19.Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney,Australia.Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely.This is something she had done ever since she was a child.David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far,to spend too much,and to say so little."If there were an accident."He says,"they would know soon enough.Bad news travels fast."But Linda has promised that she would ring."However,"she says,"‘it doesn't cost much when you just think that it‘s the other side of the world.
It's only six pence per second."
"If you‘re on that telephone for less than one minute,I'll eat my hat.
David says,"And one minute's nearly four pounds."
"That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat."Linda answers.
She has asked the man at the hotel desk to get her the number.The telephone rings.Linda pi cks it up.
"Hello,Mum.Is that you?"She says.
"Six pence per second,"David reminds her.
"Hello,love."It is Mrs Lee,Linda's mother,speaking from London."I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room.It is a better line than when you called me from your office.
Do you remember?I shouted at that time,and still you couldn't hear me sometimes.""Yes,Mum."Linda puts in."I just wanted to ring to…"
"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat,when you were a little girl.And then when you …"Mrs Lee is a great talker"Nearly four pounds."says David.
Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.
"Yes,all right,"says Mrs Lee,"But you will write,won't you?as you did when you were at work …"
Once again,Mrs Lee talks about the pass,and there is no stopping her."Four pounds fifty."says David.
At last,Linda cuts her mother short,promises to write,and rings off."There!That wasn't long,was it?"
"Four pounds,ninety pence."David answers."And you didn't even say that we've arrived."
24.Linda is telephoning home toB.
A.tell her mother some bad news
B.say that she and David have arrived safely
C.report an accident to her mother
D.say that she and David have left London
25.Linda does not think it expensive to ring,becauseD.
A.it only costs four pounds and ninety pence
B.it is even more expensive to buy a new hat
C.she had telephoned home since she was a child
D.she will speak from one side of the world to the other
26.David says,"Nearly four pounds,becauseA."
A.he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call
B.he wants to buy himself a new hat
C.Linda has not told her mother they have arrived
D.he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs
27.Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long becauseB.
A.she likes to hear all about the past
B.she likes talking
C.Linda had not told her that she has arrived
D.she is going to pay for the telephone call.
分析 本文主要講述了linda和David旅行到了悉尼,David認(rèn)為通過打電話的方式報(bào)平安花費(fèi)大說話少,而 Linda不同意他的看法,但最終證明David 是正確的.
解答 24.B推理判斷題.由Linda has promised(答應(yīng)) her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely.可知琳達(dá)答應(yīng)她的母親,當(dāng)她安全到達(dá)時(shí)會給她打電話的,因此這里要選B.
25.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world.可知琳達(dá)認(rèn)為這里是世界的另一端,因此電話費(fèi)不貴,所以這里要選D.
26.A推理判斷題. 根據(jù)Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely我們知道,這里的幾乎四鎊了,是為了提醒琳達(dá)電話費(fèi)的,因此這里選A.
27.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)At last,Linda cuts her mother short,promises to write,and rings off."There!That wasn't long,was it?"我們可以知道琳達(dá)的母親很喜歡說話,一說就沒停,因此這里要選B.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一個(gè)人物故事類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).