Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about thinking is the key to critical(批判性的) thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes（过程）. Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.
The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen--beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.
Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are interested in life and want to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.
Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning（推理）are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure（尺度）of intelligence（智慧）, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein. Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately made Hoffman feel comfortable by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.” 
【小题1】Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _______.

It is 8:00 in the evening. My   1  are in the room. My parents ate on the   2 . My uncle is on the sofa, too. He is in(穿着) a jacket.   3  jacket is black. His   4  is Nick. He is my father’s brother. Look! A red    5  is under the chair. Ah, it is not a hat. It is a clock. Bill is   6  the chair. He is my    7 . He is Uncle Nick’s son. Gina and I    8  on the bed. Gina is Uncle Nick’s   9 . She is my cousin, too. Jenny is at the table. She is my   10 . She is Gina and Bill’s mother.

1.                A．photo          B．family          C．telephone D．head

2.                A．sofa           B．chair           C．desk D．table

3.                A．An            B．不填           C．The  D．A

4.                A．color          B．number         C．card D．name

5.                A．ruler           B．pen            C．hat  D．bag

6.                A．on            B．for            C．about    D．in

7.                A．brother        B．sister           C．friend    D．cousin

8.                A．is             B．am            C．are  D．have

9.                A．son            B．daughter        C．mother   D．uncle

10.               A．aunt           B．grandmother    C．parent    D．sister

补全对话。从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。(其中有两项是多余的)（5分）

A、 Would you like to come?

B、 What time will it begin?

C、Here you are.

D、Have you finished your homework?

E、Where is she?

F、By the way.

G、I’ll help you.

A: 1. _________________________?

B: Not yet. Exercise 3 is too difficult for me.

A: Don’t worry. 2. _______________________.

B: It’s very kind of you. But I think I can do it myself. Can you lend me your English-Chinese dictionary?

A: With pleasure. 3.. ______________________..

B: Thanks. 4.. ________________, is Miss Gao at the teachers’ office?

A: Oh, no. She’s out at the moment.

B: 5.._______________________? Do you know? I have some questions to ask her.

A: I think she is at the library. She told me she wanted to borrow some books.

B: I have to wait for her.