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 hundred.

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 person who is new in a job

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

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

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

2.The meaning of the underlined word "ripe" is          .

A.未完成的 B.成热的 C.青涩的 D.老练的

3.Which of the following about 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.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

这篇文章主要告诉我们green这个单词以及这个单词的历史和几个green构成的合成词。

1.细节理解题。根据By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today——a person who is new in a job. 可知，今天greenhorn有它的意义：工作中的一个新人。说明A正确。

2.猜测词义题。根据Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe. 有时，绿色这个词意味着年轻、新鲜和成长。有时，它描述的是尚未完成的事情或植物尚未成熟。说明这里指的是绿色的植物，或者说不成熟的植物，故B正确。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段The new plants produced much larger crops. 说明增加了产量，不是说如果没有这样的革命就不会有米饭吃。故A项错误；其根据“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.”绿色革命（Green Revolution，绿色革命）是几年前为开发新型水稻和其他谷物而命名的。可知，“绿色革命”这个词是几年前出现的。因此选项B正确；根据“The new plants produced much larger crops.”可知，因为绿色革命，我们有更多的大米和其他谷物。因此选项C正确；根据“The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural（农业的）scientists who had green thumbs.”绿色革命是有着绿色拇指的农业科学家辛勤工作的结果。可知，有着绿色拇指的农业科学家发起了绿色革命。因此选项D正确。所以本题说法不正确的是选项A。

4.细节理解题。根据“A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.”一个有着绿色拇指的人似乎有一种神奇的触感，使植物生长得又快又好。说明C正确。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文得知这篇文章主要告诉了我们green这个单词以及这个单词的历史和几个green构成的合成词。故D正确。