D 核心素养 学习能力
Now, primary students learn cooking at school. It has been discussed by teachers and parents. Some think that it is a useful skill for students, while others think it's a waste of time. Some even think it's just a show. But do they really understand cooking?
It's been said that good cooking is an art form. The truth is that it's much more than that. When talking about different foods from all around the world, or cultures and histories of dishes, students are connected to the world and learning history and culture in a new field. When learning cooking, students weigh ingredients from time to time, or they find oil and water can't mix. Students are also learning Maths and Science in practice...
Failure in making food is as important as success. Li Mei, 11, was crazy about the yummy cakes made by her father and wanted to make one on her own. But when taking her cake out, she was frustrated(沮丧的) to find that the cake was hard and black at the bottom. Her father told her that when he was 13, he tried to make cakes, but wasted boxes of eggs. Then together with her father, Li Mei found out what had gone wrong and succeeded in making one. Li Mei learned from the failure of cooking, and could be braver to face failure.
Apart from the practical skills, cooking builds character. It encourages kids to work with others. It also encourages them to be open to foods they might not have tried. Carrots were hated by 12-year-old them after he made a salad with them.
By cooking, students put down their phones and work together with family members in the kitchen. By cooking, students form the habit of doing labour work. As an important part of labour education, cooking is a way to teach kids vital skills, such as creativity and teamwork. If these skills aren't taught to today's students, they might hardly survive in the future.
()37. What's the relationship between cooking and other subjects according to the passage?

()38. What does the writer think of the failure in cooking?
A. Cooking can help people avoid failure.
B. There is no failure without success.
C. Failure is as important as success.
D. Cooking is sure to be failure at last.
()39. Why does the writer mention the change of Xiao Lei?
A. To show us carrots are good for our health.
B. To encourage kids to work with others.
C. To educate kids to be open to different foods.
D. To teach us how to make a salad with carrots.
()40. What does the underlined word "vital" in the last paragraph mean?
A. Simple.
B. Difficult.
C. Creative.
D. Necessary.