Hans Christian Andersen(安徒生)
Hans Christian Andersen is a great writer. He wrote many popular stories for children all over the world. April 2 is his birthday and it is also Children’s Book Day.
Andersen was born(出生) in 1805. When he was a little boy, his father read him a story every day. He felt very happy at that time. But his father died when he was 11 years old. Then he had to leave school. Andersen started working as an actor and singer. He loved reading books so much that he went back to school at 17. His first book came out in 1835. From then on, he wrote about one book a year for 37 years.
There will be a park about Andersen’s sales(传说) and life in Shanghai. If you like Andersen, you can go there to learn about his life and tales, and you can play games too.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
小题1:Andersen liked stories because of .
A．his jobs
B．his father
C．his school
D．his friends小题2:Andersen’s father died in .
A．1805
B．1816
C．1822
D．1835小题3:Andersen was good at .
A．singing
B．dancing
C．running
D．drawing小题4:The Chinese meaning(意思) of the underlined phrase“came out”is .
A．启蒙
B．翻译
C．流传
D．出版小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Andersen was happy to be with his father.
B．Andersen wrote books for about 37 years.
C．Andersen went back to school because he lost his job.
D．Children can play games in the park in Shanghai.
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
题目分析：短文大意：安徒生是一位伟大的作家。他写的儿童故事在世界各地流行。四月二日是他的生日，也是儿童图书日。安徒生出出生于1805年。他的第一本书出版于1835。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段第二句When he was a little boy, his father read him a story every day. 可知选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Andersen was born(出生) in 1805.和第四句But his father died when he was 11 years old可推知选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第二段第六句Andersen started working as an actor and singer.可知选A。
小题4:词义猜测题。根据文学常识可知His first book came out in 1835.这句话的意思是他的第一本书是在1835年出版的，所以选D。
小题5:细节理解题。根据第二段第七句He loved reading books so much that he went back to school at 17.可知该选C。