Ⅱ. 阅读下面语篇，根据其内容，回答文后问题。
As the new year begins, students make resolutions to improve themselves.
● New Year, New Skill
Wu Wanrong, 13, wants to learn to cook. She enjoys tasting food and wants to make dishes for her family and friends. First, she will learn simple meals from her parents. Then she’ll find recipes online. “Cooking helps me understand Chinese food culture,” she says. She believes that sharing meals can bring her family closer together.
● Getting Fit
Hou Wenqing, also 13, plans to exercise more. He believes a healthy body helps in school and daily life. Playing basketball and running make him happy and relaxed. He will also read more books to learn new things. By staying active, he hopes to feel more energetic every day.
● Manage Life Actively
Cai Yuxin, 16, decides to stop putting things off and finish tasks on time. She will stay away from her phone and follow a strict timetable. “I need to act, not just plan,” she says. She also wants to use her time better for things she truly enjoys, like drawing and writing.
These plans all share the common ideas of improving themselves, staying healthy, and keeping self - control. Setting small goals and keeping them can really make a difference over time. How about you? What’s your plan for the new year?
1. What is Wu Wanrong’s New Year’s resolution?

2. Why does Hou Wenqing believe a healthy body is important?

3. How does Cai Yuxin plan to stop putting things off? (List two methods she mentions. )

4. What similar ideas do the students’ resolutions show? (Give two examples. )

5. What’s your New Year’s resolution? How do you achieve it?

1. Wu Wanrong’s New Year’s resolution is to learn to cook. / Learning to cook.
2. Because he believes a healthy body helps in school and daily life.
3. She will stay away from her phone and follow a strict timetable.
4. Improving themselves, staying healthy, and keeping self-control. (health / hard work / responsibility)
5. (Open answer) My resolution is to improve my English. I will read an English story every week and review new words every day. / My New Year’s resolution is to study English well. I’m going to make a weekly plan.

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解简答题，解题思路是先通读全文把握语篇大意，再针对每个问题定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息作答；其中第5题是开放型问题，需结合自身实际合理表达。
【解析】
1. 定位到“New Year, New Skill”段落，由“Wu Wanrong, 13, wants to learn to cook.”可知吴婉蓉的新年决心是学做饭。
2. 定位到“Getting Fit”段落，由“He believes a healthy body helps in school and daily life.”可知侯文清认为健康身体重要的原因。
3. 定位到“Manage Life Actively”段落，由“She will stay away from her phone and follow a strict timetable.”可提取两个方法。
4. 定位到最后一段，由“These plans all share the common ideas of improving themselves, staying healthy, and keeping self-control.”可提取两个共同想法。
5. 为开放型问题，结合自身实际，围绕新年计划及实现方式合理作答即可。
【答案】
1. Wu Wanrong’s New Year’s resolution is to learn to cook. / Learning to cook.
2. Because he believes a healthy body helps in school and daily life.
3. She will stay away from her phone and follow a strict timetable.
4. Improving themselves, staying healthy, and keeping self-control.
5. (Open answer) My resolution is to improve my English. I will read an English story every week and review new words every day.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节信息提取、开放型问题解答
【点评】
本题侧重考查学生英语阅读理解的信息定位能力，题型包含细节题和开放题，贴合学生生活实际，能引导学生思考自我提升的计划，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6