Question

Anderson, a Danish writer, is famous for his fairy tales（童话）. Both children and adults love his stories. For example, The Ugly Duckling is well-known to people around the world. In fact, Andersen used to be an ugly duckling when he was young.

In 1805, Andersen was born into a poor family in Denmark. As a young boy, he was tall and ugly and had a very big nose. His friends always made jokes about his big nose. Later, because of his father's death, little Andersen had to make a living by himself. He once worked as a dressmaker and made money in a theater.

The difficulties in life helped him create his fairy tales. In The Little Mermaid, he talked about love and sacrifice(牺牲）.In Emperor's New Clothes, He made fun of the authority(权威).

Besides creating stories, Andersen also loved travelling. His famous saying was, "To travel is to live."

Today, Andersen's fairy tales have been printed into over 100 languages. The Hans Christian Andersen Award is named after him. It's the highest award to give a writer of children's books.

King of Fair Tales and His Fantasy Lands
Personal Experiences	He was born into   1.     in Denmark, in 1805. He was laughted at by his friends because of his looks. He lived a hard life after his father’s death,   2.   and making money in a theater. He wrote about his trips while travelling to many countries.
Master works	The Ugly Duckling is based on his own experiences.    3.   shows love and sacrifice. In Emperor's New Clothes,    4.   the authority.
Achievement	Andersen made great contributions to     5.

Answer

1.a poor family

2.working a a dress maker / working as a tailor

3.The Little Mermaid

4.he made fun of

5.children’s books/fairy tales

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了世界著名童话作家安徒生，1805年出生于一个贫穷的家庭，小时候看起来很丑，朋友们经常笑话他。父亲早年去世，他独自谋生。曾经在剧院当个裁缝。生活的艰难帮助他创作自己的童话：《丑小鸭》全世界众所周知，《海的女儿》讲述了爱与牺牲，《皇帝的新装》取笑权威。安徒生的名言是“旅游就是生活”。他的童话故事被印刷成100多种语言出版，儿童书籍最高奖的“国际安徒生文学奖”以他的名字命名。

1.a poor family 句意：1805他生于丹麦一个贫穷的家庭。由短文第二段的第一句“In 1805, Andersen was born into a poor family in Denmark.”可知，本题填：a poor family。

2.working a dress maker / working as a tailor 句意：父亲去世后他过着艰辛的生活，在剧院当裁缝挣钱。由第二段最后两句“ Later, because of his father's death, little Andersen had to make a living by himself. He once worked as a dressmaker and made money in a theater.”后来，因为父亲去世了，小安徒生不得不独自谋生，他曾经在剧院当裁缝挣钱。可知这里填：working a dress maker / working as a tailor（用分词短语作状语）

3.The Little Mermaid句意：《海的女儿》表达了爱与牺牲。由第三段的“In The Little Mermaid, he talked about love and sacrifice(牺牲）.”可知这里填：The Little Mermaid。

4.he made fun of句意：在《皇帝的新装》里他取笑权威。由第三段最后一句“In Emperor's New Clothes, He made fun of the authority(权威).”可知这里填：he made fun of。

5.children’s books/fairy tales句意：安徒生对儿童书籍/童话故事作出了巨大贡献。由短文第一句“Anderson, a Danish writer, is famous for his fairy tales（童话）.”安徒生，丹麦作家，以他的童话故事而闻名。”及短文最后一段可以推测出安徒生对世界童话故事领域，也就是儿童书籍领域贡献很大。故填：children’s books/fairy tales

【考点定位】 考查人物传记类短文阅读。