1 . Public speaking and critical thinking
What is critical thinking? To a certain degree, it’s a matter of logic (逻辑) — of being able to spot weaknesses in other people’s argument 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 their lationships among ideas.
What is true of organization is true of many aspects of public speaking.
If you take full advantage of your speech class, you will be able to develop your skills as 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 like 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 speech making, you will see how they can be used in other forms of communication as well. |
In the fighting between two countries in the 1970s, a young man was walking from one village to the next when he was
But a(n)
As they walked,
He
Minutes later, he heard footsteps
Mercy often wears the face of
As Mahatma Gandhi said, “The
A.shot | B.murdered | C.killed | D.caught |
A.demanded | B.reminded | C.ordered | D.required |
A.beaten | B.shot | C.accepted | D.driven |
A.amazing | B.frightening | C.inspiring | D.confusing |
A.watched | B.received | C.accepted | D.suggested |
A.turned | B.covered | C.moved | D.repaired |
A.thus | B.indeed | C.therefore | D.however |
A.expressions | B.plans | C.words | D.signals |
A.forgive | B.hate | C.instruct | D.help |
A.packed | B.dragged | C.forced | D.threw |
A.free | B.slow | C.nervous | D.eager |
A.for | B.into | C.up | D.down |
A.showing | B.waving | C.running | D.jumping |
A.shouted | B.counted | C.wondered | D.argued |
A.seldom | B.never | C.always | D.sometimes |
A.marks | B.favors | C.thanks | D.reasons |
A.awareness | B.kindness | C.safeness | D.forgiveness |
A.opportunities | B.explanations | C.hopes | D.lessons |
A.need | B.responsibility | C.patience | D.energy |
A.lonely | B.weak | C.healthy | D.calm |
— Not very, ________we started to work in the ABC Motor Company.
A.before | B.since | C.when | D.after |
4 . Every student has tests when they are at school. But have you ever been so worried about the tests that you can’t fall asleep at night? Have you ever felt sick or had a headache during a test?
But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over a long time. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is ill, if you are having problems at school, or if you are going through anything else that makes you upset every day.
A.However, there are two different kinds of stress. |
B.Can you tell a kind of stress from another one? |
C.The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. |
D.That kind of stress isn’t going to help you, and it can actually make you sick. |
E.Since bad stress is harmful for us, you’d better try to change it into good stress. |
F.If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. |
G.For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare well before the test. |
5 . Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a (an)
One
After Marc saw several homes, he
Marc began building his home. He had several false starts,
Marc
We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s
A.strange | B.hopeful | C.good | D.reasonable |
A.find | B.run | C.complete | D.buy |
A.help | B.encourage | C.scold | D.persuade |
A.winter | B.summer | C.autumn | D.spring |
A.exchanged | B.received | C.recognized | D.won |
A.girls | B.jobs | C.houses | D.presents |
A.rooms | B.drinks | C.attention | D.advice |
A.expected | B.gathered | C.created | D.understood |
A.similarly | B.finally | C.however | D.therefore |
A.forget | B.believe | C.replace | D.doubt |
A.because | B.although | C.but | D.so |
A.repair | B.rebuild | C.sell | D.improve |
A.conversations | B.achievements | C.struggles | D.arguments |
A.drove | B.rushed | C.flew | D.moved |
A.weak | B.funny | C.small | D.amazing |
A.blindness | B.death | C.sadness | D.disease |
A.experienced | B.hated | C.survived | D.spent |
A.brought | B.earned | C.contacted | D.raised |
A.slow | B.easy | C.dangerous | D.special |
A.realize | B.bring | C.collect | D.apply |
—Never ____ it, actually.
A.had I learned | B.have I learned |
C.I learned | D.was I learning |
A CNN Reporter at the scene states that there is no evidence that a 757 hit the Pentagon.
What hit the Pentagon? A Boeing 757 loaded with passengers and fuel right? Who was on Flight 757? According to the Flight Information there were No Arabs on it. That makes me wonder if Flight 757 actually existed at all.
From the pictures and the videos, people can find that there are several doubtful points that need to be taken into consideration, for example the marker line on the grass in the satellite and ground pictures, the different colors of the smoke, the hole which the plane impacted, and the standing pylons (架线塔).
Also, from the comparison of the different pictures, people can find some other strange points. For example, the gear (齿轮) is not the matching one. The wreckage of the plane is not the one from the American Airlines. The glass on the pavement of the pole is another doubtful point. The last thing that need considering is about the collapse. One of the gif video shows the plane impacting the Pentagon. The only problem with this video footage is that it has been altered (改变) and can not be fully trusted.
These crash photos and videos shown here clearly have been doctored (篡改) and don't even match the physics of what happened. So where is the real video? It leaves me many questions. Is this a missile? It is a real enigma.
1. Where can you possibly read this article?
A.In a newspaper. | B.In a book. | C.On a website. | D.In a magazine. |
A.given in | B.surrendered | C.given away | D.produced |
A.the colors of the smoke |
B.the model of the plane |
C.the standing pylons |
D.the marker line on the grass |
A.Positive. | B.Neutral. | C.Skeptical. | D.Negative. |
A.due to | B.thanks to |
C.owing to | D.according to |
This incident stuck in my mind because it strengthened my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were“depressed”until we were in high school.
The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike any more. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?
Human development is based not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new situation. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation machine has been fixed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information, indiscriminately, to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practised. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
1. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world _________ .
A.through touch with society |
B.gradually and under guidance |
C.naturally and by biological instinct |
D.through exposure to social information |
A.the widespread influence of television |
B.the poor arrangement of teaching content |
C.the fast step of human intellectual development |
D.the constantly rising standard of living |
A.It enables children to gain more social information. |
B.It develops children’s interest in reading and writing. |
C.It helps children to memorize and practise more. |
D.It can control what children are to learn. |
A.He feels amused by the children’s adultlike behavior. |
B.He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note. |
C.He considers it a positive development. |
D.He seems to be upset about it. |
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