Question

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.According to the passage, a greenhorn means________ now.

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

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

C. a person who is new in a job  

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

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

A.未完成的      B. 成熟的     C. 青涩的      D. 老练的

3.Which of the following about the Green Revolution 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

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：绿色是自然界中一种重要的颜色。它是树叶和青草的颜色。这也是大多数生长中的植物的颜色。有时，绿色意思是年轻的，新鲜和成长。有时，它也描述了一些尚未完成的或不成熟的植物。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段末By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job.可知该选C.

2.词义猜测题。根据前面的句子Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished可推知该选B.

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段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.

可知该选A.

4.细节理解题。根据短文最后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.可知该选C.

5.主旨大意题。读短文可知本文主要介绍了单词“绿色”以及它的故事，所以该选D.

考点：社会历史类阅读。