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【題目】What is critical thinking? To a certain degree, it's a matter of logic -- of being able to spot weakness in other people's arguments and to avoid them in your own. It also includes related skills such as distinguishing fact from opinion and assessing the soundness of evidence.

In the broad sense, critical thinking is focused, organized thinking -- the ability to see clearly the relationships among ideas. 【1】__. The greatest thinkers, scientists, and inventors have often taken information that was really available and put it together differently to produce new ideas. That, too, is critical thinking.

_【2】_. As the class goes on, for example, you will probably spend a good deal of time organizing your speeches. While this may seem like a purely mechanical (機(jī)械的) exercise, it is closely connected with critical thinking. If the structure of your speech is loose and confused, chances are that your thinking is also disordered and confused. If, on the other hand, the structure is clear, there is a good chance your thinking is too. Organizing a speech is not just a matter of arranging your ideas you already have. 【3】___.

What is true of organization is true of many aspects of public speaking. _【4】_. As you work on expressing your ideas in clear accurate language, you will improve your ability to think clearly and accurately. __【5】 As you learn to listen critically to speeches in class, you will be better able to assess the ideas of speakers in a variety of

If you take full advantage of your speech class, you will be able to develop your skills as a critical thinker in many circumstances. This is one reason public speaking has been regarded as a vital part of education since the days of ancient Greece.

A．Rather, it is an important part of shaping the ideas themselves.

B．This may seem take a lot of time, but the rewards are well worth it.

C．It may also help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech.

D．It has often been said that there are few new ideas in the world, only reorganized ideas.

E . If you are wondering what this has to do with your public speaking class, the answer is quite a lot.

F. The skills you learn in your speech class can help you become a more effective thinker in a number of ways.

G. As you study the role of evidence and reasoning in speechmaking, you will see how they can be used in other forms of communication as well.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】A

【4】F

【5】G

【解析】

試題分析:本文介紹了辯證思考，在某種程度上，辯證思考是一種邏輯思維，即我們能通過(guò)分析別人的論點(diǎn)來(lái)駁倒他。同時(shí)，辯證思考還需要一些相關(guān)技能，如從觀點(diǎn)中分析事實(shí)，評(píng)估證據(jù)的真實(shí)性。

【1】D考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。前句提到了In the broad sense, critical thinking is focused, organized thinking有組織的思考，而D選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容It has often been said that there are few new ideas in the world, only reorganized ideas.恰好符合語(yǔ)境，故選D。

【2】E考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。后句As the class goes on課堂，判斷E選項(xiàng) If you are wondering what this has to do with your public speaking class, the answer is quite a lot.中的課堂演講符合語(yǔ)境，選E。

【3】A考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。前句Organizing a speech is not just a matter of arranging your ideas you already have.，故A選項(xiàng)Rather, it is an important part of shaping the ideas themselves.與前句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，符合語(yǔ)境，選A。

【4】F考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。前句What is true of organization is true of many aspects of public speaking.提到公眾演講，而F選項(xiàng)The skills you learn in your speech class can help you become a more effective thinker in a number of ways. 也提到你可以從演講課中學(xué)到的東西，故選F。

【5】G考查對(duì)上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。后句As you learn to listen critically to speeches in class, you will be better able to assess the ideas of speakers in a variety of situations與G選項(xiàng)As you study the role of evidence and reasoning in speechmaking, you will see how they can be used in other forms of communication as well.句型和語(yǔ)意相合，故選G。