1、浙江永嘉县高考英语阅读理解二轮精练题2及参考答案浙江永嘉县2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）精练题（2）及参考答案阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.Once there was a prisoner who was jailed in a dark prison which he thought was a great fortress(堡垒）. The cell was dark and wet. There was a tiny window with bars on it. The rest of the cell was so dark th
2、at he could not see the other three walls。 The only wall he could make out was the wall with the window in it. The only light the room received was from this window. Once in a while the prisoner would manage to climb up to the window and look out on the world outside。 If he stretched and looked, he
3、could see a little bit of the life-giving sun out there。For the first five years in that prison the prisoner stayed in the tiny place of light thrown in through the window. He never tried to go past the edge of the little square of light。 But then he became restless。 The prisoner started to move a l
4、ittle bit at a time deeper into the darkness of his prison cell。 He moved a few inches a day. After what seemed like a year he found the lefthand wall of the cell。 It took him much less time to find the right-hand wall as he was becoming more confident。Then he began to search for the wall opposite t
5、he window。 As he went deeper and deeper into the darkness of the cell he thought of turning back. But his curiosity drove him forward。 In the darkness of his cell he found the back wall had a door。 And the door was open!The door had always been open, and it led to a passage, which led him out of the
6、 dark prison into freedom and the life-giving sun. His imprisonment(监禁）had all been his mind。1。 Why did the prison NOT think of running away from the cell? A。 Because the cell was very dark and he could see nothing。 B。 Because the cell was so wellguarded and he could see no way to escape. C. Because
7、 he had thought there was no possibility to escape from the cell。 D。 Because he was afraid of getting lost if he walked out the cell.2。 What did the prisoner do during the first five years？ A。 He searched for ways to get out。 B. He stayed where the light shone. C。 He did nothing but blame himself D.
8、 He thought about where the other three walls were。3。 The underlined word “restless” most probably means _。 A. bored B。 ill C. excited D。 sleepy4. Which of the following statements is TRUE？ A。 The prisoner couldnt see even a little of the sun in the dark cell. B。 The prisoner was certain that there
9、was a door before finding it。 C。 The prisoner found the lefthand wall of the cell in a short time. D。 The prisoner thought of giving up looking for the back wall。阅读理解.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.American teens are setting an example for their parents through their volunteer work, according to
10、 a new survey by Harris Interactive。 They found that more teens volunteer to support a charitable cause 56% than have a part-time job 39%Parents said 82 of the teens in their lives do something to support charitable causes， including volunteering， recruiting(招募） others to a cause, wearing a button o
11、r Tshirt or donating money。 46% of the adults surveyed said they volunteer and they also take credit for inspiring their children to volunteer.Sara Johnson is a teacher who advises students at a private school. She says theres been an enthusiasm among teens for joining in social causes since Preside
12、nt Barack Obama was elected in November two years ago。The Harris Interactive survey found a quarter of teens have become more involved in charitable causes or organizations as a result of the economic downturn（经济衰退)。 But the economy has also led to cuts in income, and has teens working more hours at
13、 a paying job.Unlike many public high schools across the nation， Illiana Christian High School does not require its students to clock public service hours. Senior Melissa Marting said some kids are too busy with other things like sports and music， but most of her classmates do volunteer work.Alynn W
14、oodson， director of volunteer engagement at Habitat for Humanity International, said she has noticed a new enthusiasm among teen volunteers for the organization. It is expected that more than 12,000 young people will help build homes for low-income people around the nation this year。5。 Which of the
15、following is NOT mentioned in the passage？ A。 Helping find new people to work for charitable causes. B。 Donating clothes. C。 Donating money. D。 Helping building homes for low-income people.6。 Melissa Martin is most probably a _。 A。 teacher B. parent C。 student D。 surveyor7。 Due to the economic downt
16、urn， American teens _. A. find it harder to do parttime jobs B. spend less time doing volunteer work C. get more money from their parents D。 work harder at their studies8. Whats the best title of the passage？ A。 Teens in the economic downturn B。 Charitable causes in America C. More teens volunteer than work parttime D。 More parents inspire their children to volunteer。
