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. 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 had 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. 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 is the name 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 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 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 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 rise and she does not.

1.Greenhorn now refers to ____.

A．a person who is new in a job               B．a new solider       C．a young horse   D．a thumb

2.A person who has a green thumb is a person ____.

A．whose garden is greener than others’

B．whose thumbs are in green color

C．who is good at growing plants

D．who is younger than his neighbors

3.The author is actually talking about ____.

A．colors            B．language          C．politics           D．agriculture

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The green-eyed monster can be used to describe a person who is jealous

B．The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs

C．The green-eyed monster was probably created by William Shakespeare

D．In about the 16th century, a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：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。

1.从第一段最后一行a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job可知 a greenhorn现在的含义是指生手，工作上无经验。

2.从第二段第一句Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb可知正确答案为C

3.综合全文可知，本文主要讲述与green有关的一些英语表达，故作者谈论的是语言，故选B

4.从第一段A century or so later（十六世纪左右）, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle可知十六世纪左右， greenhorn是指在战斗中没有任何经验的战士，D答案与陈述正好相反，故选D

考点：说明文