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　　There are two basic ways to see growth:one as a product,the other as a process．People have generally viewed personal growth as an external（外在的）result or a product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a rise,the student whose grades improve,the foreigner who learns a new language— all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．

　　By contrast（对照）,the process of personal growth is much more different to determine,since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself,but the attitudes,feelings people have,and their caution or courage,as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．In this process,the journey never really ends;there are always new ways to experience the world,new ideas to try,new challenges to accept．

　　In order to grow,to travel new roads,people need to have a willingness to take risks,to face the unknown,and to accept the possibility that they may “fail”at first．How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious?If so,we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we're shy and indecisive?Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate,to move slowly,and we think we are slow to adapt（适应）changes or that we're not smart enough to deal with a new challenge．Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all．

　　These feelings of insecurity（不安全）and selfdoubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow．If we protect ourselves too much,then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．

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In the author's eyes,one who views personal growth as a process would________
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A．	succeed in climbing up the social ladder
B．	grow up from his own achievements
C．	face difficulties and take up challenges
D．	aim high and reach his goal each time

(2)

Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing?
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A．	Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges．
B．	Jane won the first prize in the speech competition．
C．	Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris．
D．	Father's salary rose from 5,000 to 7,000．

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For personal growth,the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT ________
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A．	being curious about more changes
B．	being quick in self-adaptation
C．	having an open mind to new experiences
D．	staying away from failures and challenges

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Which of the fallowing is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．	It is not so easy to measure personal growth．
B．	To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidabe．
C．	There are only two ways to see a person's growth．
D．	if you are too shy to take any risks in life,you cannot grow up．

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The best title for this passage should be ________
[　　]
A．	Facing New Challenges
B．	Growth— Product or Process
C．	Two Basic Ways of Growth
D．	Overcoming Internal Fears

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．C;5．B;
解析：

(1)	文章第二段最后几句提到，在成长过程中，这种旅途真的永无止境：要有体验世界的新路子，尝试新的观念，接受新的挑战。
(2)	从第一段可知，作者把获奖，掌握外语，提薪看作“外部结果”，而把“乐意接受挑战”看作是成长过程(process)．
(3)	由第三段第一句可推知，在成长过程中，人们需要乐意冒险，面对不可预测的事物和接受可能的失败的精神，而不是远离失败和挑战。
(4)	文章第一段提到看待人成长有两种基本方式。可推知，并非只有两种方式。
(5)	从整篇文章来看，作者讲述了如何看待人的成长的两种基本方式。并非人的成长只有两种方式，故排除C。A项和C项属以偏概全。本文讲述了看待人们成长的两种基本方式— 外部结果和成长过程。

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Why was the writer in a hurry that day?
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A．	He was to meet his girlfriend
B．	He had to go back to school soon．
C．	He was delayed by an elderly lady
D．	He had to pick up some groceries．

(2)

What does the underlined phrase“her gift”(Paragraph 2)refer to?
[　　]
A．	Her words
B．	Her smile
C．	Her flowers
D．	Her politeness．

(3)

Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?
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A．	She told him a nice story
B．	She allowed him to pay first．
C．	She gave him encouragement
D．	She liked flowers very much．

(4)

What is the message conveyed in the story?
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A．	Flowers are important for a date
B．	Small talk is helpful．
C．	Love and kindness are rewarding
D．	Elderly people deserve respecting．

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The new rooucts opcome more and more time-saving beeause．
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A．	our lose e u speed uts never-ending
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D．	the manufacturers boast a lot

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What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to?
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A．	I maginary life
B．	Simple life in the past
C．	Times of inventions
D．	Time for constant activity

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What is the author's attitude towards the modem teehnology?
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A．	Critical
B．	Objective
C．	Optimistic
D．	Negative

(4)

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A．	The present and pad times
B．	Machin and human beings
C．	Imaginations and inventions
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Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson，South Dakota．Baseball was always her fa—

vorite sport．Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first

base in their games．More often，however，they asked her to umpire(裁判)for them，

because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing．

One day in 1904，Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden，Iowa，to watch

Hank play for the home team against Hawarden．When they arrived at the ball field，

two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备)game．The umpire hadn’t ar—

rived，so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire．The players

finally agreed．

Amanda，then sixteen and standing five feet，ten inches tall，made perfect calls．

She was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even

offered to pay her．Thus，at sixteen，Amanda Clement became the first paid female

baseball umpire on record．She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown，

New York．

61．Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because

　A．they wanted to make her happy

　B．she called them brothers

　 C．no one else wanted to do it for them

　 D．she knew the rules well and was fair

62．Amanda went to Hawarden in order to

A．serve as umpire

C．make money

B．watch her brother play

D．help the local teams

63．Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game .

　A．in her P．E．classes at school B．in an umpire training school

　 C．by watching and playing the games D．from her mother，a baseball umpire

64．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

　 A．Amanda Clement．First Female Umpire

　 B．A Family of Baseball Fans

　 C．Baseball Games in Hawarden，Iowa

　 D．The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown