题目内容
Roy’s parents were worried about him. “He shouldn’t go through life making excuses, and he always says that he forgets something only because he is so busy all the time.” His father said, “No one will trust him to do anything. He won't be able to keep a job. No smart girl will marry him.”
“I don’t know what we can do.” his mother said.
“I have an idea," his father said, “If this doesn't work, nothing will.”
The next day was Roy’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day what they said was “Good morning, Roy. Hurry up, or you will be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.
“Never mind,” he thought, “There will be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t. Sadly, he said to his parents at dinner, "Today’s my birthday.”
“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.” “So did I.” his mother said.
“How could you forget?” Roy asked. "There must be a reason.”
“Well, yes.” his father said, “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Roy. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”
Poor Roy! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again, because every time he showed excuses, he thought he was so clever that everyone could believe in him. But this time, his parents taught him a good lesson.
根据短文内容判断正、误。（正确的涂 A，错误的涂 B）
1.Roy always made excuses because he not only was so busy all the time but also had a poor memory.
2.Roy’s parents were worried about him because they knew he would meet a lot of difficulties in the future unless he corrected his mistakes.
3.Roy’s parents were really very busy so they didn’t buy him anything for his birthday.
4.After school on Roy’s birthday his parents gave him a surprise.
5.From the story, we know that people don’t like anyone who always makes excuses.
Hans Christian Andersen is one of the greatest fairy tales writers in the world. He wrote a lot of best-known stories such as The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling. His fairy tales have brought happiness to the children across the world. The tales have versions(版本) of over a hundred languages. Andersen was born in Denmark in 1805. When he was still a young boy, he was already very clever. He created a small toy theatre and made clothes for his puppets (木偶). He also loved reading. In 1816, his father died and he learned to be a tailor(裁缝). Later he worked in a factory. When he was fourteen years old, Andersen moved to the capital of Denmark to become an actor and gave performances in the Royal Danish Theatre. However, because his voice changed when he grew older, the job had to stop. Then he began to write poems and fairy tales.
One of the 1. Greatest Fairy Tales Writers-Hans Christian Andersen | |
Two best-known 2. of his | The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling |
As a young boy | Creating a small toy 3. and making clothes for his puppets |
At the 4. of fourteen | Becoming an actor and giving performances in the Royal Danish Theatre |
As an adult | Beginning to write poems and fairy tales 5. to the change of his voice |