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1、台前一高2015-2016学年高二英语期中考试试题第一部分：听力（1----20题）略第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADidyouknowthemeaningofawordmaychangeovertime?ManyEnglishwordsweknownowhaddifferentmeaningsalongtimeago.Oneexampleisthewordnice.Aroundtheyear1300,nicewasfirstusedinEngl
2、ishtomean“stupid”.Twohundredyearslater,nicebegantocarrya“better”meaning.Ifpeoplesaidabookwaswrittennicely,theymeantthebookwaswritten“clearly”or“carefully”,not“stupidly”.After1800,nicebegantotakeitsmeaninglike“kind”or“friendly”.Sincethen,peoplehavethoughtofniceasawordwithgoodmeanings.Ag
3、oodchangeofaword’smeaninglikethisexampleofniceiscalledAMELIORATION.Thoughwedon’tusenicetomean“stupid”anymore,itisfuntoknowhowmuchaword’smeaningcanchangefromitsstart!FormoreexamplesofAMELIORATION,seenextpage.21.1300yearsago,a“niceperson”wasbelievedtobe_________.A.carefullyB.friendlyC.cl
4、everD.stupid22.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Whatniceusedtomean.B.Howthemeaningofnicechangedovertime.C.Howlongnicehasbeenused.D.Whythemeaningofnicechanged.23.AMELIORATIONmeansaword’smeaning_____.A.changesfrombadtogoodB.canchangefromitsstartC.changesfromgoodtobadD.remainsthesame
5、overalongtimeBLonglongago,therelivedinGreeceakingnamedMidas.Hewasagreedymanandlovedgoldbetterthananythingelseintheworld.Oneday,heaskedagodtogivehimmoregold.Thegoddecidedtopunishhimandsaid,11“Yourwishisgrantedalready.Everythingyoutouchwillturntogold.”Midaswasveryhappywhenheheardthis.The
6、nextmorning,hegotupearlytotesthisskill.Whenhetouchedhisbed,itturnedtogold.“Gold!”criedMidas,laughinglikealittleboy,“Itworks!”Notonlystones,flowersandthefurnitureinhishouseturnedtogold,but,whenhesatdowntotable,sodidthefoodheateandthewaterhedrank.Hewasunhappynow.Justthenhisdaughterranupt
7、ohim.Midastouchedherhand.Atonceshebecameagoldstatue(雕像)!Atlast,hebeggedthegodtofreehimfromhiswish.“Gototheriverandbatheinit,”thegodsaid.SoMidasdid,andthewatertookawayhisgoldentouch.24.ThegoddecidedtopunishMidasbecausehewas___________.A.lazyB.proudC.greedyD.unhappy25.Whichisthecorrect
