Deep reading is a process in which people cri...

Deep reading is a process in which people critically think______ trying to catch the words on the page．

A.in addition to　 B．in favor of

C．in reply to　 D．in search of

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Deep reading is a process in which people _______ reflect in addition to trying to understand the words on the page.

A. critically B. negatively

C. approximately　 D. casually

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Few people doubt the value of developing students' thinking skills. A focus on critical thinking is common in education. In the Australian Curriculum, critical thinking and creative thinking are known as “general capabilities”. The US has a similar focus through their “common core".

Many approaches to developing critical thinking are based on Philosophy for Children. One strategy that has a large impact on students' ability to analyse and evaluate arguments is argument mapping, in which a student's reasoning can be visually displayed by capturing the inferential pathway from assumption to conclusion. This type of argument-based intellectual engagement can show high outcomes in terms of the quality of thinking in any classroom. Research also shows deliberate attention to the practice of reasoning in the context of our everyday lives can be significantly improved through targeted teaching.

Teachers at one high school in Australia, who have much training in critical thinking teaching methods, developed a task that asked students to determine Australia's greatest sports person. Students needed to construct their own criteria for greatness. To do so, they had to analyze the Australian sporting context, create possible evaluative standards, explain and justify why some standards would be more acceptable than others and apply these to their candidates. They then needed to argue their case with their classmates to develop criteria that were solid, defensible, widely applicable and produced a choice that seized significant and relevant aspects of Australian sport.

Researchers looking at the gains made in a single term of teaching critical thinking with argument mapping said the critical thinking gains measured are close to those that could be expected to result from three years of undergraduate education. Students who are taught to think well also do better on subject-based exams and standardized tests than those who do not.

In terms of developing 21st century skills, which includes setting up students for lifelong learning, teaching critical thinking should be core business.

1.Which of the following can explain the underlined word “capturing" in Paragraph 2?

A.Describing. B.Attracting. C.Designing. D.Blocking.

2.What’s the purpose of Paragraph 3?

A.To construct the criteria for being great.

B.To acknowledge the teachers' outcomes.

C.To present how to teach critical thinking.

D.To emphasize the importance of reasoning.

3.What is the author's attitude toward teaching critical thinking?

A.Objective. B.Supportive. C.Doubtful. D.Cautious.

4.What does this text imply?

A.Teaching methods should vary among schools.

B.Research on education deserves more attention.

C.Critical thinking should be valued in education.

D.Concepts of critical thinking aren't well received.

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---Which book do you think is the most useful to my studies?

---________, as long as you read it. In fact, they are out of date.

A. None                 B. Neither                  C. Any                                D. Either

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Critical thinking is an important skill that can increase students’ ability to learn in any situation. This can be applied to traditional education, or directly in a career related role. Many teachers find it such a valuable skill that they give their students a critical thinking question every day. Developing this ability can mean the difference between “just passing a course” and “understanding the material well enough” so that what students learn from it will follow them throughout their life.

Some characteristics of a critical thinker that teachers should encourage are;

-asking questions as a reaction to something read or discussed;

-determining the “deeper meaning” of a particular passage or topic;

-providing input and opinions to topics as a direct result of analysis and research;

-reasoning in an effort to develop an argument of your own opinion.

It is important for a student to understand more than definition（定义）. One way to truly understand an idea is to have hands-on practice, and to apply concepts learned in a textbook. Such “mini-examples” will interest a student and improve their understanding of a topic. This is how life-long skills can be developed.

Teachers that use critical thinking practices in the classroom can “go above and beyond” by asking questions that promote a greater comprehension of the material. Instructors should be able to challenge students and create an environment where they are analyzing material and gaining a better understanding. This will make the classroom move in a direction for learning. It can also help students to stay interested in the course material, as they always have a new concept to consider.

At the same time, students benefit greatly from developing critical thinking skills. When learned early on, these skills can be used throughout their college education. Students can understand how to consider a topic, analyze it, and discuss it from different points of view. These are skills that will benefit them when they are part of the workforce as well.

1.Who are the intended readers of the passage?

A. Teachers.　　 B. Parents.

C. Examines.　　 D. Headmasters.

2.Critical thinking can best be described as　　　　　　　 .

A. a system to improve people’s memory

B. a method to expand people’s knowledge

C. a way to increase people’s ability to understand

D. a process to make people more critical of others

3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to　　　　　　　 .

A. the ability　　 　　 B. the difference

C. the course　 　　 D. the material

4.The author thinks “mini-examples” are useful because they　　　　　　　　 .

A. assist students to better remember definitions

B. give students hands-on practice

C. help to keep students interested

D. help students develop concepts

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Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. ‘It’s iniquitous,’ they say, ‘that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays…’

The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.

Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities.

We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!

Another thing we mustn’t forget is the ‘small ads.’ which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine.  What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the ‘hatch, match and dispatch’ column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or ‘agony’ column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is!

1.What is main idea of this passage?

A.  Advertisement.

B.  The benefits of advertisement.

C.  Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.

D.  The costs of advertisement.

2.The attitude of the author toward advertisers is

A.  appreciative.

B.  trustworthy.

C.  critical.

D.  dissatisfactory.

3.Why do the critics criticize advertisers?

A.  Because advertisers often brag.

B.  Because critics think advertisement is a “waste of money”.

C.  Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.

D.  Because customers pay more.

4.Which of the following is Not True?

A.  Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything.

B.  We can buy what we want.

C.  Good quality products don’t need to be advertised.

D.  Advertisement makes our life colorful.

5.The passage is

A.  Narration.

B.  Description.

C.  Criticism.

D.  Argumentation.

Vocabulary

come in for ( sth. )      是某事物的对象，吸引（某事物），获得

flair            天资，天分

iniquitous            极邪恶的，极不公正的

drab            单调的，乏味的

subsist            活下去，生存下去，维持下去

hatch            孵化（指生孩子）

match            匹配，婚姻

dispatch            派遣，发送

agony            极大痛苦，煎熬

agony column      （报刊中关于个人疑难问题征询意见的）读者来信专栏

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---Is Jack still asleep in class?

---I think he _______ be criticized if he goes on with it.

A．need             B．shall              C．can              D．would

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Is there a way to turn back the aging process in people? For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth.” The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink its water, you will not age.

Researchers in New York did not find an actual fountain of youth, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears that the answer may be called the hypothalamus, which is part of your brain. It controls important body activities, including growth, the way we process food and so on.

Researchers at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that hypothalamus neural stem cells (干细胞) also influence how fast aging takes place.

Dongsheng Cai, a professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, was the leading researcher in a study on aging in mice. He and his team reported their findings.

“Aging speed can be controlled by a particular place in the body, which is the hypothalamus. And it can be controlled by a particular type of cells, which are hypothalamus stem cells.” He adds that when the hypothalamus starts aging, so does the body. So when hypothalamus function is in decline, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, and this protection against the aging development is lost, it eventually leads to aging.

Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate the hypothalamus in laboratory mice. They did this by injecting the animals with stem cells.

The researchers say the results show that the treatment slowed aging in the animals. “When we injected the hypothalamus stem cells to the middle-aged mice, the mice aged slowly and they can also live longer.”

But these results were just from studying mice in a laboratory. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in human beings.

“If we can translate what we have seen in animals to humans, I think humans can function better during later ages.” Cai and his team say their studies may have other benefits. They say the findings could lead to new ways to help doctors identify and treat any number of age-related health issues.

1.Why does the author mention the “fountain of youth” in the first paragraph?

A. To explain what the “fountain of youth” is.

B. To introduce the hypothalamus.

C. To show how to find the “fountain of youth”.

D. To help people find the “fountain of youth”.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The brain.　　 B. The aging process.

C. Hypothalamus.　　 D. The stem cell

3.What do we know about the study done by Cai?

A. They have found a way to turn back the aging process.

B. The brain controls growth, reproduction and the way we process food.

C. The decrease of hypothalamus stem cells can lead to aging.

D. The finding has been applied to human beings.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Fountain of Youth

B. A New Discovery about Aging

C. The Ways of Slowing Down Aging

D. Hypothalamus—the Fountain of Youth

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The project aims to get kids to a stage called　 “deep reading”, _____ they can read to learn.

A. which　　 B. where　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. what

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Of the two readable books, which do you think is ______ one for me to read?

A. a more suitable          B. more suitable     C. a suitable        D. the more suitable

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