A heavy snow hit my neighborhood the other day. I had recently agreed to be the house's groundskeeper, which meant I was __1__ with shoveling (铲) the inches of snow that covered the driveway.
I had to stay in the house during the __2__， so I was actually pretty happy to head __3__. After shoveling for about an hour, muscles in my arms and legs which I __4__ used due to my busy schedules started to burn. By the time I finished shoveling, I realized that I gained nearly the same amount of __5__ that I can get from biking. Shoveling turned out to be pretty good exercise, so I actually felt __6__ to finish shoveling.
A few days later, a few friends and I got into a casual __7__ about how hard it is to spare time to exercise __8__. There are lots of people who dislike gyms. Going to gyms __9__ them a lot. Less than 5% of adults are physically __10__ for half an hour a day, which is quite a big problem. Not exercising enough can __11__ diseases like heart disease, bone disease, and depression.
And yet, compared with going to gyms, shoveling snow was quite __12__. Besides, it didn't take too much willpower (意志力) and I just needed to __13__ the driveway at my own pace. I can just do some daily chores like shoveling for exercise in the neighborhood in my spare time, __14__ driving to a gym.
People pay much money for gym memberships and classes to __15__ extra energy. So why not __16__ paying the fitness industry to exercise and __17__ physical fitness with such kind of daily chores? Surely, they're better off __18__ that money and putting the energy to practical use.
A neighborhood can have a Facebook group where people in need of help can __19__ things on it. Then, people who want to exercise can help them out. It's a winwin situation. In addition to helping people, this can also be shaped as a new __20__ to keep fit.
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己的经历得出这样的观点：与其花钱在健身房锻炼，倒不如将日常杂务与锻炼相结合，既帮助了他人也锻炼了自己的身体。
1．A.bothered B．impressed
C．tasked D．crowded
答案：C
解析：根据上文的I had recently agreed to be the house's groundskeeper可知，作者肩负着铲除车道上数英寸积雪的任务。
2．A.incident B．chaos
C．rush D．storm
答案：D
解析：根据上文的A heavy snow hit my neighborhood the other day及inches of snow可知，作者在暴雪期间不得不待在家里。
3．A.outside B．inside
C．forward D．backward
答案：A
解析：根据上下文语境可知，大雪期间作者不得不待在家里，其实他很高兴能够走出屋外铲雪。
4．A.roughly B．rarely
C．constantly D．frequently
答案：B
解析：根据下文的due to my busy schedules可知，作者日程繁忙很少锻炼身体。
5．A.sympathy B．workout
C．threat D．power
答案：B
解析：根据上下文语境可知，铲完雪后，作者意识到自己得到了跟骑自行车一样的锻炼量。
6．A.pleased B．eager
C．willing D．sorry
答案：D
解析：根据上文的Shoveling turned out to be pretty good exercise可知，铲雪是很好的锻炼，因此作者不忍就此结束。
7．A.interview B．arrangement
C．discussion D．consultation
答案：C
解析：根据上下文语境可知，作者和朋友一起就锻炼进行讨论。
8．A.accidentally B．properly
C．safely D．regularly
答案：D
解析：根据上下文语境可知，因繁忙的工作，定期去健身房是很难实现的。
9．A.annoys B．shames
C．comforts D．delights
答案：A
解析：根据上文的There are lots of people who dislike gyms可知，去健身房锻炼让他们烦恼。
10．A.strong B．healthy
C．flexible D．active
答案：D
解析：根据下文的which is quite a big problem可知，不到5%的成年人每天会锻炼半小时。
11．A.bring about B．bring down
C．bring back D．bring off
答案：A
解析：根据上文的not exercising及下文的diseases like heart disease, bone disease, and depression可知，不锻炼会引发多种疾病。
12．A.difficult B．easy
C．valuable D．perfect
答案：B
解析：根据上下文语境可知，和去健身房相比较，铲雪是一件非常容易的事情。
13．A.clear B．prepare
C．build D．design
答案：A
解析：根据上文的shoveling the inches of snow that covered the driveway可知，作者铲掉车道上的雪，从而清理车道。
14．A.because of B．instead of
C．in spite of D．in consequence of
答案：B
解析：根据上文的I can just do some daily chores like shoveling for exercise in the neighborhood可知，作者在家附近通过做日常杂务(比如铲雪)就可以得到锻炼，而不用驱车去健身房。
15．A.improve B．keep
C．consume D．waste
答案：C
解析：根据上下文语境可知，为了消耗多余的能量，人们花费很多钱办理健身房的会员或参加课程。
16．A.continue B．delay
C．stop D．consider
答案：C
解析：根据上下文语境可知，作者发问：那么，为什么不停止给健身行业贡献金钱？
17．A.conclude B．combine
C．exchange D．match
答案：B
解析：根据上下文语境可知，作者发问：为什么不将身体锻炼和日常杂务相结合呢？
18．A.saving B．collecting
C．donating D．spending
答案：A
解析：根据上文的People pay much money for gym memberships and classes及why not...可知，日常杂务能够使我们省去健身房的那部分花费，并且使我们将能量花费在一些实事上。
19．A.imagine B．predict
C．post D．correct
答案：C
解析：根据上下文语境可知，街坊邻里可以建一个Facebook群，寻求帮助的人可以在群里发布求助信息。
20．A.experiment B．skill
C．standard D．style
答案：D
解析：根据上文的It's a winwin situation. In addition to helping people可知，这样的锻炼不仅仅能够帮助他人，也可形成为一种新的锻炼类型。
