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  3. You are going to read a text about the tips on preparing a new garden, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example f

You are going to read a text about the tips on preparing a new garden, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example f

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问题     You are going to read a text about the tips on preparing a new garden, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example from the list for each numbered subheading.

    Whether you recently moved into a new home or you’ve just got the gardening itch, planning a new garden can be a great deal of fun. The opportunity to act as creator can be very appealing. But anyone who has gardened for long has learned the necessity of accommodating nature and has developed a sense of humility in the process.
    (41) Weather matters
    The first thing to determine is what will grow in the spot available for your garden. This is where many gardeners make their first mistake. Too often plants are purchased before thought has been given to the conditions under which they will have to grow. One of chief factors determining what will grow in a particular spot is the weather conditions the plants will be subjected to.
    (42) Lay of the land
    Next, you will need to determine what type of soil you’ll be working with. The three main constituents of soil are sand, silt and clay. Silt particles are of intermediate size. An ideal garden soil, or loam, would be about 40% sand, 40% silt and 20% clay.
    (43) Amend your soil
    The best way to amend a poor soil, whether sandy, clay or silty, is to add organic matter. Add a combination of topsoil and peat moss or compost will do a great help.
    (44) Keep a watch on moistture
    Soil moisture is obviously tied to the climate of the area where you live, but even in a small yard there can be wide variations. If your garden is at the bottom of a hill, the soil may remain wet for long periods of time. In this situation, you can try creating a raised bed, but it is best to stick to plants that enjoy having their feet wet.
    (45) Don’t fight mother nature
    While some measures can be taken to make your garden a hospitable place for particular plants, your experience will be much more rewarding if you learn to work with nature. You will save yourself a lot of time, money and grief.
    The hardest thing to convince new gardeners of is the need for patience. With the first warm day of spring they are eager to begin planting and nothing can stop them. Many of these bursts of enthusiasm yield IH-conceived gardens doomed to failure. The plants wither and the would-be gardeners be come convinced that they lack some secret knowledge or inherent skill. In most of these cases, however, a few hours of planning and preparation would have made all the difference. It is quite easy to dig up a plot and throw some plants in the ground. It is another thing entirely to create a healthy, living garden.

A. Azaleas in bloom might look great when the sun’s out, but if they were planted beneath some protection from the glare, they might not be constantly infested with bugs. Of course, you can spray them regularly with insecticide, but now your garden is becoming about as environmentally friendly as an oil refinery.
B. A colleague of mine had just bought a new house, and was brimming with excitement about his new garden. He planted a splendid garden, filled with plants unsuitable for our comparatively cold climate, and in a few months, most of his plants had either withered or become diseased. He thought he lacked some secret knowledge, but I knew why!
C. My neighbor complained that the earth in his garden was poor and didn’t drain easily. I advised him to do as I had done, and go down to the beach for his solution.
D. The water table is very high in my area. At first I tried to fight this in my garden, but eventually I realized that I could use this to my advantage—now I have a beautiful pond full of lilies.
E. Unfortunately, my own garden does not have the best of soil. My solution to this problem is to keep all the cuttings when I mow the lawn. Once these have rotted down, I dig them into the soil to make it richer and much better for growing.
F. My friend’s garden is very beautiful, but unfortunately, his house looks a little drab. My advice to him was to purchase some climbing plants that he could encourage to grow on trellises fixed to his wall—now his house looks very natural.

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答案C
解析 要弄清土地属哪类土壤，土壤的三大成分(沙土、淤泥和黏土)。淤泥的颗粒为中等大小。理想的花园土壤(沃土)的构成应是大约40%的沙土，40%的淤泥和20%的黏土。例证C提到：我的邻居抱怨他家园子的土壤不好，排水不畅。我建议他照我做过的那样去海滩寻求解决的方法。到海滩去寻求的解决办法自然是加点沙土或者是淤泥等，也就是说调整土壤构成的比例。这是一个反映了花园土壤中三大成分比例失调的例子，与本题要点相关。E项也谈到了土壤，但E项是说将修剪草坪时剪下的枝叶收集起来，好让它们成为堆肥，这与43题要点中的"add organic matter"相对应，而没有涉及到本题要点中的土壤成分比例，故放在这里不合适。因此，C项为正确选项。
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