思维能力的培养是提高学生综合语言运用能力的重要方面。英语教学中提高学生的思维能力的材料和途径有许多,本文主要探讨的是通过课堂适时有效的提问来激发学生的学习兴趣,启发思维与想象,从而提高学生的英语思维能力。 Cultivation of thinking ability is to improve students’ ability to use an integrated language an important aspect. There are many materials and ways to improve students ’thinking ability in English teaching. The main purpose of this paper is to stimulate students’ interest in learning and inspire their thinking and imagination by timely and effective questioning in class so as to improve their English thinking ability.