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 drinking is the key to critical（判断性的）thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes. 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 incorrect reasoning.

Critical thinking is an attitude（态度）as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper（希望深挖）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（高阶推理）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 of intelligence（智力）, 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 put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.”

34. 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 footed by other people’s ideas

35. If you are a critical thinker, you will __________.

A. think deeply about different ideas                B. trust the reports in the newspapers

C. take one view against another view             D. criticize other people for their mistakes

36. In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that__________.

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

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

C. speed can improve intelligence             

D. intelligence is not decided by speed

37. What would be the best title for the passage? 

A. Thinking and Critical Thinking.   　　     B. Understanding Critical Thinking.

C. Thinking Is Natural and Human.  　　     D. Thinking Fast Means Intelligence.

Mrs. Green has_31_children ,one is Tom,_32_is Ann.Tom is seven years old, and Ann is two years younger. Tom goes to school,but Ann_33_.When Tom is at home, he often_34_with Ann.Usually he's very _35_to his little sister.

One day the two children are playing _36_the garden,Ann begins to cry. Their mother _37_over and asks ,"_38_are you crying ,Ann?"

"Tom breaks(弄坏)my toy dog,"says Ann.

"_39_does he break it?"

"I hit(打) him on the head(头)_40_it,"says Ann.

1.Ａ. one      B.two           C.three           D.four

Scientists think that there has been life for__31_ of years. However we haven’t found life on other planets _32_ . The earth is a planet and it _33__ around the sun. Seven other planets also go _34_ the sun. The sun and its planets are __35  the solar system. The solar system is a small part of our galaxy.

Scientists __36_ lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in the solar system, and some spacecraft have gone __37_ the solar system. However, no one __38_ any life in space yet.

But why has no one from other planets sent us a message ? Have they tried to send _39_ to us ? _40_so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space ? We don’t know.

Flies (苍蝇) usually live in the dirty places.

Let’s look at a fly, and see where it   27 . First, it flies out of the window,   28   it stands on   29  dirty things in the street, and then it flies back to the house and walks over your   30 .?

When a fly walks on the dirty things in the street, its   31   have got some germs  32 them. When the fly walks on your food with its dirty feet, it   33  the germs on your food.

What can you   34  this?

First, we learn that we mustn’t leave dirty things in the street or on the ground near  35 . Second, we learn that all food must be covered so that flies may not   36  it. Third, we learn that flies often carry germs and we must kill them as soon as we see them.

I am a person who can get angry   26 . But after  27 a passage from my English teacher, things have changed  28 . I am studying at a boarding school, so I have to learn  29  how to study well, but how to get on well with others. Some of us are  30  while others are quiet. So it is  31 that people have problems and arguments.

Smiling at others is the easiest way to stop argument. Another way is to think  32 your ideas are right before having an argument. If others’ ideas are really not good, keep and open  33 . Try to forgive（原谅）them. Having a friend is  34 better than having an enemy after all. Also,   35 point out others’ mistakes  36 . If you really want to help them, send a letter  37 . On the other hand, if someone points out your disadvantages, don’t  38 . Just think this is a person who really wants to help you and make friends  39 you. Remember: Forgiving makes life  40 .