1、专题十八 任务型阅读1.(2023学年河北)阅读短文，并按要求完成6670题Critical thinking(批判性思维) is trying to improve the way you think. People use critical thinking in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims(评估主张).Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice. When a problem comes our way, we need to thi
2、nk critically to decide how to solve it. When we see an advertisement, for example, we should stop and think. Advertisements are made to make people feel certain that they are true, and then people can buy the products. But is what the advertisement says true? Is it making a claim? Or does it only i
3、nterest us? Critical thinking is important and stops us from making poor 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, youll become a wiser and more thoughtful person. There are many ways of doing
4、 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. Wher
5、e 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.66、67题完成句子；68题简略回答问题；69题找出并写下第二段的主题句；70题将文中画线句子译成汉语。6
6、6. People use critical thinking to _ and evaluate claims.67. Critical thinking can stop us from _.68. What kind of person will you become as you grow in critical thinking?_69. _70. _【答案】：66. solve problems. 67. making poor choices. 68. Ill become a wiser and more thoughtful person.69. Like every oth
7、er skill, critical thinking takes practice.70.它可能在工作或学校帮助你成功。66. solve problems. 67. making poor choices. 68. Ill become a wiser and more thoughtful person.69. Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice.70.它可能在工作或学校帮助你成功。【解析】：66.细节题，较简单。考察精确查找答案的能力。根据题意锁定第一段第二句“People use critical thin
8、king in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims.”可知答案。67.细节题，较简单。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 poor choices.”为原句可知答案。68.细节题，较简单。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, youll becom
9、e a wiser and more thoughtful person.”可知答案。此题需要注意两点。1）是原句中的“while”和题目中的“as”是同义词，“当.的时候”的意思。2）任务型阅读中68题简略回答问题如果问题中有第二人称时，在回答的时候需要变成相对应的第一人称。69.考察主题句。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。此题较为简单。70.此题难度较低。翻译时需要注意短语help sb to do及succeed“成功”的中文释义。2.(2023学年扬州)阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格
10、。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写成空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）Nowadays, many people in China and Japan are racing against time. They put a lot of value in “being on time”. However, in some countries of the world, people have different opinions on “being on time”.GermanyThanks to its industrial past, in Germany you are expecte
11、d to arrive at least ten minutes earlier for any planned meeting.In Germany, being on time is risky enough because your hosts will probably already be there waiting, wondering how on earth you could be so stupid. What will you do if anything unexpected happens, like heavy traffic or a sudden rain? S
12、o remember to arrive early in Germany.Saudi ArabiaSome countries care little about time and Saudi Arabia is one of them. Its because of their long history of desert living where time is not the first thing to think about. It could be that its too hot to do anything on time. So dont expect them to be
13、 on time. Moreover, looking at your watch during an event is even considered as bad manners. So dont get angry with them, either.GhanaMost meeting times can be changed, even if an exact time is given, Ghanaians are very relaxed and easygoing. They think that if everyone is late, then no one is late.
14、 After all, what cant be done today can get done tomorrow. If you find it difficult to deal with, prepare to be unhappy. Otherwise, sit back enjoy the ride.RussiaPatience is considered a very important quality in Russian culture but being on time is not. When doing business in Russia, do be on time.
15、 Otherwise, it will be considered disrespectful. But Russians wont hold themselves to the same standard. So, again, patience can be key.How differently people _56_ “being on time” in different countries_57_Different opinions on “being on time”China and JapanBoth Chinese and Japanese think it_58_to be