Now you'll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Dad, you always love me, don't you?
M: Sure. But, wait, wait. What's on your mind?
W: Well, I saw this great offer for a free cell phone here in the newspaper, and...
M: Free? Nothing's ever free.
W: Well, the phone is free... after a $5 mail-in rebate.
M: Ah, so that's the catch. And why do you need a cell phone anyway?
W: Dad, all my friends have one. [19]I can use it to call you in case the car breaks down.
M: Have you considered the fees?
W: The monthly charge for this service is only $29.99, with [20]1,000 free weekday minutes nationwide, and unlimited weekend minutes. Plus, unlimited, anytime minutes for anyone using the same service.
M: I don't know.
W: And you can roll over the extra minutes to the next month instead of just losing them. What do you think of that?
M: Yeah, but what is the term of the service agreement?
W: It's only for [21]a dozen months.
M: But what if you cancel early?
W: Um... Ah, [22]there's a cancellation fee of $200, but with...
M: Two hundred bucks!
W: Yeah, but you won't have to worry about me while I'm driving the new car.
M: New car? What new car?
W: The new car you'll need to buy so I can use the cell phone. I mean, what's going to look like if I'm using a cell phone in our old car.
M: Teenagers. What'll they think of next?
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What reason does the girl give for needing a cell phone?
正確答案:A
解析:女孩說(shuō),有了手機(jī)就可以在車拋錨的時(shí)候向爸爸求救。可見她的理由是有了手機(jī)可以隨時(shí)向家人求救。所以A正確。動(dòng)詞不定式選項(xiàng),可猜測(cè)問(wèn)題是問(wèn)目的或功能。
20. What is one major feature of this calling plan?
正確答案:C
解析:對(duì)話提到,這個(gè)手機(jī)套餐包括每個(gè)月工作日內(nèi)1000分鐘免費(fèi)通話,周末則全免。故答案為C。這種題最容易出錯(cuò)的地方是張冠李戴,所以要特別留意每個(gè)月數(shù)字的限制條件。直接在選項(xiàng)上做記號(hào),四個(gè)選項(xiàng)之間差異性為關(guān)注和比較的重點(diǎn)。
21. What is the term of service for this plan?
正確答案:D
解析:對(duì)話提到,合同的期限是12個(gè)月,故答案為D。注意對(duì)時(shí)間方面的細(xì)節(jié)做筆記,并留意是否需要計(jì)算。數(shù)字題里經(jīng)常出考點(diǎn)的是一些表示數(shù)量的特殊名詞,例如quarter,dozen,couple等。原文提到a dozen of months,dozen表示12。
22. What if the girl wants to cancel the phone service before expiration?
正確答案:D
解析:對(duì)話提到,如果提前取消合同,要支付200美元的費(fèi)用,故答案為D。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都描述她與電話公司的關(guān)系。聽到什么選什么。