第三部分 阅读理解(共30分)

　　七、阅读理解 阅读下列短文。51-60小题为选择题，从每篇短文后所给每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案;61-65小题为填空题。(每小题2分，共30分)

　　A

　　“If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince. It's a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects(方言). Now, around seventy years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film(动画片).

　　The book tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes(撞击)into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.

　　China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions一in Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girl's life and tells The Little Prince's story at the same time in a beautiful way.

　　Huang Lei, who voices the film together with his 9-year-old daughter, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society.

　　“The most touching part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like the Little Prince, and it's a pity that this good characteristic (品质)goes away as time flies,” he says.

　　5I. The novel The Little Prince was written in the_______.

　　A. 1900s B. 1940s C. 1990 D. 2010s

　　52. The book The Little Prince is one of the best-selling books in history because_______.

　　A. you must know about it if you love reading books

　　B. it shows The Little Prince's story in a beautiful way

　　C. it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects

　　D. the director has made it into a 3D animated film

　　53. How does The Little Girl get to know the story of The Little Prince?

　　A. She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her.

　　B. Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world.

　　C. The Aviator takes her to an amazing world.

　　D. She moves home next to The Aviator.

　　54. What does the underlined word “good-natured” mean?

　　A. kind B. friendly C. helpful D. all above

　　55. According to the passage, which is Huang Lei's opinion?

　　A. He doesn't believe the good characteristic is lost as we grow older in this stressed-out society.

　　B. He thinks all of us should keep our better nature and never let it disappear.

　　C. He feels excited because he can see the film in two versions first.

　　D. He and his daughter voice the film together.

　　B

　　A group of old classmates, who have succeeded in their work, got together to visit their teacher. Their conversation soon turned to complaining (抱怨) about the stress (压力) in their work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and many cups. Some of the cups are expensive and lovely, but some are cheap and not beautiful. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.

　　When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Have you noticed all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the cheap ones? It’s OK for you to want only the best for yourselves, but that is why you have the stress in your work and life even if you’re very successful now.”

　　“All of you really wanted the coffee, not the cups, but you chose the best cups and were eyeing each other’s cups.”

　　“Now think about this: life is the coffee, and money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold life. They do not change the quality (质量) of life. Sometimes, we just care about the cups, and we fail to enjoy the coffee. So, don’t let the cups drive you, enjoy the coffee instead.”

　　56. The students who visited the teacher ______.

　　A. are satisfied with their work B. are successful in their studies

　　C. are strict with each other D. are successful in their work

　　57. The teacher took out cups _______.

　　A. for the students to have coffee B. to show to the students

　　C. for the students to have a look D. to show his favorite coffee

　　58. The teacher noticed that the students ________.

　　A. liked the cheap cups B. only took the best cups

　　C. were drinking coffee D. preferred the coffee to the cups

　　59. Why did the students have the stress in the work and life?

　　A. Because they really wanted coffee.

　　B. Because they didn’t have good cups.

　　C. Because they didn’t pay enough attention to life itself.

　　D. Because they didn’t have money to buy coffee and cups.

　　60. From the story, we know the teacher wanted the students to enjoy ______.

　　A. the cups B. the coffee C. life D. money and position