A man was waiting in front of a store, with an unlighted cigar(雪茄) in his mouth. A policeman walked up to him and asked why he was waiting here.
The man spoke up quickly, “I’m just waiting for a friend. It’s an appointment(约定) made twenty years ago. Well, I’ll explain if you want to know. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store stands.”
“Until five years ago,” said the policeman. “It was pulled down then.”
The man struck a match(划火柴) and lit his cigar. The light showed his appearance.
“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the waiting man, “I had dinner here with my best friend Jimmy Wells. He and I grew up here in New York. We got along well with each other, just like two brothers. The next morning I was to start for the West to make money. We made a promise that night—we’d come back to this place at the same time, twenty years later. I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive. He’ll never forget.”
They talked for a while and then said goodbye to each other.
About twenty minutes later, a tall man went straight to the waiting man.
“Is that you, Bob?” the tall man asked.
“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the waiting man. “It’s Bob. I knew you wouldn’t forget!”
They talked happily and went to a bright coffee shop around the corner to talk about old times, and they looked at each other when they walked in.
Bob stopped suddenly.
“You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he shouted. “Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man’s appearance completely.”
“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man. “Bob, you’ve been under arrest for ten minutes. Now, before we go to the station, here’s a note I was asked to give you. It’s from Jimmy Wells.”
Bob began to read the note tremblingly(颤抖地).

Bob,
I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar, I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. But I couldn’t do it myself, so I got another policeman to do the job.
Jimmy Wells
()32. Where did Bob and Jimmy promise to meet twenty years later?
A. At a store.
B. At a restaurant.
C. At a station.
D. At a coffee shop.
()33. What can we know about Bob and Jimmy from the passage?
A. Bob and Jimmy were brothers.
B. Bob went to the South to make money.
C. Jimmy didn’t remember the appointment.
D. Bob and Jimmy grew up in the same city.
()34. 新考法 事件排序 Which is the correct order of the events in the passage?
a. Jimmy knew Bob was a criminal.
b. Bob read the note and knew the truth.
c. Jimmy and Bob made an appointment.
d. Bob found out the tall man wasn’t Jimmy.
e. A policeman asked Bob why he was waiting here.
A. c-e-d-b-a
B. e-c-d-b-a
C. c-e-a-d-b
D. e-c-a-d-b
()35. 新考法 情节推断 What will most probably happen next?
A. Bob will be sent to prison in Chicago.
B. Bob will be angry and try to run away.
C. Jimmy will meet and arrest Bob himself.
D. Jimmy will stop the tall policeman arresting Bob.

32. A 33. D
34. C 【解析】通读全文可知，20年前Bob和Jimmy约定20年后在一个商店见面(c)，20年后Bob如约到达约定地点，一个警察(Jimmy)走上前来询问他为什么站在这里(e)，Bob便对警察说了他和朋友之间的约定，这时Jimmy发现Bob是芝加哥市正在通缉的罪犯(a)，于是便找了一名高个子警察去赴约，结果Bob发现这名高个子警察不是Jimmy(d)，警察逮捕了他，并给他看了Jimmy留给他的便条，Bob读完后知道了事情的来龙去脉(b)。
35. A

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文细节逐一分析各题目：
1. 第32题：定位原文中约定见面地点的相关描述，匹配选项选出答案。
2. 第33题：逐一核对选项与原文内容，排除错误表述，确定正确结论。
3. 第34题：梳理故事发展的先后顺序，按事件逻辑排列选项内容。
4. 第35题：根据原文最后Jimmy的便条信息，推断后续最可能发生的情节。
【解析】
32题：原文提到“About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store stands.”，且Bob在约定时间站在store前等待，可知两人约定见面的地点是这家store，故选A。
33题：A选项错误，原文仅说两人“just like two brothers”并非真兄弟；B选项错误，Bob去的是西部而非南部；C选项错误，Bob明确表示Jimmy记得约定；D选项正确，原文“He and I grew up here in New York.”说明两人在同一城市长大，故选D。
34题：故事事件顺序为：c（20年前两人约定见面）→e（警察询问Bob等待原因）→a（Jimmy发现Bob是芝加哥通缉的罪犯）→d（Bob发现高个男子不是Jimmy）→b（Bob读Jimmy的便条知晓真相），对应选项C，故选C。
35题：根据Jimmy的便条，Bob是芝加哥通缉的罪犯，因此最可能被送往芝加哥监狱，故选A。
【答案】
32.A 33.D 34.C 35.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、事件排序题
【点评】
本题基于经典短篇故事《二十年后》设置题目，考查学生对原文细节的查找、逻辑顺序梳理及情节推断能力，是初中英语常见的阅读题型。
【难度系数】
0.6