高级中学2011—2012学年第一学期期末测试高二英语本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，共七大题。请将全部答案写在答题卷上。第I卷选择题的答案用2B铅笔填涂，第II卷的答案用黑色签字笔书写。本试卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。第I卷（共80分）一.完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）Britainisveryfortunateinitssystemofpubliclending-libraries.Theselibrarieshavea____1___ofsome115millionbooks.Andaboutone-thirdofthepopulationare____2____ofpubliclibraries.Thislendingandreferencelibraryserviceis,withsomelimitation,free.Publiclibrariesnotonlylendbooks,musicscores(乐谱)andrecords,butalsosupplyspeciallibrariesto____3____,amongchildren,patientsinhospitalandprisoners,andthey____4_____inmanykindsofextraactivities,____5___reading,lectures,filmshows,musiccirclesandcooperationinadulteducation.ThegreatestandmostfamouslibraryinBritainis___6____theBritishMuseum,which____7____oversixmillionbooks.Acopyofeverybook,magazine,newspaper,etc._____8____inGreatBritainmustbesenttotheBritishMuseum.ThereadingroomoftheMuseumisfamousforthe____9____ofscholarsand____10____peoplewhohavestudentsinit.TheBritishMuseumLibraryisnot,bytheway,alendinglibrary.Thesecond___11_____inBritainistheBodleianLibraryatOxford.TheNationalLibraryofScotland,CambridgeUniversityLibrary,andtheNationalLibraryofWalesarealsofamousandmay___12_____acopyofeverynew____13____issuedinBritain.ThereisalsoaNationalLibraryfortheblind,____14____over300,000booksinaspecially____15_____type.1.A.numberB.plentyC.totalD.quantity2.A.membersB.librariansC.citizensD.employees3.A.othersB.adultsC.womenD.people4.A.giveB.engageC.resultD.succeed5.A.aswellasB.suchasC.forexampleD.ratherthan6.A.thatofB.becauseofC.itofD.inpossessionof7.A.offersB.buysC.ownsD.gets8.A.soldB.publishedC.availableD.obtained9.A.numberB.supportC.mindD.devotion10.A.diligentB.imaginationC.famousD.poor11.A.oldestB.latestC.largestD.用心爱心专心1best-known12.A.lendB.printC.getD.buy13.A.butB.publicationC.novelD.magazine14.A.nearlyB.withC.aboutD.almost15.A.deliveredB.madeC.printedD.published二.阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）AVincentVanGoghwasamaninahurry,anartistoftremendousenergyandprodigious(巨大的)output.Hekilledhimselfwhenhewasonly37,butheleftbehindhimmorethan2,000paintingsanddrawings,whichestablishedhisreputationinawayhewouldneverhaveconsideredpossible.VanGoghwasbornonMarch30,1853atGrootZundertProvinceofNoordNrabantinDutch.Hewasthesonofaclergyman.Hisfirstartistimpressionswereformedasaboy,fromhisunclewhowasanartdealer.Themotivationboreearlyfruitandfromtheageof12theyoungVincentwasdrawing.Theinterestledtoanapprenticeship(学徒)inanartdealer’sfirm,Groupil’s,intheHague.Whenhewasonly20,hewastransferredtothefirm’sLondonoffice.InLondonVanGoghfacedhisfirstmajorcrisis,whenhewasrejectedinlove.Afterthat,heturnedtoreligion,expresseddisapprovalwithart-dealingandneglectedhiswork.GroupiltransferredhimfromLondontoParisbut,whenhisworkwasstillunsatisfactory,dismissedhimin1876.TheyoungVanGoghmadereligionaconsuminginterestandduringthenextfewyearstravelledinBritain,BelgiumandHolland,tryingtoestablishhimselfasapreacher(传道人),butwithoutsuccess.In1880,attheageof27,hefoundhimselfdrawnbacktoart.Hehadajobasanassistantevangelist(传教士)intheminingvillageofBorinageinBelgiumbutrealizedanartistdrivewhichwastomotivatehimunceasinglyuntilhisdeath10yearslater.Latein1881,hemovedtotheHagueandestablishedarelationshipwithawoman,Ch...
