Question

Tennis great Billie Jean King is a great athlete and a pioneer in sport and she won four singles titles at the US Open between 1967 and 1974. Now, the same tennis officials with whom she often battled have paid her a special honor. US Open organizers named their venue(会场) the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at the beginning of this year’s championship. The decision came as a surprise to the star.

Billie Jean King had her first tennis lesson at the age of 11, and became interested in it. Six years later she made herself known winning the first of 20 titles at Wimbledon in the doubles championship. King went on to become the first female athlete to earn $100,000 in a year. But her greatest achievements may have been off the game. She devoted herself to fighting for equal status for women and women in sports that went far beyond tennis.

A unique opportunity arrived and it proved a perfect way for King to further change the place of women in sports in 1973. She was challenged to play a man-tennis great Bobby Riggs. The men organizing the event expected it would provide great entertainment and the event was reported by sportscaster(体育评论员) Howard Cosell. But King found he focused on her appearance, never mentioning her athletic achievements. King saw it as a crossroad in her battle for women’s equality in sports. She did win, further opening opportunities for girls in sports.

But some young female athletes now don’t take these opportunities seriously. When asked what they knew about King, they looked puzzled. “They’ve got many chances to play and it’s a good thing. However, we still have a long way to go for girls and women in sports and that’s what I want—I want the dream to be equal” She said.

1.Billie Jean King fought with tennis officials for          .

A. better pay for herself

B. more chances to compete

C. the equality for women in sports

D. a special honor from them

2.Billie King first won her fame through         .

A. her competition with Bobby Riggs in 1973

B. being the first athlete to get a yearly income of $100, 000

C. the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

D. her victory in the doubles championship

3.Why was the event with Bobby Riggs organized in 1973?

A. To attract more audience for the interests of the organizer.

B. To increase Billie King’s fame in the sports field.

C. To make the sport tennis popular:

D. To further open chances for women in sports.

4.From the passage, we can learn that Billie King          .

A. has always been respected and honored in sports from the start

B. thinks that the status women have got in sports is high enough

C. is disappointed at not being recognized by young female athletes

D. thinks inequality between men and women in sports still exists.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】网球大王Billie Jean King的体育成就以及为女性在运动中争取平等权利而斗争的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句She devoted herself to fighting for equal status for women and women in sports that went far beyond tennis.可知Billie Jean King与网球官员斗争是为了为女性在运动中的到平等权利，所以C正确。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段Six years later she made herself known winning the first of 20 titles at Wimbledon in the doubles championship.可知她获得的第一项荣誉是双打冠军所以D正确。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第三段The men organizing the event expected it would provide great entertainment可知人们在1973年组织Billie Jean King 与Bobby Riggs打比赛是为了为观众提供乐趣，应此A符合题意，他们是从自身利益出发的。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句However, we still have a long way to go for girls and women in sports and that’s what I want—I want the dream to be equal” She said.可知，为女性在运动比赛中争取平等权利，仍有很长一段路要走，言外之意，仍然存在不平等现象，所以D正确。