Daughter：Dad.Youloveme,don’tyou?Father：Ofcourse,Ido.1Daughter：Well,Isawthisgreatofferforafreephonehereinthenewspaper,and…Father：2Daughter：Well,thephoneisfree…afterthe＄50Ipayisreturnedt

Question

Daughter：Dad. You love me, don’t you?
Father：Of course, I do.  1
Daughter：Well, I saw this great offer for a free phone here in the newspaper, and …
Father： 2
Daughter：Well, the phone is free … after the＄50 I pay is returned to me.
Father：Ah, so that’s the catch.  3
Daughter：Dad. All my friends have one.
Father：Ah, I don’t know.  4
Daughter：But the monthly charge for this service is only＄29.99, with 1,000 free weekday minutes nationwide, and unlimited weekend minutes.
Father：I don’t know.
Daughter：Please Dad. With the new phone you won’t have to worry about me while I’m driving the new car.
Father： 5
Daughter：The new car you’ll need to buy so I can use the phone.

A．Ah… what’s on your mind?

B．New car? What new car?

C．Free? Nothing’s ever free.

D．What did you do to the new car?

E. And why on earth do you need a phone?
F. They always charge a lot for the service.
G. But what is the term of the service agreement?

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:E
小题4:F
小题5:B

小题1:女儿问父亲他是否爱她，父亲当然爱自己的女儿，哪有父亲不爱自己的孩子的。所以父亲对女儿的这句话表示质疑，所以问：Ah… what’s on your mind?。
【考点定位】考查语境理解。
小题2:女儿说：这儿有免费的手机。父亲的经验是哪有免费的东西。所以说：Free? Nothing’s ever free.
【考点定位】考查语境理解。
小题3:根据下文女儿的答语All my friends have one可知，父亲问了：你究竟为什么要手机？
【考点定位】考查上下文的语境理解。
小题4:根据下文女儿的话语the monthly charge for this service is only＄29.99可知，上文应该谈手机费的问题。所以选F。
【考点定位】考查上下文的语境理解。
小题5:根据上下文可知，他们谈的是车的问题，又根据下文The new car you’ll need to buy可知，父亲要买新车。所以选B。
【考点定位】考查上下文的语境理解。