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 MaidA 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) peoples 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 remove6.an 7.that 8.She 9.who/that 10.giving短文语法填空【2】A Fair CompetitionSwifter, 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 cant 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 hosts _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 well.7. 【参考答案】Keys: 1.for 2.when 3.But 4.who 5.causing6.to be held 7.responsible 8.one 9.It 10.will not be admitted 完形填空完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Lately, Ive been talking about success with design students both at the school where I teach and at other programs that I visit. When I ask, “What is success?” The first response is, invariably(总是), “Getting a(n) 1 and making money.” It 2 some searching to arrive at a richer answer. 3 , getting paid is a baseline for success in any field. Putting this criterion on the table is a(n) 4 step.When I ask design students to talk about what makes design different from the fine 5 , they gravitate towards(被吸引到) the role of the client. Designers serve clients, or so the logic goes, 6 artists serve themselves.Although it is true that designers generally rely on clients, pleasing them is not the 7 purpose of our work. What designers share with our clients is the 8 . Our clients wouldnt need us at all if we werent helping them 9 that public. The public may never know who designed the coffee cup theyre holding, the magazine theyre reading or the sign thats 10 them where to go. But theyre seeing it, and some of them might, at some level, have their 11 enlivened(使有生气), simplified or otherwise improved by it. One way to think about success is asking whether your work gets 12 or used, and if so, whether using it improves peoples lives.Designers have many ways to 13 to their profession and to see and be seen in the design world. One is entering competitions and 14 work to annuals and exhibitions. Another is 15 the design communitygoing to events, lectures and conferences, and helping to organize them, too. Yet another involves 16 and writing. Blogs and online journals like this one enable any designer to have a voice and share ideas.Success is 17 going to work every day and getting paid. Success means finding personal satisfaction 18 your work and loving what you do. And it means engaging with a(n) 19 world: a world of clients and employers, but also of readers, users and other designers. It is those things that make us 20 .1、A、familyB、interviewC、jobD、award2、A、involvesB、raisesC、acquiresD、takes3、A、Again B、IndeedC、WellD、Often4、A、singleB、unusualC、necessaryD、extra5、A、ideasB、clothesC、collectionsD、arts6、A、whileB、andC、itD、because7、A、finalB、doubleC、originalD、correct8、A、conceptB、publicC、patternD、usage9、A、believeB、agreeC、realizeD、reach10、A、discussing B、showingC、equippingD、featuring11、A、spiritsB、officesC、livesD、houses12、A、seenB、paidC、askedD、talked13、A、expectB、designC、contributeD、compare14、A、exchangingB、negotiatingC、assigningD、presenting15、A、passing through B、participating inC、running offD、searching for16、A、readingB、listeningC、speakingD、signing17、A、rather thanB、other thanC、more thanD、less than18、A、inB、atC、ofD、to19、A、naturalB、socialC、insideD、modern20、A、happyB、excitedC、freeD、rich【参考答案】CDBCD AABDB CACDB ACABD阅读理解【1】 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给