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Three women, praised as heroes for reporting bad practices at their places of work—The FBI, World Com and Enron Corporation—have been named “Persons of the Year” by Time Magazine at the end of 2002. They are Coleen Rowley from the FBI, Sherron Watkins, who worked at the now-closed Enron Corporation, and Cynthia Cooper, who made bad accounting（会计） methods at World Com known to the public. The magazine chose the three women as they value truth and have shown courage---“for believing that the truth is one thing that must be moved off the books and for stepping in to make sure that it wasn’t.” Time managing editor Jim said the women stand for an important struggle facing the US—how to rebuild trust in disgraced（丢脸的） places. “All three are sticking to what is right. All three of them are made of very strong character,” Jim said.

Rowley, 48, wrote a letter to FBI Director in May, pointing out faults of the FBI for taking no notice of signs before Sept. 11, 2001, which suggested an attack. Cooper, 38, was a World Com internal auditor（内部审计员）. She warned the company’s board in June of US $ 3.8 billion in accounting mistakes. A month later, the telecommunications giant declared the largest bankruptcy（破产） in US history. Watkins, 43, sent memos（备忘录） in August 2001 warning Enron chairman that improper accounting could cause the company to collapse. The company later declared bankruptcy and Watkins gave up her job as a vice president in November.

Time’s cover story on the three women compares them with Sept.11 firefighters as heroes chosen by chance. “They were people who did right just by doing their jobs right.”

The 2002 picks are unusual because the vast majority of the magazine’s Persons of the Year have been well-known public figures—world leaders, war heroes, corporate chiefs. Rowley, Cooper and Watkins are nationally unknown before 2002. They said some coworkers now hate them for uncovering the mistakes of their leaders.?

“There is a price to be paid,” Cooper said. “There have been times that I could not stop crying.”

1．What do the three women have in common?

A．They have to struggle to rebuild trust in their work places.?

B．They are connected with accounting dishonors.?

C．They have something to do with the Sept. 11 attacks.?

D．They are connected with the firefighters.?

2．What does the underlined word “collapse” （paragraph 3） probably mean?

A．Use something up completely.?

B．Fail suddenly and completely.?

C．Put forward for consideration.?

D．Give up one’s position.?

3．Why is the choice of “Persons of the Year 2002” unusual?

A．They are well-known public figures.?

B．They are white-collar women.?

C．They were not famous before.?

D．They are hated by their coworkers.?

4．Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

A．Enron Corporation declared the largest bankruptcy in US history.?

B．Sherron gave up her work for Enron one month after she sent out warnings.?

C．There were no signs of an attack before September 11.?

D．The three women are praised as heroes for their telling the truth bravely.?

5．What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Story about Three Women

B．Honor from Truth?

C．The Cause of Bankruptcy

D．A Struggle Facing the US

ABCDB

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be   21   Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd   22   ?" Just when I started to   23 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 24   at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 25   that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't   26 . Somebody had thought   27   of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my   28   Christmas there special and memorable, I   29   remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of   30   for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I   31   a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,   32   with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were. 33 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   34   them that they couldn't open their presents   35   every child had come forward. Finally the   36   they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles   37   up the room. The   38  in the room was obvious, and   39   wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   40   that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
21. A. sending          B. receiving          C. making            D. exchanging
22. A. found           B. prepared           C. got               D. expected
23. A. doubt           B. hope              C. suggest            D. accept
24. A. broke in         B. settled down        C. turned up          D. showed off
25. A. relief           B. loss               C. achievement        D. justice
26. A. blamed         B. loved              C. forgotten           D. affected
27. A. highly          B. little              C. poorly             D. enough
28. A. present         B. first                C.. recent            D. previous
29. A. hardly          B. instantly            C. regularly          D. occasionally
30. A. strength        B. independence         C. importance        D. safety
31. A. kept up with     B. caught up with       C. came up with       D. put up with
32. A. none           B. few               C. some              D. each
33. A. fine            B. special              C. helpful            D. normal
34. A. reminded       B. guaranteed           C. convinced          D. promised
35. A. after           B. until                C. when              D. since
36. A. chance         B. gift                 C. moment            D. reward
37. A. lit             B. took                C. burned             D. cheered
38. A. atmosphere      B. sympathy           C. calmness           D. joy
39. A. it              B. such               C. something          D. everybody
40. A. by             B. till                C. for                D. from

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Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my  33 Christmas there special and memorable, I  34 remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of  35 for as many children as I could possibly reach．
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单词拼写，按照提示写出单词的正确形式。（每空1分，共15分）

1.He looks handsome and gentle, but ______ __(事实上) he is a thief.

2.Judging from his (口音) he must be from Shanghai.

3.A flash of bright （闪电）was followed by loud thunder.

4.Of the two choices , I prefer the _________ (后者).

5.He completely _________(忽视) all these facts as if they didn’t exsit.

6.I can speak English ________(流利地)。

7.The firemen___________（营救）three women from the burning house

8.After the battle they b________ the dead.

9.His mother tongue is German, but he speaks Italian like a （本国人）

10.Though I haven’t met him for many years, I could ________（认出）him immediately when I saw him in the crowd.

11.He didn’t stop in Hong Kong and flew (直接) to London.

12.He used to do some_________(户外) activities even in the middle of winter.

13.The city was completely________ (破坏)by the earthquake.

14.After graduation,she__________ （定居）in Canada.

15.Then _______________（渐渐地）English became less like German.

Several years ago，a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker， another owned one of the largest companies in the world， and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important.

“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.

The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.

The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d be important only if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”

The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”

“No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.‘ ”

1.This story happened in _______.

A．America

B．England

C．Japan

D．Australia

2.There are _______ in this passage.

A．two men and two women

B．three men and one woman

C．three women and one man

D．four women

3.The banker thought _______.

A．he was really important because he was a rich banker

B．the reporter was really important

C．the visitor who met the President of the United States

D．the visitor to the White House was really important

4.The owner of many buildings thought _______.

A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B．the owner of the very large company was really important

C．the visitor was really important if the President received a telephone call for the visitor

D．the person who worked in the White House was really important

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项。

Mike McClure walked into Sarasota Bay for a little fishing on a beautiful day last April. This afternoon, the water was shallow enough at low tide that McClure could easily walk 100 yards offshore and cast(投）his line in any direction.

Near sunset, still without a fish, he decided to turn back. Rather than turn to his earlier course, he chose a more direct path toward shore, thinking the bay wouldn't get deeper along the way. Instead, he was trapped. He tried to walk in different directions, but shallower water eluded(避开）him. Finally, he decided his safest choice was to head straight for land.

"Within about five steps, the water was coming in through the top of the waders(高筒防水胶靴）," says McClure.

He felt the deadweight of the flooding waders pulling him down and knew that if he didn't get out of them, he would drown. But he failed to kick his way out of the waders. Instead, they pulled him completely below the surface.

Back onshore, Eliza Cameron, 19, Loren Niurka Mora, 20, and Caitlin Petro, 20, had been watching McClure fish as they rested on the grass after a long week of classes. They saw McClure go under and then heard him cry, "Help！”

The three friends kicked off their shoes and ran into the bay. They were all good swimmers, but all hid a fear that he might pull them down too because they'd have to dive to save him.

When they reached him, he'd managed to kick himself out the waders, but his eyes had partly rolled back. Cameron and Mora each hooked an arm under his shoulders, while Petro supported his back and held his hand. Then the three friends tried their best to tug him towards shore. Finally, they all returned to shore safely.

56.Mike McClure didn't turn back by his earlier course because _____.

A. He wanted to choose a short course

B. His earlier course was dangerous

C. He just wanted to take a risk

D. He knew where the water was deep

57.What directly trapped Mike McClure in the bay?

A. His wrong decision B. The coming high tide

C. His waders' being flooded D. The depth of water

58.During the rescue, ____.

A. The three women were afraid of being trapped in the water

B.Cameron and Petro helped catch Mike McClure's arms

C. The three women removed Mike McClure's waders

D. Mike McClure still wore his flooding waders

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