Question

Children all round the world are familiar with fairy tales such as “The Little Mermaid”(美人鱼), “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The colourful ______ from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our ______.

The stories are the creation(创作) of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a ______ family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His ______ life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He______ very little education. As a child he was very______ and was laughed at for being feminine (女性化的) and tall.

In 1816 his father died and Anderson was______ to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and______ at a tobacco factory. _____ the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years______ he had to leave the theatre when his voice______ in 1822.

______, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835. They_____ in small volumes (量) until his death.

______ Anderson lived a______ life, he tried to make people______ in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a______ childhood as he did. The works______ Anderson world fame(声誉), but he remained a______ man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson______ on August 4,1875. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.

1.A. parts B. pictures C. heroes D. characters

2.A. days B. time C. childhood D. years

3.A. poor B. musical C. big D. happy

4.A. early B. writing C. later D. school

5.A. accepted B. found C. received D. gained

6.A. emotional(感情冲动的) B. upset C. popular D. naughty (调皮的)

7.A. allowed B. forced C. willing D. used

8.A. then B. lately C. second D. finally

9.A. By B. From C. At D. Since

10.A. since B. after C. until D. still

11.A. lost B. changed C. broke D. worsened

12.A. Even so B. Afterwards C. From then on D. Otherwise

13.A. turned out B. sold out C. came out D. went out

14.A. Since B. Because C. Although D. As

15.A. hard B. interesting C. happy D. successful

16.A. cry B. laugh C. appreciate D. learn

17.A. sad B. happy C. busy D. strange

18.A. got B. brought C. made D. cost

19.A. poor B. unhappy C. moody D. lonely

20.A. passed away B. passed by C. left D. went

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了丹麦著名作家安徒生的生平。安徒生出身贫寒，接受过很少的教育。父亲去世之后，安徒生不得不通过打工来维持生计。十四岁时，安徒生搬到了哥本哈根，并在那里的皇家剧院工作了三年。安徒生在1828年被哥本哈根大学录取，他在1835年开始出版童话故事。

1.The colourful _____ from the stories这里指童话故事里丰富多彩的人物形象，故选D。

2.Children all round the world are familiar with fairy tales”可知，这里指的是童话故事陪伴我们度过童年时光，故选C。

3.life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He_____ very little education”可知，安徒生出生在一个贫困家庭，故选A。

4.As a child he was very______ and was laughed at”可知，这里说的是安徒生的早期生活，故选A。

5.He______ very little education.安徒生接受过很少的教育，指接受教育、手术，用receive，故选C。

6.was laughed at for being feminine (女性化的) and tall”可知，安徒生不受其他孩子的欢迎，别人嘲笑他太文静，排除C、D；根据“being feminine (女性化的) ”可知，安徒生很多愁善感，故选A。

7.In 1816 his father died and Anderson was______ to go out to work父亲去世以后，安徒生被迫通过打工来维持生计，故选B。

8.first in a tailor’s shop and______ at a tobacco factory.安徒生最初是在一家裁缝店打工，然后去了一家烟厂，故选A。

9.______ the age of 14 在安徒生十四岁时，at the age of...在某人多少岁时，故选C。

10.he had to leave the theatre”可知，直到离开皇家剧院，安徒生在那里工作了三年，故选C。

11.when his voice______ in 1822安徒生变声之后，他被皇家剧院解雇了，故选C。

12._____, Anderson went to a grammar school.后来，安徒生去一个文法学校念书，故选B。

13.He began to publish his fairy tales”可知，这里说的是安徒生写的童话故事，安徒生在世的时候，他的童话故事出版的量很小，故选C。

14.he tried to make people____ in all his stories.”可知，虽然自己的生活很艰难，但安徒生想把快乐带给人们，故选C。

15.Anderson lived a______ life根据上文可知，安徒生的一生过得很艰难，故选A。

16.he tried to make people_____ in all his stories.前后分句是转折关系，安徒生的一生是不幸的，但他想把快乐带给人们，故选B。

17.as he did”可知，安徒生不想让其他的孩子跟他一样，有一个不幸的童年，故选A。

18.The works______ Anderson world fame(声誉)安徒生的作品给他带来了声誉，让他被全世界的人们熟知，故选B。

19.He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work.”可知，安徒生的一生是孤独的，故选D。

20.Anderson______ on August 4,1875.安徒生在1875年8月4日去世，故选A。

考点：人物类短文阅读