Ⅲ. 阅读理解(20 分)
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The children's book, The Little Prince, is one of the best-selling books in the world. French pilot(飞行员) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote it in 1943. It's so popular that there are plays, movies, and even a theme park in France all about the story.
This year, Hong Kong's Ocean Park will also have some installations(设施) of the little prince and other
characters from the fairy tale. They work as "guides" in the park. But why is the book so special?
The book is very imaginative and teaches us about what it means to be human. In the story, a pilot crashes his plane in the desert. There, he meets a clever little prince from a different and very small planet. The prince tells the pilot how he had met other people on other little planets and a friendly fox and a scary snake on earth. The pilot learns some important lessons about life and love. He also sees how grown-ups can forget what they knew as children like how to be kind. This often echoes(产生共鸣) with both children and grown-ups.
1. 中考新考法 推断段落大意 What does Paragraph 2 show about the book The Little Prince?
A. It is also popular in Hong Kong.
B. It teaches people to build parks.
C. It has a character from Hong Kong.
D. The story comes from a Chinese fairy tale.
2. 中考新考法 图片理解 Who does the pilot meet in the story?

3. What does the underlined word "characters" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. 性格 B. 品质 C. 人物 D. 特色
4. 中考新考法 句意理解 What does the last sentence(句子) mean?
A. Children can easily forget things.
B. The book tells a story for people of all ages.
C. Being a pilot is a dream of many grown-ups.
D. Grown-ups know how to be kind.
5. 中考新考法 推断文章主旨 What is the passage mainly about?
A. How popular the book The Little Prince is.
B. Some important lessons about life and love.
C. A brief introduction of the book The Little Prince.
D. A story about a pilot and a prince.