Passage One
段落一
I first met Joe Ganz when we were both nine years old, which is probably the only reason he's one of my best friends.
我第一次见到乔·甘兹时，我们都是九岁。这可能是唯一我们成为朋友的原因。
If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school we wouldn't even have had the chance to get to know each other.
如果我第一次见到乔是在高一，我们绝不会有机会了解彼此。
Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student.
乔是一个走读学生，而我是一个寄宿生。
We haven't been in same classes, sports or extracurricular activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house and we talk on the phone every night.
体育和课外活动时，我们不在同一班。尽管如此，我几乎每个周末都去他家，我们每晚都在电话里聊天。
This is not to say that we would not have been compatible if we had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.
这并不是说如果我们在一年级时第一次见到就不会成为朋友。相反，由于缺乏明显的共同兴趣，我们不会像现在一样花很多时间互相了解。
In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common. But maybe that's what makes us enjoy each other's company so much.
说实话，我现在仍努力去想我们的共同点。这也许就是我们喜欢与对方为伴的原因。
When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I've known whom I never disliked, but simply didn't take the time to get to know.
当我审视我和乔的友谊时，我会想我认识那么多人，虽然我没有不喜欢他们，但我也没有花时间了解他们。
Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is for the social divisions that exist in every community.
由于乔，我发现在任何社会群体中，社会分工的出现使人与人的交流基础变得很薄弱。
Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places.
由于这点，我决定努力在一些不期而遇的地点结识更多的朋友。
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你听到的回答问题26至28。
Question 26. Why does the speaker say Joe Ganz became one of his best friends?
问题26. 为什么作者说乔·甘兹成了他最好的朋友之一？
Question 27. Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?
问题27. 作者周末的大多数时间在哪？
Question 28. What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?
问题28. 作者从他与乔的友谊中意识到了什么？