Classified TrainingⅡ 分类训练二

完形填空

（一）

My new birthday tradition was a big hit today. I 1 it a couple of years ago. It goes like this： I put the same 2 of one-dollar bills as my new 3 into my pocket and surprise strangers around town. I know， $24 isn’t much but that’s my attempt at 4 kindness.

I gifted strangers at local 5 including McDonald’s， Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf， Blenders， Kyle’s Kitchen， Yogutland， as well as tipping some of the folks behind the counter.

Reactions were wonderful as I 6 “It’s my birthday and paying for this is your gift to me.” I would put down the money and 7 . Recipients and even people working at the shops were astonished and excited.

I love it that people will tell the 8 of the mystery guy with the Batman mask who paid for their coffee or burger.

The 9 one of all was the last one at a restaurant. I paid for a young man’s 10 . He was shocked and delighted and I left and got into the car. He 11 me and told me I had made his day， and that I started something today. He told me his 12 was in three days and we’re both in December. He was turning 25. I told him about filling 25 13 in his pocket and making people 14 the way he felt right then.

He wished me a happy birthday and a happy new year， and I 15 quickly with my Batman mask on.

What a great birthday！

1. A. considered B. changed C. began D. stopped

2. A. size B. number C. color D. date

3. A. kindness B. career C. period D. age

4. A. receiving B. spreading C. finding D. appreciating

5. A. schools B. parks C. shops D. restaurants

6. A. warned B. explained C. informed D. reminded

7. A. leave B. think C. laugh D. stay

8. A. duty B. way C. story D. difference

9. A. best B. easiest C. funniest D. cleverest

10. A. clothing B. item C. meal D. ticket

11. A. cared about B. called for C. believed in D. ran after

12. A. celebration B. birthday C. wedding D. holiday

13. A. chocolate B. cards C. bills D. presents

14. A. feel B. improve C. touch D. create

15. A. looked out B. stood up C. turned around D. drove off

（二）

I remember the first time I saw a skateboarder roll past me when I was 14 in the early 90s. The skater moved in such a 1 and cool way. He 2 through the crowds in the same way that water finds its natural 3 . I can still clearly 4 the sound of the trail of the skateboard snapping against （撞击） the road as the skateboarder jumped up with the board into the 5 . It was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. Why walk to school when you could skate？ After serious saving and a 6 for early birthday funds， I 7 myself in the skate shop and got my first skateboard！

What I didn’t know then was that this first 8 was the beginning of a voyage that would never 9 . Information and experiences were exchanged and 10 with friends. And only through dedication and perseverance did my ability and confidence 11 .

And as my skateboarding years rolled by， my friends and I 12 further into the unknown architectural skate spots around the globe. 13 with fellow skateboarders get past borders because the sport brings with it a bond of sincerity. You know 14 good times await. You’re a global conqueror （征服者） aboard four wheels and seven layers of plywood （胶合板）.

I’m now 36， and， as I continue to age， my adventures as a skateboarder will 15 . Skateboarding is an extension of play and fun. I shall never get tired of it.

1. A. smooth B. sensitive C. safe D. strange

2. A. walked B. weaved C. drove D. looked

3. A. color B. route C. procedure D. origin

4. A. enjoy B. analyze C. recall D. recognize

5. A. night B. sea C. cave D. air

6. A. love B. goal C. request D. concern

7. A. dressed B. calmed C. expressed D. found

8. A. competition B. attempt C. plan D. order

9. A. end B. pass C. work D. fail

10. A. brought B. kept C. shared D. valued

11. A. improve B. change C. start D. grow

12. A. journeyed B. divided C. fell D. broke

13. A. Trades B. Relations C. Arguments D. Problems

14. A. endless B. worthless C. aimless D. restless

15. A. fade away B. come back C. go on D. run out

（三）

When I was 13， I enjoyed reading for hours. I always found myself in a small public 1 . I found a paradise of silence where I could 2 my inner self and find the treasures of other worlds.

When we moved to Florida， the first thing I did was to 3 the public library for the books and the adventures. Luckily， I found it！ I remember my 4 to read some horror novels and the 5 the librarian gave when I brought it up to the checking desk. “Are you sure your mother would 6 ？” “Sure，” I said with 7 . The librarian called my home to get permission. I knew my mother would give it because the books were her paradise as well.

Nowadays， after 8 the current generation of teens stuck in the waves of technology， I felt sure that the 9 object would be a thing of the past which the virtual （虚拟的） online world had gradually 10 . I was convinced that books would eventually gather dust on shelves.