About Fairy TalesThere are many books of fair...

About Fairy Tales

There are many books of fairy tales. Some are old stories and some are new. Everyone loves fairy tales. They help t　 1.　　 children how to be good. In many fairy tales, children or weak people fight　　 a　　 2.　　 strong and bad people. They always w　　 3. in the end.

No one knows who wrote the f　　 4.　 fairy tales . Most fairy tales are very old stories and many are s　 5.　 . Often a child is in t　 6.. He or she finds a secret which helps to fix the troubles.

Fairy tales are o　　 7.　 than TV or radio. They are probably older than books. Fairy Tales are stories that people told e　　 8.　 other on long winter nights. Nowadays, we have books, radios and TV, but we still like fairy tales. Maybe it is because we like to d　　 9. . We dream that we can fight giants and witches(巫婆) or b　　 10.　　 a prince or princes.

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Who is the most famous fairy tale writer? Many of you may say Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. There is a big award that takes his name: the Hans Christian Andersen Award(国际安徒生奖). It is the highest award for children’s stories. A writer can only get it once in a lifetime.

On April 4, Cao Wenxuan won the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award. He is the first Chinese writer to ever win this important award for children’s literature.

Cao Wenxuan was born in 1954 in a small village in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. Some of his stories are set there. He is now a professor at Peking University. He started to publish children’s fiction in 1979. Many of his novels have been translated into English, French, Japanese and Korean.

If you read Cao’s stories, you will find beautiful and poetic descriptions of scenery. For example, in The Grass House (1997), Cao writes, “The grass grows toughly. When the sun shines, the grass shines like copper wire (铜线). When the wind blows from the sea, the grass makes surprisingly metal-like sounds. ”

Cao also uses love as a theme in his stories, and he describes it with great beauty. You can find this theme in Bronze and Sunflower (《青铜葵花》) (2005). The ending of the story is sad, but it helps make the story more realistic. “Sadness is a beautiful emotion. It helps kids understand the real world when it is expressed properly,” Cao once said.

When Cao creates a story, he does not write specifically for someone. Adults can find beauty in his stories, and the plots he invents tend to impress children. “I tell real Chinese stories, but my stories relate to (关联) humans. This might be a key reason why I won this award,” he said.

1.What is the Hans Christian Andersen Award?　　 　　

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2.When was Cao Wenxuan born?　　 　　　　　

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3.How many languages have his books been translated into?　 　　　　　

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4.In Cao’s opinion, why could he win the award? 　　　　　　　　　　

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5.What can you find if you read Cao’s stories?　 　　　　　　　　

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Reading books is a good habit. Most children like fairy 1.(tale). When I was a child, I liked to watch Journey to the West on TV. I was interested in different k2.of characters in it. When I was older, my father bought many fairy tale books for me to read. Also, he encouraged me 3.(express) my feelings after finishing reading. A4.I couldn't do it very well at first, that didn't matter. Later, I made great progress. Now, I still like this kind of books. When I open the pages, I feel as if they are 5.(stretch) out their arms to hug me.

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Children all around the world are familiar with fairy tales ,such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s new clothes”. The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and 　　 throughout our childhood.

The stories are the 　 of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a poor family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His early life was not 　　 . His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He 　　 very little education. As a child he was very emotional(情绪化) and was 　 　　 at for being feminine(女性化) and tall.

In 1816 his father died and Anderson was forced to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory. At the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a 　　 as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years 　　 he had to leave the theater when his voice broke in 1822.

　 　　 , Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was allowed to go to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in1835.They 　　 in small volumes（量）until his death.

Anderson lived a hard life, but he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did. The works 　　 Anderson famous all over the world , but he was still a lonely man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson passed away on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.

1.A. tell             B. speak　　　　　　     C. smile　　　　　　　 D. cry

2.A. discoveries     B. inventions　　　     C. creations　　　　　 D. feelings

3.A. hard　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　 　     C. excited　　　　　　 D. bad

4.A. bought　　　　 B. found            　　 C. received        　 D. lost

5.A. spoken　　　　 B. talked            　　 C. smiled            　 D. laughed

6.A. career         B. hobby            C. performance    　 D. trip

7.A. since         B. after            　　 C. until            　 D. still

8.A. Even so         B. Afterwards        C. Since then        　 D. Otherwise

9.A. turned out     B. sold out　　　　     　　 C. came out        　 D. went out

10.A. found          B. brought        　　 C. made            　 D. let

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Why is Denmark the “kingdom of fairy tales”? Because it was the home of famous writer Hans Christian Andersen. But there might be other reasons, says a new study.

Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to the 2013 World Happiness Report by the United Nations (UN). The report ranks（排列）156 countries and regions (地区). All the top five happiest countries are from Europe, and three of them are from Scandinavia.

What makes people there happy? The UN considered several reasons.

Money is one. We are happy if we have money to cover our necessities. But extra (额外的) money cannot bring us more happiness. People in Northern Europe know this. From cars to mobile phones, from clothes to buildings, their designs are quite simple. Luxury (奢华) is not there.

Another reason is health. Nordic (北欧的) people have a healthy diet. They love fresh food.　 “There is not a big fast-food culture and no ready meals. We sit down with our families to eat our meals,” said Trina Hahnemann, a Danish cook.

A harmonious (和谐的) social life also makes us happy, according to the UN report. How about Nordic people? They live in harmony not only with people around, but also with nature. Night life is not popular in Scandinavia. People go home after work for some quality（高品质的） time with family members. Many families have a backyard. Father and child spend hours there each week, planting flowers and building swings.

Do you want to be happy? Think about the Nordic lifestyle, and happiness is in your own hands.

1.Where does Hans Christian Andersen come from?

2.How many countries of the top five happiest countries are from Scandinavia?

3.Do Nordic people love fresh food or ready meals?

4.What can make people happy according to the passage?

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

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Why is Denmark(丹麦) the “kingdom of fairy tales”? Because it was the home of famous writer Hans Christian Andersen. But there might be other reasons， says a new study.

Denmark is the happiest country in the world， according to the 2013 World Happiness Report by the United Nations (UN). The report ranks（排列）156 countries and regions (地区). All the top five happiest countries are from Europe， and three of them are from Scandinavia.

What makes people there happy? The UN considered several reasons.

Money is one. We are happy if we have money to cover our necessities. But extra (额外的) money cannot bring us more happiness. People in Northern Europe know this. From cars to mobile phones， from clothes to buildings， their designs are quite simple. Luxury (奢华) is not there.

Another reason is health. Nordic (北欧的) people have a healthy diet. They love fresh food.　 “There is not a big fast-food culture and no ready meals. We sit down with our families to eat our meals，” said Trina Hahnemann， a Danish cook.

A harmonious (和谐的) social life also makes us happy， according to the UN report. How about Nordic people? They live in harmony not only with people around， but also with nature. Night life is not popular in Scandinavia. People go home after work for some quality（高品质的） time with family members. Many families have a backyard. Father and child spend hours there each week， planting flowers and building swings.

Do you want to be happy? Think about the Nordic lifestyle， and happiness is in your own hands.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过7个词。

1.Where does Hans Christian Andersen come from?

2.How many countries of the top five happiest countries are from Scandinavia?

3.Do Nordic people love fresh food or ready meals?

4.What do father and child spend hours doing in their yard each week?

5.What can make people there happy according to the passage?

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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.

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Most of us get our earliest life lessons from fairy tales, like “True love can overcome anything.” and “Even a frog can turn into a prince". However, at a certain age, we start to learn new things about life, especially that love doesn't always win, and that a frog is just a frog..

“Fairy tales have always been with us because they are the stories of our lives in their simplest form.” wrote US author Laura Packer on the National Storytelling Network website. “They are stories of love and loss, desire and death, riches and ruin.”

Fairy tales are all about reality (现实). But if children only see just one side of reality, adults usually see the other.

For example, in the 2014 film Maleficent, we’re told the tale of Sleeping Beauty from the eyes of the evil(邪恶的) queen. Unlike the children’s eyes of the story, we see that the queen wasn’t born evil. Instead, she is in a lot of troubles as she grows up, which leads to the creation of her “evil” side. And in US author James Finn Gamer’s book Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, he tells the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood, but with a modern version: When the wolf tells Red Riding Hood that it isn't safe for a little girl to walk through the woods alone, she calls the wolf sexist(性别歧视者), which relates to today’s opinions that girls aren't weaker than boys.

It seems that fairy tales aren't just stories that our parents read us at bedtime. They may usually start with "Once upon a time.” but as we grow older, we learn that every story doesn't always need a "Happily ever after" to be a good one.

1.Which of the following is NOT a fairy tale?

A.The Frog Prince.

B.National Storytelling Network

C.Sleeping Beauty

D.Little Red Riding Hood.

2.According to Packer, why have fairy tales always been with us?

A.Because true love can overcome anything

B.Because they are full of imagination.

C.Because they always have happy endings.

D.Because they are about our lives in their simplest form.

3.What can we infer from the text?

A.A good fairy tale usually has a “Happily ever after”.

B.Adults usually see the other side of fairy tales.

C.Our understanding of fairy tales changes as we grow up.

D.Children and adults always enjoy different kinds of fairy tales.

4.The best title of the passage may be

A.The True Love of Fairy Tales

B.Learning Life Lessons

C.The Dark Side of Fairy Tales

D.Troubles in Fairy Tales

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Although I'm not in my childhood，I still prefer reading fairy tales(童话)．They often make me think of some special experiences and feelings. This summer I've reviewed The Little Prince. It was first published in 1943.It's a world­famous fairy tale written by the French author Antoine.

“I”，the narrator(讲述者) of the story，is a pilot. His plane has something wrong and lands in the Sahara. The little prince lives on a small planet，and he grows a flower called ROSE there. One day they have a quarrel(争吵)，so the little prince runs away. On his all­ alone journey，he meets different kinds of people. From these people he gets a conclusion(结论) that grown­ups are strange. And with the help of the man he meets，he descends in the Sahara.

This book moves me a lot. It is not only a fairy tale for children and teenagers，but also for grown­ups.

1.The author loves fairy tales，because ________.

A. they are very interesting　　 B. they are not about real life

C. they make him or her think of special feelings　　 D. they often have a happy ending

2.The writer of The Little Prince is from ________.

A. France　　 B. China　　 C. Canada　　 D. America

3.The little prince runs away，because ________.

A. he doesn't love his hometown　　 B. he is a naughty boy and loves adventures

C. he has made mistakes　　 D. he has quarrelled with ROSE

4.The underlined word “descends” means“________” in the passage.

A. ends　　 B. dies　　 C. lands　　 D. flies

5.The best title for this article is “________”．

A. A sad story　　 B. The famous fairy tale—The Little Prince

C. How to choose the story　　 D. How I spent my childhood

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Although I’m not in my childhood, I still prefer reading fairy tales. They often make me think of some special experiences and feelings. This summer I’ve reviewed this kind of tales, The Little Prince. It was published in 1940. It’s the world-famous fairy tale by the French author Antoine.

“I”, the narrator(讲述者) of the story, is a pilot. His plane has something wrong and lands in the Sahara. The little prince lives on a small planet, and he grows a flower called ROSE there. One day they have a quarrel(争吵), so the little prince runs away. On his all-alone journey, he meets different kinds of people. From these people he gets a conclusion(结论) that grown-ups are strange. And with the help of the man he meets, he descends in the Sahara.

This book moved me a lot. It is not only a fairy tale for children and teenagers, but also for grown-ups.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The author loves fairy tales, because _____.

2. The writer of The Little Prince is from _____.

3. The little prince runs away, because _______.

4.The underlined word “descend” means ______ in the passage.

5. The best title for this article is “_____”.

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