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广东省深圳市2017年英语中考模拟冲刺（四）
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On April 2, 1805, Hans Christian Andersen was born in a one-bedroom house in Odense, Denmark. His father was a shoemaker and his mother was a laundrywoman (洗衣女工). When he was 11, his father died. He had to leave school and began to work in a factory. When he was 17, he met a director. With the director's help, Andersen went back to school. He studied with children who were six years younger than him. He began writing at that time.
Andersen's first book of fairy tales came out in 1835. The Princess on the Pea and The Tinderbox were included in it. His first book was a big success. From then on, he wrote almost a book every year. In his lifetime, he wrote about 168 fairy tales and his stories have been translated into about 150 languages. No matter how old we are, we are probably familiar with The Emperor's New Clothes, The little Match Girl and many other fairy tales of Andersen.
Andersen always wanted to tell people not to judge (判断) people by their appearances. In 77ie Ugly Duckling, the character everyone makes fun of has inner (内在的) beauty.
Andersen was also a gifted artist. He made thousands of paper cuttings of swans (天鹅), clowns and angels. These can be seen in the book The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen.
Because of his wonderful fairy tales, Andersen became known as the greatest writer in Denmark and one of the most beloved children's writers in the world. On April 2, people celebrate International Children's Book Day. That's because April 2 was Andersen's birthday.
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The founder of Apple Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time. Here are some of his greatest inventions.
Apple II
Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production was the world's first personal computer. | The iMac
Under Jobs' leadership Apple introduced the all-in-one iMac computer in 1998. The iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot (狭孔). |
The iPad
By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The iPad is a great success. | iPhone 4s
iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a better camera. |
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