11．In choosing a friend，one should be very careful．A good friend can help you study．You can have fun together and make each other happy．Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends．They will be with you as long as you have money or luck，but when you are down，they will run away．How do I know when I have found a good friend？I look for certain qualities of character，especially understanding，honesty and reliability （可靠）．
Above all else，I look for understanding in a friend．A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling．He is not quick to judge．Instead，he tries to learn from others．He puts himself in the other person's place，and he tries to think of ways to be helpful．He is also a good listener．
At the same time，however，a good friend is honest．He does not look for faults in others．He notices their good points．In short，a friend will try to understand me and accept me．
Another quality of a friend is reliability．I can always depend on （信賴） a good friend．If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time，I can be sure that he will be there．If I need a favor，he will do his best to help me．If I am in trouble，he will not run away from me．
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special．A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun．We should enjoy our lives，and we would enjoy our friendship．That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with．A good friend likes the same things I like．We share experience and learn from each other．A good friend has a good sense of humor，too．He likes to laugh with me．That is how we share in the joy of being friends．And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me．
When I meet someone who is reliable，honest，and understanding，I know I've found a friend
58．Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend？A
A．understanding．
B．honesty．
C．reliability．
D．a sense of humor．
59．If you have fair weather friends，C．
A．they will give you all that they have when you need help
B．you will become rich
C．you will be refused when you get into trouble．
D．you can be sure that you get real friends
60．Good friends need toC．
A．always point out each other's mistakes．
B．be helped with money
C．understand each other's feelings
D．have money or luck
61．This passage mainly discussA．
A．the qualities of a friend
B．where to choose friends
C．how to get along with friends
D．the importance of having a friend．
分析 文章大意：這是一篇議論文，主要介紹真正的好朋友應該的品質，在選擇朋友時，要非常小心．一個好的朋友可以幫助你學習，可以玩在一起，讓彼此幸福．不好的朋友會貪圖你的錢，當你失意時，他們就會跑掉．如何知道已經找到了一個好朋友嗎？可以從理解，誠實和可靠等幾個方面考慮．
解答 58．答案：A．細節理解題．根據第二段第一行Above all else，I look for understanding in a friend．最重要的是，我在朋友中尋求理解．可知，選擇朋友最重要的品質是"理解"，選A．
59．答案：C．細節理解題．根據第一段2，3行Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends．They will be with you as long as you have money or luck，but when you are down，they will run away．有時你會遇到不可共患難的朋友．只要你有錢或幸運，他們就會和你在一起，但是當你倒下的時候，他們就會跑掉．可知，有不可共患難的朋友時，當你遇到困難，他們會跑掉．選C．
60．答案：C．細節理解題．根據第二段第1行A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling．一個好朋友試著理解另一個人的感受．可知，好朋友需要了解對方的感受，選C．
61．答案：A．主旨大意題．根據第一段最后一句I look for certain qualities of character，especially understanding，honesty and reliability （可靠）．我尋找性格的某些品質，特別是理解、誠實和可靠．及通讀全文可知文章正是講述了真正的好朋友應該有什么樣的品質．故選A．
點評 閱讀題型，要注重句子與句子之間、段落與段落之間邏輯關系以及對篇章的整體理解．根據所給問題選擇正確選項完成試題．
