【解析】

　　40.A 根据空后内容的转折可知，尽管利用密码书可以破译密码，但是一本密码书也不会使用

　　很久的时间，故判断A选项符合语境。

　　2016年全国2卷，

　　A garden that’s just right for you

　　Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(总和) of its parts?

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　　. But it doesn’t happen by accident. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process.

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　　Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers(肥料).

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　　. However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years.

　　●Recall(回忆)your childhood memories

　　Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood. Grandma’s rose garden and Dad’s vegetable garden might be good or bad, but that’s not what’s important.

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　　—how being in those gardens made us feel. If you’d like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth.

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