8．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，这是作者的妻子见到了，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．B 细节理解题．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．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．
22．B 推理判断题．根据由此句子 I was laughing．How could I have trouble with that phone．我笑了，我怎么会和一部电话过不去，由此可以推断作者对于自己的行为感到好笑，所以选B．
23．B 猜测词义题．根据前文他妻子的行为After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out，shouting at everything in sight看着一个疯狂的女人匆匆进出，对着眼前的一切大喊大叫．可知这种行为是不同寻常的，所以答案选B．
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
