Unit1基础提高与扩展agreenthumbagreenhorn=agreenhandtheGreenRevolutionthegreen---eyedmonster猜一猜：Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetripe(成熟)orfinished.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworox'whosehorns(角)hadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturylater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnothadanyexperienceinwars.Buttheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday----apersonwhoisnewinajob.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromearly1900s.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuesgrowinglongafteryourplantshavedied.阅读与表达真题演练（一）TheGreenRevolutionisthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagricultural(农业的)scientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling,jealousy.Thegreen---eyedmonsterisnotafrighteninganimalfromouterspace.Itisanexpressionfirstlyusedabout400yearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplay"Othello".Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethinghewants.Ayoungmanmaysuffergreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse.(人大附中2012-------2013学年度第一学期期中初二年级英语练习)158.Isthepersonwithagreenthumbgoodatgrowingplants?_________________________________________________59Whatdoesagreenhornmeantoday?_________________________________________________60.Whoworkshardandhelpstodevelopnewkindsofriceandothergrains?_________________________________________________61.Whenwastheexpression".thegreen-eyedmonster"probablyfirstlyused?_________________________________________________Surfingisthenameforridingoceanwaveso...
