和谐英语

新编六级听力练习 第381期

2020-05-16来源:和谐英语

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?
正确答案:A
解析:女孩说,有了手机就可以在车抛锚的时候向爸爸求救。可见她的理由是有了手机可以随时向家人求救。所以A正确。动词不定式选项,可猜测问题是问目的或功能。
20. What is one major feature of this calling plan?
正确答案:C
解析:对话提到,这个手机套餐包括每个月工作日内1000分钟免费通话,周末则全免。故答案为C。这种题最容易出错的地方是张冠李戴,所以要特别留意每个月数字的限制条件。直接在选项上做记号,四个选项之间差异性为关注和比较的重点。
21. What is the term of service for this plan?
正确答案:D
解析:对话提到,合同的期限是12个月,故答案为D。注意对时间方面的细节做笔记,并留意是否需要计算。数字题里经常出考点的是一些表示数量的特殊名词,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?
正确答案:D
解析:对话提到,如果提前取消合同,要支付200美元的费用,故答案为D。四个选项都描述她与电话公司的关系。听到什么选什么。