2016届浙江永嘉县高考英语二轮阅读理解精练题（2）

　　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 that 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 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 little 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 left-hand 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 the 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 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 well-guarded and he could see no way to escape.

　　C. Because 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. He thought about where the other three walls were.

　　3.

　　The underlined word “restless” most probably means ______.

　　A. bored B. ill C. excited D. sleepy

　　4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A. The prisoner couldn’t see even a little of the sun in the dark cell.

　　B. The prisoner was certain that there was a door before finding it.

　　C. The prisoner found the left-hand 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 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 or T-shirt 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 there’s been an enthusiasm among teens for joining in social causes since President 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 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 Woodson, 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 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. surveyor

　　7. Due to the economic downturn, American teens ______.

　　A. find it harder to do part-time jobs B. spend less time doing volunteer work

　　C. get more money from their parents D. work harder at their studies

　　8. What’s the best title of the passage?

　　A. Teens in the economic downturn B. Charitable causes in America

　　C. More teens volunteer than work part-time

　　D. More parents inspire their children to volunteer.

　　社会生活类。

　　Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.

　　A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身) , nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (传递) certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.

　　Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees (雇员) , because those people represent the companies to their customers.

　　As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well- qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open- minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.

　　There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.

　　1. Which of the following is the newspaper editor’s opinion according to Paragraph 2?

　　A. People’s appearances carry messages about themselves.

　　B. Customers’choices influence dress standards in companies.

　　C. Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.

　　D. Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.

　　2. What can be inferred from the text?

　　A. Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.

　　B. What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.

　　C. Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.

　　D. Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.

　　3. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

　　A. Employees Matter

　　B. Personal Choices Matter

　　C. Appearances Matter　

　　D. Hiring Managers Matter

　　4. The author’s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as　.　

　　A. enthusiasticB. negativeC. positive

　　D. sympathetic

　　【参考答案】45.CBCB　

　　社会生活类。

　　For those who make journeys across the world, the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages. Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village. Jet planes fly people from one end of the earth to the other, allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago.

　　Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far. A price has been paid, they say, for the conquest (征服) of time and distance.Travel is something to be enjoyed, not endured(忍受) . The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever- changing sights and sounds of a journey. A journey by train also has a special charm about it. Lakes and forests and wild, open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing. On board a plane, however, there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow windows of the airplane. The soft lighting, in- flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know, and the hours progress slowly.

　　Then there is the time spent being‘processed’at a modern airport. People are conveyed like robots along walkways; baggage is weighed, tickets produced, examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area. Journeys by rail and sea take longer, yes, but the hours devoted to being‘processed’at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent. No wonder, then, that the modern high- speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines.

　　Man, however, is now a world traveler and cannot turn his back on the airplane. The working lives of too many people depend upon it; whole new industries have been built around its design and operation. The holiday- maker, too, with limited time to spend, patiently endures the busy airports and the limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days, relaxing in the sun. Speed controls people’s lives; time saved, in work or play, is the important thing—or so we are told. Perhaps those first horsemen, riding free across the wild, open plains, were enjoying a better world than the one we know today. They could travel at will, and the clock was not their master.

　　1. What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 1?

　　A. Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages.

　　B. The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short.

　　C. The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams.

　　D. Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place.

　　2. How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph 2?

　　A. By giving instructions.B. By analyzing cause and effect.

　　C. By following the order of time.　D. By giving examples.

　　3. According to Paragraph 3, passengers are turning back to modern high- speed trains because　.　

　　A. they pay less for the tickets　B. they feel safer during the travel

　　C. they can enjoy higher speed of travel　D. they don’t have to waste time being‘processed’

　　4. What does the last sentence of the passage mean?

　　A. They could enjoy free and relaxing travel.　

　　B. They needed the clock to tell the time.

　　C. They preferred traveling on horseback.　

　　D. They could travel with their master.

　　5. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Air travel benefits people and industries.

　　B. Train travel has some advantages over air travel.

　　C. Great changes have taken place in modern travel.

　　D. The high speed of air travel is gained at a cost.

　　【参考答案】46.BDDAD