1、课时作业15Canada“The True North”.完形填空A heavy snow hit my neighborhood the other day. I had recently agreed to be the houses 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 he
2、ad _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
3、 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
4、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 didnt take too much willpower (意志力) and I just needed to _13_ the driveway at my own pace. I can just do some
5、 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,
6、theyre 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. Its a winwin situation. In addition to helping people, this can also be shaped a
7、s 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。1A.bothered BimpressedCtasked Dcrowded答案：C解析：根据上文的I had recently agreed to be the houses groundskeeper可知，作者肩负着铲除车道上数英寸积雪的任务。2A.incident BchaosCrush Dstorm答案：D解析：根据上文的A heavy snow hit my neighborhood the ot
8、her day及inches of snow可知，作者在暴雪期间不得不待在家里。3A.outside BinsideCforward Dbackward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。4A.roughly BrarelyCconstantly Dfrequently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。5A.sympathy BworkoutCthreat Dpower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。6A.plea
9、sed BeagerCwilling Dsorry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。7A.interview BarrangementCdiscussion Dconsultation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。8A.accidentally BproperlyCsafely Dregularly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。9A.annoys BshamesCcomforts Ddel
10、ights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。10A.strong BhealthyCflexible Dactive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。11A.bring about Bbring downCbring back Dbring off答案：A解析：根据上文的not exercising及下文的diseases like heart disease, bone disease, and depre
11、ssion可知，不锻炼会引发多种疾病。12A.difficult BeasyCvaluable Dperfect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。13A.clear BprepareCbuild Ddesign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。14A.because of Binstead ofCin spite of Din consequence of答案：B解析：根据上文的I can just do some
12、 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。15A.improve BkeepCconsume Dwaste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。16A.continue BdelayCstop Dconsider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？17A.conclude BcombineCexchange Dmatch答案：B解析：
13、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？18A.saving BcollectingCdonating Dspending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。19A.imagine BpredictCpost Dcorrect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。20A.experiment BskillC
14、standard Dstyle答案：D解析：根据上文的Its 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。.应用文写作你受学生会委托在校宣传栏“英语天地”写一则通知，邀请一些志愿者把学校操场旁的一块杂草丛生的空地打理成花园，内容包括：1空地的情况；2学生会的希望和打算；3志愿者报名方式。注意：1.词数80左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。NoticeAs_you_know,_next_to_our_school_playground_lies_a_piece_of_land
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17、 name is John and I must share with you an event which took place on Flight 1553 out of DCA. My wife and I were traveling to Miami to celebrate an achievement for her and as you can imagine, we were looking forward to fun, sun and laughter.We boarded the aircraft, without a care in the world. It was
18、 cold in Washington and we were ready for Florida. Shortly after taking my seat, I began to feel sick. I knew something wasnt right but just couldnt find out what was happening .Being a doctor and a stubborn man, I resisted efforts by my wife to call for assistance. As the aircraft began its departu
19、re roll, I lost consciousness for a short amount of time. As I came around, I quickly realized a few things. Firstly, something very bad had happened to me .Secondly, the aircraft was too heavy with the fuel to go back home. Thirdly, my loss of consciousness had been so deep that I found myself out
20、of control. So not only did I have a medical issue to deal with, but I also had to figure out how to deal with an embarrassing experience.My wife gathered the crew as soon as it was safe to move about and I made my way to the washroom to attempt to clean up. I did my best and the flight crew members
21、 were so supportive, checking on me often and reassuring me that there was nothing to be embarrassed about. It was their sympathy and support that helped me so much. During the flight they kept watching over me and I suddenly had a small group of nurse, bringing blankets, food, drinks and caring and
22、 smile. I was thankful to them.答案Paragraph 1：Upon landing, I remained in my seat, allowing other people to go first. As I was in my seat, I looked up and see the captain standing with a warm smile. “What can I do for you？” the captain asked. I told him I was OK. I was very embarrassed and concerned
23、because of the previous things. He said, “What sizes of pants do you wear？” His voice was full of care. I was puzzled and replied，“34*34.Why do you ask this?”Paragraph 2：Hearing that, the captain left and returned a couple minutes later with a pair of his own blue jeans. The man opened his own lugga
24、ge and gave a complete stranger his pants. I didnt know what to say. Then I looked at my wife, who smiled and, without saying a word, let me know it was OK. I made my way to the exit and he said, “Change on the aircraft. It is fine.” Because of the experience, I was thankful to him for his kindness. I made up my mind to treat others with kindness.
