AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadvillesgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownasBabyDoe.TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.hesaid. Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadvillesfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.『Itwashiscustomtogrubstakeprospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,orgrub,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.』①Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue. Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedforgrub.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewontmakeanydifference,Hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthePittsburghMine,made?1300000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment. LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate. 1.LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT. A.becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizen B.becausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthere C.becauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor D.becauseitwasrenamed 2.Thewordgrubstakeinparagraph2means. A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsupplies B.toopenageneralstore C.todoonescontributiontothedevelopmentofthemine D.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,ifonewasdiscovered 3.Tabormadehisfirstfortune. A.bysupplyingtwoprospectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterestinthefindings B.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplying C.bybuyingthesharesoftheother D.asalandspeculator 4.TheunderlyingreasonforTaborslifecareeris. A.purelyaccidental B.basedontheanalysisofminersbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityofdiscoveringprofitableminingsite C.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife D.heplannedwellandaccomplishedtargetsstepbystep 5.Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthefollowingpart? A.Taborslife. B.Taborssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt. C.Othercolorfulcharacters. D.Taborsothercareers. Vocabulary 1.barrenadj.贫瘠的 2.fabulousadj.神话般的，很难置信的 3.lurevt.魅惑，引诱 4.depositn.沉淀，储蓄 5.grubstakev.下注 ①It是形式主语，真的的主语是to后面的句子，while引导时间状语从句。 他的一般做法是对来采矿的人下注，说得更明确一点就是泰勃供给这类人食品、用品等物品，作为回报，当他们采到矿后就会分给他一部分股份。 答案与解析 本文主要讲述霍塞斯奥斯汀沃纳泰勃发家的故事。 1.C细节题。由于Leadville可以为Tabor带来巨富。这一点不是Leadville得名是什么原因，由于在文章第二段中，讲到这一点时，提及三个缘由：A.由于Tabor成为当地的居民代表人物，B.由于在Leadville有丰富的铅的储藏量。D.由于Leadville是由于Tabor要紧而起的名，唯独C没，由于到后来发现是银矿才给他带来巨富。 2.D词语题。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，食品与其他物品。但此处还补充地讲，作为回报，供给者可以获得矿中资源肯定份额。 3.A细节题。Tabor首次真的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17USD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，如此，银矿是Tabor一个人所有，这个矿就是后来著名的匹兹堡矿。Tabor用17USD的投资换来了130万USD的收成。 4.B判断题。由原文可知泰勃的财产来源是有肯定偶然性的，但毕竟也是基于他开创的grubstake模式，由于A、D都不对，C更是没依据，由于他还没娶第二位夫人这所有就发生了。剖析泰勃的做法，会得出B选项所示的结论。 5.B判断题。假如本文是一篇文章的第一部分，那样在文章的第二部分将介绍哪个呢?key可以从文章第一句剖析出来，在Leadville的黄金年代，其多彩的特征当中，Tabor及其第二任老婆ElizabethMcCourt是值得大书特书的，接着，文章都在讲述有关H.A.W.Tabor发财的历史，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ElizabethMcCourt的天地了，她是Tabor的第二任老婆。这是顺理成章的事。 Passage6建议用时：6分钟From:To: WhilethecitiesofChinahaveundergonemodernizationevidentintherisingtowersandbrightlightsthathaveawakenedthesleepingcountry,thecountrysideremainslargelythesame. 『RectangularrowsofricefieldslitterthelandscapeseparatedbylonglanesofwaterdesignedTOProvidetheconstantsupplyofwaterthatisvitalTOProducingthecrop.』①TheexperienceisnotunlikedrivingthroughtheAmericanMidwest,onlyricenotcorndominatesthelandscape. Fouryearsago,whenIlasttookthistrip,theroadsweredustandtelephonewiresdidnotrunparalleltothehighway.Bareroadshavebeenreplacedbysleek,newlypavedhighwaysrunningfromShanghaitoNanking,tomysmaller,homecity,Wuhu.UnlikethechangesIhadheardofandexpectedinShanghai,Wuhuwasmuchmoreofasurprise.ThesmallcitywhereIwasbornhadgrownupasIhave.Therearelargehigh-risebuildings,eachringedwithsmallerbuildingsaroundit,manyoftheseapartmentcomplexes.LittleseemedfamiliarandIwonderwhatmygrandparentsflatbuiltofbrickandmortarhadbecome. 『PerhapsIshouldnthavebeensurprisedtofindoutthattheirhomehadbeendemolishedandrebuiltasasixstoryapartmentcomplexaswell.』②WalkinguptothesecondfloorIsawmygrandfathersfacepeeringoutofthescreendoor.Hebegantosmileashesawme,andsodidI.Theirhomeisnownodifferentfromawesternapartment.Equippedwiththemodernamenitiesofagasstove,atoilet,ashower?thiswasindeeddifferentfromfouryearsago. 1.Accordingtotheauthor,dramaticchangestookplacein. A.citiesbutnotcountrysideofChina B.bothcitiesandcountrysideofChina C.countrysidebutnotinlargecities D.everywhere 2.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat. A.peasantsleadsimilarlifeallovertheworld B.ChineseirrigatingsystemismoreimpressingthanthatinAmerica C.peasantsinMidwestAmericarai百度竞价推广orecornswhileChinesepeasantsrai百度竞价推广orerice D.peasantsinMidwestAmericarai百度竞价推广orericewhileChinesepeasantsrai百度竞价推广orecorn 3.TheauthorwastravelingtoWuhu. A.inordertotakeasTOPduringthetripfromShanghaitonanking B.inordertofindsomeplacesimilartohishometown C.inordertovisithisgrandparents D.inordertofindoutchangesinsmallcities 4.Theauthorsgrandparents. A.liveintheirhou网站优化fbrickandmortar B.liveinanapartmentsimilartowesterners C.ledatotallywesternizedlife D.waspoorastheyalwayswere 5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage? A.FlashbacktoChina B.FromShanghaitonanking C.WuhuToday D.BackWithMyGrandParentsVocabulary 1.mortarn.灰泥 2.amenityn.便利设施 3.rectangularadj.长方形的 4.littern.一塌糊涂的东西 5.lanen.小路 6.demolishvt.拆除 长难句分析 ①句子的主干是landscapeseparatedby，that引导的定语从句，修饰water。 长方形的稻田杂乱地分布在田野上，田野被一些长长的水槽所隔开，这类水槽是为了提供这类作物成长所必需的水。 ②aswell作也，又讲，一般放在句末，而aswellas作也，又讲放在句中。 或许，对于他们家已被拆除，重新盖起了六层的公寓，我不应该感到惊奇。 答案与解析 本文主要讲述作者回家乡所看到的家乡的巨大变化。 1.A细节题。这道题非常简单,就是考察对第一段那个长句的理解。作者说虽然大城市有巨大的变化,但农村还是老样子。 2.C判断题。美国中西部的农民种植玉米较多而中国农民种植大米较多。依据第二段最后一句:眼前的景象比较容易叫人想起美国的中西部区域,只是那里到处是玉米,这儿到处是大米。 3.C判断题。芜湖是作者的家乡，他回去是要看望我们的祖爸爸妈妈。 4.B细节题。作者的祖爸爸妈妈住在一个像西方人的房屋里面。 5.A主旨题。芜湖，祖爸爸妈妈，旅途都只不过文章涉及的一个方面，做标题比较适合的还是A选项。