2020-2021学年第一学期高二年级期中英语考试试卷考试时间100分钟卷面分值：120分第一部分:阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）AThereareplentyofreasonswhypeoplegotothelibrary.Peoplegotheremainlyforschool,forwork,orforpersonalresearch.Thereareafewwhomakeuseofthelibraryonlywhenspecificdataorinformationcan’tbehadbyanyothermeans.Nomatterwhatyourmotivationforvisitingthelibraryis,you’llsurelywanttosetyoureyesonthefollowingfourlargestlibrariesintheworldWashingtonD.C.’sLibraryofCongressIfyou’vealreadywatchedthemovieNationalTreasure2,thenyou’vealreadytakenaglimpseofthismagnificentlibrary.Withinthislibrary,you’llfindallyouneedtoansweryourquestionsaboutculture,science,philosophy,history,andanyothersubjectmatter.Ithasbeenusedinnumerousmovies.Withavastbookcollectionatover30millionandwritteninjustaboutanylanguageyoucanthinkof,theLibraryofCongress,establishedI1800,definitelydeservesallthefame.Thepubliccanvisitthelibrary,butonlyhigh-rankingAmericanofficialsareallowedtocheckoutbooks.Beijing’sNationalLibraryofChinaSituatedinBeijingandwith26.3millionbooksinitscollection,theNLCissuretogivejoytotheaveragebibliophile(藏书家).Amongitsbooks,you’llfindtheworld’sgreatestandrichestcomplicationsofChinesewritingsandancientdocuments.Foundedin1909andopeneddoorstothepublicthreeyearsafter,theNLCalsocontainsalotofQingDynastywritingsaswellasacollectionofliteraturewrittenonbonesandtortoiseshells.Massachusetts’HarvardUniversityLibraryComparedtoalltheotherlibrariesinuniversitiesintheworld,HarvardUniversityLibraryhousesthemostenormousprivatecollectionofbooks.Establishedin1638,theHarvardLibraryisconsideredasAmerica’soldest.In1764,adisastrousfirebrokeoutanditturnedaconsiderablenumberofbooksintoashes.Today,thelibraryhasatotalofover13millionbooksdisplayedin90librarywings,eachdealingwithaparticularfieldofstudy.London’sBritishLibraryWhenitcomestothenumberofitemsinitscollection,theBritishLibrary,foundedin1973,isunparalleled.Ithasover150millionitems,alotofwhichareworkscirculatedintheUnitedKingdom.Thelibraryalsohasscoresofitemsfromothe