Question

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.

   When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 

Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.

   He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.

   Mr Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.

   Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.

1.Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

A. Where did Arthur grow up?

B. Why did Arthur like tennis best?

C. When was Arthur born?

D. What did Arthur like to do at school?

2.The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.

A. tennis     B. football C. baseballD. swimming

3.How did Arthur meet Mr Charity?

A. Arthur’s father asked Mr Charity to give Arthur tennis lessons.

B. While swimming at the pool, Mr Charity met Arthur.

C. While teaching tennis, Mr Charity saw young Arthur.

D. Mr Charity noticed young Arthur was playing tennis well.

4.What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?

A. He entered the park where his father worked.

B. He copied tennis movements without holding a racket.

D. He played tennis better than players who were older than he was.

5.This article is a(n) ____.

A. biography (传记) B. diary

C. advertisement D. piece of news

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析： 阿瑟是第一个非洲裔球员参加国际网球运动在最高水平的比赛。他出生在7月10日,1943年。亚瑟6的时候,他的母亲去世了。亚瑟与他的父亲和他的兄弟,在一个大型公园附近住。他的父亲是公园的经理。他照顾公园并确保一切都是正确的。亚瑟被允许在公园里玩时,他才7岁。他非常精力充沛。一个游泳池、网球场、钻石和棒球球场都在公园里。亚瑟花了很多时间玩。他在体育做得很好,但他从来没有试图打网球。他经常看网球运动员。有时有网球课,和亚瑟看着更仔细。年轻人教学课时注意到亚瑟。他的名字叫罗纳德•查理蒂。亚瑟长大后成为第一个成功的非裔美国人的网球运动员。

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考点：人物传记类阅读。