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Americans find it difficult to engage in any activity for pure pleasure. We have to have a higher aim—a purpose—for every mome

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问题     Americans find it difficult to engage in any activity for pure
pleasure. We have to have a higher aim—a purpose—for every
moment of time. For example, children take classes or join clubs to
increase their self-esteem, build talent, or try out a potential career.
Adults attend parties to make business contacts, garden to rise【M1】______
vegetables, and mow the lawn to meet neighborhood standards.
I’m here to tell you about one of my guilt pleasures. It doesn’t cost【M2】______
a thing, takes a little time, and brings me lots of personal【M3】______
fulfillment. Best of all, you can indulge in it for sheer enjoyment.
    It is walking. There is something about walking that is
different from jogging. When I’m jogging, I’m instantly【M4】______
challenging myself to go farther or faster, sweat more, and breath【M5】______
harder. And when I’m walking, I’m taking time to go outside and【M6】______
put one foot in front of another while I look around, blink, and feel
the sun and the wind. When I walk, I am submerged myself in life. On【M7】______
walks, I confront myself, too. There’s avoiding my recent irrational【M8】______
response to the neighbor with straying trash or the petty argument I
started with my husband. While I walk, I put into perspective that【M9】______
is important to me.
    Artist Winslow Homer said, "The sun will not rise, or set,
without my notice and my thanks." Where else can you notice the
sun’s movements besides on a walk—an opportunity to appreciate【M10】______
joy in the world for its very existence?
【M10】
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答案besides一except
解析 词汇错误。besides作介词表示“除……之外(还有)”，将排斥的内容包含在内。本句话的意思是“除了步行还有什么能让你注意到太阳的日出日落呢?”这里是强调步行的好处，故应将步行排除在外，表示除了步行任何事情都替代不了，因此用介词except，表示“把……排除在外；将……不算在内”。
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