Question

10．首先请阅读以下植物的介绍：

A．	Tiarella-A solid plant reaching 40-80cms that requires very rich，wet    soil with a lot of shade to grow healthily．Has attractive white to pink flowers throughout the year．
B．	Lantana-A fast-growing plant that develops best in full sun with dry but rich soil．Grows about 60-90cms tall．Bright，colourful globe-shaped flowers that appear in winter．
C．	Russian Sage-It has grey leaves and purple flowers which come out in mid-summer．Grows 1-1.5metres tall and prefers full sun and dry soil．Can cope well in poor soil．
D．	Soapwort-A plant that grows 10-25cms tall．Prefers a full sun site．It can handle poor sooil but will not survive well when conditions are wet over the winter months．Flowers in spring．
E．	Wishbone Flower-Suitable for both indoors and outdoors．It grows up to 15cms tall and has flowers that range in colour from pink to purple．Prefers a dry，cool，shady site as summer heat will cause it to decline．
F．	Japanese Painted Fern-Attractive non-flowering plant that grows well in either rich or poor soil．Prefers shade and soil that will not dry out-as this will cause its leaves to die quickly．Grows 2-4metres tall so needs a large area to maintain its health．

请阅读以下购买者的信息，然后匹配购买者与所需要的植物．
46．Bill has a garden with many trees providing lots of shade for his family．The soil is wet but poor so Bill has found it difficult to get plants to grow there．F
47．Spyros has a small，sunny back garden．The soil is very dry and is also of very poor quality．He wants a plant that will brighten his garden in spring．D
48．Tran has just moved into a new flat which has a small balcony and wants to grow some flowers to add colour．But the balcony gets little sunshine or direct rain and is quite cool．E
49． Mario has a small back garden with little sunlight．It still gets plenty of rain and the soil is very rich．He would like a plant that will be able to provide him with colour throughout the year．A
50Ravi has a back garden which is open，giving it lots of sunshine but unfortunately the soil is of poor quality．He wants some plants that will provide colour during the dry summer time．C．

Answer 1

分析 本文为信息匹配，让考生根据顾客家里的土壤状况选择适合种植的植物．

解答 46～50．FDEAC
46．答案F．信息匹配题．根据题干关键词The soil is wet but poor so Bill has found it difficult to get plants to grow there可知，这里的土壤很湿但很贫瘠，很难种活植物．对应F项的Japanese Painted Fern-Attractive non-flowering plant that grows well in either rich or poor soil．Prefers shade and soil that will not dry out，日本的这种植物在贫瘠的土地也能生长，尤其喜爱潮湿的土壤．故选F．
47．答案D．信息匹配题．根据题干关键词The soil is very dry and is also of very poor quality．He wants a plant that will brighten his garden in spring可知，这里的土地很干而且很贫瘠，他想种春天能为花园增色的植物．对应D项的It can handle poor sooil but will not survive well when conditions are wet over the winter months．Flowers in spring，这种植物喜欢干燥的土壤，在春天开花．故选D．
48．答案E．信息匹配题．根据题干关键词 the balcony gets little sunshine or direct rain and is quite cool可知，阳台几乎没有阳关，没有雨水，很凉．对应E项的Prefers a dry，cool，shady site as summer heat will cause it to decline，这种植物喜欢阴凉的地方．故选E．
49．答案A．信息匹配题．根据题干关键词It still gets plenty of rain and the soil is very rich．He would like a plant that will be able to provide him with colour throughout the year可知，这里雨水丰富，土壤好，他想种全年开花的植物．对应A项的Tiarella-A solid plant reaching 40-80cms that requires very rich，wet soil with a lot of shade to grow healthily．Has attractive white to pink flowers throughout the year，这种植物长在土壤好的地方，喜爱潮湿的土壤，并且全年开花．故选A．
50．答案C．信息匹配题．根据题干关键词giving it lots of sunshine but unfortunately the soil is of poor quality．He wants some plants that will provide colour during the dry summer time可知，这里阳光充足，但土壤贫瘠，他想种夏天开花的植物．对应C项的Russian Sage-It has grey leaves and purple flowers which come out in mid-summer．Grows 1-1.5metres tall and prefers full sun and dry soil．Can cope well in poor soil．故选C．

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