C
High above the city stood a shining golden statue of the Happy Prince. His body
was covered with fine gold, his eyes were made of two bright blue sapphires,
and a large red ruby glowed on his sword. People passing by always said, "He
looks as perfect as the sun!"
One cold night, a little Swallow flew to rest between the Prince's feet. Suddenly, a
water drop fell on his head. "How strange! The sky is clear," he thought. Looking up,
he saw the Prince's sapphire eyes filled with tears.
"Why do you cry?" asked the Swallow.
"When I lived in the palace, I never knew pain. But now I see hungry children and
lonely old people. Please take the ruby to the little boy coughing in the poor house,"
said the Prince.
The kind Swallow did as asked. He carried the ruby to a dark room where a boy lay
ill. The next day, the Prince said, "Now take my sapphire eyes to the writer starving in
his attic." Though sad to see the Prince blind, the Swallow obeyed.
Days grew colder, but the Swallow stayed. "Give my gold leaves to the poor," the
Prince begged. Piece by piece, the Swallow gave away the gold until the statue turned
grey.
One morning, the Swallow whispered, "Goodbye, dear Prince," and fell dead at
his feet. At that moment, the Prince's lead heart broke into two pieces.
When the mayor saw the ugly statue, he ordered it melted. Only the broken heart
and the dead bird remained. God said, "You are the most precious things in
my garden."
—Adapted from The Happy Prince
10. What was special about the Happy Prince's eyes?
A. They were made of glass. B. They could see the future.
C. They were blue sapphires. D. They shone like the sun.
11. Why did the Swallow first help the Prince?
A. He wanted to get gold. B. He felt sorry for the crying boy.
C. The Prince ordered him to do it. D. He needed a place to sleep.
12. The underlined word "obeyed" in paragraph 5 mostly means"".
A. laughed B. did not accept C. did as asked D. forgot
13. Which of the following is the CORRECT order of the events in the story?
① The Swallow took the ruby to a sick boy.
② The Swallow died at the Prince's feet.
③ The Prince asked the Swallow to give his gold leaves to the poor.
④ The Swallow took the sapphire eyes to a starving writer.
A. ④③①② B. ①③④② C. ④①③② D. ①④③②
14. What does God mean by saying "You are the most precious things in my garden"?
A. Gold, sapphires and ruby are expensive.
B. Kindness is precious in our life.
C. The mayor is kind to melt the ugly statue.
D. The statue is as beautiful as the sun.

10. C
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. B

10. 定位原文第一段“his eyes were made of two bright blue sapphires”，可知快乐王子的眼睛由明亮的蓝宝石制成，对应选项C。
11. 根据原文内容，善良的燕子得知生病男孩的处境后，同情男孩并按照王子的请求帮忙，对应选项B。
12. 结合前文王子的请求“Now take my sapphire eyes to the writer starving in his attic.”以及语境，obeyed意为“按照要求去做”，对应选项C。
13. 梳理故事事件顺序：①燕子将红宝石送给生病男孩；④燕子将蓝宝石眼睛送给饥饿的作家；③王子让燕子把金叶子分给穷人；②燕子死在王子脚边，正确顺序为①④③②，对应选项D。
14. 快乐王子和燕子无私帮助他人，他们的善良是最珍贵的，上帝的话旨在强调善良在生活中的珍贵性，对应选项B。