题目内容
7．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）or finished．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（角）had not yet developed．A century or so later，a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet any experience in battle．By the eighteenth century，a greenhorn had the meaning it has today-a person who is new in a job．
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb．The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds．You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow 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 a person has when someone else has something 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（同意）to continue．
27．If you are a new comer to a company，you can be calledA．
A．A greenhorn
B．A green thumb
C．A green-eyed monster
D．A green light
28．If a man may suffer from the green-eyed monster，it means he isB．
A．honest
B．jealous
C．new
D．experienced
29．When you see a green light while you are taking part in a speech competition，it means youD．
A．are ignored
B．have fallen behind
C．can go ahead
D．get permission
30．According to the text，which word first came into use in the 1700s？C
A．greenhorn．
B．green thumb．
C．green-eyed monster．
D．green．
分析 本文是一篇说明文．陈述了一些与green有关的表达以及这些表达在历史发展各个不同时期的意义．
解答 A BDC
27．A 根据For example，a greenhorn is someone who has no experience，who is new to a situation．可知，greenhorn是指在一个新环境中没有经验的人，故答案为A
28．B 根据第三段It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone else has something he wants．A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else．可知，green-eyed monster 是指有嫉妒心的人，故答案为B
29．D 根据In everyday speech，a green light means approval（同意）to continue．可知，演讲比赛中绿灯意味着得到了通过票，故答案为D
30．C 根据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．"可知，上个世纪七十年代出现了green-eyed monster 这个表达，故答案为C
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