连南民族高级中学2013届下学期高三英语周测（3）I. 完形填空(每小题2分，满分30分)Three Apple engineers and three Microsoft employees are traveling by train to a conference. The Microsoft engineers each buy tickets but the Apple engineers buy only a 1ticket.“How are three people going t o travel on only one 2?” asks a Microsoft employee. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an Apple engineer.They all board the train. The Microsoft employees take their 3but all three Apple engineers cram(拥挤) into a restroom and close the door behind them.4after the train has departed, the ondcuctor comes around 5tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, “Ticket, please.” The door opens just a crack(缝) and an arm 6, ticket in hand. The 7takes it and moves on. The Microsoft employees see this and agree it is quite a 8idea.So after the conference, the Microsoft employees decide to 9the Apple engineers (as they always do) on the return trip and save some 10. When they get to the station, they buy one ticket. To their 11, the Apple engineers don’t buy any ticket at all.“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asks one 12Microsoft employee. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an Apple engineer.When they board the train, the Microsoft employees cram into a 13and the Apple engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Soon one of the Apple engineers 14his restroom and walks over to where the Microsoft employees are 15.He knocks on the door and says, “Ticket, please.”1 A. cheap B. single C. return D. special2 A. ticket B. route C. means D. railroad3 A. routes B. chances C. turns D. seats4 A. Directly B. Shortly C. Nearly D. Quickly5 A. examining B. receiving C.collecting D. delivering6 A. appears B. sticks C. holds D. rises7 A. employee B. policeman C. conductor D. engineer8 A. strange B. foolish C. useful D. clever9 A. learn B. copy C. accept D. watch10 A. money B. time C. energy D. space11 A. excitement B. agreement C. disappointment D. astonishment12 A. touched B. puzzled C. frightened D. delighted13 A. bedroom B. sitting-room C. restroom D. dining-room14 A. enters B. crosses C. leaves D. reaches15 A. hiding B. sitting C. traveling D. enjoyingII. 语法填空(每小题1.5分，满分15分)One day, a poor traveler ar rived in a small village. He didn’t have food 16 money, so he had not eaten in days. The one thing he had was a cooking pot. Then, he poured in some water and placed it on a small fire. When a few villagers asked __17__ he was doing, he replied that he __18__ (make) Stone Soup which was __19__ ancient tasty recipe (配方) passed down to him __20__ his ancestors(祖先). He then dropped in a stone into the pot. __21__ the soup warmed, the traveler told them the __22__ (excite) things he'd seen. He tasted his soup and said it was coming along nicely, but a bit of salt and a few carrots would bring out the flavor(味道). One curious villager did bring him some salt and __23__ villager gave him some carrots from home. This continued on with the traveler casually asking for onions, a bit of meat and potatoes. Finally, everyone could enjoy the tasty meal 24 was prepared for them from just a stone, and a few other items.That is to say, working together, with a bit of everyone’s 25 (contribute), we can be successful.III. 阅读(每小题2分，共10小题，满分20分)第一节阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Men have always believed that they are smarter than women. Now, a study has found that while this is certainly true, men also have to deal with the fact that they are also more stupid than the fairer sex.In the study, scientists measured the IQ of 2500 brothers and sisters and they found an uneven number of men not only in the top two percent, but also in the bottom two percent.The study's participants were tested on science, maths, English and mechanical abilities.Though there were twice as many men as women in the smartest group, there were also twice as many men among the dolts.The aggregate scores of men and women were similar.One of the study's authors, psychology professor Timothy Bates, said that the phenomenon may be because men have always been expected to be high achievers and women have been restricted to spend more time taking care of their home."The female developmental program may be tilted more towards ensuring survival and the safety of the middle ground.," the Daily Mail quoted Professor Bates, of Edinburgh University, as saying.The research tallies with past results that men were more likely than women to receive first class University degrees or thirds and women secured the seconds.It has been said that men are more ready to take risk when it comes to academics. Women have always found to be steadier in their learning.A past study has shown that women are securing more firsts and seconds, while men are continuing to receive more thirds.The argument for the change is that the increase of coursework at the cost of exams favors women's steady approach.26. The purpose of the passage is to tell us that ________.A. man are smarter then womenB. man are more stupid the womenC. a new fact about the IQ of men and women has been foundD. men are more likely to receive first class university degrees27. According to Timothy Bates, less women are in the smartest group because _________.A. they are born stupidB. they have to spend more time taking care of their home than menC. th ey don’t like to take riskD. they are not expected to be high achievers28. The underlined word tallies with in the eighth paragraph means________.A. agree withB. deal withC. go againstD. go with29. It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. Women are steadier in their learning.B. men are more ready to take risk in everythingC. women are securing more firsts and secondsD. women are doing much better in academy30. Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the passage?A. Why are men smarter than women?B. Why are men more stupid than women?C. How does the result go along with the past research?D. How can we help the men in the bottom?第二节信息匹配请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。