I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left at 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 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. 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 test 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 anties 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 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 said nothing.

B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.

D. She threw the phone away.

3.What made the author laugh?

A. His own behavior

B. His wife’s suggestion

C. His changeable feelings.

D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

4.What does the underlined word “anties” refer to?”

A. Smut words

B. Unusual actions.

C. Surprising Looks

D. Anxious feelings.

第四部分：写作（共三节，满分30分）

第一节翻译句子（共10小题；每空1分，满分10分）

接受这份工作意味着住在国外。

___76__ the job __77___ living abroad.

这些机器质量差。

These machines are __78___ poor ___79__.

我原以为天会放晴。相反地，天开始下雨了。

I thought it would clear up.__80___ the __81___,it began to rain.

4.经纪人正在物色一位有英语本科学位的人。

The agent is looking for someone who holds a __82___ ___83__ in English.

5.她突然想到去上海世博会看看会是个好主意。

It __84___ __85___ her that a trip to Shanghai World Expo would be a good idea.

仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请根据语境或按照括号内的具体要求完成语法填空。

Soon after Dave left college, one of his uncles, who was rich and had no    21   of his own, died and left Dave a lot of money, so he decided to   22   (动词) his own real estate agency(房地产公司).

He found a nice office,    23   (buy) some new furniture and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming    24   the door of his office.

“It’s my first customer!” he thought. He quickly picked up    25   (冠词) telephone and pretended to be very busy    26   an important call from someone in New York    27   wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.

The man knocked at the door    28  this was going on, came in and waited   29   (polite) for the agent to finish his conversation. Then he said to him, “I’m from the telephone company, and I   30   (send) here to connect your telephone.”

I moved to this area seven years ago. For years I have had noisy neighbours. Ever since I moved into this flat, I’ve had to put up with noise during the night. I decided I’d had enough and I’ve been looking for a new flat since the beginning of the year. I haven’t found anything till now. Every week I go to the estate agent’s（当地房地产代理人的）office, but it’s the same story. “I might have something by the end of the week” he says, or, “Wait till next week. I think I might have a few flats by then.” I’ve seen a few flats during my search, but I don’t like any of them. One flat I saw has been empty for two years. “It’s got a busy road on one side and a railway on the other!” I said loudly, “I want peace and quiet.” Last week I visited the agent again. “I won’t leave till you show me something,” I said. “I’ve got just the flat for you.” I went to see it and I was frightened. “But it’s next to a cemetery!” I cried. “But you won’t have noisy neighbours,” my agent said. “It’s exactly right for peace and quiet!”
【小题1】The writer has had to bear the noise in this area for             years.

I moved to this area seven years ago. For years I have had noisy neighbours. Ever since I moved into this flat, I’ve had to put up with noise during the night. I decided I’d had enough and I’ve been looking for a new flat since the beginning of the year. I haven’t found anything till now. Every week I go to the estate agent’s（当地房地产代理人的）office, but it’s the same story. “I might have something by the end of the week” he says, or, “Wait till next week. I think I might have a few flats by then.” I’ve seen a few flats during my search, but I don’t like any of them. One flat I saw has been empty for two years. “It’s got a busy road on one side and a railway on the other!” I said loudly, “I want peace and quiet.” Last week I visited the agent again. “I won’t leave till you show me something,” I said. “I’ve got just the flat for you.” I went to see it and I was frightened. “But it’s next to a cemetery!” I cried. “But you won’t have noisy neighbours,” my agent said. “It’s exactly right for peace and quiet!”

1.The writer has had to bear the noise in this area for             years.

       A．about seven B．six             C．nine          D．four

2.The writer decided to move away because            .

       A．he had been looking for a new flat              B．his neighbours were not friendly

       C．he could no longer stand the noise              D．he wanted to sell his old flat

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．The writer would like a quiet place to live in.

       B．The agent didn’t want to help the writer at all.

       C．The writer has seen several flats already.

       D．It seemed rather difficult to rind a fight flat.

4.The main idea of the passage is         .

       A．how the agent tried to help the writer find a flat

       B．why the writer was satisfied with the agent’s service

       C．how difficult it was to find a new flat

       D．you can depend on the estate agents for a nice flat