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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. Sometimes, it describes something that
is not yet ripe or finished. 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(角) had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.
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 is the name 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 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 frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the 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 she does not.
Greenhorn now refers to ____.

A.a person who is new in a job B.a new solider
C.a young horse D.None of above

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

A.who is good at growing plants B.whose thumbs are in green color
C.whose garden is greener than others’
D.who is younger than his neighbors

The author is actually talking about ____.

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

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.In about the 16th century, a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier.
B.The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs.
C.The green-eyed monster was probably created by William Shakespeare.
D.The green-eyed monster can be used to describe a person who is jealous.
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Hurricane
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Monkey Repellent
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. According to the information, which of the following statements is TURE?
A. The eruption of Mt. Etna lasted thirty days.
B. Hurricane Blas was formed off the coast of Italy.
C. The American Midwest had fine weather throughout July 1998.
The eruption of Mt. Etna did not destroy local villages.
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. According to the information, the monkeys in the Japanese fields ________.

A.destroy crops B.kill unsuspecting humans
C.spread eye diseases to humans D.stop farmers from working

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. The information in the “Earth Week” diary _______.

A.predicts future weather patterns
B.gives advice on dealing with monsoons
C.shows that weather can be unpredictable
D.shows the effects that storms have on animals

Twenty-five years ago if you made a trip to the local library and searched for articles on globing warming, you’d probably come up with a few from the leading magazines in the world. As an Internet search on global warming now shows, the subject has become as rooted in people’s mind as Madonna or microwave cooking.
With the possible exception of another world war, a giant planet, or an incurable disease, global warming may be the largest danger to our planet. For decades human factories and cars have sent billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the climate has begun to show some signs of warming. If steps are not taken soon to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere, the result could terribly affect human life. We have already seen growing destruction, such as drought and death in Sudan, flooding in Asia, bush fires in Indonesia, and fierce winter storms in central Europe.
The Republic of Maldives is barely above sea level. Its 250, 000 citizens are scattered across 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean. A strong typhoon could spell the end for the entire country, as sea levels could continue rising. The entire population would have to be moved away as the country disappears under the sea.
The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring phenomenon that keeps our planet at a comfortable temperature averaging 60°F. Since the mid-nineteenth century, however, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased nearly 30% because of the increased use of fossil fuels to run cars, heat homes and power factories. Without controlling, the amount of carbon-dioxide by 2100 may increase by 30%-150% and could lift the average global temperature by up to 2.5° F the next 50 years.
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With the first paragraph, the author intends to.

A.scold people for not paying enough attention to global warming
B.draw people’s attention to global warming
C.how to search for the articles on global warming
D.point out the serious effect of global warming

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Global warming could affect human life in the following ways EXCEPT.

A.producing more greenhouse gases B.causing more floods
C.making winter storms fiercer D.starting more bush fires

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The Republic of Maldives.

A.has moved away their citizens
B.will be more likely to be destroyed by a strong typhoon than by the rising sea level
C.is mostly likely to be destroyed by the rising sea level
D.will have to move away most of their population

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. Why is the Republic of Maldives especially mentioned in the passage?

A.Because smaller countries are easier to be affected by global warming.
B.Because seaside countries are in danger of disappearing.
C.Because it’s necessary to rescue a country before the sea level rises.
D.Because the serious result of global warming could end a whole country.

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. From the last paragraph, we can infer that greenhouse effect.

A.can only affect the earth in an unfavorable way
B.is something easy to control
C.is caused by human act
D.will be good to us if it remains at a proper level

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备).Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
Pollution by carbon dioxide is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.
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. Hundreds of years ago, the pollution was _________it is today.

A.much easier than B.as easy as C.as hard as D.much less than

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Our world is becoming much smaller_________.

A.because the earth is being polluted day and night
B.because science is developing
C.because of the rise in population
D.because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

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Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because_________.

A.it does harm to all living things in the world B.it makes much noise
C.it makes our rivers and lakes dirty D.it makes us angry more easily

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Which of the following is NOT the possible way to reduce air pollution?

A.Stop people from burning coal in the houses and factories in the city
B.Stop putting dirty smoke into the air
C.Encourage people to go to work by bike or on foot instead of driving a car
D.Don’t throw rubbish into the river.

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Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.
B.The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.
C.If people could go to work by bike ,it would be helpful against the problem of carbon dioxide.
D.Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution.

People have smoked cigarettes for a long time now. The tobacco which is used to make cigarettes was first grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking. Soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe . In the late 1800s, the Turks made cigarettes popular.
Cigarette smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing rate. Nicotine in large can kill a person by stopping a person’s breathing muscles. Smokers usually take in small amounts that the body can quickly break down.
Nicotine can make new smokers feel dizzy(头晕) or sick to their stomachs. The heart rate for young smokers increases 2 to 3 beats per minute. Nicotine also lowers skin temperature and reduces blood flow in the legs and feet. It plays an important role in increasing smokers’ risk of heart disease and stroke.
Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. Cigarette smoking was the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases.
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Tobacco first appeared in_________.

A.Asia B.Africa
C.Europe D.America

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What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A.To tell us the bad effects caused by smoking cigarettes
B.To introduce the history of smoking
C.To let us know what the cigarettes are made from
D.To tell the readers that Columbus found the Indians smoking

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._________doesn’t make one’s heart beat as usual.

A.Tar B.Nicotine
C.Lung disease D.Leave

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The following effects are caused by Nicotine EXCEPT that________.

A.It can make new smokers feel dizzy or sick to their stomachs
B.It lowers skin temperature
C.It causes the heart to beat less fast
D.Nicotine will probably kill a person if a smoker takes in too much of it.

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What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.Where did cigarettes come from?
B.The effect of smoking on your body.
C.How to smoke is healthy?
D.Who is the first smoker?

Paricutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At that time, Paricutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paricutin is asleep.
What is Paricutin? It was the first volcano (火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paricutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano.
Large quantities of stone and lava broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes (灰烬) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forests were destroyed. Then Paricutin went to sleep.
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What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?

A.The little hill of stone. B.The villagers living close by.
C.The forests and fields around Paricutin. D.The Mexican peasant and his wife.

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Put the following sentences into the right order according to the birth of Paricutin:
①they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field
②there was a sudden noise
③A peasant and his wife set out to work in their field
④they found the earth warm under their feet
⑤stones were thrown high in the air
⑥the peasants ran from the field and turned to watch the birth of a volcano.

A.①⑤②③④⑥ B.③①⑤②④⑥ C.③④①②⑤⑥ D.③②④①⑤⑥

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We can infer that after around____ the volcano began to go to sleep.

A.1943 B.1953 C.1963 D.Not known

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In this passage the writer is trying to _________.

A.tell us an interesting happening
B.explain a scientific theory
C.make us believe something
D.make up an interesting lie

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. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?

A.New volcanoes may appear in place where people do not expect them to be.
B.Volcanoes are always growing.
C.Volcanoes are active from time to time.
D.New volcanoes are active for only ten years.

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