1．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．
Most important of all，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 a good friend．If he tells me he will meet me smewhere 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 Ive found a friend!
24．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．
25．If you have fair weather friends，B．
A．they will give you all that they have when you need help
B．you will be refused when you get into trouble
C．you will become rich
D．you can be sure that you get real friends
26．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
27．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 我们应该谨慎交友．一个好朋友能帮你学习，给你带来快乐，但是一个坏朋友也许会给你带来伤害．作者介绍了几项他认为好朋友所具有的品质．
解答 24．A 细节理解题．根据文章内容"Above all else，I look for understanding in a friend．"可知，善解人意、真诚和可靠这三方面，作者做看重的是善解人意，故选A．
25．B 细节理解题．根据文章内容"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．"可知，fair weather friends指的是酒肉朋友，当你没钱或陷入麻烦时，他们就会离你而去，故选B．
26．C 细节理解题．根据文章内容"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，…"可知，作者认为，好朋友应该互相理解，能设身处地为他人考虑，故选C．
27．A 推理判断题．根据文章内容"I look for certain qualities of character，especially understanding，honesty and reliability（可靠）．"和二、三、四段的首句可知，文章主要讲的是好朋友所具有的品质，故选A．
点评 本文是科教类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据
