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1、2022年考博英语-中央美术学院考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题Among the more colorful characters of Leadvilles 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
2、 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 Colo
3、rado 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 Leadvilles fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himse
4、lf, 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
5、 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 persis
6、tent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. “Oh help yourself. One more time wont 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.
7、They 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 investm
8、ent.Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governo
9、r of the state.1.Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT（ ）.2.The word “grubstake” in paragraph 2 means（ ）.3.Tabor made his first fortune（ ）.4.The underlying reason for Tabors life career is（ ）.5.If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the followin
10、g part?问题1选项A.because Tabor became its leading citizenB.because great deposits of lead is expected to be found thereC.because it could bring good fortune to TaborD.because it was renamed问题2选项A.to supply miners with food and suppliesB.to open a general storeC.to do ones contribution to the developmen
11、t of the mineD.to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered问题3选项A.by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findingsB.because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplyingC.by buying the shares
12、 of the otherD.as a land speculator问题4选项A.purely accidentalB.based on the analysis of miners being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining siteC.through the help from his second wifeD.he planned well and accomplished targets step by step问题5选项A.Tabors life.B.Tabors second wif
13、e, Elizabeth McCourt.C.Other colorful characters.D.Tabors other careers.【答案】第1题:C第2题:D第3题:A第4题:B第5题:B【解析】第1题:1.细节事实题。由第一段“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. “Gr
14、eat deposits of lead are sure to be found here.” he said. 不管怎么说，几年后，他搬到了西部一个名为加利福尼亚峡谷的科罗拉多小采矿营地，当他成为那里的主要公民后，他把这个营地重新命名为莱德维尔。“这里肯定能找到大量的铅矿藏。”他说。”可知有三个原因分别对应ABD项，C项“因为Leadville可以给Tabor带来财富”不正确，因为后来发现的是银矿，并且给他带来财富。2.推理判断题。由第二段“It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to sup
15、ply 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. 他的习惯是“喂饱”潜在的矿工，换句话说，就是给他们提供食物和给养. 如果发现了矿石，他可以得到一份矿石作为回报。”可知to supply是对该词的解释，故D项正确。3.细节事实题。由第三段“The two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for w
16、hich they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings. They 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 Tabo
