There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as a result or product that can easily be identified (識(shí)別) 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 determine, since 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 meet with new experiences and unexpected obstacles (障礙). 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 extremely important to our ability to grow. Do we notice ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to 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’re slow to adapt to 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 (無(wú)把握) 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.
小題1:Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing? 
A．Helen was always willing to accept 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.
小題2:For personal growth, the writer is in favor of ________.
A．being cautious(謹(jǐn)慎的) with changes
B．having little interest in new things
C．staying away from failures and challenges
D．having an open mind to new experiences
小題3:How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? 
A．We are trapped and injured.
B．Our body is trapped and stops growing.
C．We get stuck in what we are doing and can not achieve real growth.
D．We can’t protect ourselves and are trapped by others.
小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text? 
A．Facing New ChallengesB．Growth—Product or Process
C．Two Basic Ways of GrowthD．Overcoming Fears

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
文章討論了成長(zhǎng)—過(guò)程還是結(jié)果這一主題。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected obstacles (障礙).可知A屬于人們對(duì)待新挑戰(zhàn)的態(tài)度。BCD都是結(jié)果。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第四行we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences.
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段內(nèi)容可知很多時(shí)候我們陷入對(duì)自己的不肯定與自我懷疑而不能獲得真正的成長(zhǎng)。
小題4:主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知成長(zhǎng)—過(guò)程還是結(jié)果；是主題。
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.    ------ Eleanor Roosevelt
My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with __36__ in spite of the terrible surroundings. The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land, __37__ great losses.
For the __38__ I felt sorry especially, but I __39__ to be hopeless. I decided that where I was, I could do __40__ to help them. I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who __41__ my knock, “I know that you are __42__ and give the birds that come to your yard a little __43__. Please consider me your bird. Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your __44__. I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the __45__ children.”
No one seemed to __46__ giving me a handful of rice, even __47__ they had little themselves. On Sunday, I would go to the __48__ and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to __49__ to the children.
One day, I came to a house that had __50__ to give. I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and __51__ gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for __52__ and rice from the other “bird feeders”, and they gave them to me. Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even __53__ only this small way. The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to it for food and clothing.
“Consider me your bird.” My __54__ idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was __55__ some peace.
小題1:
A．sorrowB．hopeC．comfortD．happiness
小題2:
A．sufferedB．survivedC．coveredD．made
小題3:
A．farmersB．citizensC．villagersD．children
小題4:
A．wantedB．failedC．refusedD．stopped
小題5:
A．somethingB．everythingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．nothing
小題6:
A．saidB．replied C．a(chǎn)nsweredD．spoke
小題7:
A．gladB．kindC．richD．friendly
小題8:
A．waterB．moneyC．nestD．rice
小題9:
A．kitchenB．roomC．doorD．garden
小題10:
A．braveB．hungry C．promisingD．nervous
小題11:
A．mindB．escapeC．practiceD．enjoy
小題12:
A．soB．thatC．a(chǎn)sD．when
小題13:
A．villageB．hometown C．templeD．house
小題14:
A．give inB．give upC．give awayD．give over
小題15:
A．much B．littleC．manyD．few
小題16:
A．everyB．eachC．neitherD．none
小題17:
A．helpB．a(chǎn)dviceC．foodD．change
小題18:
A．by B．withC．onD．in
小題19:
A．clever B．childishC．foolish D．effective
小題20:
A．creatingB．mendingC．developingD．managing

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