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1.Green is an important color in nature.It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees.It is also the color of most growing plants.Sometimes,the word green means young,fresh and growing.Sometimes,it describes something that is not yet ripe(成熟的) or finished.
For example,a greenhorn is someone who has no experience,who is new to a situation.In the 15th century,a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns(角) had not yet developed.A century or so later,a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle.By the 18th century,a greenhorn had the meaning it has today---a person who is new in a job.
About 100years 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 back east.The greenhorn lacked the skills he would need to live in the west.
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.The expression comes from the early 1900s.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.
Green is also the color used to describe the powerful emotion,jealousy(嫉妒).The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space.It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play"Othello."
It describes the unpleasant feeling that a person has when someone has something that he wants.A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else.Or,that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay raise and she does not.
In most places in the world,a green light is a signal to move ahead.A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on.In everyday speech,a green light means approval to continue with a project.
12.If a person was a greenhorn,he mightD.
A.be good at growing plants
B.get along well with others
C.be a soldier in the 16th century
D.have no experience in doing something
13.When you have trouble in growing flowers,you can ask for help fromA.
A.a green thumb
B.a green light
C.a greenhorn
D.a green-eyed monster
14.If a girl refuses your invitation to a dance party but accepting another gentleman's,you mayD.
A.need to buy a green light
B.have to get a green thumb
C.show them your greenhorn
D.be affected by the green-eyed monster
15.What is the passage mainly about?B
A.The origin of the word"green".
B.Some expressions concerning green.
C.The story of a green-eyed monster.
D.Some ways of how to use words properly.
分析 这篇短文中作者给我们介绍了一些跟green这个词有关的习语和他们的历史,并且举了很多例子来给我们解释他们的用法.
解答 12.答案是D. 细节理解题.根据短文中 a greenhorn is someone who has no experience,who is new to a situation 一个新手,没有经验,所以答案选D.
13.答案是A.细节理解题.根据短文中Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb可知,a green thumb指的是擅长种植植物的人,所以答案选A.
14.答案是D.根据短文的最后一段可知,green也可以用来形容强烈的感情,例如嫉妒.It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants如果有人得到了你没有的东西,你可能就会meet the green eyed monster,结合选项可知选D.
15.答案是B.主旨大意题.这篇短文中作者给我们介绍了一些跟green这个词有关的习语和他们的历史,并且举了很多例子来给我们解释他们的用法.因此应该选D.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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