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．
Last Thursday，I traveled on the 8：00 a．m．train from Glasgow to London
King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company．
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow．
A man at the station said sorry to us，but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay(误点)．We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes．As a result，I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more，the service on the train was also very poor．The trip took more than five hours．Unluckily，we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train．Worst of all，something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train．Before we reached King’s Cross，the temperature was over 40℃．
Because of your poor service，I feel you should pay me compensation(赔偿)．
I am looking forward to hearing from you．
Yours faithfully，
David Robertson
(1)
When did the train leave Glasgow?
A．At 8：00 a．m．
B．At 8：40 a．m．
C．At 9：00 a．m．
D．At 9：20 a．m．
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(2)
How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A．By plane．
B．By bus．
C．By car．
D．By train．
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(3)
How long did David stay on the train?
A．40 minutes．
B．30 minutes．
C．70 minutes．
D．Over 5 hours．
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(4)
What could David buy on the train?
A．Hot dogs．
B．Sandwiches．
C．Soft drinks．
D．Hamburgers．
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(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A．This is a complaint letter．
B．David was very pleased with the trip．
C．The service of the company was very poor．
D．There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train．
