Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants,too.

Sometimes, the word green means young,fresh and growing. Sometimes,it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.

For example,a greenhorn is someone who has no experience,who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century,a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later,a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war（战争）.By the eighteenth century,a greenhorn had the meaning it has today——a person who is new in a job.

About one hundred years ago,greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west Old—timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didn't have the skills that he would need to live in the hard,rough country.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundred.

A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution（革命）is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural（农业的）scientists who had green thumbs.

1.According to the passage,a greenhorn means now.

A.a person who is new in a job

B.a soldier who has not had any experience in war

C.a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed

D.a man who doesn't have the skills to live in the country

2.The meaning of the underlined word "ripe" is .

A.未完成的 B.成热的 C.青涩的 D.老练的

3.Which of the following about is NOT right?

A.If there weren’t the Green Revolution, we would have no rice to eat.

B.The expression "the Green Revolution" appeared several years ago.

C.Because of the Green Revolution, we have more kinds of rice and other grains.

D.Agricultural scientists with green thumbs started the Green Revolution.

4.We can know from the passage that .

A.all growing plants is green

B.green is the most important color in nature

C.a person with a green thumb can make plants grow well

D.the expression "a green thumb" has a history of two hundred years

5.The main idea of the passage is

A.a greenhorn B.a green thumb

C.the Green Revolution D.the word "green" and its story

A：Hi，Mike!You're reading the novel again．

B：Yes，John．I've never been tired of it．

A：1. ．

B：Four times．Every time I read it I can learn

something new．

A：Really？ 2.．

B：Mo Yan．I think he is a great Chinese writer．

A： 3.．He is also my favorite writer．Please let me have a look at it．

B：OK．Here you are．

A：Mike，what do you think of this novel after reading so many times？

B：4. I haven't seen such a novel for long．

A：Where did you buy it？

B：In the Xinhua Bookshop．

A：I don't know where it is．5. ．

B：No，only 10minutes'walk from here，next to the People's Park．

A：Oh，I see．I'm going there to get one，too．Thank you!

B：You're welcome!

A：I have already finished reading it．

B：Who wrote it？

C：How many times have you read it？

D：So do I．

E：Have you finished it yet？

F：Is it far from here？

G：It's exciting．

完成句子

1.我们已经养成了在每个学期开始时就制定计划的习惯。

We have already____________the habit of making plans at the beginning of each term.

2.你没有其他的选择。那是我的最终决定。

You don't have other choices. That's my_______________.

3.我的爸爸去上海出差了。

My father has gone to Shanghai____________________

4.史密斯先生说的话是有道理的，我们应该征求他的建议。

What Mr. Smith said_______________.We should ask for his advice.

5.WTO是世贸易组织的缩写。

WTO_______________World Trade Organization

完成表格。阅读下面短文,根据其内容,完成表格中所缺信息,并将答案填写在答题卡相应题号后。

Nowadays in school life, a lot of students develop a fear of tests. It's not because tests are something to be afraid of. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don't always think they are well—prepared and they don't have enough self—confidence. If you follow the advice below, it's not difficult to overcome your fear of tests.

People who know that they are not well—prepared are usually those who fear tests most. However, most students don't know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as you know that you have studied well and long enough, you have reason to believe that you are well—prepared.

Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two results: either you fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded（毫无根据的）or you could actually do well in the test because of your confidence. Some students find that they experience the first result. However, this is only because those students might not have followed the first advice mentioned above. As long as you have studied well, you will be more confident of your chance to succeed in a test. If you feel as if you have not studied hard enough, then you will not be as confident as you should be.

Ask your teacher in advance（提前）about the material that is going to be covered in the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you have to be brave enough to ask. Most students do not ask unless their teacher gives the information first, so make sure that you ask.

You should know that tests are only telling if you have got the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is. So, even if you do badly in one test, you should know that there are other tests to come. As long as you think that there is another tomorrow, you can overcome your fear of a test. However, make sure that you are going to prepare well for the other tests.

Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, with the right attitude（态度）and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests by using these suggestions.

综合填空

Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly（蝴蝶）. The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis（蛹）. F1.sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out e2.. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn't struggle（挣扎；奋斗）to leave the chrysalis, it can't fly！The struggle develops the e3. in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them s4. and ready to face life.

When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle.

One famous businessman, who now o5.many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. He had to b6.up a big family. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading s7. lives.

Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So. some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some a8.for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock—climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of t9.. For countries to continue to become successful, it is i10.that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

书面表达

你看过中央电视台董卿主持的节目“朗读者”吗?这是一档非常受欢迎的节目,让我们看到生活中读书的美好,读书的重要。请根据下列表格中所列的要点,以“Growing up with Reading”为题写一篇短文。

要求:1.语言表达准确,短文连贯、通顺;

2.短文应包括所有内容,可适当发挥,不要逐句翻译;

3.词数80左右,文章开头部分已给出,不计入总词数。

参考词汇:get knowledge of,open one's minds,proper books,improve oneself

Have you watched the program The Reader hosted by Dong Qing on CCTV?,The program is very popular,and it makes us find.

Miss Li is our English teacher. She is very kind. We all like________.

A.it B.her C.him D.them

—________is your best friend?

——Lucy. She is very nice. We are in the same school.

A.How B.What C.Where D.Who

Peter often plays the guitar in the music club________Sundays

A.to B.in C.at D.on

—Susan,________you play basketball?

—Yes, I can. I am good at it.

A.can B.may C.need D.must