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　　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 thinking is the key to critical(批判性的)thinking．When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes(過(guò)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 interested in life and want 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(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(尺度)of intelligence(智慧), 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 made Hoffman feel comfortable 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 fooled by other people’s ideas

(2)

If you are a critical thinker, you will _________．

[　　]

A．

take one view against another view

B．

trust the reports in the newspapers

C．

think deeply about different ideas

D．

criticize other people for their mistakes

(3)

In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that _________．

[　　]

A．

speed can improve intelligence

B．

intelligence is not decided by speed

C．

the smarter you are, the faster you do things

D．

the faster you do things, the smarter you become

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科目：初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：中考閱讀理解實(shí)戰(zhàn)演練趣味幽默篇－牛津英語(yǔ) 題型：053

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　　(In court(法庭), the judge asks the boy named Henry some questions．)

　　Judge：Can you tell us how the accident happened?

　　Henry：Yes, sir．The farmer drove very fast when I met with him．His car knocked me down and hurt my arm．

　　Judge：(To the farmer)Was that right?

　　Farmer：No, sir．But it rained heavily and I couldn’t drive fast．

　　Judge：So you don’t think you knocked him down?

　　Farmer：Yes, I did．But I didn’t see him mending his bike in the middle of the road．

　　Judge：Well．Did you send him to a hospital?

　　Farmer：Yes．But the doctor said there was nothing serious to him．

　　Judge：(To Henry)Do you agree with him?

　　Henry：Yes, sir．But my left arm often hurts and I can't lift it at all．

　　Judge：Could you show us how you can lift it now?

　　Henry：Sure．(Slowly the boy lifts his arm below his nose．)

　　Judge：Poor boy! And how high could you lift it before the accident?

　　Henry：Oh, I could lift it very high like this．(Holding his left arm up over his head)

　　Judge：But I don't think there's something wrong with your arm．

　　Henry：I…I…So it is．But my lawyer(律師)tells me to do so．

　　根據(jù)上面的對(duì)話，在短文的空白處填寫(xiě)一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使短文內(nèi)容與對(duì)話意思相符．

It happened on a(1)________ day．A boy named Henry was(2)________ his bike on the road while a farmer's(3)________ knocked him down．The farmer sent him to a hospital and the doctor said nothing(4)________ happened to the boy．But his parents hoped the boy could be paid more(5)________ for it．They asked for a lawyer's(6)________ ．The lawyer taught the boy(7)________ to say in court．Henry told the judge his arm hurt and that he couldn't(8)________ it up．The judge asked him to show it to him．He could lift it below his nose．The judge asked him how(9)________ he could lift it before the accident．The boy(10)________ what the lawyer said and lifted it over his head!

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科目：初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：中考模擬試題一 題型：050

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　　“You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play Cowboys(牛仔)-and-Indians, and you can be the Indians.” one of my cousins (堂兄弟)said.

　　“How many Indians?” I asked.

　　“Oh, about a thousand.” he answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers!” and other such TV - play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car.

　　“We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!”

　　But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.

　　Just then I heard a shout, “Bring the rope (繩子), and we can burn him.”

　　“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys...” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang (絞死) people.”

　　I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now.”

　　“Untie me!” I shouted. “We're going.”

　　“Why did Bobby want matches (火柴)?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.”

　　“Oh, he was just going to - matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches?”

　　Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say more.

1．How many children played the Indians?

[　　]

A．One thousand.
B．One hundred.
C．One group.
D．One.

2．Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because ________.

[　　]

A．there were not enough children for the game

B．the game was just going to start

C．none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians

D．they were waiting for Joe

3．Joe didn't say “Cowboys hang people.” out because ________.

[　　]

A．he was tied to a tree

B．that would make things worse

C．he was caught by the cowboys

D．that would make the cowboys angry

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.

B．Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.

C．Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.

D．Mum didn't think children should play with matches.

5．The name of the story should be“________”.

[　　]

A．Joe and his cousins

B．Who knows what danger is waiting there

C．Cowboys - and -Indians is a favourite children's game

D．How cowboys and Indians fought in the past

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科目：初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源： 題型：050

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　　Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.

　　The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.

　　The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.

　　The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行橫道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.

　　My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.

　　Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.

　　I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.

(1)

Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

　　A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.

　　C.A teacher. D.An English officer.

[　　]

(2)

How many laws are discussed in the speech?

　　A.Four.　　B.Three.　　C.Six.　　D.Five.

[　　]

(3)

The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.

　　A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England

　　B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England

　　C.give advice to the travelers in England

　　D.warn people against going to England

[　　]

(4)

The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.

　　A.keep up　　B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble

[　　]

(5)

From the passage we can learn______.

　　A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you

　　B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age

　　C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road

　　D.you can't make a noise except at night

[　　]

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　　Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part-time job which gets him up every morning at five o'clock. He is a newspaper boy.

　　Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the comer where the newspapers are. The newspapers were delivered to the corner by truck at mid-night. He always takes a wagon to carry them.

　　In the winter it is still dark when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is light. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the house of people on his route in all kinds of weather. He tried to put each paper on the porch where it will be protected from wind and rain or snow. His customers think that he does a good job. Sometimes they give him tips (extra money).

　　Billy earns about $ 5 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to collect money from his customers. Since many of them work during the day, Billy has to collect the money at night. Sometimes, when Billy is sick, his older brother has to deliver the newspaper. Once, Billy's father had to help.

　　Billy has seventy customers now, but he hopes to get more soon. Someday, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1．Billy has to get up early for he has to ________.

[　　]

A．get the newspapers and deliver them to his customers

B．go to the corner to deliver the newspapers

C．collect money before the customers leave for work

D．go to the corner with his wagon

2．Sometimes the customers give him tips for ________.

[　　]

A．they-think he is an honest, good boy

B．they think he is doing his job well

C．they think he is good at his lessons

D．it is not easy for such a young boy to do the work

3．Billy is earning some money at young age, ________.

[　　]

A．which shows he comes from a poor family

B．for he has to support his big family

C．so as to save money to go on with higher education

D．so as to buy a bike of his own

4．When Billy fails to deliver the newspapers to his customers, ________.

[　　]

A．he won't be able to win the prize

B．his customers will not pay him money

C．his friend will come to help

D．his family will have to help

5．Billy hopes to win a prize ________.

[　　]

A．from his parents

B．from his customers

C．from a travel service

D．form the newspapers

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　 Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised (答應(yīng)) her
mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done
ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so
little.
     "If there were an accident." He says, they'd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast." 　　
     But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just
think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second (每秒六便士)." 　　
     "If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat,' David says,"And one minute's nearly
four pounds (英鎊)." 　　
     "That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat," Linda answers. 　　
     She has asked the man at the hotel (旅館) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it
up. 　　
      "Hello, Mum. Is that you?" She says. 　　
     "Six pence per second,"David reminds (提醒) her. 　　
    ''Hello., love." It is Mrs Lee, Linda's mother, speaking from London."I can hear you very clearly just like
you are in the next room. It's a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I
shouted at that time, and still you couldn't hear me sometimes." 　　
    "Yes, Mum." Linda puts in.."I just wanted to ring to ……." 　　
    "I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then
when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker 　　
    "Nearly four pounds." says David. 　　
    Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye. 　　
     "Yes, all right," says Mrs Lee, "But you will write, won't you, as you did when you were at work …" 　　
     Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass. and there is no stopping her. "Four pounds fifty, 'says David. 　　At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off. 　　
     "There! That wasn't long, was it?" 　　
     "Four pounds, ninety pence." David answers. "And you didn't even say that we've arrived."
1. Linda is telephoning home to ________. 　　
A. tell her mother some bad news 　　
B. say that she and David have arrived safely 　　
C. report an accident to her mother 　　
D. say that she and David have left London
2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _______. 　　
A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence 　　
B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat 　　
C. she had telephoned home since she was a child 　　
D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other
3. David says, "Nearly four pounds," because _______. 　　
A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call 　　
B. he wants to buy himself a new hat 　　
C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived 　　
D. he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs
4. Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______. 　　
A. she likes to hear all about the past. 　　
B. she likes talking 　　
C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived 　　
D. she is going to pay for the telephone call
5. Linda tries to stop her mother by ________. 　　
A. telling her how much the call is costing 　　
B. writing a letter as she has promised to do 　　
C. telling her that they have arrived safely 　　
D. promising to write, and ringing off

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