8.I was waiting for a phone call from my agent.He had left a message the night before,telling me that my show was to be cancelled.I called him several times,but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later.So I waited and waited,but there was still no call.Three hours passing by,I became more and more impatient.I was certain that my agent didn't care about my work,and he didn't care about me.I was overcome with that thought.I started to shout at the phone,"Let me wait,will you?Who do you think you are?"
At that time I didn't realize my wife was looking on.Without showing her surprise,she rushed in,seized the phone,tore off the wires,and shouted at the phone,"Yeah!Who do you think you are?Bad telephone!Bad telephone!"And she swept it into the wastebasket.
I stood watching her,speechless.What on earth…?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house,"Now hear this!All objects in this room--if you do anything to upset my husband,out you go!"
Then she turned to me,kissed me,and said calmly,"Honey,you just have to learn how to take control."With that,she left the room.
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out,shouting at everything in sight,I noticed that something in my mood(情緒)had changed.I was laughing.How could I have trouble with that phone?Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things.Twenty minutes later my agent did call.I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.
21.Why did the author shout at the telephone?B
A.He was mad at the telephone.
B.He was angry with his agent.
C.He was anxious about his wife.
D.He was impatient with the secretary.
22.What made the author laugh?A
A.His own behavior.
B.His wife's suggestion.
C.His changeable feelings.
D.His wife's sweet kiss.
23.What does the underlined word"antics"refer to?B
A.Smart words.
B.Unusual actions.
C.Surprising looks.
D.Anxious feelings.
分析 文章介紹作者等了很長時間對代理很生氣.對著電話大聲叫喊,這是作者的妻子見到了,對所有的辦公室的東西大發(fā)雷霆,這件事讓作者意識到對人對事都要有控制力.
解答 21.B 細節(jié)理解題.由第一段中的So I waited and waited,but there was still no call.Three hours passing by,I became more and more and impatient.I was certain that my agent didn't care about my work,and he didn't care about me.I was overcome with that thought.可以知道作者等了很長時間對代理很生氣.選B.
22.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)由此句子 I was laughing.How could I have trouble with that phone.我笑了,我怎么會和一部電話過不去,由此可以推斷作者對于自己的行為感到好笑,所以選B.
23.B 猜測詞義題.根據(jù)前文他妻子的行為After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out,shouting at everything in sight看著一個瘋狂的女人匆匆進出,對著眼前的一切大喊大叫.可知這種行為是不同尋常的,所以答案選B.
點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關系,對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋.考生首先要仔細閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準確把握作者觀點.