Classified TrainingⅡ

分类训练二

完形填空

（一）

Iarossi is a 10-year-old softball (垒球) player from Tampa, FL. She was tired of having her practices canceled because of an 　1　 between girls and boys sports. Her community has many baseball fields but only one softball field. When baseball teams need more 　2　, they will often take up the softball field, 　3　 her team’s practice.

Iarossi said the effect wasn’t just 　4　. “Many of my teammates seemed less 　5　. They felt discouraged from continuing and therefore some 　6　.”

To change that, she decided to send a 　7　 to the mayor (市长). “I said it’s not the 1800s anymore, and girls would like to play sports too. Please give girls and boys sports an equal 　8　,” Iarossi said.

Her initial goal was to 　9　 support for the cause, but it did much more. Her action motivated the city’s government to construct multi-use fields. Iarossi’s mom said, “　10　, to write to the mayor was all my daughter’s 　11　—no one told her to. I feel proud of her and excited by the 　12　 from the authorities. It is really 　13　 to see there are other people who 　14　 this and help enable all of our children to 　15　 in this wonderful game.”

1. A. exchange B. agreement C. association D. imbalance

2. A. support B. time C. room D. audience

3. A. welcoming B. ruining C. beginning D. performing

4. A. annoying B. noticeable C. complex D. predictable

5. A. curious B. pleased C. enthusiastic D. satisfied

6. A. complained B. quit C. argued D. fought

7. A. letter B. video C. gift D. package

8. A. number B. pay C. chance D. education

9. A. offer B. express C. strengthen D. gain

10. A. Thankfully B. Surprisingly C. Hopefully D. Actually

11. A. idea B. habit C. advice D. concern

12. A. grades B. commitment C. response D. instruction

13. A. desirable B. inspiring C. interesting D. reasonable

14. A. introduce B. appreciate C. know D. back

15. A. break B. participate C. succeed D. check

（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 air. It was the 　5　 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 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. cleverest B. healthiest C. strongest D. coolest

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.