阅读理解。Oneoftheworld'sgreateststorytellersHansChristianAndersenwasbornonApril2nd1805inDenmark．Hewasthesonofapoorshoemaker．Afterhisfather'sdeathhetraveled

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阅读理解。

　　One of the world's greatest storytellers Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2nd 1805 in Denmark．He was the son of a poor shoemaker．After his father's death he traveled to Copenhagen to try out for the theater．He hoped to become an actor but his real talent was for writing and he first became known for his poetry．He also wrote plays novels and travel books but while many of these are now almost unknown outside Denmark his fairy tales are famous around the world．

　　His first collection of fairy tales Tales Told for Children was published in 1835 and included such favorites as The Tinderbox and The Princess and the Pea ．His most famous fairy tales however are The Little Mermaid The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen ．There probably isn't a child in the world who hasn't read at least one of these or had it read to him．

　　Shortly before his death in August 1875 he was asked what music he would like to be played at his funeral．“It should be in time with little steps ”he said “because most of the people at my funeral will be children．”

　　There is a statue(雕像)of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Harbor．It was put there because the Danish are very proud of their most famous writer．

(1)

What is the main idea of this passage?
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A．	Hans Christian Andersen wrote several travel books．
B．	Hans Christian Andersen was born in Denmark．
C．	Hans Christian Andersen was famous for his writing．
D．	Hans Christian Andersen died in August 1875．

(2)

What did Andersen want to be at first?
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A．	An actor．
B．	A shoemaker．
C．	A writer．
D．	A bookseller．

(3)

What was the title of his first collection of fairy tales?
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A．	The Tinderbox．
B．	The Princess and the Pea．
C．	Tales Told for Children．
D．	The Little Mermaid．

(4)

Which fairy tales are his most famous ones?
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A．	The Princess and the Pea The Little Mermaid and The Tinderbox ．
B．	The Snow Queen The Ugly Duckling and The Tinderbox ．
C．	The Ugly Duckling The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen ．
D．	The Ugly Duckling The Snow Queen and The Princess and the Pea ．

(5)

Who did Andersen think would come to his funeral?
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A．	Mostly adults．
B．	A few children．
C．	Mostly children．
D．	Only children．

(6)

What kind of statue stands in Copenhagen Harbor?
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A．	A statue of the Little Mermaid．
B．	A statue of a famous writer．
C．	A statue of the Snow Queen．
D．	A statue of Hans Christian Andersen．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．C;4．C;5．C;6．A;