11. C词义猜测题。根据第一段可知Amber Jala想提建议，所以响度是陈述的第一点，故选C。 12. D细节理解题。根据第三段I don’t think it is polite to make calls in small spaces full of people.及 This makes others uncomfortable and forces them to listen to your personal business.可知this指代上文中to make calls in small spaces full of people这件事，故选D。
13. D归纳理解题。根据最后一段主要介绍了边开车边打电话时危险的，和朋友在一起要关闭手机享受陪伴，对比选项可知作者想告诉我们合适的使用手机时重要的，故选D。 考点：书信类短文阅读。 Passage 4
Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to believe or what to do. According to a report on the World Economic
Forum (2016), critical thinking, creativity, and their practical application are widely accepted as the top three skills that young people need to possess in their future career.
A good critical thinker usually takes the following steps before he decides what to do. Whenever he needs to do something, he would, first of all, reason. He checks why he needs to do it and whether he really needs to do it. Then, analyze. He tries to find out what it really is and the best way to do it. After that, evaluate. He makes sure whether he is able to do it and how to do it well. Finally, he makes the decision and takes action. Take the “Double 11” (a popular online shopping day in China) as an example. A few days before it, he checks carefully what he needs and whether he really needs them, and makes a shopping list. He goes to the online shops to compare the quality and the prices of the things that he is going to buy. He compares the shops that sell these things. Then he
checks whether he can afford them and in which shops he is going to buy them. Although it takes him some time to make the decisions, he would not regret after the shopping.
Then what would happen if he didn’t think critically before he made the decisions? After the crazy “Double 11”, there were usually a lot of complaints on the Internet. There were regrets about buying more things than they needed. There were complaints about the poor quality and the prices of the things they bought. There were also complaints because they received wrong things or simply received nothing. There were all kinds of regrets and complaints. Why so? They had not thought critically before they made the decisions.
Critical thinking helps you make wiser decisions. It helps you avoid wasting time, money and so on. Therefore, do look before you leap.
14. According to the passage, critical thinking is a thinking skill that . A. helps make better choices B. will appear in the future C. helps make quick decisions D. makes us spend more money
15. In Paragraph 2, how does the critical thinker analyze the things he may buy? A. He checks what he needs to buy. B. He studies the quality and the prices. C. He makes a proper shopping list. D. He checks how much money he has.
16. The underlined word “complaints” means that the people . A. are not satisfied B. are not confident C. are not interested D. are not responsible
17. Which of the following examples is the use of “critical thinking”? A. Daming did a new science experiment before reading instructions. B. Lingling’s parents became very angry when they knew her bad marks. C. After looking at the other team’s weak points, the coach made a new plan. D. After hearing the stranger’s words, the girl followed him into a supermarket.
【答案】14. A 15. B 16. A 17. C
【解析】试题分析：本文以“双十一网购”为例，介绍了批判性思维者的特点：理智思考、评估利弊、做出决定。并通过和不认真思考而做的决定进行了对比，指出批判性思维能帮助人们做出更明智的决定。
14. 题意：根据文章，批判性思维是一种 的思维技能。考查细节理解题。根据第一句Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to believe or what to do.，可知批判性思维能够帮助人们选择该相信什么或该做什么，故选A。 15. 题意：在第2段中，批判性思考者如何分析他可能购买的东西？考查细节理解题。A. He checks what he needs to buy. 他检查他需要买什么。B. He studies the quality and the prices. 他研究质量和价格。C. He makes a proper shopping list.他列一份正确的购物清单。D. He checks how much money he has.他检查他有多少钱。根据He goes to the online shops to compare the quality and the prices of the things that he is going to buy.，可知他会在其他网店比较他要买的东西的质量和价格，故选B。
16. 题意：下划线的“complaints”一词意味着人们 。考查词义理解题。根据下文There were regrets about buying more things than they needed.以及后面There were all kinds of regrets and complaints.，可知是抱怨，故选A。
17. 题意：下列哪一个例子是使用的“批判性思维”？考查综合理解题。A. Daming did a new science experiment before reading instructions.大铭在阅读说明书前做了一个新的科学实验。B. Lingling’s parents became very angry when they knew her bad marks.玲玲的父母知道她的坏成绩时非常生气。C. After looking at the other team’s weak points, the coach made a new plan. 在看了另一个队的弱点之后，教练制定了一个新的计划。D. After hearing the stranger’s words, the girl followed him into a 女孩跟着他进了超市。根据Whenever he needs to do supermarket. 听到陌生人的话后，