His future subjects have not always treated the Prince of Wales with the respect one might expect. They laughed in 1986 when the heir to the British (36)_____ told a TV reporter that he talked to his plants at his country house, Highgrove, to stimulate their growth. The Prince was being humorous—“My sense of humor will get me into trouble one day,” he has confided to aides (随从)—but listening to Charles Windsor can indeed prove stimulating. The royal (37)_____ has been promoting radical ideas for most of his adult life. Some of his (38)_____ which once sounded a bit weird, were simply ahead of their time. Now, finally, the world seems to be catching up with him.

    Take his views on farming. Prince Charles’ Duchy Home Farm went (39)_____ back in 1986, when most shoppers cared only about the low price tag on suspiciously blemish-free (无瑕疵的) vegetables and (40)_____ large chickens piled high in supermarkets.

    His warnings on cet6w.com proved farsighted, too. Charles began (41)_____ action on global warming in 1990 and says he’s been worried about the (42)_____ of man on the environment since he was a teenager.

    Although he has gradually gained international (43)_____ as one of the world’s leading conservationists, many British people still think of him as a/an (44)_____ person who talks to plants. This year, as it happens, South Korean scientists proved that plants really do (45)_____ to sound. So Charles was ahead of the game there, too.

36. throne。名词辨析题。由空格前的the British可知，空格处应填一个名词。第一句提到威尔士王子的事例，因此该句中the heir to the British后的内容应该与王位有关。名词选项中只有throne有此含义，故选throne“王位”。

37. environmentalist。名词辨析题。由空格前的The royal和空格后的has been可知，空格处应填单数名词。再由句中的his adult life可知，填入的名词应该指人。备选名词中只有environmentalist“环保人士”符合题意，故为答案。

38. notions。名词辨析题。空格位于his后，且后面的非限制性定语从句which once sounded a bit weird的意思是“听上去有点古怪”，再结合本段中提到的这位王子的事例可知，该处名词指的是言行或观点，故选notions“观点”。

39. originally。副词辨析题。空格位于went和back之间，且句子基本结构完整，故空格处应该填副词。此处意思是查尔斯王子的“公爵之家牧场” ____可追溯到1986年，副词originally表示“最初”的含义，符合句意，故为答案。

40. unnaturally。副词辨析题。分析句子结构可知，空格前的and连接了两个并列的名词短语，第一个名词短语为“副词+形容词+名词”结构，第二个名词短语为“+形容词+名词”结构，故空格处应填一个副词，修饰形容词large，且该副词应与suspiciously一样具有否定含义。备选副词中，unnaturally“反常地”符合句意，故为答案。

41. urging。动词辨析题。空格前为began，后为名词action，故推测空格处应为动名词。根据后半句句意，他担心人类对环境的____，可见他对环境问题十分关注，因此选择urging“敦促”，在此处表示敦促采取措施应对全球变暖。

42. impact。名词辨析题。空格位于定冠词the和of man之问，故空格处应填名词，且该名词能和后面的介词on搭配。备选项中，只有impact“影响”符合句意，故为答案。

43. recognition。名词辨析题。空格位于international之后，且作gained的宾语，故为名词。空格后的as one of the world’s leading conservationists“作为世界最主要的环保人士之一”是一种高度评价。备选名词中只有recognition“赏识”符合句意，故为答案。

44. eccentric。形容词辨析题。空格位于an和person之间，故空格处应填形容词，且该词以元音音素开头。空格所在主句表示很多英国人仍然视他为一个跟植物说话的____人。备选形容词中，organic“有机的”通常不用于修饰人，eccentric“古怪的”符合句意，故为答案。

45. respond。动词辨析题。空格前为表示强调的助动词do，后为to sound，故空格处应填动词原形，且能和to构成搭配。结合本段中提到的王子对植物说话的事例以及此处句意“韩国科学家证明了植物的确会对声音____可知，respond“作出反应，回应”符合句意，故为答案。