山西省运城市芮城县2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末调研测试试题注意事项：1．答题前，务必在答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在指定区域。2．答题时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3．答题时，必须使用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔在答题卡上书写，要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。必须在题号所指示的答题区域作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在本题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4．本试卷满分150分，不含听力,考试时间120分钟。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANewScientistLiveWhatisit?NewScientistLiveistheworld’sgreatestsciencefestival,whichhaswongoldinthe“eventoftheyear”categoryattheBritishMediaAwardsthreeyearsinarow.Thisyear’seventwillrunattheExCelCenterinLondonfrom10to13October,featuringover140talksandahugerangeofinteractiveexperiences,workshopsandperformances.Whoarethespeakers?ThemainstagelineupfeaturessuchamazingnamesasLeeBerger,thediscovererofourancienthumanrelativesHomoNaledi,biologicalanthropologistAliceRoberts,theAstronomerRoyalMartinRees,andChristianaFigueres,wholedtheUnitedNationsclimatenegotiationsfrom2012to2016.Thenthereare5morestageswithdifferentthemes:universe,humans,Earth,technologyandengineering.Hereyou’llfindarchitectRomaAgrawal,geneticistGilesYeo,oceanexplorerJonCopley,engineerMarkMiodownikandmanymore.Plus,youcanseeTVstarslikeKonnieHuqandMaddieMoateonourperformancestage.Whatelseisgoingon?Ontopofthat,there’reover150exhibitsincludingavirtualrealityrollercoaster,rocketbuilding,theoperatingroomofthefuture,andahugemooninstallation.Canschoolgroupscome?Absolutely---wehaveschools’ticketsavailableonThursday10andFriday11October.OnThursdaywehaveaspecialschools’programwithdedicatedcontentaroundthecurriculum.CanIcomejustfortheevening?Yes—OnFriday11October,we’reopenuntil9pm.Fridaynightticketsallowaccessfrom5pmonwardsfordrinks,discussionsandafter-darkentertainment,likeJuliaShaw’stalkonthescienceofevil.HowcanIgettickets?HeadovertotheNewScientistLivewebsite---you’llfindmuchmoreinformationthereaboutwhat’sonandhowtogetthere.1.Howcanyoubenefitfromtheevent?A.MakefriendswithmanyvisitorspresentB.HavechancestointerviewmanyfamousstarsC.LearnaboutdifferentfieldsofscientificknowledgeD.Developspecialhabitsofmakingscientificdiscoveries2.Whatdoyouhavetodotoattendthefestival?A.BuyaticketonlineB.JoinaschoolgroupC.MakeanappointmentwiththespeakersD.ArriveattheExCelCenterinadvance3.WhencanyoulistentoJuliaShaw’spresentation?A.OnOct10B.OnOct11C.OnOct12D.OnOct13BOnanafternoonin2014inDenmark,DecanAndersensawababyredsquirrelfallfromhisapartmentbuildingandlandinthemiddleofhisgarden,injuredandbleeding.Althoughconcerned,Andersenleftthesquirrelaloneandwentinside,thinkingthatthemotherwouldcomeandrescuehim.Butwhenthatdidn’thappen,the37-year-oldformertelevisionsalesmanknewwhathehadtodo.Hebroughtthefurrybabybackandgotintouchwithwildlifeofficialsforadvice.Andwhilehewasonthephone,astrangethinghappened:HiscatCoco’smotherlyinstinctstookhold,washinghimwithhistongueandwarminghimup.Later,afteraveterinarian(兽医)haddressedthesquirrel’swounds,Andersenmadehisnewhousematesometinysweatersandsockstopreventhimfromscratchinghiswounds.ThenTintin---namedafterthemoviehischildrenwerewatching,“TheAdventureofTintin”---gotsousedtohisc...