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【題目】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 greenhorn is someone who has no experience. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns(角)had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn 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 20th century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well.

Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling , jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster （怪物）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. For example, a young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if you get a pay rise and he does not.

In most places in the world, a green light means to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means agree to continue with a project.

【1】A greenhorn now refers to ____________.

A. a person who is new in a job

B. a new soldier.

C. a young horse

D. a cow without horns

【2】A person with a green thumb is a person _______.

A. who is good at growing plants

B. whose thumbs are of green color

C. whose garden is greener than others’

D. who is younger than his neighbors

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

A. he sees a dangerous animal

B. he reads a sad play

C. his friend gets a prize that he wants

D. he can't get something

【4】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

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】試題分析：本文屬于文化類閱讀，介紹了與green有關(guān)的幾個短語的含義以及這些短語的意義的歷史變遷。

【1】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job. 可知現(xiàn)在“greenhorn”就是指工作方面的新手。故A正確。

【2】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第三句A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well.可知“A person with a green thumb”是指一個能讓植物長得很好的人，也就是擅長園藝的人。故A正確。

【3】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后兩句It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants. For example, a young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if you get a pay rise and he does not.可知the green-eyed monster就是指嫉妒別人擁有了你想要的東西的人。所以當(dāng)你的朋友得到了你想要的獎項的時候，你會很嫉妒他。就可能會遇見the green-eyed monster。故C正確。

【4】D 主旨大意題。文章中敘述了的多個關(guān)于green的短語“a greenhorn、 a green thumb和the green-eyed monster”的不同意義以及這些短語的來歷和在不同的時期的不同的含義。故D正確。