Hans Christian Andersen was a poor boy who lived in Denmark. His father, a shoemaker, had died, and his mother had married again.
Andersen’s father liked to read better than to make shoes. In the evenings, he had read aloud from The Arabian Nights. His wife understood very little of the book, but the boy, pretending to sleep, understood every word.
By day Hans Christian Anderson went to a house where old women worked as weavers. There he listened to the tales that the women told. In those days, there were almost as many tales in Denmark as there were people to tell them.
Among the tales told in the town of Odense, where Andersen was born in 1805, was one about a fairy who brought death to those who danced with her. To this tale, Hans Christian later added a story from his own life.
Once, when his father was still alive, a young lady ordered a pair of red shoes. When she refused to pay for them, unhappiness filled the poor shoemaker’s house. From that small tragedy and the story of the dancing fairy, the shoemaker’s son years later wrote the story that millions of people now know as The Red Shoes.
As a little girl, Hans Christian’s mother was sent out on the streets to beg. She did not want to beg, so she hid under one of the city bridges. She warmed her cold feet in her hands, for she had no shoes. She was afraid to go home. Years later, her son, in his pity for her and his anger at the world, wrote the angry story She’s No Good and the famous tale The Little Match Girl.
Through his genius, he changed every early experience, even his father’s death, into a fairy tale. One cold day his father showed him a white, woman-like figure among the frost patterns. “That is the snow queen,” said the shoemaker. “Soon she will be coming for me.” A few months later he died. And years later, Andersen turned that sad experience into a fairy tale, The Snow Queen.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE about Anderson when he was a boy?

Sarah Williams went to a boarding school．Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school:

       Wentworth Girls’ school

       Beachside

       July 20th

       Dearest Mom and Dad,

       I’m afraid I have some very surprising news for you．I have been very naughty and the school headmaster is very angry with me．She is going to write to you．You must come and take me away from here．She does not want me in the school any longer．

       The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed．This is against the rules, of course．We are not supposed to smoke at all．

       As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room．I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away．

       Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire．

       There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too．Soon the whole room was burning．

       The headmaster phoned the fire department．The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was on fire．Many of the girls are in hospital．

       The headmaster says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage．She will send you a bill for about a million dollars．

       I’m very sorry about this．

       Much love,

       Sarah

       P．S．None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams．I just want you to know how bad things could have been．

Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?

       A．She wanted to worry them

       B．She wanted to make them laugh

       C．She wanted to make them less angry at the real news

       D．She wanted to warn them about what the headmaster was going to do

The letter before the P．S．was __________．

       A．mostly true             B．partly true        

       C．all true                         D．completely untrue

Sarah said the headmaster was angry because________

       A．she had failed her exams              B．it was her fault that had caused the fire

       C．he had not made the phone call in time D．she had been caught smoking in bed

       Sarah Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school:

       Wentworth Girl’s school

       Beachside

       July 20^th

       Dearest Mom and Dad,

       I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school and longer.

       The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.

       As I was smoking， I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw cigarette away.

       Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.

       There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.

       The principal phoned for the fire department. The ‘school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.

       The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

       I’m very sorry about this.

       Much love,

       Sarah

       P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how had things could have been!

56. Why did Sarah write home?

       A. To tell her parents about the fire.

       B. To ask for a lot of money.

       C. To tell her parents she had failed her exams.

       D. To tell her parents she had to leave school.

57. Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire.

       A. She wanted to worry them.

       B. She wanted to make them laugh.

       C. She wanted to make them less angry at the real news.

       D. She wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do.

58. The letter before the P. S. was ________.

       A. mostly true        B. partly true          C. all true              D. completely untrue

59. Sarah said the principal was angry because _________.

       A. she had failed her exams

       B. it was her fault that had caused the fire

       C. he had not made the phone call in time

       D. she had been caught smoking in bed

       Sarah Williams went to a boarding school．Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school:

       Wentworth Girls’ school

       Beachside

       July 20th

       Dearest Mom and Dad,

       I’m afraid I have some very surprising news for you．I have been very naughty and the school headmaster is very angry with me．She is going to write to you．You must come and take me away from here．She does not want me in the school any longer．

       The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed．This is against the rules, of course．We are not supposed to smoke at all．

       As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room．I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away．

       Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire．

       There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too．Soon the whole room was burning．

       The headmaster phoned the fire department．The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was on fire．Many of the girls are in hospital．

       The headmaster says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage．She will send you a bill for about a million dollars．

       I’m very sorry about this．

       Much love,

       Sarah

       P．S．None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams．I just want you to know how bad things could have been．

1．Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?

       A．She wanted to worry them

       B．She wanted to make them laugh

       C．She wanted to make them less angry at the real news

       D．She wanted to warn them about what the headmaster was going to do

2．The letter before the P．S．was __________．

       A．mostly true                                   B．partly true

       C．all true                                           D．completely untrue

3．Sarah said the headmaster was angry because________

       A．she had failed her exams                 B．it was her fault that had caused the fire

       C．he had not made the phone call in time D．she had been caught smoking in bed

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

This year’s Cannes Film Festival threw actress Fan Bingbing into the international spotlight–  thanks to her performance on the red carpet, not on the big screen． 36   a string of fancy dresses may have impressed many, the film featuring her -– director Wang Xiaoshuai’s Chongqing Blues–failed to take home an award．

Chongqing Blues, based on a real story, is about a captain and  37  (Wang Xueqi) who has been    38    with work __39___ neglects his family．When he learns that his son was killed by police because of a kidnapping, he goes   40   from Rizhao to Chongqing to discover the truth, while reflecting on his own faults during the trip．

In the judges’ eyes,   41  , the film was just not artsy enough．In an interview with sina.com after the award presentation, Wang Xiaoshuai admitted that the main reason why the film  42  was because it was a bit too commercial for the judges．“Yes, it’s a pity．But a film can’t just fulfill a director’s ambition．It should also  43   a market, and keep the investors’ needs  44  , ” Wang said．“So, we had to add some commercial elements into this film.”

Wang Xiaoshuai and the main actors   45   Wang Xueqi and Fan Bingbing in this film, have got a modest attitude．“We didn’t   46   too much when we came,” said Fan in a press conference．“This time we’ve   47   great communication with filmmakers around the world–that’s what we came here for.”

1.A．While                   B．When             C．Because          D．For

2.A．father                B．mother           C．teacher           D．doctor

3.A．angry                B．busy             C．familiar          D．popular

4.A．and                 B．then           C．so               D．or

5.A．in no way            B．by the way      C．all the way        D．in the way

6.A．meanwhile            B．fortunately       C．therefore         D．however

7.A．lost                 B．succeeded      C．won             D．missed

8.A．take to              B．take on          C．appeal to         D．apply for

9.A．out of mind          B．in mind        C．never mind        D．to mind

10.A．as                         B．like                 C．such that          D．so that

11.A．expect             B．think          C．hope             D．wish

12.A．made              B．founded         C．built             D．established