Question

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent last 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.

1. Why did the writer shout at the telephone?

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.

2.What did the writer's wife do after she heard his shouting?

A.She said nothing.      B. She threw the phone away.

C. She shouted at him.   D. She called the agent.

3.What made the writer laugh?

A. His wife's sweet kiss.

B. His own behavior.

C. His changeable feelings.

D. His wife's suggestion.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者因为长时间等候而对代理很生气并对着电话大声叫喊。这让作者的妻子见到了，对办公室的东西大发雷霆。这件事让作者意识到对人对事都要有控制力。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文 “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.”的描述可知作者对着电话大喊大叫是因为他的代理让他等太久了。结合选项可知应选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据短文“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.”可知，作者的妻子听到作者大喊大叫就把电话拔了并扔进垃圾桶。结合选项可知应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文“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.”的描述可知，作者情绪的变化让自己笑了。结合选项可知应选C。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。