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二者意味不一样。 D意为：“它矫揉造作、滑稽可笑。”这与说它gentlemanly（具有绅士风度，矜持，即：没有冲撞或拼抢）不一样。
3。 B推断题。第三段指出，在电视上，垒球运动被切换成不同角度的画面，而且不断地使用重放、特写等电视制作技术，这破坏了该运动的整体运动感，使观众无法将自己投入（project）到运动中去，以体会到这种寓动于静的运动之美。电视做不到这一点（The TV won’t do it for you），因此，电视上的垒球比赛看上去（seems）孤孤单单、冷冷清清、沉沉静静、慢慢腾腾。C、D不对，作者仅指出了不同运动有不同运动的特征，并未说哪种运动优于哪种。参阅文章最后一句。
4。 B推断题。第四段整个都在描述垒球场上的一个场景：拿三垒的运动员假设对方全投出好球，作好了一切准备，但是对方投出的并不是好球。所以在那时候他的准备做不做都不会影响比赛结果。他说本来可以闭上眼睛，意思就是B项所写的。A、C、D都不符合作者的意图。这道题需要完整地了解第四段内容才能作好选择。
5。 D推断题。在本文中，作者主要探讨了垒球的特征及欣赏，作者着重指出的是：只有根据垒球的特征来欣赏它，才能体会到它的魅力。在他看来，观察到垒球比赛中运动员的各种动作、垒球位之间的关系等是欣赏它的关键（第三段第二句）。只有从整体来把握它，才能看到每一个小的动作、每一个眼神乃至于“静止”的意义，也只有这样，才能全身心地投入比赛中，欣赏到它的魅力。可见，作者对垒球有很深的理解而且非常喜爱垒球。主要参考第三、四、五段。
第一篇 人文篇Passage 5
Passage 5建议用时：7。5分钟From：To：
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 lured 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。 “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 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 was discovered。』①He 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； 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 fabulous than the Pittsburgh；yielding 35 000 worth of silver per day at one time。Leadville grew。Tabor became its first mayor；and later became lieutenant governor of the state。
1。Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT。
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
D。because it was renamed
2。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
3。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
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。
Vocabulary
1。barren adj。 贫瘠的
2。fabulous adj。 神话般的，难以置信的
3。lure vt。诱惑，引诱
4。deposit n。沉淀，储蓄
5。grubstake v。下注
长难句解析
①【解析】“It”是形式主语，真正的主语是“to”后面的句子，“while”引导时间状语从句。
【译文】他的通常做法是对来采矿的人“下注”，说得更明确一点就是泰勃供给这些人食品、用品等物品，作为回报，当他们采到矿后就会分给他一部分股份。
答案与详解
【短文大意】本文主要讲述霍塞斯·奥斯汀·沃纳·泰勃发家的故事。
1。 C细节题。因为Leadville可以为Tabor带来巨富。这一点不是Leadville得名的原因，因为在文章第二段中，讲到这一点时，提及三个原因：A。因为Tabor成为当地的居民代表人物，B。因为在Leadville有丰富的铅的储藏量。D。因为Leadville是因为Tabor重要而起的名，唯独C没有，因为到后来发现是银矿才给他带来巨富。
2。 D词汇题。第二段中grubstake的词义与D所述内容是相同的，即“供给探矿者资金，衣物，食品以及其他物品”。（可参阅英华大辞典修订第二版64页）但此处还补充地讲，作为回报，供给者可以获得矿中资源一定份额。（见文章第二段第4行）
3。 A细节题。Tabor第一次真正发财是他为两名矿工提供资助，为此他获得他们矿资源三分之一的股份。见文章第三段4…9行内容：两名开矿者从Tabor那儿借走价值17美元的物品，作为回报，Tabor获得他们矿资源三分之一股份。于是两位开矿者在一座山旁的不毛之地开始挖掘，九天之后，发现了银的富矿，于是Tabor又将两人的股份全买下，这样，银矿属于Tabor一个人所有，这个矿就是后来著名的“匹兹堡”矿。Tabor用17美元的投资换来了130万美元的收获。
4。 B推断题。由原文可知泰勃的财产来源是有一定偶然性的，但是毕竟也是基于他开创的“grubstake”模式，因为A、D都不对，C更是没有根据，因为他还没有娶第二位夫人这一切就发生了。分析泰勃的做法，会得出B选项所示的结论。
5。 B推断题。如果本文是一篇文章的第一部分，那么在文章的第二部分将介绍谁呢？key可以从文章第一句分析出来，在Leadville的黄金年代，其多彩的特点当中，Tabor及其第二任妻子Elizabeth McCourt是值得大书特书的，接着，文章都在讲述有关H。A。W。Tabor发家致富的历史，如先买下匹兹堡矿，后又买下Matchless矿，最后成为市长，代理州长，等等，所以涉及到的全是男主人公，因此下边再讲的话，应成为女主人公即Elizabeth McCourt的天地了，她是Tabor的第二任妻子。这是顺理成章的事。
第一篇 人文篇Passage 6
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While the cities of China have undergone modernization evident in the rising towers and bright lights that have awakened the sleeping country； the countryside remains largely the same。
『Rectangular rows of rice fields litter the landscape separated by long lanes of water designed to provide the constant supply of water that is vital to producing the crop。』① The experience is not unlike driving through the American Midwest； only rice not corn dominates the landscape。
Four years ago； when I last took this trip； the roads were dust and telephone wires did not run
