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广西壮族自治区普通高中学业水平合格考(五)
英语
(本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分,考试时间为90分钟,满分100分.)
第Ⅰ卷
听力(略)(20分)
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上的
相应位置将该项涂黑.
A
Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.It
isalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.
Sometimes,theword“green”meansyoung,freshandgrowing.Forexample,agreenG
hornissomeonewhohasnoexperience.Inthe15thcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcow
oranoxwhosehorns(角)hadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturylater,agreenhornwasasoldier
whohadnoexperienceinwar.Bythe18thcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoG
day—apersonwhoisnewinajob.
Someonewhoisgoodatgrowingplantsissaidtohaveagreenthumb(大拇指).The
expressioncomesfromtheearly20thcentury.Apersonwithagreenthumbcan make
plantsgrowquicklyandwel.TheGreenRevolution(绿色革命)isthenamegivensome
yearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Itwastheresultofhard
workbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.
Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling,jealousy(嫉妒).The
greenGeyedmonsterisnotadangerousanimalfromouterspace.Itisanexpressionused
about400yearsagobytheBritishwriterWiliamShakespearinhisplay“Othelo”.ItdeG
scribestheunpleasantfeelingwhensomeonehassomethinghewants.
Inmostplacesintheworld,agreenlightisasignal(信号)tomoveahead.Ineveryday
speech,agreenlightmeansapproval(赞成)tocontinuewithaproject.
1.Anewsoldierwascaledagreenhorninthe century.
A.15th B.16th C.18th D.20th
2.Apersonwithagreenthumb .
A.isgoodatgrowingplants B.realyhasagreenthumb
C.hasnoexperienceinwar D.isnewinajob
3.AmanmaymeetthegreenGeyedmonsterif .
A.heseesadangerousanimal B.hecantgetsomething
C.hereadsasadplay D.hisfriendgetsaprizethathewants
4.Thispassagedoesntmentionthehistoryoftheexpression“ .”
A.agreenthumb B.agreenhorn
C.thegreenGeyedmonster D.agreenlight
5.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Green,theColorofGrassandTrees
B.TheStoriesabouttheColor“Green”
C.Green,asignofApproval
D.DifferentMeaningsof“Green”
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