单项选择题

His future subjects have not always treated the Prince of Wales with the respect one XXXX expect. They laughed aloud 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 said to his aids(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 climate change proved farsighted, too. Charles began (41)_____ action on globall waiming in 1990 and says he had 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 consercationists, many British people still think of him as an (44)_____ person who talks to plants. This year, as it happens, South Korean scientists proved that plants really do (45)_____ to sound. So Clarles was ahead of the game there, too. A.conform B.eccentric C.environmentalist D.expeditions E.impact F.notions G.organic H.originally I.recognition J.respond K.subordinate L.suppressing M.throne N.unnaturally O.urging