Heading overseas on a business trip or just for pleasure any time soon？If so，have you thought about what you are going to do about communication？You may need to arrange cab service or get directions to an attraction，not to mention you want to stay in touch with the folks back home.
Hope you aren’t counting_on your personal cell phone.Industry experts estimate that most American cell phones won’t work overseas due to compatibility (兼容性) issues.And even if yours did work，the roaming (漫游) charges would be too high.
So what are your choices？You could rent a phone with a local number in the country you’re traveling to，but that wouldn’t do you much good if you’re constantly on the go.A more cost­effective way would be to rent a satellite phone from a company like Global Cellular Rental.
The process is amazingly fast and simple.All you have to do is to log onto the company’s website，www.globalcellularrental.com，and place an order.The site will show you the countries you will be traveling to and ask you how long you will need the phone.The company then ships a cell phone directly to you anywhere in the world.The phone arrives with complete instructions.
The traveler also learns his overseas phone number well in advance，enabling him to inform all vital contacts of the number before he ever steps on a plane.
Roaming rates are usually 80 percent less than those charged by American service providers.Calls back to the US can be discounted 40 percent or more.The rentals cost is just $5 per day，and discount packages are available for long­term rentals of two months or more.
This cell phone solution is becoming so popular that Global Cellular Rental actually has relationships with hotel chains around the world to keep phones in stock for hotel guests.And for those whose journey really takes them off the beaten track，the company can also rent satellite phones to them.These phones work anywhere in the world as long as you are outside.
【小題1】The underlined words in Paragraph 2 mean “________”．

A．throwing awayB．depending on
C．complaining aboutD．figuring out
【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．You must place an order on its website.
B．Discount packages need to be applied in advance.
C．The Global Cellular Rental is an American company.
D．The company doesn’t help those travelers to remote areas.
【小題3】Which shows the cost­effective aspect of the satellite phone when an American user travels in Beijing?
A．The roaming rates are 20% discount compared to American local service.
B．Calls back to the US cost 60% less compared to American local service.
C．The rental cost is $150 per month if you rent for three months.
D．Forty percent or more discount is available when he calls back to the US.
【小題4】How many ways of overseas communications by phone are mentioned in the passage?
A．2. B．3.
C．4. D．5.


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析【小題1】　B
解析　詞義猜測(cè)題。由文章第二段第二、三句可知，通信專家說(shuō)美國(guó)手機(jī)因?yàn)榧嫒輪?wèn)題到了國(guó)外可能不能使用，即便能使用，漫游費(fèi)也會(huì)很高。由此可推出第一句的大致意思為“希望你不要依靠你的個(gè)人手機(jī)”，故B項(xiàng)“依靠，依賴”符合文意。
【小題2】　C
解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章倒數(shù)第二段可知，打回美國(guó)時(shí)，該公司的收費(fèi)比其他的運(yùn)營(yíng)商收費(fèi)要低，所以得知其為一家美國(guó)公司。該公司有一些連鎖飯店，在飯店里也可租到手機(jī)，故A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；文中并未說(shuō)明優(yōu)惠資費(fèi)包需要提前申請(qǐng)，故B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；對(duì)于一些去偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的游客來(lái)說(shuō)，也能得到這種服務(wù)，故D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。
【小題3】　D
解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章倒數(shù)第二段可知，使用衛(wèi)星手機(jī)在國(guó)外往美國(guó)打電話會(huì)享受至少六折的折扣，也就是你至少會(huì)少花40%的費(fèi)用。
【小題4】　B
解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第二段提到第一種方式：用你原來(lái)的手機(jī)用漫游服務(wù)；第三段提到兩種方式：一種是租一個(gè)當(dāng)?shù)氐氖謾C(jī)辦一個(gè)當(dāng)?shù)氐奶?hào)，另一種是用環(huán)球手機(jī)租賃公司提供的衛(wèi)星手機(jī)服務(wù)。所以一共是三種方式。

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