The little prince leaves his planet (星球) to visit other planets. When he comes to the sixth planet, he sees an old man. The man is reading a big book with a magnifier (放大镜).
The old man: Where are you from, boy?
The little prince: What’s that big book? What are you doing?
The old man: I’m a geographer. The book is about all the seas, rivers, mountains and…
The little prince: Your planet is very beautiful. Does it have any mountains?
The old man: I don’t know.
The little prince: How about rivers and lakes?
The old man: I have no idea, either.
The little prince: Why? You are a geographer!
The old man: Right! But… Well, where are you from?
The little prince: My planet is very far away from yours. It’s very small. There is only a rose and three volcanoes (火山) on my planet. Not so interesting, right? That’s why I want to visit other planets.
The old man thinks for a minute. Then he says to the little prince, “The Earth can be a good place for you to visit.” The little prince says thanks and leaves.
—Taken from The Little Prince
27. The little prince visited ________ planets before coming to this old man’s planet.
28. What does the underlined sentence mean?
A.Why do you work as a geographer? |
B.Why do you live on this planet? |
C.Why do you know all the seas and mountains? |
D.Why do you know little about your planet? |
29. Which is TRUE about the little prince’s planet?
① It’s far from the Earth.
② It’s not very small.
③ It has a flower.
④ It has volcanoes.
30. We probably find this reading material in a ________.
A.story book | B.film poster |
C.science newspaper | D.geography magazine |