2009年12月英語四級考試巔峰閱讀訓(xùn)練(32)

　　3.T abor 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

　　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.

　　難句突破

　　請翻譯以下長句，

　　1. 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.

　　答案與詳解

　　【短文大意】本文主要講述霍塞斯•奧斯汀•沃納•泰勃發(fā)家的故事。