根据下面内容，回答题：

　　Lawn tennis is a good sport, being based on the ancient game of court tennis, which probablycame up in Egypt or Persia some 2,500 years ago. Major Walter Wingfield thought that somethinglike court tennis could be played outdoors on lawns, and in December 1873, he introduced his newgame, 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 log-ical term "lawn tennis".

　　By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda,and in the early months ofthat year a young lady named Mary Outerbridge returned from Bermuda to New York, bringing with herthe equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one of her brothers, she laid out acourt 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竞标赛was held--at Nahant near Boston.

　　52Mary outer bridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because __________ .

　　A.she invented itB.she gave it its nameC.she introduced it to BermudaD.She brought it to America

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　文中第二段指出Mary Outerbridge将lawn tennis这项运动从Bermuda带到了美国纽约，并且l874年春天，她在美国打了第一场比赛。

　　53The new game called Sphairistike appeared in __________ . in 1873.

　　A.AmericaB.EuropeC.BermudaD.Egypt

　　参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　由文中第一段第二句“…calledSphairistike，at a lawn party in Wales.”可知，1873年这项活动出现在欧洲。 ·

　　54The first United States lawn tennis game was played__________ .

　　A.at NahantB.on the Staten IslandC.in BostonD.in New York

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　文中第二段提到Lawn tennis被引入美国纽约，并且在那里举行了第一场比赛。

　　55Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A.Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.B.It was Major Walter Wingfield 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.参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　根据文章内容，可知B项不正确，court tennis并不是Major Walter Wingfield发明的。

　　V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points)

　　Directions:Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and completethe following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根据下面内容，回答题：

　　Kate : Hello ! 56

　　Mrs. Read:I'm sorry. Ann isn't here right now. 57

　　Kate : This is Kate.

　　Mrs. Read:She isn't back yet. 58

　　Kate :That's very kind of you. I'm calling to ask her if she is free tomorrow. It's March 12th, Tree Planting Day tomorrow. 59

　　Mrs. Read:I think she'll be very glad to join you.

　　Kate:We'll meet at the school gate at 7: 00. 60

　　Mrs. Read:OK. I'll let her know.

　　Kate : Many thanks. Goodbye.

　　Mrs. Read : Goodbye.Goodbye.

　　56第56题应填( )

　　参考答案：C

　　57第57题应填( )

　　参考答案：E

　　58第58题应填( )

　　参考答案：F

　　59第59题应填( )

　　参考答案：G

　　60第60题应填( )

　　参考答案：A

　　VI. Writing (25 points)

　　Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 -120 wordsbased on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

　　61根据提示写一篇延期举行报告会的书面通知。

　　推迟原因：北京大学计算机科学系教授张清明突然生病不能来校，大夫估计他几天内可康复(recover);

　　(2)另定时间：8月1日，星期四，上午9点;

　　(3)地址：教学楼大厅;

　　(4)报告内容：计算机科学;

　　(5)出席者：本专业学生必须参加，欢迎其他师生参加。

　　参考解析：

　　Notice

　　It is informed that Mr. Zhang Qingming, professor ofcomputer science at Peking University,is unable to cometo our school as planned because of a sudden illness. Hisdoctor predicated he would recover from his illness in acouple of days. His lecture on computer science has beenrescheduled on the next morning, Thursday, August first,2012,at 9:00 a. m. in the Teaching Building Hall. Allteachers and students in this field are requested to bepresent. Others were welcome to attend the lecture.

　　July 25,2012

　　Teaching Affairs Office

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