Fornearly100yearstheheartbrokenLittleMermaidhassatonarocklookingoutoverCopenhagen'sportbutnowthesculpturebasedonthefamousfairytaleisheadingbackouttoseasetforChina.Thesmallbronzestatueinspiredbyth

　　Fornearly100yearstheheartbrokenLittleMermaidhassatonarocklookingoutoverCopenhagen'sportbutnowthesculpturebasedonthefamousfairytaleisheadingbackouttoseasetforChina.

　　ThesmallbronzestatueinspiredbythetaleofauthorHansChristianAndersenandunveiledin1913isamajortouristattractioninCopenhagen.Butherlifehasnotalwaysbeeneasy.Shehasbeenbeheadedtwicehadherarmcutoffwasblownoffherrockin2003andwasdressedinaMuslimheadscarftwoyearsagoinaprotest-butsheneverlefthernativecountry.

　　ThisweekshewasliftedfromtheharborboxedandshippedtoShanghaiwheresheisthestarguestintheDanishPavilionatEXPO2010whichrunsuntilOctober31.Detailsoverhertripwerenotrevealedduetosecurityissues.

　　"TheLittleMermaid"publishedin1837isasadstoryaboutamermaidwhofallsinlovewithaprinceandgivesupherlifeintheseaandhertailforlegs.

　　ThefairytalehasbeenadaptedmanytimesintostageshowsandintoaDisneymovie.

　　CopenhagenmayorFrankJensensaidinastatementthattheloanofTheLittleMermaidwaspartofaculturalexchangebetweenDenmarkandChina."IamconvincedthatshewillbeanexcellentambassadorofDenmarkparticularlysincetheChinesealreadyareveryfondofHansChristianAndersenandhisfairytales"hesaidinastatement.

　　HerdeparturefromCopenhagenwillnotleavetheharborempty.ChineseartistAiWeiweihascreatedavideoinstallation(设备/装置)tobeinstalledatherspot.

　　TheLittleMermaid's165cm(65inches)tallsculpturewhichsitsonagraniteblockwascreatedin1913byEdvardEriksen.

　　【小题1】ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT________________.

　　A．thestatueofTheLittleMermaidwillbegiventoChinaasagiftB．thestatueofTheLittleMermaidisamajortouristattractioninCopenhagenC．TheLittleMermaidisafamousfairytalewrittenbyHansChristianAndersenD．thestoryofTheLittleMermaidwasonceadaptedintoaDisneymovie【小题2】Theunderlinedword“departure”heremeans_______________.A．escapingB．retiringC．arrivingD．leavi