来源：文都四级系列图书 作者：郭崇兴
模拟练习九
In a world that is growing more complex and competitive,
the ability to think clearly and critically has never
been important. But how many of us devote any time1.
to nurture habits of serious, critical thoughts in our children2.
or in ourselves, for that matter? How can we help kids
sharpen their minds for a higher competitive future?3.
The first step goes, say experts, is to create a “thinking atmosphere”4.
in your home. To start with, examine your own thinking
about thinking. Most people mistake quick answers as intelligence,5.
so we assume that a quick child is automatically a good thinker.
Nothing could be more wrong. Quick answers are
often not the deepest answers, or the best ones,
and placing too much value to quick thinking just6.
promotes intellectual laziness. Meanwhile, the slow,
reflective children—the one teachers scold for7.
daydreaming—often have deeper insights than their “brighter”
counterparts. By ignoring them, we are overlooking our
greatest intellectual resources. Then we should give children
something to think for. Take your kids to museums,8.
read together, watch TV side by side. Then talk about that you9.
have seen or heard. “Dont just walk through a museum and
admire the exhibits,” a psychologist says. “Throw out questions.
Challenge the kid imaginations. ‘What might the earth10.
be like if dinosaurs came back?”
【答案及解析】
1.【答案】been后加more
【解析】本题考查语义逻辑。句意为“在这个日益复杂且竞争激烈的世界，清晰并批判地思考的能力从未如此重要。”即这种能力比以往任何时候都重要。本句需要表达现在与过去的比较，故应该在“important”之前加“more”。
2.【答案】nurture改为nurturing
【解析】本题考查固定搭配及词汇用法。动词“devote”意为“献身，奉献”或“投身于”，需要特别注意的是词组“devote to”中“to”为介词，因此之后应加名词或动名词。故本题应将“nurture”改为“nurturing”。
3.【答案】higher改为highly
【解析】本题考查语义理解及语法规则。由于上文提到了比较级，本句再次出现比较级“higher”会给考生带来一定的迷惑，认为本句同样表示比较。需要指出的是“higher”只是形容词“high”的比较级，它并不能被放在形容词前构成比较级。排除比较这个可能性后，根据副词修饰形容词的规则可知，应把“higher”改为“highly”。
4.【答案】去掉goes
【解析】本题考查语法规则。本句中“say experts”为插入语，句子主语为“the first steps”,谓语为“is”,“ goes”属多余，应去掉。
5.【答案】as改为for
【解析】本题考查固定搭配。句意为“许多人把反应快错当作聪明”，因此应该使用词组“mistake...for...”。
6.【答案】to改为on
【解析】本题考查固定搭配。“place too much value on...”意为“过度推崇”或“过高评价”，与文章意思相符。
7.【答案】one改为ones
【解析】本题考查指代关系。两个破折号之间的部分应指本句的主语，即“children”,因此应使用复数形式“ones”。
8.【答案】for改为about
【解析】本题考查固定搭配及语义理解。由后文可知，本句的意思应该是“给孩子一些东西让他们思考”，而不是“给孩子思考的目的”。根据句意应把表示目的的介词“for”改为表示内容的“about”。
9.【答案】that改为what
【解析】本句考查语法规则。在引导宾语从句时，“that”在句中没有实际的意思，而本句需要一个概括所见所闻的、表示内容的词，故不能用“that”而应改为“what”。
10.【答案】kid改为kids
【解析】本题考查语义理解及语法规则。作者意为“通过向孩子提出一些问题来培养锻炼他们的想象力。”此处需要表达所有格“孩子的”，因此应该把“kid”改为“kids”。
考点总结
题号改前改后语法
规则词汇
用法固定
搭配语义
逻辑指代
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