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.
1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. People use critical thinking to
2. Critical thinking can stop us from
3. What kind of person will you become as you grow in critical thinking?
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【推荐1】Thanks to better health care, most people are living healthier and longer lives. Someone who is born today can live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century (世纪). It is even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate (庆祝) their hundredth birthdays. Here are some rules for a healthy life.
Get off the sofa!
Sure, it is comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV. But doctors say you should get off the sofa. To keep healthy, you have to walk at least 10,000 steps every day.
Eat healthy food!
It is important to eat healthy food like fruit and vegetables. Fast food is not healthy. You should only have it sometimes. Eating too much junk food will be bad for your health.
Rest while you can!
When we were babies, we slept for much of the night. Teenagers do not need as much sleep as babies, but it is important for you to get about eight hours’ sleep a night.
Try to be happy!
Many people think that happiness is important for our health. Sometimes it is not easy to be a teenager because of the exams or friendships (友谊). If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or your teacher.
Say no to smoking!
Yes, it is so important. Smoking is not cool. It is dangerous. It harms (伤害) your body. Think about how your family and friends will feel, and think about what it will do to your health.
1题完成句子；2-3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. You have to walk at least 10,000 steps everyday
2. Do teenagers need as much sleep as babies?
3. What kind of food should we eat?
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Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing. Here are some ways to help you become outgoing.
You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend. But the problem comes when you meet strangers (陌生人) or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have more talks. Start a talk, and just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going?” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare your views (看法), or surf the Internet for new information and then keep them in mind.
变得更加外向的最简单的方法是外出。 This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun.
1. Can shy people be outgoing?2. What does the underlined word “they” refers to (指的是)?
3. If I want to make interesting talks, what should I do?
4. 将短文中划线部分的汉语翻译成英语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
The teenage years are an important time for teenagers to grow in bodies and minds. The teenage years are also a time when teenagers form habits that can last a lifetime. Here are some pieces of healthy living advice for teenagers to follow.
Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables
Scientists suggest that teens should get at least five kinds of fruits and vegetables each day. Fruits and vegetables provide（提供）important vitamins teens’ bodies need to grow well. Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables also helps keep teens full without providing more calories that can lead to overweight.
Get Your Body Moving
Exercise does more than just burn calories. Taking part in sports helps keep the heart strong and improves feelings. According to the Kids Health, a website presented by the Nemours Foundation, teens should take part in at least 60 minutes of exercise every day.
Watch What You Drink
Teens’ bodies are almost two-thirds water, so drinking enough water is important. Teenagers should drink 8 glasses of water every day, according to the British Nutrition Foundation. That number grows for teens who take part in sports or are especially active. Other good drinks include（包含）100 percent fruit juice and low-fat milk. Sugary drinks should be limited or excluded from the meals completely as they provide more sugar and empty calories.
Get Enough Sleep
According to the scientists, teenagers need at least nine hours of sleep each night. Teens should also have at least an hour of “quiet time” before bedtime. The goal is for all phones or computers to be turned off for the night so that the brains and bodies can get relaxed. Quiet time activities may include listening to soft music or reading a book.
1. How many kinds of fruits and vegetables does a teenager should eat each day?2. Why should teenagers do exercise every day according to the passage?
3. What quiet activities can students do before bedtime?
4. How do you follow one of these healthy living suggestions in your daily life?
Anger is a kind of feeling.Many things can make you angry.When your teacher gives you too much homework，when your team loses an important game，when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it，you may get really angry.
Usually，your body will tell you when you are angry.For example，you breathe faster，your face turns red，and you may want to break something or hit someone，but sometimes，you hide your anger.For example，you may hide it in your heart.The problem is that if you do this，you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact，it's not good to hide your anger，and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes.But anger must be let out in the right way，without hurting others or yourself.
When you get angry，you can talk about it with other people.It's helpful to talk about your anger with an adult，such as parents，or a teacher.When you talk about anger，those bad feelings can start to go away.Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry：talk to a good friend；count from 1 to 100；give someone a hug；go for a bike ride；think about good things，etc.
Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse.Don't let your anger control you.
1. How many reasons for people to get angry does the text mention？(不超过5个词)
2. What will tell you when you are angry？(不超过5个词)
3. What's the problem if people hide their anger？(不超过15个词)
4. How should people deal with anger without hurting others or themselves？(不超过10个词)
5. Whom can people talk with if they are in anger according to the passage？(不超过5个词)
【推荐2】There are two types of anger you might experience in life. The first kind is called sudden anger. It’s perhaps a little out of control. When you your toe is stepped on and it hurts, that’s sudden anger. It will disappear in a few minutes. The second is called righteous (正当的) anger. Your toe hasn’t been stepped on, but maybe someone sent an email about your work performance that was not true. Righteous anger may last days or weeks.
With sudden anger, there’s some science. If you’re angry about stepping on your toe, it’s because your body warns you about the danger. Righteous anger has something to do with your success and work performance. It can make you difficult to be around. The best way to solve anger is choosing to have empathy (同理心).
Try to think in the other’s shoes. Maybe they were totally wrong. However, there is usually something proper about their behavior. Be careful before you take actions in anger and send an email to argue for yourself. Instead, start with empathy—what was the opinion of your friends, why do they send such an email? When you have empathy, you avoid seeing only how you’ve been hurt. It helps you resolve arguments and deal with anger.
At last, that works well because you can take yourself out of the situation. It also means you are ready to reach an agreement. You become known as a person who has dealt with anger, not someone who can do nothing but get angry.
1-2题完成句子；3题回答问题；4题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5题将文中画线句译成汉语。
1. The sudden anger will disappear in
2. Righteous anger has something to do with your
3. What is the best way to solve anger?
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【推荐3】People in different countries speak different languages. But is there a lanuage that can be understood by everyone in the world ? Emojis might be the first truly universal(通用的)language.
Emojis are a kind of special language. Pictures are used to put meaning across. A group called the Unicode Consortium is in charge of choosing official(官方的) emojis. It has added new emojis every year since 2014. These new emojis do not come out of nowhere. They come from what people think about, like and care about.
Emojis can be used to represent (代表) different groups of people. In 2015, emoji faces with different skin tones (肤色） were added. In 2016, different jobs were added, such as doctor, police officer and painter along with female versions of these jobs. This year, emojis of disabled people were added, including emojis of blind people and people in wheel chairs.
But there is also more to emojis. They can also refer to pop culture and new cultural trends. New emojis in 2019 have included several animals, such as sloths（树懒） and flamingos (火烈鸟).These animals are not very common, but are known to many people. For example, sloths have become popular thanks to the 2016 film Zootopia (《疯狂动物城 》 ). Many fashion designers have included flamingos in their designs in recent years. This animal makes people feel like they're on a tropical (热带） vacation.
It seems that emojis are a mirror of the world we live in. It will be interesting to see how they change and grow in the years to come.
1. Emojis are a special language using the2. Where do new emojis come from?（回答不超过9个词）
3. When did emojis begin to show different jobs?（回答不超过2个词）
4. What kind of animals have been included in 2019?（回答不超过6个词）
5. 将画线句子翻译成汉语。
【推荐1】Some bad habits are making you grow old fast. Cut down the following habits today for a more beautiful, healthier tomorrow.
Waiting for you sadness to go away
Sadness isn’t just uncomfortable; it also makes you become older fast. Take your mental (精神的) health as seriously as your physical health. If you’ve been fighting with your sadness for more than two weeks, be sure to find professional help. Paying no attention to your sadness or just waiting without doing anything can do harm to your mental health and make you older.
Having a cigarette or two on weekends
If you smoke only when you are with your friends on weekends, can you keep away from the harmful effects of smoking? The answer is “No”. Smoking can break down your skin’s elasticity (弹性). Your smoking habit may even make your hair become gray. Changing your smoking habit is changing your life.
Having a long to do list day after day
It’s natural to have a to-do list in our “go, go, go” daily life. But if you’re always running from one thing to the next, and caught in too much business, you are turning older fast, because your too long to-do list makes you tired and under lots of stress. Stress can cause heart disease, high blood pressure and other physical diseases. It can also cause mental health problems or make the problems worse and worse.
1. 请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。2. If you can’t get out of your sadness, what should you do?
3. What are the harmful effects of smoking?
4. 列举两种由stress导致的疾病。
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5. 找出文章的主旨句。
After spending 40 hours playing the online game King of Glory，a middle school student had a stroke（中风） and nearly died. This happened in Guangdong province in April last year. It shows how bad things can get if one becomes addicted to（沉迷）the Internet.
To stop more teenagers from becoming addicted to the Internet， the Ministry of Education（MOE教育部） sent a letter to all parents in China on April 20， 2018. It calls on them to pay more attention to their children's online activities.
The MOE also sent an urgent（紧急）notice to primary and middle schools， asking them to monitor（监督） students' Internet use. From now on， schools will pay more attention to their students' Internet use and their use of mobile phones.
Schools have been told to teach students how to avoid violent（暴力的）online event. If students show signs of being addicted to the Internet， they can get help from their teachers to give up their addiction.
Among China's 772 million Internet users， about 151 million of them are between the ages of 10 and 19，according to the China Internet Network Information Center.
It's important to pay attention to how much time you spend online. To make better use of the Internet，experts advise that students should limit（限制）their screen time to less than 1. 5 hours a day. To make better use of their free time， they can develop good hobbies， like reading or playing sports.
1. When did the MOE send a letter to all parents in China?2. Where did the MOE send an urgent notice?
3. Are China's 772 million Internet users between the ages of 10 and 19?
4. How long do experts advise students to limit their screen time?
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
Is 2024 the Year of Dragon, or the Year of Loong?
Clearly, there are differences between the Western dragon and the Chinese loong. In Western culture, dragons are so bad that they have to be killed. While in China, the loong is a kind of positive (积极的) animal that helps humans. Then, why is “loong” translated into English as “dragon”?
Here’s one reason. In the 19th century, British Robert Morrison produced the first Chinese-English, English-Chinese dictionary in history. He translated the Chinese “loong” as “dragon”. This dictionary had a great influence. As a result, “dragon” has been widely used in the West.
Now, as China becomes more connected to the world, Westerners become interested in exploring Chinese traditional culture. It also offers them a chance to see the rich deep meanings of the Chinese loong. People find that the word “dragon” may not be able to describe the true meanings of the Chinese loong.
So should we translate the Chinese dragon into “loong”? What do you think?
● Dragons: so bad that they have to be ● Loongs: positive and More information: ● In the ●“Loong” is accepted as the Chinese traditional Your opinion: Should Dragon Boat Festival be called as Loong Boat Festival? Why? |
