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

.After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _____ cars in 2002 as the year before.

   A. as many twice    B. as twice many       C. twice many as      D. twice as many  

A new report says the number of foreign students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by three percent last year. This has been the first obvious increase since 2001.

American schools last fall had 583,000 foreign students. The record is 586,000. That was set in 2002 after many years of gains. But after that the numbers fell. The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 led to more visa (??) requirements. Now stronger efforts are being made to get more foreign students to study in the United States.

China remained in second place in front of South Korea but behind India, which sent almost 84,000 students last fall. The number of Japanese fell sharply by nine percent, although it remained in fourth place.

There were three percent drops from Indonesia and Kenya, the only African country in the top twenty last year. But there were obvious increases from Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Vietnam. The number of Saudi students more than doubled, rising to nearly eight thousand.

For a sixth year, the University of Southern California in Los Angeles had the most foreign students. Columbia University in New York was second. Other schools in the top five were New York University, the University of Illinois and Purdue University.

Unlike American students in other countries, who often choose history and language study, the leading area of study in the USA was business and management. Second was engineering.

The new report also says more than 220,000 Americans studied in other countries. That was during the 2005-2006 school year. It was a record number, and an increase of eight and a half percent from the year before. But only five percent of them stayed for a full year.

1 After 2002, the number of foreign students in the USA fell mainly because ____ .

A. Americans were worried that foreign students might attack them

B. few American universities welcomed students from abroad

C. their own countries could offer them a better education

D. it was harder for foreign students to get permission to study in the USA

2 Which of the following Asian countries has the largest number of students studying in the USA?

A. China.           B. Japan.           C. South Korea.  D. India.

3 Which subject is the most attractive to foreign students in the USA?

A. Business and management.       B. History.

C. Engineering.                        D. Language.

4We can learn from the passage that ____ .

A. Kenya is the only African country that has students in the USA

B. now foreign students are encouraged to study in the USA

C. the number of students studying in America always increases

D. the number of foreign students in the USA will keep increasing in the future

5 In which section of a newspaper could you most probably read this passage?

A. Culture.         B. Science.         C. Education.     D. Business.

         Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation（ITF） after topping the year-end rankings．

         Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam（大满贯）at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon．

         And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success．

         The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June．

         Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles．

         He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status．

         " It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time．It was an incredible （不可思议的） year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July．

         "To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing．It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top．"

         Williams takes the award for the first time since 2002．As well as her Grand Slam wins,            she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha．sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year．

         She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles．In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year．

         American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years．

66．What's the main idea of the text?

         A．Roger Federer got his fifth world champions．

         B．Serena Williams was named the ITF world champion．

         C．Roger Federer won his first Roland Garros title．

         D．Williams & Federer were named 2009' s world champions．

67．What does Federer mean by saying that it was an incredible year for him off the court?

         A．He made a lot of money．                                          

         B．He regained the world No．One ranking．

         C． His wife gave birth to twin girls．

         D．He got a Grand Slam title at Roland Garros．

68．In which country might Roland Garros Open take place?

         A．England． B．Australia C．The United States      D．France

69．The underlined words " the award" in Paragraph 9 possibly refer to ____．

         A．the WTA Campionship               B．the ITF world champion

         C．the Australian Open title             D．the Wimbledon Open title

70．____ has never got both singles and doubles world champions in a year．

         A．Serena Williams                B．Lindsay Davenport

         C．Venus Williams           D．Martina Hingis

Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation（ITF） after topping the year-end rankings．

Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam（大满贯）at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon．

And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success．

The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June．

Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles．

He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status．

" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time．It was an incredible （不可思议的） year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July．

"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing．It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top．"

Williams takes the award for the first time since 2002．As well as her Grand Slam wins,            she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha．sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year．

She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles．In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year．

American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years．

1.What's the main idea of the text?

2.What does Federer mean by saying that it was an incredible year for him off the court?

3.In which country might Roland Garros Open take place?

4.The underlined words " the award" in Paragraph 9 possibly refer to ____．

5.____ has never got both singles and doubles world champions in a year．