Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfini

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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 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 (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.
小题1:According to the passage, a greenhorn means________ now.

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

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

C．a person who is new in a job

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

小题2:The meaning of the underlined word “ripe” in the second paragraph is ________.

A．未完成的

B．成熟的

C．青涩的

D．老练的

小题3:Which of the following about the Green Revolution 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.

小题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

小题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

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D

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。
小题1:C 细节题。根据第三段最后一句a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job.说明C正确。
小题21:B 猜测词义题。根据the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.说明这里的是指绿色的植物，或者说的不成熟的植物，故B正确。
小题3:A 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。
小题4:C 细节题。根据第六段A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well说明C正确。
小题5:D 主旨大意题。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。