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The first celebrations in honor of mothers were held in the spring in ancient Greece. They paid tribute to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother's Day in 1872. Howe, who wrote the words to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, saw Mother's Day as being dedicated to peace. Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day. Her campaign to establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her mother, who died in 1905 and who had, in the late 19th century, tried to establish "Mother's Friendship Days" as a way to heal the scars of the Civil War. Two years after her mother died, Javis held a ceremony in Grafton, West Virginia to honor her. She was so moved by the proceedings that she began a massive campaign to adopt a formal holiday honoring mothers. In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day. A year later, nearly every state officially marked the day. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May. Today, many celebrations of Mother's Day are held throughout the world. Although they do not all fall at the same time, such countries as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the same day as the United States.

单选题What is the purpose of the text?

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单选题Wheredidthisconversationtakeplace?

单选题She is the first speaker ______ gave the speech at the meeting.

单选题听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

单选题WhatwereBritishpeopleinterestedinthe1890s?

单选题Where does this conversation take place?

单选题______ trouble ahead.[A] There seem to be[B] There seems to be[C] There seem to have[D] There seems to have

单选题Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

单选题What was the most important thing in Babara's life?

单选题I'm moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than ______ in the city.[A] ones[B] one[C] that[D] those

单选题How many laws are there discussed in the speech?

单选题As a fireman, Roll Blum knows that ______.

单选题WheredoesJanewock?

单选题According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?

单选题He changed into women's clothes ______ he wouldn't be recognized.