题目内容
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 本文主要讲述了linda和David旅行到了悉尼，David认为通过打电话的方式报平安花费大说话少，而 Linda不同意他的看法，但最终证明David 是正确的．
解答 24．B推理判断题．由Linda has promised（答应） her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely．可知琳达答应她的母亲，当她安全到达时会给她打电话的，因此这里要选B．
25．D细节理解题．由it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world．可知琳达认为这里是世界的另一端，因此电话费不贵，所以这里要选D．
26．A推理判断题． 根据Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely我们知道，这里的几乎四镑了，是为了提醒琳达电话费的，因此这里选A．
27．B细节理解题．根据At last，Linda cuts her mother short，promises to write，and rings off．"There!That wasn't long，was it？"我们可以知道琳达的母亲很喜欢说话，一说就没停，因此这里要选B．
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
