The sports will take place ________.

1. A.
   after 3 weeks
2. B.
   in 3 weeks time
3. C.
   in 3 weeks' time
4. D.
   in 3 weeks

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．

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．

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．

In which country might Roland Garros Open take place?

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

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

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

A．Serena Williams             B．Lindsay Davenport

C．Venus Williams         D．Martina Hingis

I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she had   36  was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a   37 one. The lady   38  to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID   39  the deal could not take place. 
I went to the   40  with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started  41  her of asking the first   42  person she saw to help her. Although that was   43 , I didn’t understand why it   44 . After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to   45  an ID in this country. 
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no   46  to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not   47  she purchased the item.   
“  48 I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be   49  the privilege — as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he   50  to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I   51  when the woman asked for my help, but   52  in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid   53  do I actually have?” I had none, so I helped her. 
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its   54 . The woman looked poor, but she   55  _ the same treatment as anyone else does.

Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still ____36__, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax  ___37__  from time to time. The family were ___38__ their trip.

But about three hours later things began to ___39__. It was starting to snow. Alvin ___40__ up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to __41___down. The snow on the    __42___ was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to __43___on it. Their car slipped of the way and got ___44__in the deep snow and the engine refused to start again. “The snow doesn’t seem to __45___. Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she __46___to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But __47__was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk ___48__on and on.

Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they __49___that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax __50___ filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They ___51__ and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had ___52__falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.

One, two, three, … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last came from Alvin’s  __53___, the police and local people. But the young __54___had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbites（冻伤）___55__, there was nothing serious wrong with little Alax!

IV.阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分; 满分40分）
Football--called soccer in the United States--is probably the most popular sport in the world today, It has been popular for a long time. But many years ago each country had different rules for its own football game.
In 1863 a group of people met in England to change this. They wrote a set of rules for all countries to follow. They also planned for soccer teams from different countries to play against each other. The idea worked. These rules are the same today, more than 100 years later.  Now teams from all the world compete in the famous World Cup. The cup is a series of games which is held every four years. Team from many countries plays to see which is the best. Soccer is so popular today that it is not unusual for 600 million people to watch a World Cup match on television.
How did the World Cup start? The soccer team from Uruguay won the Olympic championship in soccer in 1924 and 1928. That country decided to have the first World Cup games in Montevideo in 1930, These first games were not very successful. Only thirteen teams arrived to play and eight of them were from South America.
It didn't seem like a world championship. The team from Uruguay won the Cup that first year.
56. In 1863 a group of people met in England______.
A. to play for football teams from different countries
B. to learn the rules for football
C. to write a set of rules for football
D. to have matches between teams from different countries
57. The rules written in 1863 are _____.
A. the same as today's     B. different from today's
C. changed a lot          D. changed a little
58. When did the first World Cup take place?
A. In 1930.        B. In 1924.         C. in 1928        D. In 1934
59. The first World Cup was not successful because
A. the Olympic champion didn't take place   
B. some of the teams arrived too late
C. all teams were from South America       
D. it did not seem like a world championship