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 hundreds.
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. 1.

   According to the passage, a greenhorn means________ now

   1. A.
      a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed
   2. B.
      a soldier who has not had any experience in war
   3. C.
      a person who is new in a job
   4. D.
      a man who doesn’t have the skills to live in the country
2. 2.

   The meaning of the underlined word “ripe” in the second paragraph is ________

   1. A.
      未完成的
   2. B.
      成熟的
   3. C.
      青涩的
   4. D.
      老练的
3. 3.

   Which of the following about the Green Revolution is NOT right?

   1. A.
      If there weren’t the Green Revolution, we would have no rice to eat
   2. B.
      The expression “the Green Revolution” appeared several years ago
   3. C.
      Because of the Green Revolution, we have more kinds of rice and other grains
   4. D.
      Agricultural scientists with green thumbs started the Green Revolution
4. 4.

   We can know from the passage that _______

   1. A.
      all growing plants is green
   2. B.
      green is the most important color in nature
   3. C.
      a person with a green thumb can make plants grow well
   4. D.
      the expression “a green thumb” has a history of two hundred years
5. 5.

   The main idea of the passage is ________

   1. A.
      a greenhorn
   2. B.
      a green thumb
   3. C.
      the Green Revolution
   4. D.
      the word “green” and its story

书面表达

　　根据提示用英语写一篇100个词左右的有关交通事故的报道。

　　①时间：昨天；

　　②地点：市中心大街第二个拐角处；

　　③原因：卡车司机开车前饮酒过多，开车时头晕，车失控撞翻一辆小汽车；

　　④伤亡人数：4人死亡，部分人受伤；

　　⑤影响：市区交通中断一小时；

　　⑥经济损失：约一百万元；

　　⑦市政府告诫司机要从事故中吸取教训。

　　参考词汇：头晕的：dizzy(adj.) 经济损失：economic damage

第三节书面表达（满分 30分）
假如你是李华，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：
焦虑症状：头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等
建   议:  1.考前制定好合适的复习计划　　         
2.考试期间正常作息
　　        3.睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠　 
其他建议（内容由考生自己拟定）
词   数：120个左右。　　                
参考词汇：头晕—dizzy（adj.）