【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 nd became a famous German writer B． she had missed a lot of chances to win the prize C． she had expected to win the prize eagerly for long D． she thought she was just an unknown writer in this field 38． By saying “I am now nothing better and I’m nothing worse”, Ms． M252。ller meant that _____． A． she thought highly of herself B． she thought nothing of herself C． she was very modest D． she was no worse than the other German writers 39． We can infer from the passage that ______． A． M252。ller’s honored works are based on her own experience B． most of Ms． M252。ller’s novels are unsuccessful works C． Ms． M252。ller is feeling much better after she bees the award winner D． Ms． M252。ller wins the prize because she’s described the Germans’ life vividly 40． What’s the best title of the passage? A． The Biography of Herta M252。ller B． Herta M252。ller Wins Literature Nobel Prize C． Herta M252。ller, a Great Successful Romanian Writer D． The Great Awards Ceremony for Herta M252。ller B U． S． Open Championships The US Open has been in existence for more than 120 years． The first tournament was held in 1881 at the Newport Casino． It was called the US National Singles Championship． Entry was limited to only those clubs which were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, and the petitors were all male, peting in both singles and doubles． Richard Sears won the men39。s championship and he went on to win the next six men39。s singles championships． The Wimbledon In 1875, the All England Croquet Club was troubled financially due to declining membership． A new sport called lawn tennis was gaining fast in popularity and taking away the members． Two years later, a new roller was needed for maintaining （維護） its lawns so the club proposed to hold a 嘉興英語教學網(wǎng) 收集整理 歡迎使用 第 5 頁 共 10 頁 tournament to raise money． Twentytwo players entered that first Wimbledon tournament which was won by Spencer Gore in straight sets over W． C． Marshall． Two hundred spectators each paid a shilling to watch the final game, enabling the club to buy the needed roller plus some extra cash． The French Open The very first French Championship was held way back in 1891, and the tournament has since grown into one of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments we know today． The first petition was a oneday national championship which was won by a British． The petition was poorly attended by world class players． It took 24 years before it became fully international and an accepted tennis grand slam event． After the First World War, French tennis was achieving stature． Suzanne Lenglen was the predominant French player, winning the championships six times between 1920 and 1926． The Australian Open The very first tennis tournament ever played in Australia was held in January 1880, on the courts of the Melbourne Cricket Club． In 1905, the Australian Open was established as the Australasian Tennis Championship and was played at the Warehouseman39。s Cricket Ground in Melbourne． It became the Australian Championship in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969． Women39。s events were added in 1922． 41． What is special about the first U． S． Open? A． It has a history of more than 120 years． B． Only men were allowed to play in the game． C． Richard Sears won six championships． D． It has remained about the same through all these years． 42． The purpose of the first Wimbledon tournament was to ______． A． raise some fund for a lawn roller B． attract more people to play tennis C． attract more audience to watch the game D． celebrate the renaming of the club 43． According to what is said about the first French Open, ______． A． the tournament has been played in the same place all these years B． twentytwo players played in the first tournament C． few good tennis players took part in the first French Championship D． the players played in singles and doubles in the tournament 44． What is mon about the four international tournaments is that ______． A． they were all born in the same year B． they all had only male players in the first tournament C． they have all experienced financial difficulties D． they all have had a history of 120 years or more 45． The passage mainly tells us ______． A． how the four international tennis tournaments came into being 嘉興英語教學網(wǎng) 收集整理 歡迎使用 第 6 頁 共 10 頁 B． how long it took for women to have the right to play in the game C． how the four international tennis t