Ⅲ. 阅读理解。
The Little Prince is a novel by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It first came out in English and French in the United States in April 1943. This was one of my favourite books with a very important life lesson to learn.
The book tells the story of a pilot and a little boy—the little prince. The little prince tells the pilot many stories of his wonderful journey from his little planet and of his experiences with different adults. It shows us that most adults miss the simple things in life, such as friendship, love and the beauty of the world because they pay much attention to(注意) wealth and power.
What I like most about The Little Prince is the key message: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." It teaches readers that people can't just have a look at the surface of things. It is important to truly understand something.
The story is written in a very simple way, but the imagination of the story keeps readers interested. The writer also used drawings to help readers know some strange things. Not everyone knows what "baobabs" are.
I would recommend(推荐) The Little Prince to all children over the age of 8. Younger readers may not understand the story very well while older readers will surely enjoy the beautiful message in this wonderful story.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
()1. Where did The Little Prince first come out?
A. In America. B. In France. C. In Germany.
()2. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Why the writer wrote the book. B. When the book came out. C. What the book is about.
()3. What does paragraph 3 tell us?
A. It's not easy to truly understand something.
B. It is hard for us to understand a storybook.
C. People can easily find important things with their eyes.
()4. Which of the following is TRUE about the book?
A. There are some drawings in it.
B. The writer used lots of difficult words in it.
C. Children are interested in it because it is easy to read.
()5. Why did the writer write the passage?
A. To show us the importance of reading.
B. To tell us about a book.
C. To tell us how to make friends.

1. A
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B

1. 细节理解题。根据原文第一段第二句"It first came out in English and French in the United States in April 1943."可知《小王子》最初是在美国出版的，对应选项A。
2. 段落大意题。第二段主要介绍了这本书的故事主线：飞行员和小王子的故事，小王子的星际旅程、和不同成年人的经历，以及书传递的内涵，也就是在介绍这本书的内容，对应选项C。
3. 段落大意题。第三段指出这本书的核心主旨是不能只看事物的表面，真正去理解事物是很重要的，言外之意是真正理解事物并不是一件容易的事，对应选项A；B选项文中没有提到很难读懂这本故事书，C选项和原文"What is essential is invisible to the eye."表述相反。
4. 细节理解题。根据原文第四段"The writer also used drawings to help readers know some strange things."可知这本书里配有一些插画，A表述正确；B选项和原文"The story is written in a very simple way."矛盾，C选项说明读者感兴趣是因为故事的想象力，而非仅仅容易读。
5. 主旨大意题。整篇文章围绕《小王子》展开，介绍了它的出版信息、故事内容、核心主旨、写作特点，还向读者推荐这本书，作者写这篇文章的目的就是向我们介绍这本书，对应选项B。