6．I was waiting for a phone call from my agentlast night．He had left a message the night before.tell——青夏教育精英家教网——

6．I was waiting for a phone call from my agentlast night．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．That thought beat me．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，took away the phone and pulled the lines out of the phone，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 quietly，"Dear，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 feelings had changed．I was laughing．How could I have trouble with that phone？
Her unusual actions 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 quietly．

29．Why did the writer shout at the telephone？C
A．He was mad at the telephone．
B．He was worried about his wife．
C．He was angry with his agent．
D．He was impatient with the secretary．
30．What did the writer's wife do after she heard his shouting？B
A．She said nothing．
B．She threw the phone away．
C．She shouted at him．
D．She called the agent．
31．What made the writer laugh？C
A．His wife's sweet kiss．
B．His own behavior．
C．His changeable feelings．
D．His wife's suggestion．

Have you ever experienced the feeling of falling as you start to fall asleep？Sometimes you may come to realize this feeling．If so，don't worry．Many people have felt the same thing．
In fact，these muscle twitches （肌肉抽搐） in the arms，legs or other parts of the body are called hypnic jerks （入睡抽动） or sleep starts．And they are very common．Up to 70percent of people experience them sometimes，Huffington Post reported．But what causes it？
There are some theories（理论）．Some scientists believe that the feeling of falling comes from the body relaxing itself，especially if the person is anxious or unable to get comfortable．As you're about to sleep，your muscles become relaxed．But your brain stays awake．It misunderstands the relaxing of your muscles as a sign that you're falling．Then the brain jerks the body awake as if it's trying to protect you．
Other scientists believe that different phases of sleep might cause the hypnic jerks．When we sleep，we experience two phases：non-rapid eye movement （NREM，非快速眼动睡眠期） and rapid eye movement （REM，快速眼动睡眠期）．During REM，our heart rate （心率），breathing and nervous system can act irregularly （不规律地）．If the body experiences flashes （一瞬间） of REM while entering sleep，these irregularities could cause twitches．
If you don't want to experience hypnic jerks，scientists have some suggestions．When you become deeply relaxed，you can learn how to reconnect （再联系） slowly by moving your fingers and toes a little bit．Then start to move your head and open your eyes，while being aware of yourself as you get out of the relaxed state．
But experts agree that hypnic jerks，though sometimes scary（吓人的），are harmless．If it wakes you up，simply roll over and go back to sleep．But keep in mind：a caffeinated （含咖啡因的） drink，exciting evening activities or stress may make hypnic jerks happen more often．

39．We know from the passage thatD．
A．they happen as people wake up
B．muscle twitches are only in the arms and legs
C．they can cause people to fall out of bed
D．more than half of people experience them sometimes
40．Some scientists believe that people usually have the feeling of falling whenA．
A．their body tries to relax itself
B．they feel safe
C．their brain needs to rest
D．they feel comfortable
41．From Paragraph 4，we learn thatC．
A．we experience three phases of sleep
B．hypnic jerks take place during NREM
C．our heart rate acts irregularly during REM
D．our nervous system acts regularly during REM
42．Scientists think thatB．
A．there is no way to avoid hypnic jerks
B．hypnic jerks do no harm to your body
C．you'd better not completely relax while sleeping
D．exciting activities can help hypnic jerks happen less often．

4．我别无选择只好打断他们的谈话．
I had no choice but to cut in their talk．．

3．妈妈经常被误认为是我姐姐，因为她看上去非常年轻．
My mother is usually mistaken for my sister，because she looks very young．．

2．Lisa 足够细心可以注意到她周围的任何危险．
Lisa is careful enough to pay attention to any danger around．

1．随着一声巨响，鸟儿四处飞散．
As a giant noise，the birds flew in all directions．．．

20．最近，学生们都忙着复习功课吗？
Have the students been busy going over their homework recently？．

19．-How long is it _____ you started the project of protecting the environment？（　　）

18．When you have used that book，don't forget to _________on the shelf．（　　）

17．-Each of the students working hard at their lessons _________the book．
-So have I．（　　）

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