C

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 attracted 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. "A large amount of lead is 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（預期的） miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or"grub", while they looked for ore（礦石）, 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（堅持的）, 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 abundant than the Pittsburgh, producing $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became the governor of the state.  

49. 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

50.Tabor 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（投機商）

51. The underlying（潛在的）reason for Tabor’s successful 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

52. 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.　　

4. The moment I got home, I found I          my jacket on the playground.

A. had left              B. left                          C. have left      D. was leaving

27．As Senior 3 students, it is important to________a good state of mind.

       A．keep up                  B．stick with                C．attend to                 D．tie up

9. ---- Tom is _________ to computer games. ---- No wonder he is not doing well in school recently.

A. interested      B. curious         C. crazy                  D. addicted

32．---Honey, which movie should we watch tonight?

    ---I don’t mind which movie it is______there’s popcorn and soda.

       A．as if  B．now that   C．as long as  D．in order that

35. —— What about the rent?

——_________.You can pay weekly or monthly．

A.Not at all     B．that’s all right      C．You can’t miss it  D． It’s up to you

B

There is an English saying: “l(fā)aughter is best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter had similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmer. The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny programmer. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.  

As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

60.Doctors have proved the following EXCEPT that      .

 A. smiling does good to health                   B. laughter can be tolerated

C. there is a way to reduce pain                        D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet

61. The main idea of the passage is       .

 A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body

 B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter

 C. pain can be reduced by laughter  

 D. laughter is the best medicine

62.The underlined word “diminish” is similar to       .

 A. test              B. stop                      C. reduce                   D. increase

63. Doctors hold laughter clinics _________.

A. to give better condition to their patients

B. in order to improve patients’ health

 C. to make patients smile    

D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect

People always hate betting on football. __________ to our joy, our legal authority took action at length.

A．Ever　 　 B．Little     C．Much　 　D．Even

26．Nowadays people have to pass various tests for professional __________ so that they can be qualified for a well-paid job.

A．certificates　  B．permission   C．admission　　 D．Perseverance

Take things ____ they are and you will enjoy every day of your life．

A．what      B．where           C．as         D．that