Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves o

Green is an important color in nature. Itis the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of mostgrowing plants.

Sometimes, the word green means young,fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe orfinished. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is newto a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whosehorns(角) had notyet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet hadany experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had themeaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

Someone who has the ability to grow plantswell is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from early nineteenhundreds. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makesplants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has agreen thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution is the name given someyears ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The newplants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hardwork by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

Green is also the color used to describethe powerful feeling, jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outerspace. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writerWilliam Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feelinga person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer fromthe 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 hedoes not.

44. A greenhorn now refers to ____.

A. a person who is new in a job                          B.a new solider

C. a young horse                                                   D.a cow without horns

45. A person who has a green thumb is aperson ____.

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

46. The author is actually talking about____.

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

47. Which of the following statements isNOT true according to the passage?

A. In about the 16th century, a greenhornmeant an experienced soldier.

B. The Green Revolution may have someconnection with green thumbs.

C. The green-eyed monster was probablycreated by William Shakespeare.

D. The green-eyed monster can be used todescribe a person who is jealous.

试题答案

【答案】

 A

 A 

 B

 A

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