I. 阅读理解（共40分，每小题2分）第一节AMy mom just bought me a new bike. Since my cousin Mary didnt have a bike with her, she walked next to me. I thought that Mary would jump on the luggage carrier (行李架) over the back tire when I was riding. Mom knew exactly what I was thinking. “Dont ride the bike with Mary on the back,” she said. “Its too dangerous. You could kill yourself. Take turns.”I nodded, but I was thinking I could handle this. A few minutes later, I turned right to a wide road. “Jump on the back,” I told Mary. I rode fast, laughing as the wind blew through our hair. It was exciting, until the handlebar (车把) started shaking. The front tire dropped into a drain (下水道) and I fell off the bike, still holding the handlebar.My face, hands, and knees crashed into the pavement. The pain in my mouth was unbearable, and I tasted blood. I turned towards Mary who was on the ground, holding her knee and crying. Seconds later, it seemed that my moms car stopped next to us. I wanted Mom to say, “Oh, my poor sweetheart. Let me hug you and everything will be fine.”However, my mom only said, “What have you done to your face? Vanessa,look at what youve done!” Mom wasnt the gentle “I love you, sweetie” type.Sometimes, I thought Mom had no mercy. But in her own way, she was holding me tighter than I could understand she was teaching me the lesson I needed. “You did it deal with it and learn from it. One day, the consequences (后果) will be greater and I wont be there to help you. Think it out, Vanessa.”1. We can learn from the text that .A. Vanessa fell because she didnt hold the handlebarB. Vanessa and Mary rode the bike by turnsC. Vanessa was blown down by the heavy windD. Vanessa and Mary were all injured2. In the authors opinion, her mother .A. was always gentle to her B. encouraged her all the timeC. was cold sometimes D. didnt care about her at all3. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?xk|b|1A. Vanessas mother was strict with her.B. Vanessa understood her mothers love.C. Vanessas mother would leave her.D. Vanessa wasnt eager for her moms hug any more.BGreen 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. A greenhorn is someone who has no experience. who is new to a situation. But in the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose home 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-eyed monster is not a nightening 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 raise and she does not.In most places in the world, a green light is a signal to move ahead. A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on. In everyday speech, a green light means approval to continue with a project.4 . How many expressions including green are mentioned in the passage?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.5. What does a greenhorn mean now?A. A person who has rich job experience.B. A soldier who has not yet any experience in battle.C. A young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed.D. A person who is a green hand without any experience.6. Which expression can be used if your friend is good at growing plants?A. A green thumb. B. A green light.C. A greenhorn D. The green-eyed monster.7. What will make you suffer from the green-eyed monster?A. You meet a frightening g creature.B. You watch the play Othello;C. Your girlfriend dates with your friend.D. You get a pay raise.CIt is said that a person has about 6,000 thoughts every day. Yet, of the 6,000 thoughts you have today, ninety percent of these are the same as the 6,000 you had yesterday and the day before, leaving little room for new thoughts. No wonder life can seem tedious at times. Unless you start to think differently, you are to continue to create and repeat the same old reality every day. Is it no