Question

Critical thinking is an important skill that can increase students’ ability to learn in any situation. This can be applied to traditional education, or directly in a career related role. Many teachers find it such a valuable skill that they give their students a critical thinking question every day. Developing this ability can mean the difference between “just passing a course” and “understanding the material well enough” so that what students learn from it will follow them throughout their life.

Some characteristics of a critical thinker that teachers should encourage are;

-asking questions as a reaction to something read or discussed;

-determining the “deeper meaning” of a particular passage or topic;

-providing input and opinions to topics as a direct result of analysis and research;

-reasoning in an effort to develop an argument of your own opinion.

It is important for a student to understand more than definition（定義）. One way to truly understand an idea is to have hands-on practice, and to apply concepts learned in a textbook. Such “mini-examples” will interest a student and improve their understanding of a topic. This is how life-long skills can be developed.

Teachers that use critical thinking practices in the classroom can “go above and beyond” by asking questions that promote a greater comprehension of the material. Instructors should be able to challenge students and create an environment where they are analyzing material and gaining a better understanding. This will make the classroom move in a direction for learning. It can also help students to stay interested in the course material, as they always have a new concept to consider.

At the same time, students benefit greatly from developing critical thinking skills. When learned early on, these skills can be used throughout their college education. Students can understand how to consider a topic, analyze it, and discuss it from different points of view. These are skills that will benefit them when they are part of the workforce as well.

1.Who are the intended readers of the passage?

A. Teachers. B. Parents.

C. Examines. D. Headmasters.

2.Critical thinking can best be described as .

A. a system to improve people’s memory

B. a method to expand people’s knowledge

C. a way to increase people’s ability to understand

D. a process to make people more critical of others

3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to .

A. the ability B. the difference

C. the course D. the material

4.The author thinks “mini-examples” are useful because they .

A. assist students to better remember definitions

B. give students hands-on practice

C. help to keep students interested

D. help students develop concepts

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：批判性思維是一種重要的技能，它可以提高學生的學習能力。如果想要培養(yǎng)批判性思維，僅僅通過一門課程是不夠的，應該全面理解所學的課程。老師應該多提一些有啟發(fā)性的問題，增加學生的學習興趣的同時，引導學生積極思考。

1.Many teachers find it such a valuable skill that they give their students a critical thinking question every day.”和第二段“Some characteristics of a critical thinker that teachers should encourage are”可知，文章主要講的是培養(yǎng)學生的批判性思維的重要性，文章列出了老師應該做的事情，說明本文是寫給老師的。故選A。

2.It is important for a student to understand more than definition（定義）.

One way to truly understand an idea is to ...improve their understanding of a topic”可知，對學生來說，重要的是，對事物的理解不要停留在定義上，應該多問問題，做到知其“所以然”。這樣做能夠培養(yǎng)看待事物的批判性思維，并會終身受用。故選C。

3.“understanding the material well enough” so that what students learn from it will follow them throughout their life.”可知，全面理解所學內(nèi)容，這樣的話，學生從資料中學到的知識就會伴隨他們一生，故選D。

4.One way to truly understand an idea is to have hands-on practice, and to apply concepts learned in a textbook. Such “mini-examples” will interest a student and improve their understanding of a topic.”可知，Such “mini-examples”指的是前面兩句話，即“have hands-on practice”，老師在課堂上應該創(chuàng)設問題情境，啟發(fā)學生舉手提問和回答。這是提高學生理解力的重要方法，故選B。

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