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8.Critical thinking is an important skill that can increase students'ability to learn in any situation.This can be applied to traditional education to traditional education,or directly in a career related role.Many teachers find it such a valuable skill that they give their students a critical thinking question every day.Developing this ability can mean the difference between"just passing a course"and"understanding the material well enough"so that what students learn from it will follow them throughout their life.
Some characteristics of a critical thinker that teacher should encourage are;
-asking questions as a reaction to something  read or discussed;
-determining the"deeper meaning"of particular passage or topic;
-providing input and opinions to topics as a direct result of analysis and research; and
-reasoning in an effort to develop an argument of your own opinion.
It is important for a student to understand more than definition(定义)One way to truly understand an idea is to have heands-on practice,and to apply concepts learned in a  textbook.Such"mini-examples"will interest a student and improve their understanding of a topic.This is how life-long skills can be developed.
Teachers that use critical thinking practices in the classroom can"go above and beyond"by asking questions that promote a greater comprehension of the material.Instructors should be able to challenge students and create an environment where they are analyzing material and gaining a better understanding.This will make the classroom move in a direction for learning.It can also help students to stay interested in the course material,as they always have a new concept to consider.
At the same time,students benefit greatly from developing critical thinking skills.When learned early on,these skills can be used throughout their college education.Students can understand how to consider a topic,analyse it,and discuss it from different points of view.These are skills that will benefit them when they are part of the workforce as well.

31.Critical thinking can best be described asC.
A.a system to improve people's memory
B.a method to expand people's knowledge
C.a way to increase people's ability to understand
D.a process to make people more critical of others
32.The underlined word"it"in Paragraph 1refers toD.
A.the ability  B.the difference  C.the course  D.the material
33.According to the passage,a critical thinker shouldB.
A.ask questions before reading the material
B.be able to develop their own opinions
C.predict the deeper meaning of a topic
D.do more analysis and research
34.The author thinks"mini-examples"are useful because theyC.
A.assist students to better remember definitions
B.give students hands-on practice
C.help to keep students interested
D.help students develop concepts
35.Who are the intended reader of the passage?A
A.Teachers. B.Parents. C.Examines. D.Headmasters.

分析 本文是科教类论说文,文章强调批判性思维是一种重要的技能,它可以提高学生的学习能力.很多老师认为批判性思维很有价值,所以每天都关注培养学生的批判性思维.文章提供了批评性思想者的特征,并且强调动手把书本知识运用到实践中;教师还应该创造情境让学生分析以加深理解;尽早培养批判性思维对大学学习和工作都非常有益.

解答 31答案是C.本题为推断题;根据第一段第一句"Critical thinking is an important skill that can increase students'ability to learn in any situation."可知,批判性思维作为一种重要技能,能够提高学生在任何情境下学习的能力,由此推断能够提高理解能力,故答案选择C.
32.答案是D.猜测词义题.根据"…understanding the material well enough"so that what students learn from it will follow them throughout their life."可知,全面理解所学内容,这样的话,学生从材料中学到的知识就会伴随他们一生,故选D. 
33.答案是B.细节理解题.文章第二段分析的是"Some characteristics of a critical thinker that teacher should encourage are具有批判性思维的人的特征",最后一点讲的是"reasoning in an effort to develop an argument of your own opinion思考以形成自己的观点的论据",故判断具有批判性思维的人应该形成自己的观点,选B.
34.答案是C.细节理解题;根据第三段"Such"mini-examples"will interest a student and improve their understanding of a topic."可知,Such mini-examples使学生感兴趣,提高他们对话题的理解,故选C.
35.答案是A.推断题.根据第一段"Many teachers find it such a valuable skill that they give their students a critical thinking question every day."和第二段"Some characteristics of a critical thinker that teachers should encourage are"可知,文章主要讲的是培养学生的批判性思维的重要性,文章列出了老师应该做的事情,说明本文是写给老师的.故选A.

点评 阅读理解要在整体理解文章的基础上,关注细节:阅读强调整体把握;解题强调依据原文细节推敲推断.

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The Games were first held there in 776BC and remained there for 12centuries.
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The flaming torch,which has its own Twitter account,was handed to its first torchbearer,gold medal-winning Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias,before beginning its six-day relay across the country.
Another of the runners will be a Syrian refugee (难民),who will carry the torch through the Eleonas refugee camp in central Athens-part of a conscious effort by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to highlight the hardships of refugees around the world.
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Thomas Bach,President of the International Olympic Committee,said in his speech at the torch-lighting ceremony that this year's Games"will be a message of hope in troubled times".
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58.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?B
A.A concave mirror can make fire by focusing the sun's rays.
B.The Olympic torch will have a relay of six days in Brazil.
C.The Olympic Games will bring hope to today's Brazil.
D.Brazil is the first South American country to hold the Games.
59.Why did the IOC choose a Syrian refugee to carry the torch?C
A.The Syrian refugee shows great concern for the 2016Rio Olympics.
B.Carrying the torch will bring the refugee great fame in the world.
C.The IOC aims to make people aware of the world refugee problem.
D.The Syrian refugee wants to compete with other top competitors.
60.What does the underlined"impeached"mean?D
A.Cheated.
B.Reported.
C.Injured.
D.Accused.
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36.A.methodB.abilityC.powerD.approach
37.A.improvedB.1earnedC.wonderedD.used
38.A.booksB.wordsC.ideasD.tasks
39.A.threwB.collectedC.storedD.wrote
40.A.familiarB.standardC.commonD.positive
41.A.curiousB.disappointedC.amazedD.confused
42.A.astonishmentB.encouragementC.friendshipD.advantage
43.A.buyingB.findingC.askingD.wishing
44.A.took downB.put awayC.looked throughD.handed in
45.A.containedB.createdC.avoidedD.reduced
46.A.completeB.strangeC.simpleD.meaningful
47.A.agreeB.commentC.bringD.depend
48.A.keepingB.havingC.seeingD.1eaving
49.A.again and againB.now and thenC.little by littleD.step by step
50.A.1egsB.waistsC.backsD.shoulders
51.A.furtherB.higherC.deeperD.wider
52.A.presentB.cleverC.carefulD.former
53.A.everB.neverC.stillD.merely
54.A.hopeB.admitC.complainD.remember
55.A.resultB.strengthC.effectD.importance
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●Set several different lights in your house on random timers (随机定时器).Don't leave your outdoor lights on all the time.Instead,put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights.If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time,it means that nobody is home to turn it off.
●If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation,leave them with a friend,rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them.When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day,they will know you are not home.
●Close all your curtains when you leave town.This is effective to deter possible thefts,as no one can see what is in your house.If they don't know what there is to take,then the risk is even greater for them to break in.
●This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday.Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system.

56.What is the main idea of the passage?A
A.to tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays
B.to let the outdoor lights on all the time
C.to tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday
D.to tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet.
57.If you are on holiday in other places,the lights in your house shouldA.
A.be lit in an irregular way              B.be kept on all the night
C.be replaced by random timers            D be turned on only once one day
58.To make your home is well protected,what does the writer advise you to do?D
A.Have all the curtains closed              B.Stop your mail service at once
C.Turn to your close neighbors or friends   D.Equip your home with security system
59.Most of the tips mentioned in the text seem toC.
A.be very popular with families           
B.have no effect on preventing thefts
C.give a false impression on thefts.
D.be a little hard to be brought into effect.
60.The underlined word"deter"probably means"????B".
A.discover    B.discourage     C.surprise     D.attract.
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I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out.I called home with this happy news.But instead of hearing his cheerful,grateful voice on the other end of the line,all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was,I should point out,after 10 p.m.,when the two younger children should have been in bed.and when the two older children should have been answering the phone."I'll give him a lesson,"I said.I decided they must be outside.Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea,but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally,in desperation,I called his girlfriend's house.After what seemed like countless rings,his girlfriend answered."Yes,"she said brightly,"He's right here."
He came on the phone.I was not my usual calm,rational(理智的)self.After all,one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can't trust modern teenagers."Where are the children?"I said.He said they were with him.They had done nothing wrong.My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend's house just for ice cream and cake.This was too good to be believed.Well,it turns out that I shouldn't have believed it.It was only part of the truth.
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36. The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children becauseC.   
A.she knew that her eldest son was a good baby-sitter
B.she thought it no hard work to take care of the younger ones
C.she believed he could do well with his girlfriend's help
D.she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
37.When the author called home that evening,she found thatD.
A.two younger children had already been in bed
B.the children were preparing a birthday gift for her
C.her son was quarrelling with his girlfriend
D.there was no one answering the telephone
38.What can you learn from the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph?A
A.The author didn't believe what her son had told her.
B.The author had complete confidence in her son.
C.The author believed her son was telling the truth.
D.The author was moved by what her children had done.
39.What might the children do that evening?C
A.They had a birthday party.
B.They framed some photographs.
C.They had their pictures taken.
D.They made some beautiful clothes.
40.What does the author intend to tell us by the story?D
A.Modem teenagers are not worth trusting.
B.It is no easy job to look after young children.
C.It's no good to have a girlfriend at an early age.
D.Her children have a caring and tender heart.
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The project promised to solve the problem of the ages for power plants:how to produce cheap,clean,reliable electricity.No existing technology can do all three perfectly.
The problem is IGCC isn't there yet.It costs about 20 percent more than traditional plants.And even though it's easier to collect the resulting carbon dioxide from an IGCC plant than a traditional plant,there's no proven way to get rid of the greenhouse gas.One plan is to drill a shaft(通道) to pump the carbon dioxide underground,into saltwater formations.But there's no guarantee it will remain underground forever.
NRG administrators think solving the IGCC riddles is worth the trouble because they expect the U.S.will soon limit the amount of carbon dioxide that power generators may give out.
"With the additional cost of IGCC,to just voluntarily build something that's 20 percent more expensive,that's commercial suicide,"NRG chief administrator,David Crane said.
NRG administrators expect the cost to decline after six or seven plants are built.But other industry experts think it will take about a dozen plants for the price to be competitive with traditional coal plants.
Takaya Watanabe,a vice general manager of Mitsubishi,admits that the cost challenges are difficult."It's good for a company to say we want to be green,but unless someone is willing to pay,it's a dream.It won't keep our family eating rice,"he said.
64.What is expected of the new technology?A
A.To make electricity without polluting the air.
B.To produce energy without burning coal.
C.To keep the use of electricity cheaper.
D.To pump carbon dioxide more easily.
65.What's the biggest problem the companies are faced with?B
A.How to pump greenhouse gases.
B.How to deal with the high cost.
C.How to get along with other partners.
D.How to improve the new technology.
66.What can be inferred from the passage?D
A.New technologies are unacceptable to people.
B.It's unlikely to build more new power plants.
C.The companies are run on a tight budget.
D.Going green is easier said than done.
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"Gerrard is clearly in his prime and quite rightly rated one of the finest midfield players of his generation."says Steve Bates,chairman of the FWA.
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*Why I'd vote for Samuel Eto'o
Piers Edwards thinks the title of World footballer should go to Samuel Eto'o.
*Why I'd vote for Messi
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49.The passage is mainly intended toA.
A.invite readers to vote for the World Footballer of 2009
B.predict the results of the vote of the World Footballer of 2009
C.tell the outstanding performance of the candidates of the World Footballer of 2009
D.share with readers the experts'opinions on the candidates of World Footballer of 2009
50.Which of the following descriptions about the footballers is RIGHT?D
A.Ronaldo has primarily played as a second attacker.
B.Eto'o scored 42 goals in the 2008-2009 season altogether.
C.Diego Maradona believed that Messi could never match him in playing style.
D.Gerrard plays an important role in Liverpool's challenge to Premier League leaders.
51.We can learn from the passage that Ballon d'Or isC.
A.an activity about football              
B.an organization of football
C.a title for excellent footballers          
D.a team name of football
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A.Lionel Messi                        
B.Cristiano Ronaldo
C.Samuel Eto'o                        
D.Steven Gerrard.
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Colouring,for example,varies according to what the producers are trying to sell.Health foods are packaged in greens,yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colours.Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods,like chocolates,are gold or silver.
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently,researchers found that the colours turned the cusstomers off  because they made the product look weak and ineffective.Eventually,it came on the market in a dark blue and white package-blue because we think of it as safe,and white as calm.
The size of a product can attract a shopper.But quite often a bottle doesn't contain as much as it appears to.
It is believed that the better-known companies spend,on average,70percent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it's not enough to have a good product.The founder of Pears soap,who for 25years has used pretty little girls to promote (推销) their goods,came to the conclusion:"Any fool can make soap,but it takes a genius to sell it."

26.Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?C
A.The cost of its package.
B.The price of the product.
C.The colour of its package.
D.The brand name of the product.
27.The underlined part"the colours turned the customers off"(in Para.3)means that the coloursB.
A.attracted the customers strongly
B.caused the customers to lose interest
C.tricked the customers into shopping
D.had weak effects on the customers
28.Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?A
A.The way to promote goods.
B.The discovery of a genius.
C.The team to produce a good product.
D.The brand name used by successful producers.
29.According to the passage,which of the following statement is true?D
A.Making soap is so easy that any fool in the world can make it.
B.Greens,yellows or silver are considered to be healthy colours.
C.25years ago,the founder of Pears soap was a pretty girl herself.
D.The size of a product can have an effect on the shoppers.
30.Which of the following would be the best title for this text?C
A.Choice of Good Products         
B.Disadvantages of Products
C.Effect of Packaging on Shopping   
D.Brand Names and Shopping Tricks.

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