例题 1:(苏州中考)One child created(创造) "water" that flowed into a "lake"; another child put grass in a way to represent "wind"; and yet another child tried hard to create shade ... 3.
That was why they took great interest when they created their small gardens. They spent a wonderful time together with nature.
A. It will relax you.
B. Flowers like these are all around you.
C. The gardens were built many years ago.
D. Try spending time with nature yourself.
E. The gardens they made were really creative.
F. Once there, I let them try hard to empty their minds.
G. These children were often busy doing their schoolwork.
解析:G 根据下文“That was why they took great interest when they created their small gardens.”可知,此处应介绍孩子们在创建自己的小花园时产生极大兴趣的原因,与下文是因果关系。

3. G 根据下文“That was why they took great interest when they created their small gardens.”可知,此处应介绍孩子们在创建自己的小花园时产生极大兴趣的原因,与下文是因果关系。

【分析】本题为英语七选五题型，解题时需结合上下文的逻辑关系推导答案。上文列举了孩子们创造小花园的各类创意行为，下文用“That was why”引出他们对创造小花园产生极大兴趣的原因，因此空缺处需填入能解释该兴趣产生原因的句子，与下文构成因果关系。
【解析】根据下文“That was why they took great interest when they created their small gardens”可知，空缺处需说明孩子们对创造小花园感兴趣的原因。选项G“These children were often busy doing their schoolwork”指出孩子们平时常忙于学业，这一内容恰好解释了他们在创造小花园时会产生极大兴趣的原因，与下文形成合理的因果关联，因此选G。
【答案】G
【知识点】英语阅读理解（七选五）、上下文逻辑推理
【点评】本题考查七选五题型中上下文因果逻辑的判断，需准确把握前后文的逻辑联系，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

训练1： ★★ (宿迁中考)Practise positive(积极的) self-talk
If we often practise negative(消极的) self-talk, we will think negatively about ourselves. 5.
A. Do some reading.
B. We need to speak to someone we trust.
C. So we'd better talk to ourselves in a positive way.
D. Then, how can we students face these properly?
E. This can be a great way to help us feel calm.
F. For example, we can colour, paint, or keep diaries.
G. Try different things to find out which one is right.

训练 1 C 【解析】根据该部分的小标题“Practise positive self-talk”可知，本段的主旨是要积极地与自己交谈；再结合上文“If we often practise negative self-talk, we will think negatively about ourselves.”可知，如果我们经常做消极的自我谈话，我们便会消极地看待自己，因此我们应该用积极的方式与自己对话；C项与上文是因果关系。

【分析】首先，本题为英语七选五题型，解题思路需先明确段落主旨（小标题“Practise positive self-talk”提示本段围绕“积极自我对话”展开），再结合上下文逻辑：上文指出“若常进行消极自我对话，会消极看待自己”，这是消极结果，因此下文应给出对应的解决办法，即采用积极方式与自己对话，据此匹配选项。
【解析】根据段落小标题“Practise positive self-talk”可知，本段主旨是练习积极的自我对话；再结合上文“If we often practise negative self-talk, we will think negatively about ourselves.”（若常进行消极自我对话，我们会消极看待自己），可知此处应承接上文给出解决办法，即“我们最好用积极的方式与自己对话”，对应选项C，C项与上文构成因果关系，符合语境。
【答案】C
【知识点】英语阅读理解（七选五）
【点评】本题考查学生对文章上下文逻辑关系及主旨的理解，是中考英语常见题型，需结合小标题和上下文逻辑推导答案，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

例题2:(昆明中考)Some very tiny pieces of plastic are called microplastics(微塑料). The largest microplastics can be directly seen. 2. What should we do then?
A. What's worse, it's everywhere.
B. Avoid heating food in plastic boxes.
C. We should drink more bottled water.
D. Use plastic products widely in our daily life.
E. All in all, we should use plastic products properly.
F. But many of them are small enough to be around us without being seen.
G. Also, the heat of your drinks will encourage microplastics to get into your drinks.
解析:F 根据上文“The largest microplastics can be directly seen.”可知最大的微塑料可以被直接看见,但是细小的微塑料不容易被看见;此处与上文是转折关系。

2. F 根据上文“The largest microplastics can be directly seen.”可知最大的微塑料可以被直接看见,但是细小的微塑料不容易被看见;此处与上文是转折关系。

【分析】首先阅读上文，上文提到“最大的微塑料可以被直接看见”，接下来需选择与上文衔接的句子，逻辑上应形成转折关系，即说明微塑料除了能看见的大的，还有看不见的小的，结合选项找到符合该逻辑的句子。
【解析】根据上文“The largest microplastics can be directly seen.”可知，此处需要与上文形成转折，说明微塑料还有看不见的部分。选项F“But many of them are small enough to be around us without being seen.”与上文构成转折关系，符合语境，因此选F。
【答案】F
【知识点】英语补全对话、语境逻辑衔接
【点评】本题考查英语补全对话中的上下文衔接，需结合句子间的转折逻辑选择合适选项，难度较低，是中考常见基础题型。
【难度系数】0.6