Question

【题目】请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,在下面的表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词,并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。

Critical thinking isn't about thinking more or thinking harder, but about thinking better. Training your critical thinking skills can open up a door to a better world. But the journey of being a person with critical thinking is difficult. It requires a lot of hard work and practice.

Train your questioning skills.

Asking questions is perhaps the key act of critical thinking. If you don't know what questions to ask, or don't ask the questions in the first place, you may as well not get the answer. Finding the answer is what critical thinking is all about.

Think several steps ahead.

Don't just think one or two steps ahead. Think several. Imagine you're a chess grandmaster who's fighting with someone with the ability to think several steps ahead. You have to match intelligence with him. Once the problem you are working on may begin, use your imagination to guess what the possible futures will be.

Spare at least 30 minutes a day to improve your brain function.

Spend 30 minutes in your busy day making your brain more powerful. There are a few ways that you can do this:

●Try to be active in finding the solution to a problem a day. It could be a theoretical or a personal one.

●Find the time to exercise regularly. 30minutes of exercise— as little as a walk around the neighborhood——can help improve brain function.

●Eat the right kinds of foods. Avocados, blueberries, wild salmon, nuts and seeds, as well as brown rice play an important role in keeping your brain healthy.

As long as you keep practicing, you can improve your critical thinking a lot.

Critical Thinking It is not 【1】 to be a person with critical thinking.
Ways to Improve Your Critical Thinking	You may get the answer【2】 you know what questions to ask.
	【3】 the possible futures once the problem may begin.
	Spend 30 minutes a day training your brain function. ●Try to solve a problem a day 【4】. ●Do regular exercise every day. ●Eat right kinds of foods to keep your brain in good 【5】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】easy

【2】if

【3】Guess

【4】actively

【5】health

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述什么是批判性思维和对怎样自己的提高批判性思维能力。

【1】

根据文中第一段“But the journey of being a person with critical thinking is difficult.”可知但要成为一个具有批判性思维的人是很困难的。很困难也就是不容易。故填easy。

【2】

根据文中“Train your questioning skills.”小标题里的句子“If you don't know what questions to ask, or don't ask the questions in the first place, you may as well not get the answer.”可知如果你不知道该问什么问题，或者一开始就不问这些问题，你也可能得不到答案。也就是说如果你知道该问什么问题，你可能会得到答案。所以所给空应填引导条件状语从句的引导词。故填if。

【3】

根据文中“Think several steps ahead.”标题里的句子“Once the problem you are working on may begin, use your imagination to guess what the possible futures will be.”可知一旦你正在处理的问题可能开始，用你的想象力去猜测未来可能是什么。所以填guess，因在句首，所以首字母需大写。故填Guess。

【4】

根据文中“Spare at least 30 minutes a day to improve your brain function.”标题里的句子“Try to be active in finding the solution to a problem a day.”可知试着每天积极地寻找问题的解决方案。也就是说每天要积极地解决问题。根据题干可知所给空需填副词。故填actively。

【5】

根据文中“Spare at least 30 minutes a day to improve your brain function.”标题里的句子“Eat the right kinds of foods…in keeping your brain healthy.”可知吃各种恰当的食物在保持大脑健康方面发挥重要作用。根据题干“in good…”可知所给空需填名词。故填health。