9.Is there a difference in meaning between"It's too late to telephone.Mary is asleep now."and"It's too late to telephone.Mary will be asleep now."9
Yes.The difference is in the reason given for it being too late to telephone.In the first sentence"Mary is asleep now",the speaker is stating(陈述) a fact.In the second sentence"Mary will be asleep now",the speaker is saying what Mary usually does.In fact,it's possible that Mary isn't asleep,but she is usually asleep at this time.
So let's take two situations.In the first case,imagine Mary's mother answers the telephone.
You:"May I speak to Mary,please?"
Mother:"No.It's too late.Mary is asleep now."
You:"Are you sure?It's only 10 0'clock."
Mother:"Yes.I went to her room and she was asleep."
The mother knows that Mary is asleep because she went into her room and saw her.
Here is another case.Two friends decide to telephone Mary.
Jack:"Let's telephone Mary.It's 10 0'clock."
Jill:"No.It's too late.She will be asleep now."
Jill knows that Mary always goes to bed before 10o'clock,so now she'll probably be asleep.But it is also possible that she is staying up late.
29.In the first situation.Mary's motherB.
A.is afraid to wake up Mary
B.wants to tell you that she knows Mary is asleep
C.knows that Mary wants to sleep at this time
D.wants to know if she can take a message for Mary
30.In the second situation,JillD.
A.knows that Mary has gone to bed
B.doesn't know whether Mary is asleep
C.is sure that Mary cannot answer the telephone
D.thinks it's possible that Mary cannot answer the telephone
31.In which situation do you think the word"will"is used in the same way Jill uses it?C
A.Will you please lend me a hand?
B.It's too heavy,I think.I'll help you.
C.Don't get into his office.He will be angry now.
D.You won't have to come to my office.I will send it to you.
分析 本文区分了两个英语句子:It's too late to telephone.Mary is asleep now."和"It's too late to telephone.Mary will be asleep now.;本文告诉我们讲英语一定要得体,讲究场合.
解答 29.B 细节理解题 根据原文中的The mother knows that Mary is asleep because she went into her room and saw her.可知,在第一种情况下,Mary的妈妈想告诉你她知道女儿已经睡着了,故选B
30.D 细节理解题 根据原文中的Jill knows that Mary always goes to bed before 10o'clock,so now she'll probably be asleep.But it is also possible that she is staying up late.可知Jill知道通常情况下,Mary在这个时间通常上床睡觉,现在可能睡着了,也可能在熬夜,所以Jill认为Mary可能不会接电话,故选D
31.C 推理判断题 选项A中的will表示"愿意";选项B中的will表示"将要";选项C中的will 表示表示一种习惯;选项D中的will表示"将会";Jill用的will意思是表示经常,习惯于,故选C
点评 做阅读理解,首先浏览一遍题目,看清题目要求,若是理解细节,要有选择性地在文中找出相应的段落句子或短语,认真分析理解,选出正确答案.