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 |
阅读表达 (共5小题，计10分)
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
Most people graduate from school and then get a job. 3Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates make about $18,6oo a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
4If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree (学士学位), he can make $42,000 with a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a phD (博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important thing from the information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。What does the underlined phrase “earning power” mean in English?
If Nancy doesn’t finish high school in America, how much money will she make a year?
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（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。______________________________________________________
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。_____________________________________________________
Twenty years ago almost all nurses were women, and almost all pilots were men. Today women fly planes, and men care for patients. The jobs are the same, but not both men and women are working as nurses and pilots.
There are many other examples of changing job roles for men and women. Forty years ago there were no women news reporters on television.
Now women report the news, the weather, and even men’s sports. Women are reporting games and interviewing athletes. Fifty years ago there were almost no women lawyers or doctors, but today over half of all medical students are women.
Today men teach very young children. Men work as librarians and secretaries. Some men stay at home to take care of the house and children. They are called “househusbands” or “stay-at-home dads”. However, many women still work as homemakers.
Jobs are changing. Today men and women are working in every field.According to the passage, what is true today about women?
| A．Women like to be secretaries. |
| B．All doctors are now women. |
| C．Women report news and sports |
| D．There are no homemakers today. |
What is the percentage (百分比) of women students in today’s medical schools?
| A．About forty percent. |
| B．Over fifty percent. |
| C．About twenty percent. |
| D．Less than fifty percent. |
What is said about men in the passage?
| A．Only men are sports reporters. |
| B．All lawyers are men. |
| C．Men never take care of home. |
| D．Some men stay at home with the children. |
Which one of the following is true about men and women today?
| A．Men like their jobs, but women don’t. |
| B．Women don’t like sports, but men do. |
| C．There are no women pilots. |
| D．Both men and women take care of children. |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Jobs of today are changing. |
| B．Women are leaders of the today’s world. |
| C．People change their jobs for fun. |
| D．Men and women fan never be equal. |
| UNICEF, United Nations International Children’s Emergence Fund, was set up in December 11, 1946 to help children in poor countries. It works in 191 countries and areas. It helps governments and families make the world a better place for children. UNICEF gets money from donations. People can help UNICEF by doing the volunteer work. |
| A group of French doctors established an organization called Doctors Without Borders in 1971. The doctors said everyone should be able to receive health care. This organization helps sick people in poor countries receive health care. |
| Do you know ORBIS? It is a charity that helps the people who can’t see. The doctors and nurses in the charities fly to the poor and rural areas all over the world to help blind people. But they need a lot of money to do this, so the doctors at ORBIS hope that more and more people can donate money to them to support their work. |
| Save the Earth Club is for students. It helps keep the school, neighborhood and city clean by encouraging recycling. In this way we can save some energy resources (资源), too. We hope to improve the environment and encourage others to do the same. We meet 2—4 times a month. You are welcome to join us! |
If Amy wants to volunteer her time to help the poor children, she can join .
| A．UNICEF | B．Doctors Without Borders |
| C．ORBIS | D．Save the Earth Club |
Doctors Without Borders wants to .
| A．help the blind people see again |
| B．encourage people clean up dirty places |
| C．make the world a better place for children |
| D．make sick people in poor countries get health care |
Which of the following may belong to Save the Earth Club?
| A．Food bank. | B．Animal helps. |
| C．Health help. | D．Clean-up Day. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．UNICEF will be 67 years old in 2013. |
| B．ORBIS helps all the poor people all over the world. |
| C．Save the Earth Club has two or more than two activities a month. |
| D．Doctors Without Borders means medical care has no borders. |
The underlined word “recycling” means “”.
| A．giving up | B．throwing away |
| C．using again | D．cleaning up |
We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine you could design (设计) your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping center. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.
Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom（自由）and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.There would be in Richard’s dream school.
| A．a big swimming pool and a music room |
| B．a room to relax and play computer games |
| C．a big swimming pool, two soccer fields, a cinema, a gym and a shopping center |
| D．a cinema, a gym, and a shopping center |
How many days off does Wu want to have in a week?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
Which country is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage?
| A．Italy. | B．Japan. |
| C．Australia. | D．China. |
From the passage, we know that .
| A．Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games |
| B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock |
| C．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day |
| D．Wu from Shanghai thinks it would be great to have another day off every week |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Schools in the past | B．Schools today |
| C．Dream schools | D．Around the world |
It was a great day for a picnic and a picnic was a great way to start the summer holiday. Fred brought his classmates John and Betty to a wonderful picnic place.
After lunch, John said they should play football. When the ball came to Fred, he kicked it into some long grass. “I’ll get it,” he said and hurried off to find the ball. Moments later after there was a shout and out came Fred holding his leg. “I’ve been bitten by a snake!”
As the others rushed over to help, Fred laughing. “Ha! I’m not really hurt.” But Betty didn’t laugh, “I can’t believe you did that, Fred. I was really frighten for you.”
The friends then decided to go for a swim. John and Betty jumped into the water. Fred was standing on a long rock by the riverbank and said, “Watch and jump” They shouted excitedly as he went under the water, but as the seconds passed he didn’t come back to the top. The friends became worried. Suddenly they heard Fred’s laugh. “Won’t you ever learn? I swam behind this tree when I jumped.”
“Very funny, Fred?” said John angrily. “Anyway, I’m feeling tired and I’m going for a sleep.” Betty joined him.
Fred, however, moved to a narrow part of the river and jumped in. Although he was a good swimmer, the water there was moving much faster and Fred found himself being dragged away. He managed to catch hold of a tree, but he was very tired now and with the water still moving fast, couldn’t pull himself out.
Back at the picnic place, as Betty and John were preparing to sleep, they heard Fred’s cries for help. John looked at Betty and said, “Does he really think we’re so foolish? Wake me up in an hour. It’ll be time to go back home then.”What happened when Fred went to get the football?
| A．He was bitten by a snake. |
| B．He fell and cut himself. |
| C．He called for the others to help him. |
| D．He let out a frightening shout. |
At the end of the story, why didn’t John and Betty go to help Fred?
| A．They couldn’t hear his cries for help. |
| B．They thought Fred was a good swimmer. |
| C．They didn’t believe that Fred was really in trouble. |
| D．They were too tired and needed to rest. |
The underlined word “dragged” means .
| A．pulled | B．held | C．guided | D．gave |
How many times did Fred cheat his friends?
| A．Once. | B．Twice. |
| C．Three times. | D．Four times. |
What can you learn from this story?
| A．It’s important for a person to tell the truth. |
| B．You should know how to swim if you want to play in river. |
| C．You must watch out for snakes in the countryside. |
| D．Picnics can often be dangerous for children. |