六、（2025·苏州姑苏区草桥中学校期中）阅读理解
肯和安东尼曾是儿时挚友，却因上大学天各一方而失联。某天肯在报纸上看到酷似安东尼的诗人举办朗诵会，决定一探究竟。多年未见，彼此模样大变，重逢后他们会怎样续写友情呢？
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话题：旧友重聚 难度：中 建议用时：6分钟
Ken and Anthony were childhood friends. They went to primary and high school together. They went to college in different states, and then they lost touch(失去联系).
One morning Ken was reading the newspaper with his morning coffee. Inside he saw a notice for a poetry reading(诗歌朗诵会) at a nearby bookstore. He was surprised to find that the poet looks exactly like his friend Anthony. Ken decided to see his old friend.
Ken sat in the last row of the area inside the bookstore. When he met Anthony, he hardly recognized(认出) him. Anthony was almost bald(秃头的) and had a little potbelly(大肚皮). When Anthony was in high school, he was very handsome. What Anthony lost in looks was made up for in talent(才能). 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 finished signing books. Ken did, and the two men had a cup of coffee at a nearby cafe.
They haven't met each other for a long time, but they found they still have many topics to talk. Both men married American women. Both men had sons in the same year. Ken and Anthony decided not to lose touch again. They planned to meet once a month for breakfast on Saturdays.
1. Ken found his long lost friend from the .
A. radio B. TV
C. magazine D. newspaper
2. How might Ken feel while seeing Anthony at the bookstore?
A. Afraid. B. Surprised.
C. Worried. D. Angry.
3. ＜中考新考法＞ 句意理解 What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Anthony put on weight, but he became smart and talented.
B. Anthony changed a lot because writing poetry is very hard.
C. Anthony was bald and a little fat, but he was still very handsome.
D. Anthony looked wise because he was bald and had a little potbelly.
4. ＜中考新考法＞ 标题归纳 What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Changes of friends
B. Importance of friends
C. Childhood friends
D. Ways to get friends back

六、【文章大意】本文讲述了肯和安东尼这对儿时的朋友在多年失去联系后,因为肯偶然在报纸上看到安东尼的诗歌朗诵会公告而重聚的故事。
1. D [解析]细节理解题。根据“Ken was reading the newspaper with his morning coffee. Inside he saw a notice for a poetry reading(诗歌朗诵会)... He was surprised to find that the poet looks exactly like his friend Anthony.”可知,肯是在看报纸时看到诗歌朗诵会的通知,从而发现了他的老朋友安东尼。故选D。
2. B [解析]细节理解题。根据“He was surprised to find that the poet looks exactly like his friend Anthony.”以及肯看到安东尼时对其外貌变化的反应可知,肯在书店看到他的朋友时是感到惊讶的。故选B。
3. A [解析]词句猜测题。根据“Anthony was almost bald(秃头的) and had a little potbelly(大肚皮).”以及“Anthony's poetry was quite good.”可知,虽然安东尼在外貌上有些改变,不如从前,但他在诗歌创作上展现了很大的才华,也就是他的才能弥补了外貌上的变化。故选A。
4. C [解析]标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了肯和安东尼这对童年朋友多年后相聚的故事,包括他们的变化和再次重聚的友谊,因此“Childhood friends”是最贴切的标题。故选C。

【分析】这是一篇记叙文阅读理解题，包含细节理解、词句猜测、标题归纳三类题型。解题时，第1、2题需定位原文具体信息，找到对应句子即可得出答案；第3题要结合划线句的上下文，分析外貌变化与才能的关联；第4题需梳理文章主旨，提炼最贴切的标题。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“Ken was reading the newspaper with his morning coffee. Inside he saw a notice for a poetry reading... He was surprised to find that the poet looks exactly like his friend Anthony.”可知，肯是在报纸上发现老朋友的，故选D。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“He was surprised to find that the poet looks exactly like his friend Anthony.”可知，肯看到酷似安东尼的诗人时感到惊讶，故选B。
3. 词句猜测题：划线句前提到安东尼外貌变化（秃头、大肚皮），后提到他的诗歌很好，说明外貌的不足被才能弥补，对应选项A，故选A。
4. 标题归纳题：文章围绕童年好友肯和安东尼失联后重聚的故事展开，核心是童年朋友的情谊，故选C。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题、标题归纳题
【点评】本文以旧友重聚为话题，贴近学生生活，题型涵盖中考常见的细节理解、词句猜测、标题归纳，考查学生的信息定位、句意理解和主旨提炼能力，难度适中，有助于提升学生的阅读理解解题能力。
【难度系数】0.6