Ⅴ. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
Simon, Mary, Kate and Lily are talking about their abilities.

()21. Why does Simon like to be with his teammates?
A. Because he is new here.
B. Because they are from the UK.
C. Because they are helpful and friendly.
D. Because they like playing the piano, too.
()22. What can Mary do?
A. Ride a horse.
B. Play basketball.
C. Play the piano.
D. Play the erhu.
()23. Which do we call the “Chinese violin”?
A. The erhu.
B. The piano.
C. The violin.
D. The guitar.
()24. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Kate’s parents have a big farm.
B. Five is Simon’s number in the school basketball team.
C. Mary takes piano lessons after school every Thursday.
D. The sounds of erhu are just like chirping birds or neighing horses.

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

【分析】
本题为细节理解型阅读理解题，需根据每道题的问题定位到对应人物的段落，提取原文关键信息，逐一匹配选项得出答案。具体思路：21题找Simon喜欢和队友相处的原因；22题找Mary会的技能；23题找被称为“中国小提琴”的乐器；24题逐一验证选项与原文是否一致。
【解析】
1. 第21题：定位Simon的段落，原文最后一句“They are helpful and friendly.”明确说明队友的特点，这是Simon喜欢和他们相处的原因，对应选项C，故选C。
2. 第22题：定位Mary的段落，原文第二句“I can play the piano.”表明Mary会弹钢琴，对应选项C，故选C。
3. 第23题：定位Lily的段落，原文提到“Do you know erhu? Some people call it the 'Chinese violin'.”，可知二胡被称为“中国小提琴”，对应选项A，故选A。
4. 第24题：逐一分析选项：A选项，Kate的祖父母有农场，不是父母，错误；B选项，Simon的号码是5，原文“my number is five in the team”，正确；C选项，Mary的钢琴课是每周五，不是周四，错误；D选项，二胡可模仿鸟叫、马嘶，不是声音本身像，错误，故选B。
【答案】
21.C 22.C 23.A 24.B
【知识点】
阅读理解，细节理解，信息提取
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解中的细节信息查找，难度较低，只要仔细阅读原文对应内容，就能准确找到答案，适合基础阶段的学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7