例题1:(朝阳中考)2. It has many beads(珠子). Each bead above the abacus(算盘) stands for five, and each bead below stands for one. By moving the beads up or down, one can do all kinds of calculations.
A. Many young people have not even heard of the word “abacus”.
B. So the abacus is a symbol of wealth for traders in China.
C. It shows the great wisdom of the ancient Chinese people.
D. The abacus is usually made of wood.
E. It has been around for over 5,000 years.
F. In the past, the use of the abacus was a necessary skill.
G. More and more people are using abacuses nowadays.
解析:D 根据下文“It has many beads ...”可知此处介绍算盘的结构；下文的“It”指代D项的“The abacus”。

D 根据下文“It has many beads ...”可知此处介绍算盘的结构；下文的“It”指代D项的“The abacus”。

【分析】本题考查英语语篇的上下文逻辑衔接，需结合下文的代词指代和语境分析选项。下文出现代词“It”，指代前文的单数名词，且下文内容围绕算盘的珠子结构展开，说明前文应先引出“算盘”这一事物，再匹配选项即可得出答案。
【解析】下文“It has many beads ...”中的“It”指代前文提到的单数名词，需先引出“算盘”这一话题。D选项“The abacus is usually made of wood.”明确提到“The abacus”，能被下文的“It”指代，且符合介绍算盘的语境，起到引出话题的作用，因此选D。
【答案】D
【知识点】英语语篇衔接、代词指代
【点评】本题通过语篇逻辑和代词指代考查学生的英语语篇理解能力，难度适中，需关注上下文的指代关系。
【难度系数】0.6

训练1：（云南中考）◆Ask a librarian(图书管理员).
The best people to throw your questions are librarians! 2. If you tell a librarian what you've read before and what you liked or disliked about it, they will suggest some possible books for you to try.
A. Challenge yourself.
B. They are cool book brains.
C. You can also read reviews online.
D. Let me tell you how to write book reviews.
E. Changing into a new style of book is not easy.
F. Here are some suggestions to pick a great book.
G. Developing good reading habits takes a long time.

B 根据上文“The best people to throw your questions are librarians!”可知，你可以找图书管理员询问问题，此处应进一步介绍图书管理员；B项的“They”指代上文中的“librarians”。

【分析】首先通读全文，明确设空处的上下文语境：上文提出“最好的询问问题的人是图书管理员”，下文说明告知管理员自身阅读情况后，管理员会推荐书籍。设空处需衔接“图书管理员”话题，起到过渡作用。
【解析】设空处前一句提到“librarians（图书管理员）”，设空后围绕管理员的推荐行为展开；B选项中的“They”指代上文的“librarians”，且“cool book brains（懂书的聪明人）”进一步介绍图书管理员的特点，符合上下文衔接逻辑。
【答案】B
【知识点】英语七选五、代词指代
【点评】本题考查英语七选五题型的上下文衔接能力，需结合代词指代和语境逻辑解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

例题2:(荆门中考)▲4.
To remember long lists, try inventing a story which includes all the things you want to remember.
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.
解析:A 根据下文“try inventing a story which includes all the things you want to remember”可知试着编故事来记忆；A项与下文的“inventing a story”是同源词复现。

A 根据下文“try inventing a story which includes all the things you want to remember”可知试着编故事来记忆；A项与下文的“inventing a story”是同源词复现。

【分析】
首先通读下文内容，明确下文核心是“为了记住长列表，尝试编一个包含所有需记忆内容的故事”，需寻找与下文话题匹配的选项；接着观察选项，A选项“Invent a story”与下文的“try inventing a story”存在同源词复现，话题一致，符合上下文逻辑，据此确定答案。
【解析】
先解读下文：“To remember long lists, try inventing a story which includes all the things you want to remember”意为“为了记住长列表，试着编一个包含所有你想记的东西的故事”，核心话题是“编故事帮助记忆”；再分析各选项：A项“Invent a story”（编一个故事）与下文的“try inventing a story”是同源词复现，话题完全匹配，符合语境；B、C、D、E、F、G项均与“编故事记忆”的话题无关，故排除，因此选A。
【答案】
A
【知识点】
英语补全句子、词汇复现
【点评】
本题考查英语补全句子的解题技巧，通过上下文话题关联及词汇复现可快速确定答案，属于基础题型，侧重考查学生的逻辑推理能力。
【难度系数】
0.7