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Denmark's Prince Consort Henrik, the French-born husband of Queen Margrethe II, does not want to be buried with his wife when the time comes, breaking with tradition.

The 83-year-old prince said he was seen as a supporting role and not on equal footing with his wife in life and did not want to be so in death. That decision has been accepted by the queen.

Disappointed that his royal title of prince consort was never changed to king when his wife became queen in 1972, Henrik has often spoken out about his discontent. The couple will break with royal tradition by not being buried together in the Roskilde Cathedral. But the prince consort wants to be buried in Denmark. He loves Denmark and worked for Denmark for more than 50 years. So the prince wants to be buried in Denmark. When Henrik met Margrethe, then the crown-princess, he was a French diplomat(外交官) in London. By the time Margrethe got the throne, the couple had two young children: Prince Frederik, born in 1968, and Joakim, born in 1969. Henrik retired from public service in January 2016.

1.What does the underlined part “when the time comes” in the first paragraph mean?

A When he passes away.

B When he becomes the king.

C When he goes back to French.

D When he breaks the tradition.

解析：选A。句意理解题。根据前面的does not want to be buried with his wife不想和妻子葬在一起可知时间来的时候是指他去世的时候，故选A。

2.When was Henrik born?

A In 1933.

B In 1934.

C In 1935.

D In 1936.

解析：选B。数字计算题。根据第二段第一句The 83-year-old prince said he was seen as a supporting role and not on equal footing with his wife in life and therefore did not want to be so in death.可知亨里克亲王现年83岁，今年是2017年，因此他生于1934年，故选B。

3.Why did Henrik refuse to be buried with his wife?

A He was not satisfied with his job.

B He wanted to be buried where he was born.

C He didn’t enjoy an equal footing with her.

D He didn’t want to support his wife any more.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句The 83-year-old prince said he was seen as a supporting role and not on equal footing with his wife in life and did not want to be so in death.可知亨里克亲王是因为不满自己作为女王的配角，二者一直处于不对等地位所以拒绝死后合葬，故选C。

4.What does the underlined word “discontent” mean in Chinese?

A 不满.

B 满足.

C 兴奋.

D 谦虚.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句Disappointed that his royal title of prince consort was never changed to king 可知亨里克亲王对自己的头衔感到失望，且头衔从未变成国王，由此推断他是不满的，故选A。

5.How long has Margrethe been a Queen till now?

A 45 years.

B 48 years.

C 49 years.

D 50 years.

解析：选A。数字计算题。根据第三段第一句Disappointed that his royal title of prince consort was never changed to king when his wife became queen in 1972可知玛格丽特二世女王是1972年成为女王的，现在是2017年，过去了45年，因此玛格丽特二世做女王45年了，故选A。