【文章內容簡介】 blems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language. Students must also learn to live without parents39。 care and deal with all kinds of things they haven39。t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well. Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden （負擔） to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it? We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.Title: Studying at home or study ________?Phenomenon（現(xiàn)象）Studying abroad has bee a ________ for Chinese students.AdvantagesIt is helpful for Chinese students to ________ themselves.It is helpful for Chinese students to ________ foreign language skills.It enables（使…能夠） Chinese students to find jobs more ________.________It ________ Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language.It39。s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad ________ parents39。 care.Parents may be under pressure（壓力）because the cost of studying abroad is very ________.Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be ________ by describing Liu Xiang39。s example.9．閱讀短文，并按要求完成問題。 Critical thinking（批判性思維） is trying to improve the way you think. People use critical thinking in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims（評估主張）. Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice. When a problem es our way, we need to think 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 interest 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, you39。ll bee 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 bee as you grow in critical thinking? （4）找出并寫下第二段的主題句 （5）將文中畫線句子譯成漢語答案： 10．閱讀下面4段語言材料，請找出與它們相匹配的小標題（其中有一個選項不是），并回答最后一小題。A. Drink water more B. Enjoy foods at homeC. Plan what you spend D. Walk rather than driveE. Save your pocket money（1） ________ How much money do you spend every week? Write it down on your notebook. Then you will know how to manage your money. It39。s best to plan to spend money buying useful things. So you can put your money into good use. Don39。t spend money on useless things if possible. As for me, we39。d better walk or ride to school because it39。s good for our health. Not only that, we can develop our independence.（2）________ Perhaps you like having delicious foods outside with your friends or family. Invite your friends over to your house instead of going out to a restaurant. You can enjoy homemade foods and play games together. It39。s an excellent way to have fun, but at a lower cost.（3）________ Instead of buying tea or coffee with a meal, drink water. It is widely known that water is the most popular drink in the world. It is good for your health. Drinking water makes you full of energy and it also saves money.（4）________ Walking is a great way to get some exercise and save money. This is a lifestyle that costs nothing. You39。d better choose to walk rather than drive as much as possible. Doing this, not only can you feel good about enjoying the fresh air, but you get to spend time exercising a lot.（5）How do you save money? 11．A ）信息歸納 根據(jù)下面短文的內容完成信息卡。 Margaret Porter is a violinist and music teacher. According to her, the best age to start learning the violin is between three and six. She says, “It39。s the time when you are learning about the world.” Margaret, who was born in London, likes to take pupils at three and four. However, she has made lots of exceptions （例外） for fiveyearolds. She started teaching the violin in 1972 and she taught her children39。s fiveyearold school friends at first. In Margaret39。s opinion, it39。s important for one to know why music sounds the way it does. Without knowing it, one can39。t bee a great musician at all. So from the earliest lessons, pupils in her class learn to play by ear. They do not even try to read music until they have been playing for several years. Margaret says that her method is not to produce great violinists. She always suggests that pupils should leave and study the violin using more traditional methods.Information CardThe occupation（職業(yè)） Of Margaret Porter________.The place where Margaret was born________.The time when Margaret started teaching violin________.What to learn from