中考英语阅读理解切忌的阅读方法：“回读”，即在阅读中遇到生词或不熟悉的短语时，返回句首甚至段首重读;还有相当多的学生对阅读已经产生心理定势，即认为自已第一遍肯定读不懂，因此反复多遍，浪费很多时间。更多有关2014中考英语的信息可登录出国留学网英语频道，欢迎收藏本站(CTRL+D即可收藏)!
Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised(答应)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‟d 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 (每秒六便士)。"
"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(英镑). "
"That„s no more than you‟d pay for a new hat," „‟Linda answers.
She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.
"Hello, Mum. Is that you ?" She says.
"Six pence per second," David reminds(提醒) her.
“Hello, love. " It is Mrs Lee, Linda‟s mother, speaking from London. "I can hear ...