形考一—Howdoyoufeelaboutyourfamilylife?

—

.正確答案是：Notbad.Ithinkitisagoodchoicetobeafull-timemother.

—Doyouhavemuchexperiencewithcaringforbabies?—

.正確答案是：Yes,Ido.Ioftentakecareofkidsinmyfreetime.Thismovieis________thatone.

正確答案是：asinterestingas

Lilyisagoodstudentexcept________sheisalittlebitcareless.正確答案是：thatWeoftencomparechildren______flowers.正確答案是：toMostcoupleswhogetmarriedordecidetolivetogethergenerallyplantohavechildren.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswascommonandthiswasseenasanadvantage.Thatwasmainlybecausechildrenbeganworkingatanearlyagetohelpprovideforthefamily.Butwiththechangingtimesandwiththecostoflivinggettinghighereverysingleyear,havingabigfamilyisnolongerconsideredtobeapracticaloption.Infact,morecouplesconsiderthattheyhaveonlyonechildandsomedonothaveanydesiretobecomeparentsatall.AccordingtotheAustralianInstituteofFamilyStudies,by1986,womenaged40to44years,wereconsiderablymorelikelytohavegivenbirthtotwochildrenthanthreechildren(36%vs.27%)orfourormorechildren(19%).However,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehadthreeormorechildrenthantohavehadtwochildren(46%vs.36%).Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehadtwochildrenthanthreeormorechildren–atrendthatwasmostmarkedinthemostrecentperiod(38%vs.25%in1996;38%vs.22%in2006).Thesedays,mostfamiliesinAustraliahavetwochildren.Butthenumberofwomenwhohad

givenbirthto

asinglechild

increasedprogressively

fromonly8%in1981to13%in2006.TheU.S.CensusBureaustatesthatthereareapproximately14milliononlychildreninAmericatoday.This

comprises20%of

thechildren'spopulation

comparedto

only10%aroundfiftyyearsago.1.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswas

回答

A.uncommonandthiswasseenasanadvantageB.commonandthiswasseenasadisadvantageC.commonandthiswasseenasanadvantage2.By1986,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehad

回答children.A.lessB.more

C.no3.Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehad

回答A.threeorfourchildrenB.morechildrenC.fewerchildren4.

Accordingtothepassage,wecanpredictthatthenumberoffamilywithasinglechildwill

回答A.decreaseddramaticallyB.increaseddramaticallyC.remainedsteady5.

Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

回答A.FamiliesHavingFewerChildrenNowadays.B.CouplesHavingMoreChildrenNowadays.C.WomenBeingLikelytoHaveMoreChildren.形考二—Howdoyoufeelaboutyourfamilylife?

—

.正確答案是：Notbad.Ithinkitisagoodchoicetobeafull-timemother.—It'srainingsoheavilyoutside.I'mterriblyanxiousaboutmyson'ssafety.

—

.正確答案是：Don'tworryabouthim.Hewillcomebacksafeandsound.

Lilyisagoodstudentexcept________sheisalittlebitcareless.正確答案是：thatWeoftencomparechildren______flowers.正確答案是：toThebirthrateofthecountrydecreases______withyears.正確答案是：progressively二、閱讀理解：正誤判斷（每題10分）StoppingYellingAtYourKidsParentingishard.Ifyou'reaparent,I'msurethatIdon'tneedtotellyouthatourjobisatoughone.Whenyou'remanagingchildren,itcanbedifficulttorememberthattheyarestilllearning.Ifyoufindyouareyellingatyourkidsmoreoftenthanyouwantto,herearesomewaysthatcanhelpyoureducetheyelling.I'vebeenworkingonthisforthepastfewmonthsandIhavetosay,it'sbeenamazingforboththekidsandme.Ifyouarehavinganargumentwithyourchild,youneedtomakesureyoubothtakethetimetoreallylisten.Itgivesbothofyoutimetothinkandreallylistentoeachother,whichisimportant.

Kidsaremorelikelytolistentoyouifyoulistentothem!Oneofyourbiggeststrugglesistoremindyourselfofappropriateexpectations.Youcan'texpectthatyouryoungestactsasresponsiblyasyouroldest.Youshouldlowerwhatyouexpect–takingintoconsiderationthingsliketheirage–itcanmakeabigdifference.Youshoulddoyourbesttotakeamomentbeforeyellingandtakeinadeepbreath.Itmakesaworldofdifferenceforyou.Insteadofyelling,you'dbetterwhisper.Itcanalsohelpdiffuseanysituationbymakingthingsquieter,notlouder.Besides,themoretimeyouspendwithyourkids,thebetteryou'llgetatcommunicatingwiththem.You'rebothmorelikelytounderstandeachother.Ifyourchildrenaren'tlisteningoritseemstheyonlydon'tlistentoyou,youdon'ttakeitpersonally.Youshouldremindyourselfthatyourkidsarestilllearningandthey'renotgoingtobeperfect.1.Asaparent,youmayknowthatparentingisaneasyjob.

回答2.Listeningtoeachotherisagoodwaytostopargumentbetweenparentsandtheirkids.

回答3.Usuallyyoungerkidsbehavelessresponsiblythanelderchildren.回答4.Parentsshouldlowertheirexpectationsfortheirkids.

回答5.Bothyellingandwhisperingcanhelpmakethingsquieter.

回答形考三—Oursonhaspickedupsomebadhabitsrecently,andIamreallyworriedaboutit.—

.正確答案是：Cheerup.Ibelievehewillovercomeit.—It'srainingsoheavilyoutside.I'mterriblyanxiousaboutmyson'ssafety.

—

.正確答案是：Don'tworryabouthim.Hewillcomebacksafeandsound.Youngpeople______62%ofUniversityteachingstaff.正確答案是：compriseIwanttoknow________.

正確答案是：whathisnameisThebirthrateofthecountrydecreases______withyears.正確答案是：progressively二、閱讀理解：正誤判斷（每題10分）StoppingYellingAtYourKidsParentingishard.Ifyou'reaparent,I'msurethatIdon'tneedtotellyouthatourjobisatoughone.Whenyou'remanagingchildren,itcanbedifficulttorememberthattheyarestilllearning.Ifyoufindyouareyellingatyourkidsmoreoftenthanyouwantto,herearesomewaysthatcanhelpyoureducetheyelling.I'vebeenworkingonthisforthepastfewmonthsandIhavetosay,it'sbeenamazingforboththekidsandme.Ifyouarehavinganargumentwithyourchild,youneedtomakesureyoubothtakethetimetoreallylisten.Itgivesbothofyoutimetothinkandreallylistentoeachother,whichisimportant.

Kidsaremorelikelytolistentoyouifyoulistentothem!Oneofyourbiggeststrugglesistoremindyourselfofappropriateexpectations.Youcan'texpectthatyouryoungestactsasresponsiblyasyouroldest.Youshouldlowerwhatyouexpect–takingintoconsiderationthingsliketheirage–itcanmakeabigdifference.Youshoulddoyourbesttotakeamomentbeforeyellingandtakeinadeepbreath.Itmakesaworldofdifferenceforyou.Insteadofyelling,you'dbetterwhisper.Itcanalsohelpdiffuseanysituationbymakingthingsquieter,notlouder.Besides,themoretimeyouspendwithyourkids,thebetteryou'llgetatcommunicatingwiththem.You'rebothmorelikelytounderstandeachother.Ifyourchildrenaren'tlisteningoritseemstheyonlydon'tlistentoyou,youdon'ttakeitpersonally.Youshouldremindyourselfthatyourkidsarestilllearningandthey'renotgoingtobeperfect.操作提示：句子正確選擇下拉選項框為“T”；句子錯誤選擇下拉選項框為“F”。

1.Asaparent,youmayknowthatparentingisaneasyjob.

回答2.Listeningtoeachotherisagoodwaytostopargumentbetweenparentsandtheirkids.

回答3.Usuallyyoungerkidsbehavelessresponsiblythanelderchildren.回答4.Parentsshouldlowertheirexpectationsfortheirkids.

回答5.Bothyellingandwhisperingcanhelpmakethingsquieter.

回答形考四—It'srainingsoheavilyoutside.I'mterriblyanxiousaboutmyson'ssafety.

—

.正確答案是：Don'tworryabouthim.Hewillcomebacksafeandsound.—Kendidbadlyinhismathtest.I'mterriblyworriedabouttheresult.—

.正確答案是：Comeon.Itisn'ttheendoftheworld.Itissaidthat______2000factorieswerecloseddownduringtheeconomiccrisis.

正確答案是：approximatelyThismovieis________thatone.

正確答案是：asinterestingasThebirthrateofthecountrydecreases______withyears.正確答案是：progressivelyMostcoupleswhogetmarriedordecidetolivetogethergenerallyplantohavechildren.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswascommonandthiswasseenasanadvantage.Thatwasmainlybecausechildrenbeganworkingatanearlyagetohelpprovideforthefamily.Butwiththechangingtimesandwiththecostoflivinggettinghighereverysingleyear,havingabigfamilyisnolongerconsideredtobeapracticaloption.Infact,morecouplesconsiderthattheyhaveonlyonechildandsomedonothaveanydesiretobecomeparentsatall.AccordingtotheAustralianInstituteofFamilyStudies,by1986,womenaged40to44years,wereconsiderablymorelikelytohavegivenbirthtotwochildrenthanthreechildren(36%vs.27%)orfourormorechildren(19%).However,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehadthreeormorechildrenthantohavehadtwochildren(46%vs.36%).Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehadtwochildrenthanthreeormorechildren–atrendthatwasmostmarkedinthemostrecentperiod(38%vs.25%in1996;38%vs.22%in2006).Thesedays,mostfamiliesinAustraliahavetwochildren.Butthenumberofwomenwhohad

givenbirthto

asinglechild

increasedprogressively

fromonly8%in1981to13%in2006.TheU.S.CensusBureaustatesthatthereareapproximately14milliononlychildreninAmericatoday.This

comprises20%of

thechildren'spopulation

comparedto

only10%aroundfiftyyearsago.1.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswas

回答

A.uncommonandthiswasseenasanadvantageB.commonandthiswasseenasadisadvantageC.commonandthiswasseenasanadvantage2.By1986,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehad

回答children.A.lessB.more

C.no3.Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehad

回答

.A.threeorfourchildrenB.morechildrenC.fewerchildren4.

Accordingtothepassage,wecanpredictthatthenumberoffamilywithasinglechildwill

回答

(將會增長).A.decreaseddramaticallyB.increaseddramaticallyC.remainedsteady5.

Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

回答A.FamiliesHavingFewerChildrenNowadays.B.CouplesHavingMoreChildrenNowadays.C.WomenBeingLikelytoHaveMoreChildren.形考五—Isyourgrandmothergettingwellnow?—

.正確答案是：Yes,sheismuchbetternow.

—Linda,what'swrongwithyourgrandmother?

—

.正確答案是：Shehurtherleg.—Lookingafterababyisnotaneasyjob,isit?—

.正確答案是：No,itisn't.—I'msorrytohearthatyourgrandmotherisillinhospital.—

正確答案是：It'sverykindofyou.

—DoyoumindifIrecordyourlecture?

—

.正確答案是：No，notatall.二、閱讀短文，從A、B、C三個選項中選出一個正確答案。（每題10分）

Demandfor

\o"ElderlyCare"ElderlyCare

ServicesinChinaRisingRapidlyThenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60increased.Demandfor

\o"ElderlyCare"elderlycare

servicesinChinawillcontinuetoriseduetotheincreasingagingpopulation.Thenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60wasover200millionin2012,andwillbe300millionin2025and400millionin2034,accordingtoexperts.ItwillbeatoughchallengeforChinatodealwith,duetotheincreasingratesofurbanizationanda

decreasing

birthrate.TheChinesepeoplewillbefacingabigchallengeifwedonothaveenoughmoneywhenwegetolder.TheUnitedNationsdefinesanagingsocietyasonethathas10percentofitspopulationatorabovetheageof60.Whenmostdevelopedcountrieswereclassedasanagingsociety,theirgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitastoodatbetween5,000to10,000U.S.dollarsorabove.However,Chinabecameanagingsocietyin2001,anditsGDPpercapitawasonly1,000U.S.dollars.Itwas6,000U.S.dollarsin2012.China’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyisfragile.OnSept.13.2013,theStateCouncilissuedaguidelinetospeedupthedevelopmentofChina’s

\o"ElderlyCare"elderlycare

services,hopingtocompleteasocialcarenetworkforitselderlyby2025.1.Whatdoestheword“decreasing”inParagraph2mean?回答

A.Itmeans“falling”.

B.Itmeans“rising”.

C.Itmeans“peaking”.2.WhatdoesGDPstandsfor?A.GovernmentDocumentPublishingService.回答

B.Grossdomesticproduct.

C.Generaldomesticproduct.3.WhatwasChina’sGDPpercapitain2012?

回答

A.Itwas1,000U.S.dollars.

B.Itwas6,000U.S.dollars.

C.Itwas10,000U.S.dollars.4.WhyisChina’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyfragile？回答

A.BecauseofitsincreasingagingpopulationanditslowGDPpercapita.

B.BecausewhenChinawasclassedasanagingsociety,ourgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitaishigh.

C.BecauseofitsdecreasingagingpopulationanditshighGDPpercapita.5.Thepassageimpliesthat

回答

A.Chinesegovernmentcandonothingtodealwiththechallengeoftheincreasingagingpopulation

B.Chinesepeopledon’tneedenoughmoneywhentheygetolder

C.TheChinesesocialcarenetworkisexpectedtobecompletedinthenearfuture形考六—DoyoumindifIrecordyourlecture?

—

.正確答案是：No，notatall.—Lookingafterababyisnotaneasyjob,isit?—

.正確答案是：No,itisn't.

—Linda,what'swrongwithyourgrandmother?

—

.正確答案是：Shehurtherleg.—Isyourgrandmothergettingwellnow?—

.正確答案是：Yes,sheismuchbetternow.—I'msorrytohearthatyourgrandmotherisillinhospital.—

正確答案是：It'sverykindofyou.二、閱讀短文，從A、B、C三個選項中選出一個正確答案。（每題10分）

Demandfor

\o"ElderlyCare"ElderlyCare

ServicesinChinaRisingRapidlyThenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60increased.Demandfor

\o"ElderlyCare"elderlycare

servicesinChinawillcontinuetoriseduetotheincreasingagingpopulation.Thenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60wasover200millionin2012,andwillbe300millionin2025and400millionin2034,accordingtoexperts.ItwillbeatoughchallengeforChinatodealwith,duetotheincreasingratesofurbanizationanda

decreasing

birthrate.TheChinesepeoplewillbefacingabigchallengeifwedonothaveenoughmoneywhenwegetolder.TheUnitedNationsdefinesanagingsocietyasonethathas10percentofitspopulationatorabovetheageof60.Whenmostdevelopedcountrieswereclassedasanagingsociety,theirgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitastoodatbetween5,000to10,000U.S.dollarsorabove.However,Chinabecameanagingsocietyin2001,anditsGDPpercapitawasonly1,000U.S.dollars.Itwas6,000U.S.dollarsin2012.China’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyisfragile.OnSept.13.2013,theStateCouncilissuedaguidelinetospeedupthedevelopmentofChina’s

\o"ElderlyCare"elderlycare

services,hopingtocompleteasocialcarenetworkforitselderlyby2025.1.Whatdoestheword“decreasing”inParagraph2mean?回答

A.Itmeans“falling”.

B.Itmeans“rising”.

C.Itmeans“peaking”.2.WhatdoesGDPstandsfor?A.GovernmentDocumentPublishingService.回答

B.Grossdomesticproduct.

C.Generaldomesticproduct.3.WhatwasChina’sGDPpercapitain2012?

回答

A.Itwas1,000U.S.dollars.

B.Itwas6,000U.S.dollars.

C.Itwas10,000U.S.dollars.4.WhyisChina’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyfragile？回答

A.BecauseofitsincreasingagingpopulationanditslowGDPpercapita.

B.BecausewhenChinawasclassedasanagingsociety,ourgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitaishigh.

C.BecauseofitsdecreasingagingpopulationanditshighGDPpercapita.5.Thepassageimpliesthat

回答

A.Chinesegovernmentcandonothingtodealwiththechallengeoftheincreasingagingpopulation

B.Chinesepeopledon’tneedenoughmoneywhentheygetolder

C.TheChinesesocialcarenetworkisexpectedtobecompletedinthenearfuture形考七—I'msorrytohearthatyourgrandmotherisillinhospital.—

正確答案是：It'sverykindofyou.

—Linda,what'swrongwithyourgrandmother?

—

.正確答案是：Shehurtherleg.—Lookingafterababyisnotaneasyjob,isit?—

.正確答案是：No,itisn't.—Isyourgrandmothergettingwellnow?—

.正確答案是：Yes,sheismuchbetternow.

—DoyoumindifIrecordyourlecture?

—

.正確答案是：No，notatall.Thereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan't_____________you,andthatisyourwisdom.正確答案是：takeawayfromWefoundhim___________inthelaboratory.正確答案是：workingShesaidshe__________lostapen.正確答案是：hadJohnaskedme_______tovisithisuncle'sfarmwithhim.正確答案是：whetherIwouldlike

Heisworth____________.正確答案是：trusting二、閱讀理解：選擇題（每題10分）

AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville'sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.“Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.”hesaid.Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville'sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.『Itwashiscustomto“grubstake”prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or“grub”,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor“grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon'tmakeanydifference,”Hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1300000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment.LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.1.LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT

回答A.becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizenB.becausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthereC.becauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor2.Theword“grubstake”inparagraph2means

回答A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesB.toopenageneralstoreC.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,ifonewasdiscovered3.Tabormadehisfirstfortune

回答A.bysupplyingtwoprospectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterestinthefindingsB.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplyingC.bybuyingthesharesoftheother4.TheunderlyingreasonforTabor'slifecareeris

回答A.purelyaccidentalB.basedontheanalysisofminer'sbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityofdiscoveringprofitableminingsiteC.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife5.Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthefollowingpart?

回答A.Tabor'slife.B.Tabor'ssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt.C.Othercolorfulcharacters.形考八You'dbetter________tohospitalatonce.

正確答案是：goWefoundhim___________inthelaboratory.正確答案是：workingJohnaskedme_______tovisithisuncle'sfarmwithhim.正確答案是：whetherIwouldlike

HeaskedJohn______hecouldswim.正確答案是：if

Heisworth____________.正確答案是：trusting二、閱讀理解：正誤判斷（每題10分）

TheWichitaFallsPoliceDepartmentistryingtohelpcurbcrimeinneighboringcommunitiesthroughoutthecity.OnSaturdayWichitaFallsPolicegaveafreetwo-hourpresentationtohelplocalskeeptheircommunitycrimefree.Morethan20peopleshowedupattheMartinLutherKingCenterineastWichitaFallstobepartofthepresentation.

WichitaFallsPoliceOfficerJeffHughessaidthattheywantedtomakesurethefolksouttherewereawaretheyweredoingeverythingtotakeawaytheopportunityfromabadguy.Hughesremindedthoseinattendancethattheirhomesoutsidepresentationcouldbeanopeninvitationtocriminals.Oneofthebiggestwaystopreventcrime,accordingtoHughesistouseCPTED.AlsoknownasCrimePreventionThroughEnvironmentalDesign.“Thebiggestsite,thatwearedealingwithnow,thatweareendorsingfully,isNextdoorandit'ssimplyjust

,”ThesiteisfreeandhelpslocalssetupaVirtualCommunitythattheycaninteractwithfromthecomfortoftheirownhome."With

itallhappensinawebbasedprogramwhereifyousendsomethingoutitgetstothatgrouporthatpersoninstantly,theywillgetanalertontheirphoneoranemail,"saidHughes.AccordingtoHughes,hehasalreadyseenapositiveimpactlocallyfromthesiteandhopesitcancontinuetoexpandinWichitaFalls.操作提示：句子正確選擇下拉選項框為“T”；句子錯誤選擇下拉選項框為“F”。

1.TheWichitaFallsPoliceDepartmentisplanningsternermeasurestocombatcrime.

回答2.AccordingtoHughes,oneofthebiggestwaysofcrimepreventionisthroughenvironmentaldesign.

回答3.Thebiggestsitethatpoliceareapprovingfullyis.

回答4.Thepurposeofistohelplocalssetuparealcommunity.

回答5.Ifyouusethesite,youhavetopayforit.

回答形考九Wemustkeepourclassroom_____________.正確答案是：cleanJohnaskedme_______tovisithisuncle'sfarmwithhim.正確答案是：whetherIwouldlikeShesaidshe__________lostapen.正確答案是：hadThereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan't_____________you,andthatisyourwisdom.正確答案是：takeawayfrom二、閱讀理解：選擇題（每題10分）

AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville'sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.“Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.”hesaid.Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville'sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.『Itwashiscustomto“grubstake”prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or“grub”,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor“grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon'tmakeanydifference,”Hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1300000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment.LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.操作提示：通過題干后的下拉框選擇題目的正確答案。1.LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT

回答A.becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizenB.becausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthereC.becauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor2.Theword“grubstake”inparagraph2means

回答A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesB.toopenageneralstoreC.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,ifonewasdiscovered3.Tabormadehisfirstfortune

回答A.bysupplyingtwoprospectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterestinthefindingsB.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplyingC.bybuyingthesharesoftheother4.TheunderlyingreasonforTabor'slifecareeris

回答A.purelyaccidentalB.basedontheanalysisofminer'sbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityofdiscoveringprofitableminingsiteC.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife5.Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthefollowingpart?

回答A.Tabor'slife.B.Tabor'ssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt.C.Othercolorfulcharacters.形考十Wefoundhim___________inthelaboratory.正確答案是：workingShe_________thechildrennottomakeanynoise.正確答案是：told

HeaskedJohn______hecouldswim.正確答案是：ifYou'dbetter________tohospitalatonce.

正確答案是：goThereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan't_____________you,andthatisyourwisdom.正確答案是：takeawayfrom二、閱讀理解：正誤判斷（每題10分）

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