Ⅱ. 阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
A
①Schools in China offer traditional subjects. In junior high school, we always have Chinese, maths, English, geography, history, music, PE and so on.
②But these years many schools in China are teaching life skills, too. Some people think it helpful for students to live in the real world. But others don't think so.
③As for me, schools should teach students life skills. Life skills such as budget planning and saving money can stop us from overspending. It would also be a good idea to learn cooking. The skill is the most helpful to us when we are living by ourselves.
④Some people think that there is no time for extra subjects at school, and students should learn life skills only at home. But I think we are learning many life skills while taking a traditional class. For example, we can learn teamwork by doing group games in PE class. And doing our homework teaches us the skill of time planning.
⑤So I believe all schools should teach students life skills. This can make sure that students will prepare well for going to college and working after college.
()11. The writer thinks it is best for us to when we are living by ourselves.
A. study hard
B. learn cooking
C. exercise often
D. phone others
()12. What does the underlined word "extra" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. More than or over what is usual.
B. Unusual or special in some ways.
C. Difficult to understand or deal with.
D. Not useful.
()13. According to the passage, students learn the skill of time planning by .
A. saving money
B. doing group games
C. living alone
D. doing homework
()14. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
A. ①/②/③④/⑤
B. ①/②③④/⑤
C. ①/②/③④⑤
D. ①/②③/④⑤
()15. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Students should learn life skills at home.
B. Life skills are not important to students.
C. Schools should teach students life skills.
D. Life skills are not easy for students to learn.

B
Dumplings are one of the most popular foods during the Spring Festival in China. Do you know why they are so popular?
In the old days, people thought eating dumplings could make their wishes come true. They usually made dumplings in the shape of Chinese gold ingots(金锭), because they hoped for a rich life in the coming year. Dumplings with different fillings in them had different meanings. For example, sugar dumplings would make people's life happy and sweet in the future. Peanut(花生) dumplings would bring people a long and healthy life. Anyway, people ate dumplings with their best wishes.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, every family prepares dumplings early. When midnight comes, the whole family will sit together and eat the dumplings. Midnight is also called "jiaozi(交子)". It means that the new year comes at this time. And it sounds the same as the Chinese word for dumplings. So eating dumplings is also a way to welcome the new year.
()16. 新考向 图片理解 ＞＞ What did dumplings look like in the old times?

()17. What did people eat sugar dumplings for?
A. Living a long life.
B. Living a healthy life.
C. Living a happy life.
D. Living a rich life.
()18. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Not all Chinese people like eating dumplings.
B. People love meat dumplings better than vegetable ones.
C. Eating dumplings is a way to welcome the new year.
D. People will have good luck if they eat dumplings.
()19. What does the underlined word "midnight" mean in Chinese?
A. 子夜
B. 中午
C. 黄昏
D. 黎明
()20. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How to make dumplings.
B. Why dumplings are popular.
C. When to eat dumplings.
D. What shapes dumplings have.