题目内容
-Learn how to manage time properly
-I will. I’ll be trying my best, mum.
A. on your behalf B. on your own account
C. in your interest D. for your own favor
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 canceled. 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 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.
1. Why did the author shout at the telephone?
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. |
2.What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?
A.She threw the phone away. |
B.She shouted at him. |
C.She called the agent. |
D.She said nothing. |
3.What made the author laugh?
A.His changeable feelings. |
B.His wife’s suggestion. |
C.His own behavior. |
D.His wife’s sweet kiss. |
4. What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?
A.Smart words. |
B.Anxious feelings. |
C.Surprising looks. |
D.Unusual actions. |
The story I am going to tell you happened about three years ago when I started to learn how to drive. At first, I was very frightened, and I thought I could never learn how to drive a car. Driving a car frightened me because in my home country women never drive, but in the United States every woman has to know how to drive. My husband paid an instructor to teach me how to drive. After that, my husband practiced with me for a long time. My husband always told me that I had to learn. It was important to me and my family.
However, I couldn’t get my license right away. I failed my driving test two times. After practicing for a long time, I decided to go for my third driving test. I had failed my first test because I was very nervous. Everybody encouraged me to continue practicing. Three weeks later, I decided to try it again, but I failed again. After that, I was very embarrassed(困窘的), and I said I couldn’t get it, so I stopped practicing for a while.
Not knowing how to drive was bad because I couldn’t do anything. I had two kids, my husband works, and I have to take care of everything. Driving was so necessary that I decided to try it again. And finally, that time, I passed the test. Now I have my license. I know how to drive, and it has changed my life in some important ways. Now I’m driving to the college, learning English and hoping I will get a good job in the future.
1.Why did the author think that she could never learn how to drive a car?
A.Because she was not an American woman. |
B.Because she was afraid of a car or a bus. |
C.Because in her own country women never drive. |
D.Because her husband didn’t know how to teach her. |
2. The underlined word “instructor” in the first paragraph probably means __________.
A.someone who teaches a special skill |
B.someone who teaches a sport skill |
C.someone who teaches in an American college |
D.the information telling you how to drive a car |
3. How many persons in the author’s family are mentioned except the author herself?
A.2 |
B.3 |
C.4 |
D.5 |
4.The passage mainly shows us that the author failed for quite a few times but she never gave up and __________.
A.she succeeded in driving her car to send her two children |
B.she succeeded in driving to the college to get a good job |
C.she succeeded in driving to the college and learned English |
D.she succeeded in passing driving test and got her license in the end |
5.The best title of this passage should be “__________”.
A.My Driving License |
B.My Husband and I |
C.Passing the Test |
D.Never Give Up |