泉州七中 2020-2021 学年上学期高一年英语期中考英语试题答案 第二部分阅读理解 （共两节,满分 50 分) 第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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。 A There are plenty of reasons why people go to the library. People go there mainly for school, for work, or for personal research. There are a few who make use of the library only when specific data or information can't be had by any other means. No matter you’re your motivation for visiting the library is, you'1l surely want to set your eyes on the following four largest libraries in the world Washington D.C's Library of Congress If you've already watched the movie National Treasure 2, then you've already taken a glimpse of this impressive library. Within this library, you'll find all you need to answer your questions about culture, science, philosophy, history, and any other subject matter. It has been used in numerous movies. With a vast book collection at over 30 million and written in just about any language you can think of, the Library of Congress, established in 1800, definitely deserves all the fame. The public can visit the library, but only high-ranking American officials are allowed to check out books. Beijing's National Library of China Situated in Beijing and with 26.3 million books in its collection, the NLC is sure to give joy to the average bibliophile(藏书家).Among its books, you'll find the world's greatest and richest complications of Chinese writings and ancient documents. Founded in 1909 and opened doors to the public three years after, the NLC also contains a lot of Qing Dynasty writings as well as a collection of literature written on bones and tortoise shells. Massachusetts' Harvard University Library Compared to all the other libraries in universities in the world, Harvard University Library houses the most enormous private collection of books. Established in 1638, the Harvard Library is considered as America's oldest. In 1764, a disastrous fire broke out and it turned a considerable number of books into ashes. Today, the library has a total of over 13 million books displayed in 90 library wings, each dealing with a particular field of study. London's British Library When it comes to the number of items in its collection, the British Library, founded in 1973, is beyond compare. It has over 150 million items, a lot of which are works circulated in the United Kingdom. The library also has scores of items from- other countries and has books written in a number of languages. You will also discover that these works can be found in formats ranging from stone inscriptions(刻印文字) to digital publications. The growth rate of the British Library is 3 million pieces per year. 21.Which library has the longest history A. Washington D.C.'s Library of Congress B. Beijing's National Library of China C. Massachusetts' Harvard University Library D. London's British Library 22. Which library has frequent ... ...
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