B
Arizona and Summer never got along. Their disagreements started in kindergarten over a small toy. “This is my toy,” shouted six-year-old Summer. “No, it’s not,” Arizona shouted back. That was only the beginning.
In Grade One, they argued during a sports game. In Grade Three, their chess club meetings often ended with “You can’t move there!” and “Why are you so slow?”
Everything changed in Grade Five when both girls were chosen to play bunny rabbits in the school play. During rehearsals(排练), Arizona and Summer did their best to stand far from each other. But their director, Mr Jackson, asked them to cooperate and sing the “Funny Bunny” song as a team.
They agreed and had to communicate during the practice. During the break, they started talking about their old arguments. They imitated(模仿) their childhood arguments in a little kid voice again. “This is my toy.” “No, this is my toy. ” Soon they laughed loudly because the voice sounded so funny. “What if we use this voice in our song?” Summer suggested. “Excellent! Everyone will be surprised,” Arizona agreed.
They practised hard every day. Summer noticed that Arizona was quite good at singing, and Arizona discovered that Summer was always able to find a way out of difficult situations. Slowly, they started to understand each other instead of arguing. In the school play, their song was a big success. People cheered for them and laughed happily.
When the performance ended, Arizona looked up and met Summer’s smiling eyes. For the first time in years, there was no anger or competition in their eyes—only understanding and joy.
()21. When did Arizona and Summer start having disagreements?
A. In kindergarten. B. In Grade One.
C. In Grade Three. D. In Grade Five.
()22. What does the underlined word “cooperate” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Cheer up. B. Give up.
C. Work together. D. Run away.
()23. How did Arizona and Summer start to understand each other better?
A. By arguing more during practice.
B. By discovering each other’s good points.
C. By asking Mr Jackson to change the song.
D. By deciding not to sing in the play.
()24. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened in the story?
①They argued in the chess club.
②They laughed while imitating childhood arguments.
③They succeeded in the school play.
④They were chosen as bunny rabbits.
A. ①③④② B. ①④②③ C. ①④③② D. ④①②③
()25. What is the main idea of the story?
A. How to win a school play competition.
B. Why it’s not good to argue with classmates.
C. The importance of practising hard for a performance.
D. Two girls solve long disagreements by working together.

21.A 22.C 23.B 24.B 25.D

【分析】
解答此类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握故事大意，再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位关键信息，结合语境分析选项，排除不符合原文的错误选项，最终确定正确答案。
【解析】
21. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“Their disagreements started in kindergarten over a small toy.”可知，两人的分歧始于幼儿园，故选A。
22. 词义猜测题：根据第三段“their director, Mr Jackson, asked them to cooperate and sing the “Funny Bunny” song as a team.”中的“as a team（作为一个团队）”可知，cooperate意为“合作”，对应选项C（Work together）。
23. 细节理解题：根据第五段“Summer noticed that Arizona was quite good at singing, and Arizona discovered that Summer was always able to find a way out of difficult situations. Slowly, they started to understand each other instead of arguing.”可知，两人通过发现彼此的优点开始更好地理解对方，故选B。
24. 事件顺序题：梳理故事发展顺序：①三年级在象棋俱乐部争吵；④五年级被选为兔子角色；②休息时模仿童年争吵并大笑；③学校演出成功。对应顺序为①④②③，故选B。
25. 主旨大意题：文章讲述了Arizona和Summer从幼儿园就有分歧，到五年级通过合作排演学校戏剧，最终化解长期矛盾的故事，核心是两个女孩通过合作解决分歧，故选D。
【答案】
21.A 22.C 23.B 24.B 25.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、词义猜测题
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，围绕两个女孩的矛盾化解展开，考查学生对英语阅读中细节查找、词义猜测、事件顺序梳理及主旨归纳的基础能力，题目设置贴合常规阅读考点，难度适中，学生只要仔细定位原文信息即可正确解答。
【难度系数】
0.7