题目内容
For nearly 100 years, the heartbroken Little Mermaid has sat on a rock looking out over Copenhagen's port but now the sculpture ,based on the famous fairytale, is heading back out to sea, set for China.
The small bronze statue inspired by the tale of author Hans Christian Andersen and unveiled in 1913, is a major tourist attraction in Copenhagen. But her life has not always been easy. She has been beheaded twice, had her arm cut off, was blown off her rock in 2003 and was dressed in a Muslim headscarf two years ago in a protest - but she never left her native country.
This week she was lifted from the harbor, boxed, and shipped to Shanghai where she is the star guest in the Danish Pavilion at EXPO 2010 which runs until October 31. Details over her trip were not revealed due to security issues.
"The Little Mermaid," published in 1837, is a sad story about a mermaid who falls in love with a prince and gives up her life in the sea and her tail for legs.
The fairytale has been adapted many times into stage shows and into a Disney movie.
Copenhagen mayor Frank Jensen said in a statement that the loan of The Little Mermaid was part of a cultural exchange between Denmark and China. "I am convinced that she will be an excellent ambassador of Denmark, particularly since the Chinese already are very fond of Hans Christian Andersen and his fairytales," he said in a statement.
Her departure from Copenhagen will not leave the harbor empty. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created a video installation(设备/装置)to be installed at her spot.
The Little Mermaid's 165 cm (65 inches) tall sculpture, which sits on a granite block, was created in 1913 by Edvard Eriksen.
1.The following statements are true EXCEPT________________.
A．the statue of The Little Mermaid will be given to China as a gift
B．the statue of The Little Mermaid is a major tourist attraction in Copenhagen
C．The Little Mermaid is a famous fairytale written by Hans Christian Andersen
D．the story of The Little Mermaid was once adapted into a Disney movie
2.The underlined word “departure” here means_______________.
A．escaping B．retiring C．arriving D．leaving
3.From the passage, we can infer that ________________.
A．Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created another Little Mermaid instead
B．the Danish people don’t like the statue of The Little Mermaid
C．the statue of The Little Mermaid will return to Denmark in the future
D．Edvard Eriksen wrote the story of the Little Mermaid
1.A
2.D
3.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述了哥本哈根的美人鱼塑像在世博会期间运到中国的事情。
1.A 细节题。根据This week she was lifted from the harbor, boxed, and shipped to Shanghai where she is the star guest in the Danish Pavilion at EXPO 2010说明它只是到上海的世博会上来接受参观，并不是说就属于中国了，故A项描述错误。
2.D 推理题。根据本句Her departure from Copenhagen will not leave the harbor empty.以及This week she was lifted from the harbor, boxed, and shipped to Shanghai where she is the star guest in the Danish Pavilion at EXPO 2010可知这个塑像将会被运到上海。那么它离开丹麦…该该词是指离开。D正确。
3.C 推断题。这个塑像只是在世博会期间被运到中国参加世博会，结束以后还是要回到丹麦的。故C正确。
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【小题1】 What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．A car with a dog was stolen |
| B．Lucky dog was returned to his owner |
| C．Stealing cars：a most important social problem |
| D．Woman wants dog back more than stolen car |
a．Notices were put up saying there was a reward．
b．Atkins saw Benjerman again．
c．Police found Atkins’ car．
d．Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter．
e．Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store．
| A．d,e,a, b,c | B．d,e,a,c,b | C．e,a,d,b,c | D．e,a,c,d,b |
| A．the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief |
| B．car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays |
| C．the dog was found because of the reward |
| D．the thief stole the car easily |
| A．Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices． |
| B．Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman． |
| C．The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car． |
| D．The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday． |
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【小题1】What do the marine life react to the BP disaster?
| A．Birds crawl deep into caves. |
| B．Dolphins and sharks show up in deep water. |
| C．Tens of thousands of marine animals are found dead. |
| D．Sea creatures flee from oil spill, gathering near seashore. |
| A．the damage of the Mexico Gulf ecosystem |
| B．the lack of environmental sense of BP |
| C．the nearly two-month-old oil spill |
| D．the crowding marine life |
| A．Worried. | B．Disappointed. | C．Depressed. | D．Neutral. |
| A．BP will pay much money according to the number of dead wildlife there |
| B．marine scientists have seen some strange phenomena |
| C．the disaster has little influence on dolphins |
| D．a three-person crew reached no conclusion |
| A．newspaper ad | B．book review |
| C．science news report | D．science fiction story |
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