter . If  79. ____________

you are ______(不确定)about how expensive the food is , ask to see a menu before 80. ___________

you are seated at a table, or e ______ just ask about the price range . Appearances 81. ___________

from the outside can be ______(误导)—what looks like a small, informal restaurant may  82. ___________

really be very expensive w ____ what looks like a large, expensive restaurant 83. ___________

may be very reasonable. You can get a meal for about $4 or $5 or _____ (稍微)more84. ___________

if you eat in snack bars or coffee shops. ____ most city restaurants, you should expect  85. ___________

to pay $8 to $10 a person for dinner, with alcoholic drinks and wine extra.

(2009安徽蚌埠二中月考) ______ smoking, he would not have got cancer in the lung.

A. Was he given up                    B. Had he given up w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

C. Did he give                           D. If he gave up

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】Don’t be late for your i__________, or you won’t get the job.
【小题2】She a__________ that she had stolen the bicycle.
【小题3】Man should protect w__________ for his own existence.
【小题4】Tom works so hard, so he will s_________ sooner or later.
【小题5】In English learning, you should a______ the importance to memory.
【小题6】We will buy some new flowers to r_________the old ones in the room.
【小题7】Dave didn’t r_______to any of her emails,which made her angry.
【小题8】 If you want to sell your old furniture, why not put an a ______in the local newspaper.
【小题9】It is a rule that our baggage should be i____________by customs officers.
【小题10】C______ among middle school students to enter the best colleges is intense (激烈的).