58. One who views personal growth as a process may____

A. succeed in business                     

B. face difficulties and challenges

C. always aim high                        

D. try to avoid changes

57. _____ can be considered as a product of personal growth.

A. Giving up smoking                   

B. Sparing no efforts in work

C. Being ready to help others     

D. Being brave before difficulties

In order to grow, 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 is basic to our ability to grow. Do we notice ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then wet end to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and uncertain? Then our sense of timidity (胆怯) can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we’re slow to adapt to changes or that we’re not clever enough to deal with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive(被动) role or not try at all.

These feelings of unsafely and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these fears and doubts and if we protect ourselves too much, we stop growth. We become hidden inside a shell of our own making.

56. The last paragraph is mainly about

A. women’s struggle for equal rights         

B. the cause of the change

C. interaction between men and women      

D. women’s influence on men

E

There are two basic ways to see growth: One as a product, the other as a process(过程). People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外部的) result or product that can easily be realized and measured. The worker who gets a rise, 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 measure, since it is a journey and not the landmark along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes and feelings people have, their carefulness 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 difficulties to overcome.

55. The research showed that British men cried most

A. over a sad film     B. over self-pity     

C. at wedding        D. at graduation

54. The British used to think crying in public __

A. natural           B. polite                     C. unacceptable            D. important

53. The underlined phrase "opened the floodgates" probably means

A. fought against flood                        B. kept their feeling inside

C. opened doors for others                  D. burst into tears

52. You should afford _____ for a book on recent progress in economic policies of OECD countries.

A. ∈60               B. ∈15                C. ∈55               D.  ∈80

D

As a research shows, when it comes to strong emotion, the once serious British are now happy to shed tears quite openly.

"30% of all British males have cried in the last month. That is a very high figure," said Peter Marsh, director of the Social Issues Research Center. "Only 2% said they could not remember when they last cried", the head of the research group said. Long gone is the "No Tears ― We’ re British" time when emotion was considered a bad form. "Among 2,000 people, very few in their forties or fifties had seen their father cry. Now it is twice as many, he told reporters. "77% of men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable." Almost half the British men opened the floodgates over a sad movie, book or TV program. Self-pity got 17% crying. 9% cried at weddings.

From the days of Empire, the British have always considered themselves models of reserve (含蓄）, laughing at "excitable foreigners" who show no self-control.

Marsh argued the difference was still there: "We have probably not caught up with the Americans or the Italians when it comes to expressing emotions."

"But we are clearly changing. What we take as typical British reserve has significantly faded."

Women’ s battle for equal rights has certainly had an effect -- both in the workplace and at home. "Men in their twenties or thirties are interacting (交互影响) with women on equal terms much more than a generation ago. They have to relate to the opposite sex. Women become more man-like and men become more female. That transfers into the workplace too." Marsh said.

51. From the book with ISBN __, you can get a wider range of information about OECD.

A. 9789264029088                         B. 9789264030954  

C. 9789264022638                         D. 9789264030473

50. We can learn from the passage that Alps is

A. an Austrian interesting place most attractive in summer

B. a European mountain belonging to three countries

C. a stadium for skiing lovers from five European countries

D. a European mountain famous for its winter skiing