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2009年12月英語四級(jí)閱讀考試訓(xùn)練(三二)

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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 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 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, 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 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 fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state.
　　1. Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT.
　　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
　　2. 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
　　3.T abor 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
　　4. The underlying reason for Tabor's 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
　　5. 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.
　　難句突破
　　請(qǐng)翻譯以下長句，
　　1. 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 discovered.
　　答案與詳解
　　【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(xì)節(jié)題。因?yàn)長eadville可以為Tabor帶來巨富。這一點(diǎn)不是Leadville得名的原因，因?yàn)樵谖恼碌诙沃校v到這一點(diǎn)時(shí)，提及三個(gè)原因：A.因?yàn)門abor成為當(dāng)?shù)氐木用翊砣宋�，B.因?yàn)樵贚eadville有豐富的鉛的儲(chǔ)藏量。D.因?yàn)長eadville是因?yàn)門abor重要而起的名，唯獨(dú)C沒有，因?yàn)榈胶髞戆l(fā)現(xiàn)是銀礦才給他帶來巨富。
　　2. D詞匯題。第二段中g(shù)rubstake的詞義與D所述內(nèi)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(bǔ)充地講，作為回報(bào)，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(xì)節(jié)題。Tabor第一次真正發(fā)財(cái)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(nèi)容：兩名開礦者從Tabor那兒借走價(jià)值17美元的物品，作為回報(bào)，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又將兩人的股份全買下，這樣，銀礦屬于Tabor一個(gè)人所有，這個(gè)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(cái)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?yàn)锳、D都不對(duì)，C更是沒有根據(jù)，因?yàn)樗�沒有娶第二位夫人這一切就發(fā)生了。分析泰勃的做法，會(huì)得出B選項(xiàng)所示的結(jié)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(diǎn)當(dāng)中，Tabor及其第二任妻子Elizabeth McCourt是值得大書特書的，接著，文章都在講述有關(guān)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(yīng)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。
　　長難句解析
　�、佟窘馕觥�"It"是形式主語，真正的主語是"to"后面的句子，"while"引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。
　　【譯文】他的通常做法是對(duì)來采礦的人"下注"，說得更明確一點(diǎn)就是泰勃供給這些人食品、用品等物品，作為回報(bào)，當(dāng)他們采到礦后就會(huì)分給他一部分股份。
　　全文翻譯
　　Leadville的繁盛時(shí)期，有諸多有趣的人物，其中就有H.A.W.Tabor 和他的第二任妻子Elizabeth McCourt ，他們被稱為"Baby Doe"。他們的發(fā)家史迅速變成古西部的傳奇。賀瑞斯、安斯汀、華納、陶伯原是佛蒙特州的一個(gè)老師。1855年，他帶著第一任妻子和兩個(gè)孩子，乘著載有全部家當(dāng)?shù)鸟R車來到了堪薩斯州的一個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)。也許是他不喜歡務(wù)農(nóng)，也可能是他被科羅拉多州的金礦傳奇所吸引，總之，幾年之后，他從西部搬到了科羅拉多州的一個(gè)被稱為加利福尼亞谷的小礦聚集地。之后他成為這個(gè)州的州長，便將這里重命名為Leadville。他預(yù)言大量的鉛礦在這里將被發(fā)現(xiàn)。
　　結(jié)果，這里出現(xiàn)的不是鉛礦，而是銀礦，這些銀礦成為Leadville的好運(yùn)和財(cái)富。陶伯本身對(duì)礦廠了解很少，于是他開了一個(gè)綜合經(jīng)營店，銷售從靴子到鹽，面粉以及香煙等各式各樣的東西給那些需要援助的采礦者，換句話來說，他提供食品和其他供應(yīng)，一旦有人發(fā)現(xiàn)礦廠，作為回報(bào)，他也能從中獲益。他做了很多年，但是他支助的人都沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)任何有價(jià)值的東西。
　　1878年的一天，兩個(gè)礦工來尋求“下注”。但陶伯已經(jīng)打算放棄了，因?yàn)樗诖朔矫婊颂噱X卻一無所獲。他們堅(jiān)持自己的要求，陶伯忙得沒空和他們爭吵，所以他說：“好吧，再多一次也無所謂了。”說完他就做生意去了。兩個(gè)礦工得到了17美金的供給，作為回報(bào)，他們將會(huì)給予陶伯他們淘金所得的三分之一利潤。他們選擇了一塊荒山挖礦。9天之后，他們挖到了一座很富足的銀礦。陶伯買下了兩個(gè)礦工的股份，獨(dú)自擁有了整座銀礦，這就是后來著名的匹茲堡礦。陶伯以17美金的投資獲得了1300000美金的回報(bào)。
　　后來，陶伯在城外的荒山上用$117 000買下了一個(gè)舉世無雙的礦。這個(gè)礦甚至比匹茲堡礦更為驚人，它曾為陶伯創(chuàng)下每天$35 000的銀產(chǎn)出。Leadville慢慢發(fā)展起來了，陶伯成為它的第一個(gè)市長，后來又成為這個(gè)州的副州長。
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