三、阅读理解。
The Little Prince is a famous fairy tale for children. It was written by a French writer named Antoine de Saint - Exupéry in 1943. It has been translated into 42 languages and adapted into (改编) movies and plays.
The story is told by a pilot. He thinks adults are too practical (实际的) and doesn’t want to communicate with them. Once he crashes (坠毁) his plane in the Sahara Desert. There, he meets the little prince. The little prince is a boy from another planet. He wants to search for a secret: What’s the most important thing in his life? He visits six other planets and meets many people. At last, he finds out the secret from a fox on the earth. It is the power of love. Before he returns to his planet, he tells his secret to the pilot.
When the little prince leaves the earth, the pilot feels very sad. He loves the time they spent together. So he writes this story to remember his dear little friend.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
()1. Who wrote The Little Prince?
A. A British writer.
B. A French writer.
C. An American writer.
D. A German writer.
()2. Where did the pilot meet the little prince?
A. In a forest.
B. On a plane.
C. In a desert.
D. In a big city.
()3. How many planets did the little prince visit before coming to the earth?
A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Seven.
D. Eight.
()4. What can we know from the text?
A. The little prince stayed on the earth forever.
B. The little prince disliked making friends with others.
C. The pilot valued the time with the little prince.
D. The pilot thought adults are good at talking about interesting things.
()5. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this text?
A. To introduce a book The Little Prince.
B. To tell about the pilot’s plane accident.
C. To describe the little prince’s rose.
D. To explain the way to fly a plane safely.

三、1. B 由第一段第二句可知，法国作家安托万·德·圣-埃克苏佩里写了《小王子》。
2. C 由第二段第三和第四句可知，飞行员在撒哈拉沙漠遇到了小王子。
3. B 由第二段倒数第四句可知，小王子来地球之前访问了六个星球。
4. C 由第三段第二句可知，飞行员喜欢和小王子共度的时光。
5. A 通读全文可知，作者的写作目的是介绍《小王子》这本书。

【解析】
1. 由第一段第二句“It was written by a French writer named Antoine de Saint - Exupéry in 1943.”可知，《小王子》的作者是法国作家，故选B。
2. 由第二段第三、四句“Once he crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert. There, he meets the little prince.”可知，飞行员在撒哈拉沙漠遇到了小王子，故选C。
3. 由第二段倒数第四句“He visits six other planets and meets many people.”可知，小王子来地球之前访问了六个星球，故选B。
4. 由第三段第二句“He loves the time they spent together.”可知，飞行员十分珍视和小王子共度的时光，故选C。
5. 通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了《小王子》这本书的作者、内容及创作缘由，作者的写作目的是介绍这本书，故选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A
【知识点】
细节理解、主旨大意、文学作品介绍
【点评】
本文是介绍经典文学作品《小王子》的阅读理解材料，考查学生对文章细节信息的提取能力和主旨大意的归纳能力，题目设置基础，有助于提升学生的信息获取与整合能力。
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