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【題目】Green:More than just a colour

Green is an important colour in nature.It is the colour of grass and the leaves on trees.【1】.

Sometimes,the word green means young.fresh and growing.Sometimes,it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.

【2】A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.You might say that 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.【3】The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

【4】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.

In most places in the world，a green light is a sign to move ahead.【5】In everyday speech,agreen lightmeans approval to continue with a project.We want you to know we have a green light to continue this series next week.

A.For example,a greenhorn is someone who has no experience,who is new to a situation.

B.Someone is also the colour used to describe the powerful emotion,jealousy.

C.Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.

D.A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on.

E.The new plants produced much larger crops

F.It is also the colour of most growing plants.

G.About one hundred years ago,having a green thumb was a popular expression in the American west.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】E

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】綠色是自然界中一種重要的顏色。它是樹葉和青草的顏色。這也是大多數(shù)生長中的植物的顏色。有時，綠色意思是年輕的，新鮮和成長。有時，它也描述了一些尚未完成的或不成熟的植物。

【1】考查對上下文語境的理解�？涨熬湟猓壕G色是自然界重要的顏色。它是草和樹葉的顏色。這里F（它也是大部分生長的植物的顏色。）符合上下文，故選F。

【2】考查對上下文語境的理解�？蘸缶湟猓阂粋�有綠色拇指的人似乎有魔術(shù)手法可以使植物生長的又快又好。這里C（有能力使植物生長好的人被說成有綠色拇指。）符合句意，故選C。

【3】考查對上下文語境的理解�？涨熬湟猓憾嗄昵�，人們把新品種的水稻和其他谷物的發(fā)展稱作綠色革命�？蘸缶湟猓壕G色革命是有綠色拇指的農(nóng)業(yè)科學(xué)家們努力的結(jié)果。這里E（新的品種產(chǎn)量更大。）符合句意，故選E。

【4】考查對上下文語境的理解�？蘸缶湟猓壕G眼怪物并不是來自外星球的可怕生物。它是大約四百年前英國作家莎士比亞在他的話劇奧賽羅中所用的表達，這里B（綠色也被使用來描述那些有強烈嫉妒心的人。）符合句意，故選B。

【5】考查對上下文語境的理解。空前句意：在世界上的大部分地區(qū)，綠燈是前進的標志。空后句意：在日常演講中，綠燈意味著贊成繼續(xù)一個項目。這里D（交通信號的綠燈意味著你的車可以繼續(xù)前進。）符合句意，故選D。