He ______ his things and left for Shanghai.
A. turned up B. looked up
C. packed up D. made up
— Mary is sort of worried today.
— How do you know?
— The look on her face _______ her ______.
A. gives…away B. gives…up
C. gives…in D. gives out
— What do you think of the report?
— It ________ what we heard yesterday.
A. contacts B. contrasts C. contradicts D. contrasts
You can’t go to the wedding in that old shirt, it’s _______.
A. beyond question B. out of question
C, without question D. out of the question
单词拼写：
1.It is just a __________(提示) to him that he is very important to me.
2.Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century n____________.
3.I can't afford a new car just now. I'm no___________(百万富翁), you know.
4.Health is the most important w_________.
5.Mum and Dad didn't seem to approve much of my new c____________(同伴).
6.She never agreed to the public e__________ of her sculptures while she was still alive.
7.In some parts of the city, teachers have to deal with _________(暴行)in the classroom.
8.She won a __________(文学的) prize for her popular novel.
9.She tore open the_________ and anxiously read the letter.
10.He erected a __________(纪念碑) on the spot where his daughter was killed.
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（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 curious about life and desire 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 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.”
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 footed by other people’s ideas.
2.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
3.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
4.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.
