新視野大學(xué)英語第三版綜合教程2

1、.1Learning the art of critical thinkingA. There is nothing more practical than sound thinking. No matter whatyourcircumstanceorgoals,nomatterwhereyouare,orwhatproblemsyouface,youarebetteroffifyourthinkingisskilled.Asamanager,leader,employee,citizen,lover,friend,parentineveryrealmandsituationofyourli

2、fegoodthinkingpaysoff.Poorthinking,inturn,inevitablycauses problems, wastes time and energy, and engenders frustration andpain.B. Critical thinking isthedisciplined artof ensuring thatyou use thebestthinkingyouarecapableofinanysetofcircumstances.Thegeneralgoal of thinking is to figure out the lay of

3、 the land in any situationwe are in. We all have multiple choices to make. We need the bestinformation to make the best choices.C. It is important to realize that serious study of thinking, seriousthinking about thinking, is rare. It is not a subject in most colleges.It is seldom found in the thinki

4、ng of our culture. But if you focus yourattentionforamomentontherolethatthinkingisplayinginyourlife,you may come to recognize that, in fact, everything you do, or want, orfeel is influenced by your thinking.a aaaaaa整理doc.a aaaaaa a 整理doc.1. Critical thinking is a kind of art that can be trained to g

5、uaranteethat you use the best thinking you can in no matter what kind ofcircumstances.2. Ifotherpeoplearenotsatisfiedwithyoursummaryofwhattheysaid,it means you have problems understanding what they said.3. Good thinking is the most useful thing.4. Youmayfindthatyourthinkinginfluenceswhateveryoudo,or

6、want,orfeel,ifyouconsiderforamomenttherolethinkingplaysinyourlife.5. Most people are unwilling to suspend their beliefs and seriouslylisten to others opinions with which they dont agree.6. Intellectualwork,thoughunpleasantformostpeople,canhelpusmakegreat achievements in the quality of our thinking.7

7、. Most people think that the world is just what it looks like.8. In order to avoid thinking fragmentedly, you need to concentrate onfinding the key factors that help to solve the problem.9. Criticalthinkerswillchangetheirmindswhentherearegoodreasonsto do so, which is one of the typical features of them.整理doc.10. Theprocessoflear