3．Ken and Anthony were childhood friends．They went to elementary and high school together．They went to college in different states，and then they lost touch．That was twenty years ago．
One morning Ken was reading the newspaper with his morning coffee．Inside he saw an announcement for a poetry reading at a nearby bookstore．He was surprised to find that the featured poet was none other than his friend Anthony．Ken decided to see what his old pal was up to．
Ken sat in the last row of the area set up inside the bookstore．When Anthony was introduced and came up the podium，Ken hardly recognized him．Anthony was almost completely bald and had a little potbelly （大肚子）．When Anthony was in high school，he was very handsome．What Anthony had lost in looks was made up for in talent．Anthony's poetry was quite good．
Anthony recognized Ken sitting in the back row．When the reading was over，Ken stood in line with the others waiting for Anthony to sign a copy of his book．When it was Ken's turn，Anthony stood up and hugged his long lost friend．Anthony invited Ken to stay until he had finished signing books．Ken did，and the two men grab bed a cup of coffee at a nearby café．
Even though so many years had passed since the two had seen each other，both men had a lot in common．Both graduated from college with degrees in comparative literature （比較文學(xué)）．Both went to graduate school．Anthony got his Master's of Fine Art in writing．Ken went to law school．Both men married Mexican women．Both men also had sons that were only a year apart．Ken and Anthony decided not to lose touch again．They planned to meet once a month for breakfast on Saturdays．

29．Ken found his long lost friend from theD．
A．radio              
B．TV              
C．magazine        
D．newspaper
30．How did Ken probably feel while seeing Anthony at the bookstore？B
A．Worried．
B．Amazed．
C．Frightened．
D．Relaxed．
31．What Anthony had lost in looks was made up for in talent．What is the meaning of the sentence in Paragraph 3？A
A．Although Anthony was out of shape，he became wise and talented．
B．Anthony had changed a lot，for writing poetry needed lots of energy．
C．Although Anthony was bald and a little fat，he was still very handsome．
D．Anthony looked wise beca use he was completely bald and had a little potbelly．
32．What can be the best title for the passage？A
A．Childhood friends                   
B．Childhood memories
C．Changes of friends                   
D．Ways to get friends back．

分析 肯和安東尼從小就是朋友．他們一起讀小學(xué)，一起上中學(xué)．讀大學(xué)時他們在不同的州，然后就失去了聯(lián)系．本文講述的是兩個好朋友20年后相見的故事．盡管過去了那么多年，但是他們還有那么多共同處，從此兩人決定經(jīng)常聯(lián)系，每月聚一次．

解答 29．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第2段One morning Ken was reading the newspaper with his morning coffee可以知道，肯是在看報時得到了安東尼的信息的．故選D．
30．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第3段可以知道，兩位老朋友相隔20年后相見，彼此都變化很大，故都感到不可思議．故選B．
31．A 意思推斷題．題意：What Anthony had lost in looks was made up for in talent．安東尼在外貌上失去的東西造就了他的才能． 第3自然段這句話是什么意思？A．Although Anthony was out of shape，he became wise and talented．雖然安東尼在外貌上變樣了，但是他變得更加睿智有天才；B．Anthony had changed a lot，for writing poetry needed lots of energy．因?yàn)閷懺娦枰罅康木�，安東尼變了許多；C．Although Anthonywas bald and a little fat，he was still very handsome．雖然安東尼禿頭了變胖了，但是他還是很英俊．D．Anthony looked wise because he was completely bald and had a little potbelly．安東尼顯得睿智是因?yàn)樗耆d頂了而且還大腹便便．根據(jù)語義選A．
32．A 標(biāo)題歸納題．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，本文的主題是朋友，發(fā)小的朋友．故選A．

點(diǎn)評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上，與題目有機(jī)的結(jié)合，從文章中找到相關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)性的句子與選項(xiàng)細(xì)細(xì)比對，進(jìn)行選擇或推理判斷，選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項(xiàng)．做題注意靈活，有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案．

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