8.People sometimes use the word"green"to describe something that is not yet ripe(成熟的) or finished.For example,a"greenhorn"is someone who has no experience,who is new to a situation.In the 15th century,a"greenhorn"was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed.About a century later,a"greenhorn"was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle.By the 18th 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 1900s.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.
任务2:阅读短文(B),根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词.
71.describe say what (sb./sth.) is like,give a picture of in words
72.experience something that you do or that happens to you,
任务3:阅读短文(B),完成同义句转换,每空一词.
A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.
73.It74.seems that a person with a green thumb has a magic touch that makes plant grow quickly and well.
任务4:根据短文(B)内容简答问题.
75.When did the"greenhorn"have the meaning it has today?By the 18th century.
分析 本文介绍的是green"这个单词的意思.不同的时代有着不同的意思.
解答 71.describe 考查单词的理解.describe,动词,描述,叙述,故答案为:describe.
72.experience 考查单词的理解.experience,动词,经历,经验,故答案为:experience.
73.It 考查句子的理解.根据原句句意:一个有着绿拇指的人似乎有一个神奇的接触,能使植物生长迅速和良好.seem to do sth.似乎…,和It seems that意思是一样的,故答案为:It.
74.seems 考查句子的理解.根据原句句意:一个有着绿拇指的人似乎有一个神奇的接触,能使植物生长迅速和良好.seem to do sth.似乎…,和It seems that意思是一样的,故答案为:seems.
75.By the 18th century.考查单词的理解.根据By the 18th century,a"greenhorn"had the meaning it has today-a person who is new in a job.可知在第十八世纪,greenhorn的意思和现在是一样的,故答案为:By the 18th century.
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