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 drinking is the key to critical（判斷性的）thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes. 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 incorrect reasoning.

Critical thinking is an attitude（態(tài)度）as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper（希望深挖）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（高階推理）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 of intelligence（智力）, 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 put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.”

34. Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, __________.

A. it will be hard for us to think naturally and fast

B. we might be controlled by other people’s ideas

C. we will follow the ideas of others naturally

D. we might be footed by other people’s ideas

35. If you are a critical thinker, you will __________.

A. think deeply about different ideas                B. trust the reports in the newspapers

C. take one view against another view             D. criticize other people for their mistakes

36. In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that__________.

A. the smarter you are, the faster you do things  

B. the faster you do things, the smarter you become

C. speed can improve intelligence             

D. intelligence is not decided by speed

37. What would be the best title for the passage? 

A. Thinking and Critical Thinking.   　　     B. Understanding Critical Thinking.

C. Thinking Is Natural and Human.  　　     D. Thinking Fast Means Intelligence.

People with disabilities make up a large part of the population. It is reported that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are “developmental", that is to say, they happen before people’s twenty-second birthday, often from born conditions, and are hard enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as movement, communication, occupation, etc. Most other disabilities are considered “adventitious" (偶然的), i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.
Before the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Improvements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic (基本的) needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unluckily, these basics are often not available. Human rights such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and achieve work have traditionally been not agreed on the basis of disability.
In recent ten years, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these disagreements of human rights. Congress(國會) replied by passing important laws recognizing(承認) people with disabilities as a protected group under human rights laws.
It is reported that more than half of qualified(有資格的) Americans with disabilities don’t have work, and a lot of those who do work are out of work. About two-thirds live at or below the official lowest level.
Obvious difficulties, especially in communication and public awareness(意識), prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer stopped by law from marrying, a person unable to communicate is excluded(排斥) from society and social activities which might lead to the development of long-term relationships.
Only when public attitudes(態(tài)度) advance as far as laws have, disabled people will be fully able to take their rightful place in society.
【小題1】. A “developmental" disability ______.

A．is caused by forces

B．happens in youth and affects development

C．develops very slowly over time

D．is getting harder and harder

【小題2】Most disabled people used to die early because ______.

A．they were not very well looked after

B．disabilities destroyed body functions terribly

C．they were too poor to get right treatment

D．medical treatment were not available

【小題3】 The sentence “Still today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives freely.” should be placed at the beginning of Paragraph _________.

A．One	B．Two
C．Three	D．Four

【小題4】Which of the following cannot be inferred（推斷）from the passage ?

A．The public tend to(傾向) look down on the disabled people.

B．Many disabled people may remain single(保持單身) for their whole life.

C．The disabled people feel inferior(不及) to those common people.

D．Discriminatory(歧視性) laws prevent the disabled from mixing with others.

【小題5】 The best title for this passage might be ______.

A．The Causes for Disabilities

B．Medical Treatments for Disabilities

C．The physical difficulties of the Disabled

D．Disadvantages of People with Disabilities

Butterfly exhibition （展覽） Date: 1st-31st May Place: Sunshine Town Museum Show: All kinds of butterflies from different parts of the world. Time:  Mon.- Friday.   10:00am-4:00pm Sat.- Sun.      9:00am-5:00pm Tickets: Adults: ＄20 Students: ＄15 Free for children under12 Group Booking: Can be made through the group line （010）74××××27 Adult groups of 10 or more: ＄15 each Students groups of 10 or more: ＄10 each          Special gift! Come to the butterfly exhibition on 1st, May and receive a free picture of butterfly.

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1．What can you see in the butterfly exhibition ?

A．Some paintings.

B．Some beautiful butterflies.

C．some model planes

D．Some nice clothes

2．You want to see the butterfly exhibition with your 10-year-old daughter. How much will you pay for the tickets?

    A．＄20       B．＄35         C．＄ 40          D．＄45

3．How can we book group tickets?

    A．By sending an e-mail.              B．By writing a letter.

C．By making a phone call             D．By filling in an application form.

4．How much should they pay if thirty-two students visit the exhibition?　

    A．＄280              B．＄300          C．＄320           D．＄340

5．If you go to the butterfly exhibition on 1stMay, you can get _________________.

    A．a(chǎn) present        B．a(chǎn) ticket           C．a(chǎn) book       D．some money

CHENGDU—After flying for five minutes over Wenchuan，Li Xiang finally found a landing place for his helicopter（直升機）on a hill near the earthquake-hit county．

Li，an officer of the Aviation Regiment（陸航團）of the Chengdu Military Area Command，then made a soft landing and waited as his team got off food and medicine while the people around cried，“Thank you，soldiers! Finally，we have hope．”

After the quake，Li's regiment was the first to fly into the counties and towns such as Wenchuan，Maoxian，Yingxiu and Beichuan．

After struggling with all difficulties，the regiment provided a lifeline from the sky for the people who they would have been unable to get to in any other way．

At 2:28 pm on May 12．a(chǎn) heavy shake woke up the pilots who were taking a rest．At 2:48 pm，they were told to fly to the quake-hit area．And Li's regiment started the largest rescue（營救）operation in its history．

By Wednesday，the regiment had carried more than 304 tons of food，medicine and water．It had also flown 959 injured（受傷的）people out of the quake-hit areas and carried 1,232 rescuers and medical workers into the areas．

Since May 12，the regiment has made 815 flights into the quake-hit areas，with a total flying time of 758 hours．

The pilots also risked their lives for foreigners trapped in the high mountains for four days．On May 15，two helicopters transported 35 foreign tourists from Wolong village to Chengdu．The tourists，mainly from the US，the UK and France，could finally put an end to their panda-viewing trip．

1．According to the passage，                   ．

A．the helicopters got to the trapped people easily

B．no one flew to the area before Li’s regiment did

C．the regiment had not gone to any rescue before

D．the helicopters were used as they could land anywhere

2．It can be inferred from the passage that         were among the most needed soon after the quake happened．

A．tents，food and clothes                               B．food，medicine and water

C．food，water and clothes                             D．tents，water and medicine

3．Which of the following may NOT be included in the regiment’s tasks?

A．To carry medicine to the quake-hit areas．

B．To carry rescuers to the quake-hit areas．

C．To take injured people out of the quake-hit areas．

D．To take buried（被埋的）people out of the rubble（瓦礫）．

4．The foreign tourists who were rescued                ．

A．came from Europe，America and Oceania（大洋洲）

B．had been trapped in the mountains for 5 days

C．went to Sichuan to have a look at pandas

D．would continue their journey to Wolong

5．The proper title for the passage is “        ”．

A．They carry a lifeline through the air                     B．They carry things to quake-hit areas

C．They send love to people in danger               D．They bring trapped people to safety

The human body is a living machine, and, like all machines, it needs “fuel” to supply it with energy. This is provided by the food we eat. But how much do we need to stay healthy?

The energy value of food is usually measured in calories(卡). A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1℃. The number of calories people need per day is different, as the picture shows. Also, the number of calories you use at any one moment normally depends on the activity you are in. For example, you need more calories for standing than for sitting, more for running than for walking, and so on.

The energy in food is in the form of three kinds of chemical materials—carbohydrate（碳水化合物）, protein（蛋白質） and fat. Carbohydrate provides 3.8 Cal /gm of the energy, protein 4.0 Cal/gm, and fat 8.8 Cal/gm. Each food contains different amounts of these materials, as the round pictures show.

(P= protein      C= carbohydrate    F=fat)

1.How many calories are needed to raise the temperature of 5kg of water from 35℃ to 90℃?

A．55.

B．175.

C．325.

D．275.

2.Which of the following contains the most amount of calories?

A．Milk.

B．Rice

C．Peanuts.

D．Milk or peanuts.

3.Who needs the most amount of calories each day?

A．A woman.

B．An office worker.

C．A farmer.

D．A boy aged 16.

4.Which of following is True?　　

A．You need more calories for swimming than for mountain climbing.

B．A child aged 8 needs the same amount of calories every day as a man over 70 does.

C．A woman feeding baby needs over 4 times the amount of calories that a baby does.

D．Everyone needs the same amount of calories per day.

5.This passage mainly tells us ______.

A．a(chǎn)ll the energy is in food

B．the human body needs energy

C．the number of calories depends on your activity

D．we must only eat peanuts to get calories