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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(外部的) result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language--- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.

    By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts (路标)or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles(阻碍). 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 be faced with 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 essential(基本的) to our ability to grow.

    These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal(内部的) fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease(停止) to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.

1..A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when______..

A.he has given up his smoking habit

B.he has made great efforts in his work       

C.he is interested in making anything new  

D.he has tried to determine where he is on his journey

2..In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would______.

A.judge his ability to grow from his own achievements

B.succeed in climbing up the social ladder

C.face difficulties and take up challenges

D.aim high and reach his goal each time

3..When the author says “a new way of being” (para. 3), he is referring to _____.

A.a new way of taking risks

B.a new approach to experiencing the world 

C.a new system of adapting to change

D.a new method of finding ourselves

4..For personal growth, the author may not support __________.       .

A.curiosity and more chances

B.being quick in self – adaptation

C.open – minded to new experiences

D.avoidance of internal fears and doubts

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇讲述人生哲理的文章,人们看待成长或增长有两种基本方法,一个是产品,一个就是过程,人们往往把个人的成长看作是外部的结果或者是能够被确认或测量的产品,相反,个人的成长过程是很难定义的,那不想实际存在的东西能够看得到,人生的成长就像旅行永远没有端点,人们要不断的去经历新的事物,在此过程中有难以预料的困难,但要去面对,否则就不会有进步。

1. A细节理解题。People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(外部的) result or product that can easily be identified and measured.句意为:人们通常看个人的成长看作是外部取得的结果或能够被确认或衡量的产品。根据这句话的意思可知,一个人成功的戒掉烟是取得的一个结果,是人成长的标志。故答案为A。

2.C细节推断题。The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles(阻碍). 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.句意为:这个过程并不是一条路本身,而是人们所拥有的感受和态度,当他们经受新的经历或不可预料的障碍时,他们的谨慎或勇气。在此过程中,旅程从来没有终点,总是有经历世界的新方法,要去接受新的挑战。所以这个过程就是要去面对困难和接受挑战。故答案应为C。

3. B句意理解题。How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential(基本的) to our ability to grow. 我们要去尝试一种新的_____方式,对我们来说是能力增长的表现。所以这里应为去探索世界的新方法,故答案应为B.

4.D文意推论题。These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal(内部的) fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease(停止) to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.句意为:不安全感和自我怀疑的是可避免的感受,如果我们不能克服这些内部的恐惧和怀疑,如果我们太多的保护自己,那么我们就停止了成长,就陷入到了自己做的贝壳里面。故答案应为D。我们不能躲避内心的恐惧和怀疑。

【考点】考查人生哲理类文章的阅读理解。

 

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