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）People use critical thinking to ________ and evaluate claims. （2）Critical thinking can stop us from________.
（3）What kind of person will you become as you grow in critical thinking? （4）找出并写下第二段的主题句 （5）将文中画线句子译成汉语答案： 【答案】 （1）solve problems. （2）making poor choices.
（3）I'll become a wiser and more thoughtful person. （4）Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice. （5）它可能在工作或学校帮助你成功。
【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文介绍批判性思维的过程和应用。
（1）细节理解题。根据题意锁定第一段第二句“ People use critical thinking in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims.”故填 solve problems。
（2）细节理解题。通过题目关键词找到第二段倒数第二句“ Critical thinking is important and stops us from making poorchoices,\为原句可知答案 making poor choices。
（3）细节理解题。认真读题，通过关键词“ as you grow in critical thinking\找到原句为第三段第二句“ While you are growing in critical thinking, you' II become a wiser and more thoughtful person.\可知答案 I'll become a wiser and more thoughtful person.
（4）考查主题句。段落的主题句通常为某段的第一句，此题也不例外。通过对第二段的理解可知，该段第一句为主题句，后面内容都是对第一句的举例及说明。故答案为 Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice.
（5）翻译时需要注意短语help sb to do帮助某人做某事；succeed“成功”的中文释义。故答案为 它可能在工作或学校帮助你成功。
【点评】考查任务型阅读，关键在看懂文章，然后根据题目要求作答，注意尽量用文章的语言填写答案。在文章中找不到答案时，要完全理解句子，根据同义词，句型转换的方式找到可以替换文章中的单词，短语或者句子的词。
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