Question

18．Without plants，people could not live．We eat plants．（36）E．And we need plants for another reason-we need them because they are beautiful．
（37）G．Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells，their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes．Imagine，when the wind blows，we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side．
（38）F．That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers．That is why people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden．
Do you talk to your plants？（39）B．Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird，writers of a book called The Street of Plants，tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places．While the plants were growing，one plant was given love and hopeful ideas．（40）D．Under the earth it had more and longer roots；above the earth，it had a thicker stem and more leaves．

A．Plants get energy from the sun．
B．Do you give them love and take care of them？
C．After six months，the deserted plant faded （凋谢） away．
D．After six months，the beloved plant was bigger．
E．We take in oxygen that plants make．
F．Everywhere people need beautiful plants．
G．Imagine a world without plants．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇说明文，说明了没有植物，人们将不能生存：我们吃植物、我们呼吸的氧气都是来自于植物、植物可以美化环境．

解答 EGFBD
36．E．推理判断题．根据后文And we need plants for another reason：We need them because they are beautiful可知一个原因是我们摄取植物所制造的氧气；故选E．
37．G．推理判断题．根据后文Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells，their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes可知到处都需要美丽的植物；故选G．
38．F．推理判断题．根据后文That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers．That is why people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden可知想象一个没有植物的世界，是十分可怕的；故选F．
39．B．推理判断题．根据后文Perter Tompkins and Christopher Bird，writers of a book called The Secret of Plants，tell of an experiment in which two seeds were plants in different places可知疑问你给他们的爱和照顾好他们吗；故选B．
40．D．推理判断题．根据后文While the plants were growing，one plant was given love and hopeful ideas可知六个月后，心爱的植物变得更大；故选D．

点评 解题策略
1）从意思上判断 在做题时最重要的是要读懂空白前后的句子，正确理解了这些句子后，根据意思的连贯性、逻辑性或者线索词从选项中选取正确答案．在读懂意思的基础上，再利用线索特征词等进一步确认答案．
2）从词汇上锁定线索 做保持对一些线索词的敏感是非常重要的，要好好关注空白前后的名词和动词，然后在选项中查找它们的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等．其次是一些专有名词，比如说数词、代词、时间、年代、地点/名称等．尤其是在读不懂句子的情况下，利用这样的线索词寻找答案是很有效的方法．
3）从关联词作为切入点 通常，英语的句段之间经常会运用关联词表示过渡和衔接，让文章的思路与更清楚、逻辑更连贯，因此文章中和选项中表示各种逻辑关系的路标性信号词在选择答案时都是很重要的线索．在做题时可将这三个层面的线索很好地结合起来．