Passage 2

On April 2, 1805,  a loud cry came from a one?bedroom house in Odense, Denmark(丹麦). There was a new baby in the house. The baby’s father was a shoemaker and his mother was a laundrywoman. No one knew that, years later, this baby would become the father of modern fairytales(童话). The baby was Hans Christian Anderson.Anderson’s father died when he was 11. The boy left school and worked in a factory. When he was 17, he met the

director of Royal Theatre. With the director’s help, Anderson went back to school. He studied in a classroom with children who were 6 years younger than him. It was there that he began writing.

Anderson’s first book of fairytales came out in 1835. It was a big success. From then on, he wrote almost a book every year for another 37 years. In his lifetime, he wrote hundreds of fairytales and his stories have been translated into about 100 languages. In his fairytales, he wanted to teach children not to judge(判断)people by their appearance and that common people can become heroes.

Anderson’s stories were very important for children till today. Every April 2, people celebrate International Children’s Book Day. That’s because April 2 was Anderson’s birthday.

36. Anderson lost his father _______.

A. at the age of 17            B. at the age of 11

C. after he began to work       D. before he went to school

37. Anderson was born in a _______ family.

A. big      B. rich       C. poor         D. funny

38. With the help of the director, Anderson _______.

A. continued his education      B. made much money

C. taught children in a school      D. finished his first book

39. Anderson showed his great love to _______ in his fairytales.

A. common people        B. the heroes

C. the director           D. great people

40. According to the passage, we know _______.

A. Anderson started writing in the year of 1835

B. Anderson wrote only one book in 37 years

C. all the common people can become heroes

D. International Children’s Book Day is on April 2

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