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2.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(情绪)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.
33.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.
34.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.
35.What does the underlined word"antics"refer to?B
A.Smart words.
B.Unusual actions.
C.Surprising looks.
D.Anxious feelings.
分析 本文讲述了我在等我的经纪人一个电话,但是迟迟不来.我变得越来越生气,但是我突然意识到了自己这么容易被小事所改变,于是我平静了下来.
解答 33.B.细节理解题.由第一段中的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.三个小时过去了,我变得越来越不耐烦.我确信我的经纪人不关心我的工作,他也不关心我.我被那种想法所征服.可以知道我对经纪人很生气,故选B.
34.A.细节理解题.由最后一段中的:I was laughing.How could I have trouble with that phone?Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things.我笑了,是因为我注意到自己对接电话这种小事的疯狂心理,可知选A.
35 B.推断题.根据前文可以知道是经纪人反常的不给我打电话让我焦躁,这是反常的,因此"anties"指的是Unusual actions,故选B.
点评 本篇内容比较适中,对于考生的能力要求不高,只要认真细致阅读,不难发现答案.可以先看题目再读文章,这样可以提高阅读的速度.还要准确定位考点.特别是推理题,要结合上下文的暗示做题,掌握方法是关键.
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