1ContentsChinese Abstract.........................................................................................................................................3English Abstract...........................................................................................................................................41. Introduction...............................................................................................................................................51.1 Research Background...............................................................................................................................51.2 Research Significance and Purpose.................................................................................................62. Literature Review................................................................................................................................72.1 The Research on Critical Thinking from Abroad....................................................................72.2 The Research on Critical Thinking at Home..............................................................................83. Importance of the Application Critical Thinking toEnglish Reading Teaching in Junior Middle School.......................................93.1 The Requirements of Quality Education and New Curriculum Standards............103.2 The Requirements of Information Age........................................................................................103.3 The Requirements of the Cultivation of Innovation Thinking and Practical Ability...............................................................................................................................................114. Strategies of the Application of Critical Thinking to English Reading Teaching in Junior Middle School...........................................................124.1 Establishi...