广州市2015高考英语二轮阅读训练（三）及答案.docVIP

广州市2015高考英语二轮阅读训练（3）及答案 短文语法填空【1】 A Brave Maid ? ? A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall ___1 (amaze)everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected __2 (value) jewels to decorate it. People thought highly __3 its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it. ? ? The vase used to belong to a former castle. ___4 when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order ___5 (remove) people’s doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out ___6 informal investigation. The evidences they found showed ___7__ a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. __8 never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies ___9 were in search of treasures. It is worth ____10 (give) this brave maid a fortune in return. 6. 【参考答案】Keys: 1.amazed 2.valuable 3.of 4.But 5.to remove 6.an 7.that 8.She 9.who/that 10.giving 短文语法填空【2】 A Fair Competition ? ? Swifter, Higher and Stronger stands ___1 the spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is the basis of this motto. Only __2 you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. __3 nowadays, unlike the ancient honest slave competitors, some hopeless athletes ___4 can’t bear the pain of training cheat when taking part in games. Medals seem to have magical power ___5 (cause) them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal. So, in the gymnastics event ___6 (hold) in our city next month, one of the host’s ___7__ (responsible) is to keep competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is to have a regular physical examination in a gymnasium __8 after another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers in charge will be very strict. ___9 is foolish to cheat because they ____10 (not admit) to compete and will even be fined as we