Question

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, the process of personal growth is much more difficult 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 change 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 self-doubt 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．

1.In the author’s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______． 

A．succeed in climbing up the social ladder

B．grow up from his own achievements

C．face difficulties and take up challenges

D．a(chǎn)im high and reach his goal each time

2.Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing?

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．

3.For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT _______．

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

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．It is not so easy to measure personal growth

B．To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了看待成長的兩種基本的方法：結(jié)果和過程。并詳細解釋了其中的具體信息并做了詳細分析。

1.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．和there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept可知C項內(nèi)容正確。

2.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句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．可知愿意接受挑戰(zhàn)的人可能是把成長看成是過程的人。故A正確。

3.D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后2行If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．可知如果我們過于保護自己，不接受新鮮事物，不去承擔(dān)風(fēng)險，我們又怎么能夠成功？故D項不是作者支持的觀點。

4.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一句There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process.只是說明這是兩種基本的看到成長的方法。而并沒有說只有2種方法。故C項說法是錯誤的。

考點：考察人生感悟類短文閱讀

點評：本文講述了看待成長的兩種基本的方法：結(jié)果和過程。并詳細解釋了其中的具體信息并做了詳細分析。本文主要考查推理題。在解題時要立足已知，推斷未知。立足現(xiàn)在，猜測未來。不能主觀臆想，憑空想象，隨意揣測，更不能以自己的觀點代替作者的觀點;要把握句、段之間的邏輯關(guān)系，了解語篇的結(jié)構(gòu)。要體會文章的基調(diào)，揣摸作者的態(tài)度，摸準邏輯發(fā)展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。