2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解85.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解 1. A program in the United States invites young people to visit a prison. The goal is to teach them to avoid bad choices and bad influences that could put them behind bars for life. Students can take a tour of the prison, in school groups or by themselves.At the end, the young people sit down for a discussion with some of the inmates. The program is called Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy, or PATT. It takes place at the Maryland Correctional Institution-HagerstoWn, a medium-security prison for men. Sal Mauriello, a case specialist, said,“We have a group of eleven inmates who are in the PATT program. They tell the youth what they went through as a child, what their crimes consist of. They try to teach them about peer pressure (同伴间的压力). They try to teach them about bad choices.” The Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy program also includes an essay-writing contest, and most teens who visit come to understand what even one bad decision can mean. Prisoners Against Teen Tragedy began in 1988. It is one of Marylands oldest programs to keep young people from a life of crime. But there are also others. Prison spokesman Mark Vernarelli said, “We found that girls really need special sit-down sessions sometimes more than boys do, so we have a program for girls only. we also have a program that travels across the state,which talks about the dangers of gang affiliation (加入帮派) .” The prisoners in the PATT program also gain from the program. It offers them a chance to help repay society for their crimes, and keep others from following in their footsteps. 63. The underlined word“inmates”in Paragraph 2 refers to _____. A. officials in the prison B. organizers of PATT C. specialists on crime D. persons put into prison 64. PATT teaches students to______. A. care about people around them B. do something for the prisoners C. be careful about making decisions D. improve awareness of personal safety 65. We can infer from the text that_______ . A. PATT is a