14．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（情緒）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．
56．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．
57．What did the author's wife do after she heard his shouting？D
A．She said nothing．
B．She shouted at him．
C．She called the agent．
D．She threw the phone away．
58．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．
59．What does the underlined word"antics"refer to？B
A．Smart words．
B．Unusual actions．
C．Surprising looks．
D．Anxious feelings．
分析 文章介紹作者等了很長時間對代理很生氣．對著電話大聲叫喊，這是作者的妻子見到了，對所有的辦公室的東西大發(fā)雷霆，這件事讓作者意識到對人對事都要有控制力．
解答 56．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第一段中的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..可以知道作者等了很長時間，因此對代理很生氣．選 B
57．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題．第二段最后一句：And she swept it into the wastebasket．可知作者的妻子聽見他叫喊后把電話扔了，選D
58．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解提由最后一段中的：I noticed that something in my mood （情緒） had changed．I was laughing．可以知道作者對自己的行為感到好笑．選A
59．B 推斷題．根據(jù)前文，I noticed that something in my mood had changed．I was laughing．How could I have trouble with that phone？可以知道"anties"指的是Unusual actions．選B
點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
