单选题 People all over the world know Wimbledon as the centre of lawn tennis.
In 1874 it was a country village, but it was the home of the All England Croquet Club. The Club had been there since 1864. A lot of people played croquet in England at that time and enjoyed it, but the national championships did not attract many people. So the Club had very little money.
"This new game of lawn tennis seems to have plenty of action (精彩场面), and people like watching it," they thought. "Shall we allow people to play lawn tennis on some of our beautiful croquet lawns?"
In 1877, Wimbledon held the first world lawn tennis championships (men's singles).
Wimbledon grew. There was some surprise and doubt, of course, when the Club allowed women to play in the first women's singles championship in 1884. But the ladies played well--even in long skirts that hid their legs and feet. Until 1907 the winners, both men anti women, were always British, but since 1936 the victory has usually gone to an American or an Australian. British people were very happy when an English girl, Ann Jones, won the championship in 1969.

单选题 Wimbledon is known all over the world as ______.

单选题 The Club decided to allow people to play tennis on their beautiful lawns because ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[考点] 细节题
[解析] 此处的原因是第二段后半段的最后一句有所表明。即...so the Club had very little money...引起出现下文的情景，故选D。

单选题 Why was there surprise and doubt in the first women's singles championship in 1884?

A、 Because all women players wore long skirts.
B、 Because the ladies played so well in their long skirts.
C、 Because all winners, both men and women, were always British.
D、 Because it did not seem proper for women to play tennis.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[考点] 推断题
[解析] 从IN 1877，Wimbledon held the first world lawn tennis championships(men's singls)。 Wimbledon grew．There was some surprise and doubt，of course，when the Club allowed women to play in the first women's singles championship in 1884．可以看出人们原先不赞成女子参与此项活动，故选D。

单选题 What made British people happy when Ann Jones won the ladies' singles in 1969?

A、 There were her family members among the people who watched the match.
B、 She was the first member of the club who ever won a game.
C、 She was the first British winner for a long time.
D、 She was beautifully dressed.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[考点] 推断题
[解析] 因为题干所示的结果在原文中出现的....but since 1936 the victory has usually gone to an American or an Australian．之后，故选C。