It is reported that critical thinking, creativity, and their practical application(应用)are widely accepted as the top three skills that young people need to have when they take jobs in their future. Critical thinking is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life: in your career, and as a consumer, citizen, friend, parent and lover. Critical thinking helps you make wiser decisions. It helps you avoid wasting time, money and so on. Therefore, do look before you leap.
Whenever a good critical thinker needs to do something, he would usually firstly check why he needs to do it and whether he really needs to do it. Then, he tries to find out what it really is and the best way to do it.
And then he makes sure whether he is able to do it and how to do it well. Finally, he makes the decisions and takes actions. Take the “Double 11” (a popular online shopping day in China) as an example. A few days before it, he checks carefully what he needs and whether he really needs them, and makes a shopping list. He goes to the online shops to compare the quality and the prices of things that he is going to buy. He compares the shops that sell these things. Then he checks whether he can afford them and in which shops he is going to buy them.
Then what would happen if he didn’t think critically before he made the decisions? After the crazy “Double 11”, there were usually a lot of complaints on the Internet. There were regrets about buying more things than they needed. There were complaints about the poor quality and the prices of the things they bought. There were also complaints because they received wrong things or simply received nothing. There were all kinds of regrets and complaints. Why so? They had not thought critically before they made the decisions.
1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A.Critical thinking gets very helpful.
B.Critical thinking has a long history.
C.Critical thinking becomes more popular.
D.Critical thinking makes a great difference.
2.According to the text, how to be a good critical thinker for us?
A.Making some careful comparison.
B.Collecting much more information.
C.Taking something into consideration.
D.Adapting to every surrounding easily.
3.The author uses the example of Double 11 to___________.
A.List the bad results of not thinking critically
B.Show how to make good use of critical thinking
C.Show the different advantages of shopping online
D.Tell the great importance of making a shopping list
4.What does the underlined word “complaints” in the third paragraph mean?
A.Saying something to show the feeling of being unsatisfied.
B.Preparing something to make sure of making wise decisions.
C.Offering the effective ways to avoid the feeling of regrets.
D.Giving detailed information to help make right judgments.
After attending another parent meeting regarding my 7-year-old child’s behaviour, I didn’t know what to do. It was the second school we had tried for Nathan and, as always, everything was being done for my child’s needs. It was also having bad effects on Nathan. He would come home and say, “ Mom , I hate my life. I do not want to live anymore.” I was afraid that my son was beginning to suffer from depression and that I was losing him. We needed help.
By the age of seven, Nathan had already had three surgeries for his ears. He was in great pain, regardless of pain medication, which made it difficult for him to learn or pay attention. Despite Nathan’s bad condition, staff at two previous schools seemed as though they didn’t care. They often forgot to deal with his medication. As a result of many times of ear infections, Nathan had hearing loss. To make things worse, Nathan’s speech was not very good. Children would play a trick on him and Nathan began to fall behind in study.
When I first set foot into Ripley House Charter School, I knew this was the school for my son. It felt positive from the moment I entered. From the start, Mrs. Elsen and her staff heard my concern over Nathan. Mrs. Elsen addressed my concern, not with empty words but with action.
That day, Nathan came home from his first day of school saying, “ Mom, I love school !” By the end of the week he was saying “ Mom, I like my life. I have a good life.” Ripley House Charter School gave me my son back and saved our lives. Thank you for giving me back what we had lost ----HOPE.
1.From the beginning, we can learn that ___________.
A.the author felt helpless about his son
B.B. the author often attended the class meeting
C.Nathan had been in great depression
D.no school would like to accept Nathan
2.The second paragraph mainly talks about___________.
A.Nathan’s lessons
B.what Nathan suffered
C.Nathan’s performance in study
D.Nathan’s two previous schools
3.What attitude did the author hold towards Ripley House Charter School?
A.Thankful B.Concerned.
C.Doubtful D.Negative.
4.The underlined word “addressed” in Paragraph 3 probably means “___________”.
A.spoke out B.dealt with
C.listened to D.believed in
For visitors who are on a short weekend visit to the island Bali, here is a tip of how to get the most out of their 48 hours visit.
Friday
3 p.m.— there is nothing like a good meal. La Lucciola at Seminyak is the place to be, with its good food, great service and a beautiful view of the sea.
5 p.m.— About an hour away from La Lucciola is Uluwatu. This southern tip of the island is famous for its famous temple that stands on the edge, high above the sea. The fire dance, is performed here daily at sunset.
8 p.m.—To finish off the evening, head to Jimbaran Bay where restaurants offer candles, local dances and a moving band of boys singing songs on request. Kick off your shoes, feel the sand, and tuck into the catch of the day.
Saturday
9:30 a.m. — Start the day with another dose of Balinese culture by heading for a dance performance.
12 p.m. — Kintamani, a favourite with tourists for the panoramic (全景的) view of active volcano Mt. Batur and adjoining crater lake. It’s a good idea to reach Kintamani early as it tends to get cloudy after 3 p.m. Have lunch at a local restaurant with a view of Mt. Batur and the lake. Tourists can catch the sunrise at the Mt. Batur peak.
2:30 p.m.— Head back to Ubud, the seat of Bali’s fine arts, dance and music, and spend the rest of your afternoon strolling through its streets.
Sunday
6 a.m.— It’s time for a dip (下降) in the sea—and don’t forget the camera.
10:30 a.m.— another half-day trip to two of the most famous temples in Bali. Drive down to the Taman Ayun temple at Mengwi.
12 p.m.— Next up is the Tanah Lot temple, perhaps the most famous of them all. Built on a rock that gets cut off from the mainland during high tide, the temple is best seen in the afternoon when it is silhouetted(显出轮廓) against the sun or at sunset.
1.From the passage, we know that the fire dance is performed ___________.
A.in Ubud B.every day
C.on the sea D.only on weekends
2.Why is it better to go to Kintamani early?
A.Because the restaurants there close early in the afternoon.
B.Because the view of sunrise is better than that of sunset.
C.Because the volcano there is not active in the afternoon.
D.Because the weather there is not so good after midafternoon.
3.Which is the best place for tourists to have a good time at night?
A.La Lucciola B.Mengwi.
C.Jimbaran Bay. D.Puri Saraswati.
最近，你们班就社会上劝酒的习惯做了一个讨论，请你就该讨论的结果用英语写一篇120词左右的短文，并谈谈你的看法及理由。要点如下：
60%反对者认为：1. 对青少年产生不良影响；2. 酒驾导致车祸。
40%支持者认为：1. 表明主人好客(hospitality)；2. 便于交流。
Recently, the students in my class have had a discussion about whether it is good to persuade guests to drink. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
仔细阅读下面一段文字，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧) 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线 (\) 划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Time is important. Losing time will never come back. We must remember it in our daily life and make well use of time. Only in this way can we success. What can we make full use of time? First, we’d better to make a plan. We should arrange our study, work and rest and know which we should do next so that we can save much time as possible. We should spend every minutes on it. After we study or work for a long time we can take the good rest. I think that all of us should emphasize using our time effective.
I’ve spent over a year in India, and in those 365 plus days, I’ve learned a lot about getting around Indian cities. My biggest lessons have been learned through being cheated, particularly by taxi and rickshaw (人力车) drivers, but that doesn’t mean those are bad ways to travel, as long as you know what you’re doing. Below are the best ways to get around the city of Delhi, India, and tips for how to keep from being the victim of scams (欺骗).
Taking taxis is a great way to get around the city of Delhi and chances are, if you arrive in Delhi by plane, as soon as you make it through customs, you’ll be swarmed by Indian taxi drivers. At the Delhi airport, be sure to arrange for a taxi to your hotel at one of the two Delhi Traffic Police Taxi Booths. One is inside the airport, and one is outside. The key is to make sure to go to a booth run by the police rather than by independent taxi drivers.
Rickshaws are one of my favorite ways to get around Indian cities, in part because it’s how the locals often travel. Auto-rickshaws are more common, but bicycle rickshaws are still used in Old Delhi. If you do have a chance to take a bicycle rickshaw, you should do it at least once for a unique experience that should only set you back about 15 rupees. Auto-rickshaw rates around Delhi range between 30 and 80 rupees, depending on distance.
If you really want to travel around Delhi like the locals, take a public bus. Indian buses become very crowded and most do not have air conditioning. They are, however, very cheap. A bus trip won’t set you back any more than 15 rupees, as long as you stay within the city limits. Since Indian buses get so crowded, try to board the bus at the start of the route so you can get a seat.
The train is a great way to get around within the city of Delhi. Fares are reasonable, between six and 22 rupees. All departure announcements are in both Hindi and English, and tokens can be purchased for between six and 22 rupees.
1.The author is trying to __________ in Delhi through this text.
A.explain the difficulties of traveling B.expect us to travel around
C.show his/her experiences D.give some advice of traveling
2.To avoid being cheated, you ought to _________ if you want to take a taxi at the Delhi airport.
A.go out of the airport B.go to a police-run booth
C.show your ticket to the driver D.pay more to the drivers to keep safe
3.The author suggests taking a rickshaw in order to __________.
A.help the local rickshaw drivers B.enjoy the comfortable trip
C.gain some unique experience D.save some money
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.You’ll have to speak English if you travel around in India.
B.It will be difficult for you to get a seat if you get on the bus halfway.
C.A rickshaw driver only charges whatever amount you give him.
D.You won’t have to pay much if you travel around by bus in India.
