The widespread number of food scandals(丑闻)in  China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouths.They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean,healthy and nutritious(营养) or does it contain(包含) something harmful that will cause disease?

    Most of the food we eat today is processed food(加工食品).That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets,especially packaged foods,are prepared in factories.Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to  make them look better,taste better and last longer on the shelf.The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate(控制) which chemicals can and cannot be used.Unfortunately,some producers do not obey the laws.

    A producer of steamed buns(馒头)in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law.He was adding yellow dye and other banned chemicals to the buns.He was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns.Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students…like you!

    Why did he do it? Why did he break the law and endanger people’s  health? The answer is simple:he wanted to make more money.It was a moral failing,and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China.Too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others.

1.Chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because

  A.they want to make the foods look better,taste better and last longer

  B.they want to make the foods contain something harmful

  C.chemicals will cause disease           D.chemicals are harmless

2.According to the passage,which is NOT true?

A.Most of the food we eat today is prepared in factories.

  B.There are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used.

C.The food scandals in China are making many people worry about the food safety.

  D.Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students in Zhejiang Province.

3.It was a moral failing,and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China.Here what’s the Chinese meaning of“moral failing”?

A.精神崩溃    B.道德滑坡   C.质量下降  D.心理失衡

4.What is the main reason of the food scandals in China ?

   A. Some products do not obey the laws.

   B. The processed food is clean, healthy and nutritious.

   C. Too many people pay attention to making money. 

   D. The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used.

5.According to the passage, most of the buns were sold to_______ .

   A. factories    B. schools    C. hospitals   D.companies

 

Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about thinking is the key to critical(批判性的) thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes(过程). Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.

    The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen--beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.

    Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are interested in life and want to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.

    Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning(推理)are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure(尺度)of intelligence(智慧), you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein. Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately made Hoffman feel comfortable by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.” 

1.Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _______.

    A.it will be hard for us to think naturally and fast

    B.we might be controlled by other people’s ideas

    C.we will follow the ideas of others naturally

    D.we might be fooled by other people’s ideas

2.If you are a critical thinker, you will ________.

     A.take one view against another view           

B.trust the reports in the newspapers

     C.think deeply about different ideas           

D.criticize other people for their mistakes

3. In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that ________.

A.speed can improve intelligence

B.intelligence is not decided by speed

C.the smarter you are, the faster you do things

D.the faster you do things, the smarter you become

 

 

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