Question

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. For example, a greenborn is someone who has no experience. In the 15 th century, a greenborn was a young cow or an ox whose borns(角)had not yet developed. A century later, a greenborn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18 th century, a greenborn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb(大拇指). The expression comes from the early 20 th century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well. The Green Revolution(绿色革命)is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling. Jealousy(嫉妒). The green eyed monster is not a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants.

In most places in the world, a green light is a signal(信号)to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means approval(赞成)to continue with a project.

1.A new solider was called a greenborn in the ____ century.

A. 15 th  B. 16 th  C. 18 th  D. 20 th

2.A person with a green thumb____.

A. is good at growing plant

B. really has a green thumb

C. has no experience in war

D. is new in a job

3. A man may meet the green eyed monster if ____.

A. he sees a dangerous animal

B. he can’t get something

C. he reads a sad play

D. his friend gets a prize that he wants

4. This passage doesn’t mention the history of the expression “____”.

A. a green thumb  B. a greenborn

C. the green eyed monster   D. a green light

5.Which would be the best title of the passage?

A. Green, the color of grass and trees

B. The stories about the color “green”

C. Green, a sign of approval

D. Different meanings of “green”

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：你知道green的含义吗，它不光可以指绿色的树或草，它其实有很多含义，有些是我们觉得不可思议的。短文中作者给我们介绍了一些跟green有关的习语以及他们的历史。

1.B 细节理解题。根据短文中In the 15 th century, a greenborn was a young cow or an ox… A century later, a greenborn was a soldier who had no experience in war可知，在16世纪，没有作战经验的士兵被叫做greenborn，故应选B。

2.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，由此可知选A。

3.D细节理解题。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。

4.D细节理解题。根据文意可知，第二段作者给我们介绍了greenborn的历史；第三段讲述了a green thumb的历史；最后一段讲述了the green eyed monster的历史。故应选D。

5.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。

【考点定位】：教育类短文阅读。