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三、阅读理解Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.Sometimes,theword"green"meansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnot

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三、阅读理解
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 or finished.For example,a greenhorn is someone who 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 battle.By the eighteenth century,a greenhorn had the meaning it has today - a person who is new in a jib.
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 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 the color used to describe the powerful feeling,jealousy.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 hie 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 if you get a pay rise and she does not.
( )36.Greenhorn now refers to __________ .
A.a person who is new in a job B.a new solider
C.a young horse D.None of above
( )37.A person who has a green thumb is a person _________ .
A.who is good at growing plants
B.whose thumbs are in green color
C.whose garden is greener than others'
D.who is younger than his neighbors
( )38.The author is actually talking about _________ .
A.colors B.language C.politics D.agriculture
( )39.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A.In about the 16th century,a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier.
B.The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs.
C.The green-eyed monster was probably created by William
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