例题 1:(毕节中考)For example, smiling may be the easiest body language. People understand its meaning without thinking. 3. But the meaning of some body language changes from one culture to another.
A. Some of the ways of body language are the same all over the world.
B. Body language is the most important.
C. It is necessary for us to understand them.
D. So it is good to smile when we meet people.
E. The other 65% is done through “body language”.
F. It is not polite to smile at people.
G. However, they have the opposite meanings.
解析:D 根据上文“... smiling may be the easiest body language. People understand its meaning without thinking.”可知微笑简单易懂,因此当我们遇到他人时,微笑是很好的;此处与上文是因果关系。

D

【分析】首先通读上下文，上文提到微笑是最简单的肢体语言，人们无需思考就能理解其含义；下文转折说明部分肢体语言的意思随文化变化。需找衔接上文的句子，上文围绕微笑的优点展开，选项中与上文构成因果关系的句子即为答案。
【解析】根据上文“smiling may be the easiest body language. People understand its meaning without thinking.”可知，微笑简单易懂，因此当遇到他人时微笑是很好的，此处与上文为因果关系，故选D。
【答案】D
【知识点】英语语篇理解（七选五）
【点评】本题考查英语语篇中句子的逻辑衔接，需结合上下文的因果关系匹配选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

训练1：（荆门中考）▲Take an interest.
2. This can explain the reason why schoolboys remember football results clearly but have trouble with dates from their history lessons.
A. Invent a story.
B. Putting numbers in groups may help you remember them.
C. Remember a list.
D. Exercise also makes you less stressed.
E. Boys always do better than girls in school.
F. In fact, you can do a lot to improve your memory.
G. We all remember interesting things and always forget boring ones.

训练 1 G 根据下文可知此处应解释为什么男生能清楚记得足球比赛的结果，却记不清历史课上的日期；G项“我们都记得有趣的事情，总是忘记无聊的事情。”符合语境，与下文是因果关系，前因后果。

【分析】本题需根据上下文的逻辑关系选择合适的句子，下文举例说明男生能清晰记住足球比赛结果（有趣的事）却记不清历史课日期（无聊的事），空格处应填入能解释该现象原因的句子，需结合选项内容匹配逻辑。
【解析】首先分析语境：后文是对“记得有趣的事、忘记无聊的事”的具体举例，因此空格处需一个总起句点明该原因。逐一分析选项：A项“编故事”、B项“分组记数字”、C项“记清单”、D项“运动减压”、E项“男生成绩优于女生”、F项“可改善记忆”均与后文举例的因果逻辑不符；G项“我们都记得有趣的事情，总是忘记无聊的事情”正好解释了后文现象的原因，符合语境，故选G。
【答案】G
【知识点】英语句子补全、语境逻辑推理
【点评】本题考查英语语境中的句子衔接，需准确把握上下文的因果逻辑，结合举例内容快速匹配选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.4

例题2:(江西中考)The great scientist Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb(灯泡), but he made it perfect. He wanted the material inside to burn for a long period of time. He tried over 1,000 different types of materials. 5. One day, he tried to use a piece of bamboo and the light bulb lit up for over a thousand hours.
A. You can still visit it today.
B. There are over 1,000 uses for it.
C. However, none worked very well.
D. Bamboo is light because it is empty inside.
E. It can also be found in other parts of the world.
F. Chinese people like drawing pictures of bamboo.
G. The fastest growing plant in the world is bamboo.
解析:C 根据上文“He tried over 1,000 different types of materials.”可知他尝试了1 000多种不同类型的材料,但是都没有成功;此处与上文是转折关系。

C

【分析】首先梳理上下文逻辑：上文提到爱迪生尝试了1000多种不同的材料，下文说明他某天用竹子成功让灯泡亮了上千小时，中间需要一个句子衔接，体现“尝试大量材料但未成功”的转折关系，结合选项可快速定位答案。
【解析】根据上文“He tried over 1,000 different types of materials.”可知爱迪生尝试了1000多种材料，下文转折说明最终用竹子成功，C选项“However, none worked very well.”恰好承接上文，体现转折逻辑，符合语境，故选C。
【答案】C
【知识点】英语完形填空、上下文逻辑推理
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解中上下文逻辑关系的判断，需结合前后文内容分析句子间的转折关联，属于基础题型。
【难度系数】0.5