The pilot， Antoine De SaintExupery， who wrote The Little Prince， died long ago， but the fictional pilot， who told the story， is as alive today as he was many years ago， along with his Prince， the fox， the rose and the snake．
This timeless tale touches upon childhood and growing up．It opens with the reminder：All grownups were once children but few of them remember it．The pilot in this story loses that part of himself． After a stay in the desert with the little prince， he finds his inner child again． It is a simple story with life lessons． Here are some．
One only understands the things that one tames （驯服）．Seeing the thousands of roses that look just like his rose makes the prince feel as if he was tricked by his flower． The fox shows him taming someone takes time． The prince understands the nature of relationships： the time he has wasted on his rose makes her so important．
The fox， as his parting gift， shares his secret with the prince："One can see rightly with the heart．What is essential （very important and necessary）is invisible （not be seen）to the eye．" When the pilot shows his picture about the snake eating the elephant， adults only see it as a hat． Adults can’t see what’s inside the snake． What is on the surface is not what matters． This truth sets the little prince free． He decides to join his rose back on his planet．
Has he returned to his planet and his rose？ The ending exists in the imagination of every reader as well as the pilot． After all， it is a book with something for everyone．
（1） is The Little Prince a book for everyone？ |
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Reasons |
Supporting details |
A timeless tale |
●The Little Prince remains a classic novel of all （2） ． ●The book talks about childhood and growing up，The pilot forgets he was（3） a child as he grows up． After a stay with the little prince in the desert， he finds the（4） part of himself． |
A simple story with life （5） lessons |
●One only understands the things that one tames． It takes time to tame someone． What really matters to the prince is his（6） because he has"wasted" time on her． ●What is essential is invisible to the eye． Adults（7） the pilot’s picture for a hat because they can’t look beyond the surface． What matters is what’s（8） ． After learning the （9） ， the prince decides to return to his planet． |
An openended story |
It allows the reader and the pilot to（10） their endings of the book |
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How many main places are you going to visit if you take the tour?
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Recently we had a discussion on thetopicofMyChineseDream. Inspired (鼓舞)by President Xi’s(习主席) Chinese Dream, everyone talked happily about his understanding of the Chinese Dream.
For me ,I would like to be a teacher when I listen to my teacher carefully. I think I can be a teacher when I grow up. I can help many students learn things well. I can play with my students, too. So we are good friends.I would like to be a doctor when I see many doctors save their patients. Then I can help many people out of danger. I will be the happiest girl in the world. I would like to be a reporter when I watch TV every evening. We can get lots of important information from them. And I can learn a lot about China and the other countries around the world. They make the world smaller and also make us happy.
I have lots of dreams. Hold fast（坚守） to my dreams, no matter how big or small they are. The dreams may not be smooth （顺利的）and wide, even need some sacrifices(牺牲), but hold on to the end, you will find there is no greater happiness than making your dream come true. This article(文章) mainly (主要的) tells us that _________.
| A．I would like to be a teacher | B．Dreams need sacrifices |
| C．MyChineseDream | D．Dreams are very important |
What does the underlined word “ patients” in paragraph 2(第二段) means?
| A．手术 | B．病人 | C．生命 | D．生活 |
The reasons for why I want to be a reporter which is wrong _____.
| A．Learn a lot about the countries around the world |
| B．Make us happy |
| C．Get lots of important information |
| D．I can play with my students |
From the article we know that _________.
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| B．Hold on dreams to the end , we may need sacrifices |
| C．Reporters can make the world bigger |
| D．The dreams must be easy to come true |
In the morning , we went camping in Green Nature Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. However, in the afternoon , when we finished our picnic(野餐), it was dark and windy. Soon ,there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide(藏身).
Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining .There were hours to go before we reached the campsite(野营地). It was even worse that our compass showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way!
We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent(帐篷) to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up it . Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep up warm. But we couldn’t as everything was wet. We dried ourselves and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock , it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us were tired.
This camping trip may not be successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit(精神).It was even worse that they _____.
| A．had no picnic | B．lost their way |
| C．couldn’t light the fire | D．couldn’t know each other |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．They gave up the camping at last. | B．None of them had an umbrella. |
| C．We know each other better. | D．We ran about and found a place to hide. |
What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3(第三段) refer to(指代） ______？
| A．compass | B．tent | C．fire | D．the rain |
The writer has learned the importance of ____ from the trip.
| A．enjoying holidays | B．taking a compass |
| C．working together | D．making a decision |
| Family member |
What does he/she look like? |
| My father |
My father is very tall. He has curly hair. He’s handsome. |
| My mother |
My mother is not beautiful. She is short. She is only 1.5 meters. She has black hair. And she is fat. |
| My sister |
My sister is a lovely girl. She has long curly hair. She’s of medium build. |
| My brother |
My brother looks like my mother. He is short, too. He is very heavy. |
What does the writer’s father look like?
| A．He is very short. | B．He is short and has black hair. |
| C．He’s of medium build. | D．He is tall and has curly hair. |
Who is short and heavy?
| A．The writer’s mother and brother. | B．The writer’s mother and father. |
| C．The writer’s father and sister. | D．The writer’s father and brother. |
What does the writer look like?
| A．He is handsome. | B．He is heavy and tall . |
| C．He has long curly hair. | D．We don’t know. |
According to the passage, which is right?
| A．There are four people in the writer’s family. |
| B．The writer’s mother is a beautiful woman. |
| C．The writer’s father and sister have curly hair. |
| D．The writer’s brother looks like his sister. |
Today is Sunday, and it is a fine day. Mary and her classmates want to fly a kite(放风筝) in the People’s Park. Mary gets up at 7:30 in the morning, and she meets her classmates at the school gate at eight o’clock. Because it’s not very far from their school to the park,they walk there. From their school, they walk down the Sixth Avenue , and turn right at People’s Bank. Then they pass a library, a bookshop and a hotel. When they see a big market(市场)，they turn left into Xingfu Road. Then they see the park on their right.根据Today is Sunday, and it is a fine day.描述，可知今天天气不错。故选D，晴朗的。
根据they walk there.描述，可知他们步行去那儿。故选C，步行。
根据and turn right at People’s Bank.描述，可知选B。
We can know from the article(文章) that Sunday is _____.
| A．snowy | B．Rainy | C．windy | D．sunny |
How do they go there?
| A．By bike | B．By bus | C．On foot | D．By taxi |
Where do they turn right?
| A．At China Bank | B．At People’s Bank |
| C．At a big market | D．At a hotel |