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第二节七选五阅读(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空 白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Public Speaking and Critical Thinking What is critical thinking? To a certain degree,if s  a matter of logic (逻辑) 一of being able to spot weaknesses in other peopled 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,organised thinking—the ability to see clearly the relationships among ideas. 71 The greatest thinkers,scientists,and inventors have often taken information that was readily available and put it together differently to produce new ideas. That,too,is critical thinking.

72 As the class goes on,for example,you will probably spend a good deal of time organising your speeches. While this may seem like a purely mechanical (

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. Organising a

speech is not just a matter of arranging the ideas you already have. 73

What is true of organisation is true of many aspects of public speaking. 74 As you work on expressing your ideas in clear,accurate language,you will improve your ability to think clearly and accurately. 75 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.

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 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 reorganised 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 beused in other forms of communication as well. 

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71. D 73. A

71. D解析:上句提到，从广义上来讲，批判 性思考就是把思考集中并组织起来，是明 确各观点之间关系的能力;下文提到，最伟 大的思想家、科学家和发明家经常把有用 的信息提取出来，重新组合创造出新的观 点。由此可知，此处表明“世界上新的观点很 少，只有重新组织起来的观点”。

reorganise 和new为关键词。

72. E解析:概括下文内容可知，本段主要举 例介绍了如何上公共演讲课，故答案为E 项。

class为关键词。

73. A解析:上句提到:组织一次演讲不仅是 组织已有观点的问题，由此可知下句：而 且，这还是形成观点自身的一个重要部分， 同时not和rather亦为提示。

74. F解析:概括下文内容可知，本段主要讲 在演讲课中所学的技巧如何帮助你思考。 故答案为F。

75. G解析：由上句可以得知，此处为排比 句，句型结构相同;从句意上看，几个并列 排比句都是在讲所学的演讲技巧在实际上 的帮助，由此可知答案。