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 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. 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 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 fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
【小題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
【小題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．a(chǎn)im high and reach his goal each time
【小題3】When the author says “a new way of being” (para. 3), he is referring to _____.
A．a(chǎn) new way of taking risks
B．a(chǎn) new approach to experiencing the world
C．a(chǎn) new system of adapting to change
D．a(chǎn) new method of finding ourselves
【小題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．a(chǎn)voidance of internal fears and doubts


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：試題分析：本文講述了看待成長(zhǎng)的兩種基本的方法：結(jié)果和過程。一般來講，人傾向于將個(gè)人的成長(zhǎng)（或發(fā)展）看作是一個(gè)易于識(shí)別和測(cè)量的外在的結(jié)果。而將發(fā)展看作是一個(gè)過程的人關(guān)心的不是結(jié)果，他們更多地是注重人面對(duì)新的體驗(yàn)與不期而至的障礙時(shí)所表現(xiàn)出的態(tài)度與感受。
【小題1】推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段第二句people... viewed personal growth as an external（外部的） result or product that can easily be identified and measured可知，人傾向于將個(gè)人的成長(zhǎng)（或發(fā)展）看作是一個(gè)易于識(shí)別和測(cè)量的外在的結(jié)果。A項(xiàng)放棄抽煙的習(xí)慣，是一種明顯的結(jié)果，故入選。而BCD的內(nèi)容表述均沒有強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)果。
【小題2】C 細(xì)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(xiàng)“面對(duì)困難，接受挑戰(zhàn)”內(nèi)容正確。AB項(xiàng)是談結(jié)果，D項(xiàng)中reach his goal each time 也是談結(jié)果
【小題3】第三段第二句指出，當(dāng)我們用新的方式生存（或體驗(yàn)世界）時(shí)，我們對(duì)自己的看法對(duì)我們能否發(fā)展至關(guān)重要，并舉了幾個(gè)例子來闡述這一觀點(diǎn)，從而說明，我們的態(tài)度決定了我們的生活方式。故選B。
【小題4】在最后一段，作者指出，不安全感與自我懷疑不僅是無法避免的(unavoidable)，而且是必要的，根據(jù)最后一段第二句If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow，故選擇答案D。
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