2018全国1卷
第二节
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Color is fundamental in home design—something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? _____36_____, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.
Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. _____37_____, they can get a little complex. But good news is that there’re really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.
_____38_____. They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.
Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. _____39_____. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.
The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. _____40_____.
A. While all of them are useful
B. Whatever you’re looking for
C. If you’re experimenting with a color
D. Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with
E. It’s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces
F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time
G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways
答案解析：
36. B 此句位于段首，需要与下文内容衔接。根据下文提到的 "color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel" 可知，无论你想要什么样的房间，颜色都是关键。因此，选项B "Whatever you’re looking for" 符合语境，意为无论你在寻找什么。
37. A 此句位于段首，需要与下文内容衔接。根据下文提到的 "they can get a little complex" 可知，这里是在谈论不同的技术方法。选项A "While all of them are useful" 意为尽管它们都有用，但可以变得有点复杂，符合语境。
38. D 根据下文提到的 "They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets" 可知，这里是在介绍小范围的色彩选择。选项D "Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with" 意为我们最熟悉的是小范围的色彩选择，符合语境。
39. G 根据下文提到的 "They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space" 可知，这里是在比较中等范围的色彩选择。选项G "Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways" 意为这个范围内的色彩选择在两个主要方面比小范围的色彩选择更上一层楼，符合语境。
40. F 根据上文提到的 "the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant" 可知，这里是在强调大范围色彩选择的重要性。选项F "So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time" 意为所以你要确定，因为你希望一次就做对，符合语境。
