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4．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 greenborn is someone who has no experience．In the 15 th century，a greenborn was a young cow or an ox whose borns（角）had not yet developed．A century later，a greenborn was a soldier who had no expericnce in war．By the 18 th century，a greenborn 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 20 th century．A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well．The Green Revolution（绿色革命）is t he name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains．It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs．
  Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling．Jealousy（嫉妒）．The green eyed monster 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 unpleasantfeeling when someone has something he wants．
  In most places in the world，a green light is a signal（信号）to move ahead．In everyday speech，a green light means approval（赞成）to continue with a project．

51．A new solider was called a greenborn in theBcentury．
A.15 th  B.16 th  C.18 th  D.20 th
52．A person with a green thumbA．
A．is good at growing plants  
B．really has a green thumb
C．has no experience in war 
D．is new in a job
53．A man may meet the green eyed monster ifD．
A．he sees a dangerous animal 
B．he can't get something
C．he reads a sad play 
D．his friend gets a prize that he wants
54．This passage doesn't mention the history of the expression"D"．
A．a green  
B．a greenborn 
C．the green eyed monster  
D．a green light
55．Which would be the best title of the passage？D
A．Green，the color of grass and trees 
B．The stories about the color"green"
C．Green，a sign of approval 
D．Different meanings of"green"

Answer 1

分析 绿色是一种自然界重要的颜色．它是草和树叶的颜色．它也是大部分生长的植物的颜色．
   有时单词"green"意味着年轻，新鲜和成长中．例如，"greenborn"是指没有经验的人，在15世纪，"greenborn"是指小母牛或者角尚未长出来的公牛．一个世纪以后，"greenborn"是指尚未有任何作战经验的士兵．到了18世纪，"greenborn"就有了今天的意思，它是指新手．
   擅长让植物长势良好的人据说有绿色拇指，这种表达来源于20世纪早期．园艺好手能够让植物长得又快又好．"绿色革命"是指若干年前新型大米和谷物的大发展，它是擅长种植的农业科学家辛勤工作的结果．
   绿色还用来描述强烈的情感和妒忌，"The green eyed monster"不是指来自外太空的可怕生物，它是大约400年前英国作家莎士比亚在其剧本《奥赛罗》中用到的一种表达．它描述了一个人当别人有他想要的东西时的不愉快的感觉．
   在世界的大部分地方，绿灯是前进的信号．在日常用语中，绿灯是指项目被批准继续进行．

解答 51．B 这是一个细节推断题．根据原文"A century later，a greenborn was a soldier who had no expericnce in war．"一个世纪后"greenborn"是指尚未有任何作战经验的士兵．抓住"A century later"这一关键信息，前一个句子说15世纪，所以一个世纪后就应该是十六世纪，故选B．
52．A  根据原文"Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb（大拇指）．"擅长让植物长势良好的人据说有绿色拇指，可以得知此题应选A．
53．D  这是一个理解句意的题目．要理解好"It describes the unpleasantfeeling when someone has something he wants．"这句话，它的意思是"它描述了一个人当别人有他想要的东西时的不愉快的感觉．"再结合选项，看看哪种情况是属于这种情绪，把不恰当的选项排除掉，就可以得到正确的答案D，"his friend gets a prize that he wants 他的朋友得到了他想要的奖金"．
54．D 这是一个反向判断题，要求选出一个文章中没有涉及到的关于绿色的表达．在了解文章大意的基础上，很容易就会判断出只有D"a green light"（绿光）文章没有出现过，其他选项在文章中都能找到．故选择答案D．
55．D 这是一个归纳全文的题目，综合全文内容，看哪一个选项最贴合文章的中心内容就选哪个做文章的题目，切忌片面，从而排除掉干扰项，选出正确答案D"Different meanings of"green"-绿色的不同意义

点评 这篇文章的题目出的很好，很全面．不论从细节上还是对句子和中心的理解上都有涉及．做题时前提是把文章的大意读懂，然后再根据不同的题目采用不同的方法做题，像51和52题比较简单，直接找到相关的句子就能做出；53和54题涉及到对关键词和句子的理解，要把涉及到的词和句子理解透彻，还要细心，看是叫选正确的还是错误的；55题是对文章整体内容的把握，还是考察对文章大意的理解，所以做好阅读理解的前提还是读懂文章，这是最重要的．