Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color o...

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      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.

（1）、According to the passage, a greenhorn means________ now.

A、a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed B、a soldier who has not had any experience in war C、a person who is new in a job D、a man who doesn't have the skills to live in the country

（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

（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.

（4）、We can know from the passage that _______.

A、all growing plants is green B、green is the most important color in nature C、a person with a green thumb can make plants grow well D、the expression “a green thumb” has a history of two hundred years

（5）、The main idea of the passage is ________.

A、a greenhorn B、a green thumb C、the Green Revolution D、the word “green” and its story

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The centerpiece of curling(冰壶)is the curling stone. Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones since 1851, when William Kay and his sons Andrew and Thomas set up a workshop in Mauchline, Ayrshire, in southwest Scotland. Kays is still owned by the relatives of the founder, and today it is the only curling stone maker left in Scotland.
Used in a highly competitive sport, the curling stones are made to exact standards. First, stones are sliced and then into round “cheeses”. Finally, the cheeses are shaped and polished into curling stones in a series of steps.
Each stone must weigh 44 pounds. Each must have a maximum diameter (直径) of 36 inches. Polishing is done by hand on a wheel using water, diamond-talcum power, and felt. Finishing the stone's “running edge” is done entirely by hand with a special kind of paper and a digital measure and magnifying glass (放大镜). Lastly, a handle(把手) is fitted into holes on the top of the stone. Stones are computer-matched into pairs. Sixteen stones—-8 pairs—-are needed for a game, and since curling game field usually have 6 lanes, each game field needs 96 matched stones!
Kays is a small company, employing less than ten skilled workers. Master craftsman and co-owner James Wyllie is skilled at all phases of curling stone making and is also an enthusiastic curler, as well as active member of Mauchline's Burns Club, which meets regularly to honor well-known Mauchline residents.

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Everywhere in the world there are different ways of behaving．When we meet someone，everything we say and do expresses our cultural background．So if you want to get on with someone from another culture，it helps to understand something about these differences．

Even how we stand depends on our culture．English people talk to each other at an average （平均的） distance of 130 cm，while Italians chat at an average distance of 80 cm．So Italians can think that English people are unfriendly because they stand too far away!And English people can think that Italians are too close．

Touching is also cultural．The French touch much more than Americans．A French couple may touch 100times in half an hour while an American couple may only touch twice!And French teenagers touch each other much more than American teens．

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Pickleball is rising in China

Pickleball, a relaxing sport that has been around since the 1960s, is becoming popular in China Young people are growing especially interested in the game.

The sport of pickleball was invented in the US, in which two or four players hit a wiffle hall over a net. It looks like tennis, but is played on a badminton court(羽毛球场) with a paddle(球拍).

The ball

It has many holes which are designed to stabilize(稳定) its flight as it travels from court to court. Balls come in different colors, including white, yellow and green, but must be a single color to meet the rules of the International Federation of Pickleball(国际匹克球联合会).

The paddle

It's smaller than a tennis racquet(球拍) but larger than a ping-pong paddle. It is mainly made of light materials.

The court

A piokleball court is the same size as a doubles(双打) badminton court. It's about6×13.5 meters.

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A Space Hotel Will Open Soon

A Californian company wants to build a hotel in orbit (天体等运行的轨道). The space hotel will open in 2027. It will be able to carry up to 400 people. The space hotel will be shaped like a large wheel, with 24 space pods (舱) around the outside of the 200-meter-wide structure. The pods will be used for restaurants, bars, gyms, rooms for tourists, laboratories for research and so on.

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Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have made a new type of cloth that can be used as a digital display (数字显示) . Professor Peng Huisheng and his team have spent 10 years trying to make "digital cloth" with a silver-plated yarn (银镀纱) and a kind of thread. The cloth could allow a driver to view a GPS map on their arm while driving. It could also help people communicate better if they have language barriers or disabilities.

A Gift Box Made from Mycelium

A UK company Seedlip has released (发布) a gift box that uses packaging (包装材料) made from mycelium (菌丝体). Seedlip is working with Magical Mushroom Company to make the packaging. Magical Mushroom adds mycelium to natural materials that farmers no longer need. As the mycelium tries to break the materials down, it grows threads (线) that form a strong and light material that can be used as packaging. And after being used, it breaks down naturally in about 40 days in a garden.

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Most of the planes we see are white. But do you know why the planes are painted like this?

Actually, white is not their natural color. But there are many advantages(优点) if they are painted white. It is a good way for airlines(航空公司) to protect their plane from sunlight. Another reason is that white paint can reduce (减少) heat and any possible damage(损坏) from sun radiation(辐射). Less heat also means lower cooling cost for airlines.

That's not all. The airplane company staff check the plane's surface each day. White paint makes it easier than colorful paints for staffs to find out the cracks on the plane' s surface. Most importantly, safety is a matter that we should pay more attention to. At night or in bad weather, it will become more difficult for the ground monitoring station to see the plane flying in the sky. So white planes can help people reduce this bad effect(效果) when the planes are seen clearly in the special environment.

The cost of keeping a plane in the best situation is mainly considered by many airplane companies. Actually, a colorful appearance looks good but is useless. Colorful planes often lose their color after flying for several years. Especially, bad weather, the main reason, will do harm to their appearance. Airlines will have to spend time and money repainting their planes. In order to cut the unnecessary cost, many airlines will paint them in white or keep most of the planes' appearance in white instead of other colors.

All in all, the color white is a better choice.

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Clothing is an important part of any culture. Chinese culture is more than 5,000 years old so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.

Hanfu

Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty (朝代). Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it.

Zhongshan suit

Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen. It is also famous as Mao suit oversea (在海外) because Chairman Mao liked to wear it. It first appeared in the 1920s.

Tangzhuang

Tangzhuang is a kind of Chinese jacket but not the clothing of the Tang Dynasty. It got the name from overseas Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was famous in the world, so the overseas Chinese were called (被叫作) "Tang people" and their clothes were called "Tangzhuang".

Cheongsam(qipao)

The cheongsam (qipao) is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s. Cheongsa m is made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it because it can show their beauty.

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