Lawn tennis is a good sport, being based on the ancient game of court tennis, which probably came up in Egypt or Persia some 2,500 years ago. Major Walter Wing field thought that something like court tennis could be played outdoors on lawns,and in December 1873,he introduced his new game,which he called Sphairistike, at a lawn party in Wales. The sport became popular very rapidly,but the strange, difficult name disappeared almost at once, being replaced by the very simple and logical term "lawn tennis".
By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda, and in the early months of that year a young lady named Mary Outer bridge returned from Bermuda to New York, bringing with her the equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one of her brothers, she laid out a court on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, and there, in the spring of 1874, Miss Outerbridge and some of her friends played the first game of lawn tennis in the United States.
And just two years later,in 1876,the first United States lawn tennis tournament( 锦标赛)was held at Nahant near Boston.
( )48. Mary Outerbridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because
A. she invented it
B. she gave it its name
C. she introduced it to Bermuda
D. she brought it to America
答案：D
( )49. The new game called Sphairistike appeared in in 1873.
A. America
B. Europe
C. Bermuda
D. Egypt
答案：B
( )50. The first United States lawn tennis game was played __________
A. at Nahant
B. on the Staten Island
C. in Boston
D. in New York
答案：D
( )51. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.
B. It was Major Walter Wing field who invented court tennis.
C. The sport was called "lawn tennis" shortly after it was invented.
D. Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.
答案：B
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: " Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!"
For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be tire lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say," Madam, this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free.
One Friday morning,after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car,she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," he said,holding out his hand,"I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!"
( )52. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods __________
A. on TV
B. from the manager
C. at the supermarket
D. from the newspaper
答案：C
( )53. Which statement is TRUE?
A. Mrs. Edwards is always very lucky.
B. Mrs. Edwards had no friends.
C. Mrs. Edwards hoped to get free shopping.
D. Mrs. Edwards gets disappointed easily.
答案：C
( )54. Mrs. Edwards' husband tried to __________
A. make her unhappy
B. cheer her up
C. buy things with her
D. stop her buying things
答案：D
( )55. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to __________
A. buy another thing
B. talk to the manager
C. pay for her shopping
D. find her shopping
答案：A
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