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.
答案与详解
【短文大意】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。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。
2. D 词汇题。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 。但此处还补充地讲,作为回报,供给者可以获得矿中资源一定份额。
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