题文
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 developedB．a soldier who has not had any experience in war C．a person who is new in a jobD．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 greenB．green is the most important color in natureC．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 greenhornB．a green thumbC．the Green RevolutionD．the word “green” and its story 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
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。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Green is an importan.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
