Passage 3（2019 •河北省）
Critical thinking(批判性思维) is trying to improve the way you think. People use critical thinking in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims(评估主张).
Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice. When a problem comes our way, we need to think critically to decide how to solve it. When we see an advertisement, for example, we should stop and think. Advertisements are made to make people feel certain that they are true, and then people can buy the products. But is what the advertisement says true? Is it making a claim? Or does it only interest us? Critical thinking is important and stops us from making poor choices. In fact, we are using it if we ask questions naturally about what we see.
Practice makes perfect. While you are growing in critical thinking, you’ll become a wiser and more thoughtful person. There are many ways of doing practice. Here are a few.
★ Read about a topic people disagree on. Look at articles or books on all sides of the subject. For each side of the subject, think carefully and evaluate it.
★ When you see or hear a claim, ask questions about it. Who is making the claim and why?
★Evaluate your own thinking. Where and why do you think uncritically? How can you improve?
Critical thinking should be part of everything we do. It may help you to succeed at work or school. Make yourself into a habit of critical thinking. Change your thoughts and change your world.
66、67题完成句子；68题简略回答问题；69题找出并写下第二段的主题句；70题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
66. People use critical thinking to _____________________________ and evaluate claims.
67. Critical thinking can stop us from ____________________________________________.
68. What kind of person will you become as you grow in critical thinking?
_________________________________________________________________________________
69. ______________________________________________________________________________
70. _______________________________________________________________________________
【答案与解析】
66. solve problems.
【解析】细节题，较简单。考察精确查找答案的能力。根据题意锁定第一段第二句 “ People use critical thinking in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims.” 可知答案。
67. making poor choices.
【解析】细节题，较简单。通过题目关键词找到第二段倒数第二句 “ Critical thinking is important and stops us from making poor choices.” 为原句可知答案。
68. I’ll become a wiser and more thoughtful person.
【解析】细节题，较简单。认真读题，通过关键词 “ as you grow in critical thinking” 找到原句为第三段第二句 “ While you are growing in critical thinking, you’ll become a wiser and more thoughtful person.” 可知答案。此题需要注意两点。1）是原句中的 “ while” 和题目中的 “ as” 是同义词，“当......的时候”的意思。2）任务型阅读中68题简略回答问题如果问题中有第二人称时，在回答的时候需要变成相对应的第一人称。
69. Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice.
【解析】考察主题句。段落的主题句通常为某段的第一句，此题也不例外。通过对第二段的理解可知，该段第一句为主题句，后面内容都是对第一句的举例及说明。此题较为简单。
70. 它可能在工作或学校帮助你成功。
【解析】题难度较低。翻译时需要注意短语help sb to do 及succeed“成功”的中文释义。
Critical thinking(批判性思维) is trying to improve the way you think. People use critical thinking in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims(评估主张).
Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice. When a problem comes our way, we need to think critically to decide how to solve it. When we see an advertisement, for example, we should stop and think. Advertisements are made to make people feel certain that they are true, and then people can buy the products. But is what the advertisement says true? Is it making a claim? Or does it only interest us? Critical thinking is important and stops us from making poor choices. In fact, we are using it if we ask questions naturally about what we see.
Practice makes perfect. While you are growing in critical thinking, you’ll become a wiser and more thoughtful person. There are many ways of doing practice. Here are a few.
★ Read about a topic people disagree on. Look at articles or books on all sides of the subject. For each side of the subject, think carefully and evaluate it.
★ When you see or hear a claim, ask questions about it. Who is making the claim and why?
★Evaluate your own thinking. Where and why do you think uncritically? How can you improve?
Critical thinking should be part of everything we do. It may help you to succeed at work or school. Make yourself into a habit of critical thinking. Change your thoughts and change your world.
66、67题完成句子；68题简略回答问题；69题找出并写下第二段的主题句；70题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
66. People use critical thinking to _____________________________ and evaluate claims.
67. Critical thinking can stop us from ____________________________________________.
68. What kind of person will you become as you grow in critical thinking?
_________________________________________________________________________________
69. ______________________________________________________________________________
70. _______________________________________________________________________________
【答案与解析】
66. solve problems.
【解析】细节题，较简单。考察精确查找答案的能力。根据题意锁定第一段第二句 “ People use critical thinking in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims.” 可知答案。
67. making poor choices.
【解析】细节题，较简单。通过题目关键词找到第二段倒数第二句 “ Critical thinking is important and stops us from making poor choices.” 为原句可知答案。
68. I’ll become a wiser and more thoughtful person.
【解析】细节题，较简单。认真读题，通过关键词 “ as you grow in critical thinking” 找到原句为第三段第二句 “ While you are growing in critical thinking, you’ll become a wiser and more thoughtful person.” 可知答案。此题需要注意两点。1）是原句中的 “ while” 和题目中的 “ as” 是同义词，“当......的时候”的意思。2）任务型阅读中68题简略回答问题如果问题中有第二人称时，在回答的时候需要变成相对应的第一人称。
69. Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice.
【解析】考察主题句。段落的主题句通常为某段的第一句，此题也不例外。通过对第二段的理解可知，该段第一句为主题句，后面内容都是对第一句的举例及说明。此题较为简单。
70. 它可能在工作或学校帮助你成功。
【解析】题难度较低。翻译时需要注意短语help sb to do 及succeed“成功”的中文释义。
