I was waiting for a phone call from my agent (经纪人). 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 wad 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 so 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 bake 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.
60. 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.
61. 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.
62. What made the author laugh?
A. His own behavior. B. His wife’s suggestion.
C. His changeable feelings. D. His wife’s sweet kiss.
63. What does the underlined word “antics” (in the last paragraph) refer to?
A. Smart words. B. Unusual actions.
C. Surprising looks. D. Anxious feelings.
科目:高中英语 来源:吉林省长春市十一中2009-2010学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 题型:050
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:内蒙古赤峰二中2010-2011学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 题型:050
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:内蒙古赤峰二中2010-2011学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题(艺术班) 题型:050
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
(06·陕西B篇)
LONDON Thursday Just Read—Eddy missed his girlfriend so made he flew back to Britain from Austrahe to propose(求婚) to her.The pooblem is she did the same in the opposite diffion.
He and Anna crea manaed to miss each other when the the same airporr waiting room in Singaoore at he same time to wait for connecting mghrs.
Anna,heartbrok,when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat lind he had flow to London,told times,“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on. ”
“He is the most romantic person I have ever known.I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other.”
After an 11,000-mile flight across gome,she wa greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing.
Eddy,a 27-year-old enginee taken year off to travel round Austr be he was missing Anna,a 26-year sece,so much he got a job on a Syd (工地)and started savir for a surprase.
He then flew bome no and went to her flat armed with engegerment(订婚) ring,wine
and thougens.
“I really miseed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the come I was so excited when she phoned me flom Ausrralia,”he said.
Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on tbe phone .“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,”she said.
Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home.Eddy and to stav in Britain for two weeks beean a could not change his ticket.
45.What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?
A.Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.
B.Anna flew to Australia from Britain to marry him.
C.Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.
D.Anna flew to Australia from Britain to propose to him.
46.The underlined word“miss”in paragraph 2 most probably means_______.
A.escape from B.fail to understand
C.fail to meet D.long to see
47.Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he________.
A.wanted to travel round Australia
B.needed monev to pay his daily cost
C.was an engineer at this building site
D.hoped to make money from this job
48.Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?
A.Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.
B.Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.
C.Anna bad a good time touring Sydney with Dddy.
D.Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
LONDON Thursday Just Read-Eddy missed his girlfriend so made he flew back to Britain from Austrahe to propose(求婚) to her.The pooblem is she did the same in the opposite diffion.
He and Anna crea manaed to miss each other when the the same airporr waiting room in Singaoore at he same time to wait for connecting mghrs.
Anna,heartbrok,when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat lind he had flow to London,told times,“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on. ”
“He is the most romantic person I have ever known.I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other.”
After an 11,000-mile flight across gome,she wa greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing.
Eddy,a 27-year-old enginee taken year off to travel round Austr be he was missing Anna,a 26-year sece,so much he got a job on a Syd (工地)and started savir for a surprase.
He then flew bome no and went to her flat armed with engegerment(订婚) ring,wine and thougens.“I really miseed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the come I was so excited when she phoned me flom Ausrralia,”he said.
Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on tbe phone .“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,”she said.
Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home.Eddy and to stav in Britain for two weeks beean a could not change his ticket.
1. What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?
A. Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.
B. Anna flew to Australia from Britain to marry him.
C. Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.
D. Anna flew to Australia from Britain to propose to him.
2. The underlined word“miss”in paragraph 2 most probably means_______.
A. escape from B. fail to understand
C. fail to meet D. long to see
3. Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he________.
A. wanted to travel round Australia
B. needed money to pay his daily cost
C. was an engineer at this building site
D. hoped to make money from this job
4. Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?
A. Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.
B. Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.
C. Anna bad a good time touring Sydney with Daddy.
D. Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互联网违法和不良信息举报平台 | 网上有害信息举报专区 | 电信诈骗举报专区 | 涉历史虚无主义有害信息举报专区 | 涉企侵权举报专区
违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com