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11．U．S．Open Championships
The US Open has been in existence for more than 120 years．The first tournament（锦标赛）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 competitors were all male，competing in both singles and  doubles．Richard Sears won the men's championship and he went on to win the next six men's singles championships．
The Wimbledon
In 1875，the All England Croquet Club was troubled financially due to declining（下滑的）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 （维护） its lawns so the club proposed to hold a tournament to raise money．Twenty-two players entered that first Wimbledon tournament which was won by Spencer Gore in straight sets over W．C．Marshall．Two hundred spectators（观众）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 back in 1891，and the tournament has since grown into one of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments we know today．The first competition was a one-day national championship which was won by a British．The competition 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（有影响的）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 Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne．It became the Australian Championship in 1927 and the Australian Open in  1969．Women's events were added in 1922．
61．What is special about the first U．S．Open？B
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．
62．The purpose of the first Wimbledon tournament was toA．
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
63．According to what is said about the first French Open，C．
A．the tournament has been played in the same place all these years
B．twenty-two 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
64．What is common about the four international tournaments is thatD．
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
65．The passage mainly tells usA．
A．how the four international tennis tournaments came into being
B．how long it took for women to have the right to play in the game
C．how the four international tennis tournaments get their present names
D．why the tennis tournaments are held in these four countries．

Answer 1

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解答 61---65 BACDA
61．答案B．细节理解题．根据U．S．Open Championships部分的and the competitors were all male可知，参加比赛的全是男性．故选B．
62．答案A．细节理解题．根据The Wimbledon部分的Two years later，a new roller was needed for maintaining （维护） its lawns so the club proposed to hold a tournament to raise money可知，这项活动的举办是为了筹钱．故选A．
63．答案C．细节理解题．根据The French Open部分的The competition was poorly attended by world class players可知，世界上优秀的选手几乎都没有参加．故选C．
64．答案D．细节理解题．根据第一个活动的The US Open has been in existence for more than 120 years可知，有120多年的历史．根据第二个活动的In 1875，到现在也超过120年了．根据第三个活动的The very first French Championship was held back in 1891可知，这一项也有120多年的历史．根据第四个活动的The very first tennis tournament ever played in Australia was held in January 1880可知，其历史也超过120年．故选D．
65．答案A．主旨大意题．根据全文可知，本文介绍了四项历史悠久的比赛的起源．故选A．

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