单选题 People all over the world know Wimbledon as the center 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 and 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______.

A. a country village
B. the home of an unusual croquet club
C. the center of lawn tennis
D. a famous place of interest near London

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文中第一句已表明，所以答案为C。

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

A. few people enjoyed playing croquet
B. its members became more interested in tennis
C. lawn tennis seemed to have more action
D. the club needed money

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。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，所以答案为D。

单选题 Why was there surprise and doubt in the first women's singles championship in 18847 Because______.

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

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。从In 1877，Wimbledon held 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，所以答案为D。

单选题 What made British people happy when Ann Jones won the women's singles in 19697

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】[解析] 推理题。根据…but since 1936 the victory has usually gone to an American or an Aus-tralian…可知答案为C。