题文
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（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 (错误的推理).
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, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banish 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."
小题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 fastB．we will follow the ideas of others naturallyC．we might be controlled by other people's ideasD．we might be fooled by other people's ideas小题2:If you are a critical thinker, you will________.A．criticize other people for their mistakesB．trust the reports in the newspapersC．take one view against another viewD．think deeply about different ideas小题3:In the last paragraph, "something new" suggests that________.A．the smarter you are, the faster you do thingsB．intelligence is not decided by speedC．speed can improve intelligenceD．the faster you do things, the smarter you become小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?A．Understanding Critical ThinkingB．Thinking and Critical ThinkingC．Thinking Natural and HumanD．Thinking Fast Means Intelligence 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
文章介绍批判性思维的概念，我们要学会批判性思考否则就会被别人控制。判断性思维会让你考虑不同的问题更深刻。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的： Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others.说明我们没有批判性的思考就会被别人控制。选C
小题2:推理题：从第二段的句子：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.说明判断性思维会让你考虑不同的问题更深刻。选D。
小题3:猜测词义题,从最后一段的句子：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.说明智力不是速度决定的。选B。
小题4:主旨题：从第一段的句子：Thinking about thinking is the key to critical（批判性的）thinking.和全篇文章可知这篇文章是对批判性思维的理解。选A
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Thinking is somethin.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
