Critical thinking has been paid attention in the field of American education, psychology, philosophy and linguistics. In America, a lot of research has been conducted into critical thinking and many critical thinking assessments have been developed, which make us think about the mission of a university and the problem of talents cultivation. A university should have the philosophy of cultivating innovation talents of critical thinking and future talents. A university teaching culture of critical thinking should be constructed so that the citizen of wholesome personality who can think and analyze the problem critically, search for solutions and take on social responsibility can be cultivated for country and society.