a few years later he moved west to the small Coloradomining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became itsleading 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 everythingfrom 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 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 decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These werepersistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. Oh help yourself. One moretime 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-thirdinterest 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 twomen, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as the Pittsburgh Mine, made 1300 000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.
Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the townfor $117 000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and laterbecame lieutenant governor of the state.
操作提示： 通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。
1. Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT【C】 .
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
2. The word grubstake in paragraph 2 means【C】 .
A. to supply miners with food and supplies
B. to open a general store
C. to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one wasdiscovered
3. Tabor made his first fortune【A】 .
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
4. The underlying reason for Tabor' s life career is【B】 .
A. purely accidental
B. based on the analysis of miner' s being very poor and their possibility of discoveringprofitable mining site
C. through the help from his second wife
5. If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the followingpart? 【B】
A. Tabor' s life.
B. Tabor' s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.
C. Other colorful characters.
二、 阅读理解： 正误判断（每题 10 分）
The Wichita Falls Police Department is trying to help curb crime in neighboring communitiesthroughout the city. On Saturday Wichita Falls Police gave a free two-hour presentation tohelp locals keep their community crime free.More than 20 people showed up at the Martin Luther King Center in east Wichita Falls to bepart of the presentation.
Wichita Falls Police Officer Jeff Hughes said that they wanted to make sure the folks out therewere aware they were doing everything to take away the opportunity from a bad guy.Hughes reminded those in attendance that their homes outside presentation could be an openinvitation to criminals. One of the biggest ways to prevent crime,
according to Hughes is touse CPTED. Also known as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
The biggest site, that we are dealing with now, that we are endorsing fully, is Nextdoor andit' s simply just nextdoor. com,The site is free and helps locals set up a Virtual Community that they can interact with fromthe comfort of their own home.
With www. nextdoor. com it all happens in a web based program where if you send something outit gets to that group or that person instantly, they will get an alert on their phone or anemail, said Hughes.
According to Hughes, he has already seen a positive impact locally from the site and hopesit can continue to expand in Wichita Falls.
操作提示： 句子正确选择下拉选项框为 T； 句子错误选择下拉选项框为 F。
1. The Wichita Falls Police Department is planning sterner measures to combat crime. 【F】
2. According to Hughes, one of the biggest ways of crime prevention is through environmentaldesign. 【T】
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