4．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．
21．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．
22．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．
23．What does the underlined word"antics"refer to？B
A．Smart words．
B．Unusual actions．
C．Surprising looks．
D．Anxious feelings．
分析 文章介绍作者等了很长时间对代理很生气．对着电话大声叫喊，这时作者的妻子见到了，对所有的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．
解答 21-23 BAB
22．答案B．细节理解题．由第一段中的So I waitedand waited，but there was still no call．Three hours passing by，I became moreand 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．可以知道作者等了很长时间对代理很生气．选B．
23．答案A．细节理解提由最后一段中的：I noticedthat something in my mood （情绪） had changed．I waslaughing．可以知道作者对自己的行为感到好笑．选A．
24．答案B．推断题．根据前文，I noticed thatsomething in my mood had changed．I was laughing．How could I have trouble withthat phone？可以知道"anties"指的是Unusual actions．选B．
点评 做阅读理解题的启示：
①排除了两项之后，要选择与文章中心相关的一项．
②四个选项中有两项意思相反时，其中必有一个是答案．
③虽然是一道细节题，但也可以当成一道主旨题来做．
④类比、比喻、列举、举例的目的都是为了说明中心．
