大學英語作文-英語四級閱讀訓練6

1、大學英語作文英語四級閱讀訓練 6Amongthe 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 h

2、is 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 lured 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 kn

3、own as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he becameits 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 ope

4、ned 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, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discove

5、red.' He did this fora 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 decidedto quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent, ho

6、wever, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them.“ Oh help yourself. One more time won't makeany difference, ” He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers. The two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in returnfor which they gave Tabor a one-thirdinterest in their findings. They

7、picked a barren 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.

8、Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117 000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor becameits first mayor, and later becamelieutenantgovernor of

9、the state.1. Leadville got its name for thefollowing reasons EXCEPT .A. because Tabor became itsleading citizenB. because great deposits of lead is expected to be found thereC. because it could bring good fortune to TaborD. because it was renamed2. The word“ grubstake ” inparagraph 2 means .A. to su

10、pply miners with food andsuppliesB. to open a general storeC. to do one's contribution to the development of the mineD. to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if onewasdiscovered3. Tabor made his first fortune .A. bysupplying two prospective miners and get

11、ting in return a one-third interest in the findingsB. because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplyingC. by buying the shares of the otherD. as a land speculator4. The underlying reason for Tabor 's life career is .A. purely accidentalB. basedon the analysis of miner ' s being ve

12、ry poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining siteC. through the help from his second wifeD. he planned well and accomplished targets step by step5. 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 se

13、cond wife,Elizabeth McCourt.C. Other colorful characters.D. Tabor other careers.【答案與解析】短文大意：本文主要講述霍塞斯奧斯汀沃納泰勃發(fā)家的故事。1. C細節(jié)題。因為Leadville 可以 為 Tabor 帶來巨富。 這一點不是 Leadville 得名的原因，因為在文章 第二段中，講到這一點時，提及三個原因：A。因為Tabor成為當?shù)氐木用翊砣宋?，B。因為在Leadville 有豐富的鉛的儲藏量。D。因 為Leadville 是因為Tabor重要而起的名，唯獨C沒有，因為到后來 發(fā)現(xiàn)是銀礦才給他帶來巨富。

14、2. D 詞匯題。第二段中 grubstake 的 詞義與D所述內容是相同的，即“供給探礦者資金，衣物，食品以及 其他物品”。 （可參閱英華大辭典修訂第二版 64 頁）但此處還補充地講， 作為回報，供給者可以獲得礦中資源一定份額。 （見文章第二段第 4 行）3. A 細節(jié)題。 Tabor 第一次真正發(fā)財是他為兩名礦工提供資助， 為此他獲得他們礦資源三分之一的股份。見文章第三段 4-9 行內容： 兩名開礦者從 Tabor 那兒借走價值 17美元的物品， 作為回報， Tabor 獲得他們礦資源三分之一股份。 于是兩位開礦者在一座山旁的不毛之 地開始挖掘，九天之后，發(fā)現(xiàn)了銀的富礦，于是Tabor又將

15、兩人的股 份全買下， 這樣，銀礦屬于 Tabor 一個人所有， 這個礦就是后來著名 的“匹茲堡”礦。 Tabor 用 17美元的投資換來了 130萬美元的收獲。4. B 推斷題。由原文可知泰勃的財產(chǎn)來源是有一定偶然性的，但是 畢竟也是基于他開創(chuàng)的“ grubstake ”模式，因為A D都不對，C更 是沒有根據(jù)， 因為他還沒有娶第二位夫人這一切就發(fā)生了。 分析泰勃 的做法，會得出B選項所示的結論。5. B推斷題。如果本文是一篇 文章的第一部分，那么在文章的第二部分將介紹誰呢 ?key 可以從文章第一句分析出來，在 Leadville 的黃金年代，其多彩的特點當中， Tabor 及其第二任妻子

16、Elizabeth McCourt 是值得大書特書的， 接著， 文章都在講述有關 H.A.W.Tabor 發(fā)家致富的歷史，如先買下匹茲堡礦， 后又買下 Matchless 礦，最后成為市長，代理州長，等等，所以涉及 到的全是男主人公，因此下邊再講的話，應成為女主人公即 Elizabeth McCourt 的天地了，她是 Tabor 的第二任妻子。這是順理 成章的事?！鹃L難句解析】【解析】“ It ”是形式主語，真正的主語 是“ to ”后面的句子，“while ”引導時間狀語從句?！咀g文】他的通 常做法是對來采礦的人“下注” ，說得更明確一點就是泰勃供給這些 人食品、 用品等物品， 作為回報， 當他們采到礦后就會分給他一部分 股份。【重點單詞】 1. barren adj. 貧瘠的 2. fabulous adj. 神 話般的，難以置信的3. lure vt。誘惑，引誘4. deposit n。沉淀， 儲蓄 5. grubstake v 。下注 yielding ji:ldiadj.屈從的，柔順的，生產(chǎn)的 accidental .?ksi'dentladj.意外的，偶然的，附屬的 accom