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  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?

[  ]

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?

[  ]

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?

[  ]

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.

Carl Orff was born in Germany on July 19,1895.He began to show interest in music at an early age.He studied composing music at the Music Academy(学院) in Munich.After graduation in 1914,he became a professional musician and teacher.In 1920,he made his home in Munich and worked as a teacher and composer.He composed lots of songs,operas and orchestral music that were popular.

In 1924,Orff started a primary school in Munich.In this school,music was played together with the movement of dance and gymnastics.This special way of teaching music made the children hear and feel what music was.The instruments Orff used more than any others in his school were percussion instruments(打击乐器).Orff did successfully,and many other schools began to follow him.After World War l],his ideas spread all over the world.The special way at this school even has an effect on primary musical education today.Many of his ideas can be found in the book called Music for Children

Carl Orff gave all his life to primary musical education,and he was most successful in it.On March 29,1982,he died.

1.Carl Orff was from________

A.Canada            B.Germany           C.England           D.America

2.Carl Orff began to show interest in music when________

A.he was young                            B.World War II began

C.he made his home in Munich                  D.he graduated from the Music Academy

3.Carl Orff was most successful in________

A.building schools                            B.writing books

C.musical education                          D.composing music

4.Carl Orff's special way of teaching music was to________

A.get children to compose music

B.make children hear and feel music

C.teach children to make instruments

D.train all the children to become professional musicians

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