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考研英语历年阅读理解真题精析
--1995
年
part2
Part Two
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 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 courge, as they
encounter 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
confront
the
unknown,
and
to
accept
the
possibility
that
they
may
at
first.
How we see our-selves as we try a new
way of being is essential to our ability to
grow.
Do
we
perceive
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
timidity
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
change or that we' re not smart enough to cope
with a new challenge? Then we are
likely to take a more passive role or
not try at all.
These feelings of
insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and
necessary if
we are to change and grow.
If we do not confront 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 .
5 . A person is generally believed to
achieve personal growth then__.
（
A
）
he
has given up his smoking habit
（
B
）
he
has made great efforts in his work
（
C
）
he
is keen on learnning anything new
（
D
）
he
has tried to determine where he is on his journey
6. In the author' s eyes, one who views
personal growth as a process would__.
（
A
）
succeed in
climbing up the social ladder
（
< br>B
）
judge his ability to
glow from his own achievements
（
C
）
face difficulties and
take up challenges
（
D
）
aim
high and reach his goal each time
7.
When
the
author
says
new
way
of
being
（
line
3,
para.
3
）
he
is
referring
to__.
（
A
）
a
new approach to experiencing the world
（
B
）
a
new way of taking risks
（
C
）
a
new method of perceiving ourselves
（
D
）
a
new system of adaptation to change
8.
For personal growth ,the author advocates all of
the following except_.
（
A
）
curiosity about more chances
（
B
）
pro
mptness in self-adaptation
（
C
）
open-mindedness to new
experiences
（
D
）
avoidance of internal fears and doubts
Unit 2
（
1995
）
Part 2
重点词汇：
external
（外部的）
，反义词为
internal
（内部的）
。
signpost ?
（路标）←
si
gn+post
。
landmark
（界标）←
lan
d+mark
。
obstacle
（障碍）即
ob+st+acle
，<
/p>
ob-
前缀
阻碍
，
st
词根<
/p>
=stand
，
-acle
后缀表物，
站在
那里阻碍的
东西
→障碍。
难句解析：
①
The
workers
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 there efforts.
本句破折号前面是三个并列的名词词组，其核心词是
the
workers
，
the
student
和
the
forei
gner
，它们后面都有一个定语从句，而破折号后面的部分是一个简单的主系表结构。
注意破折号前面的只是一些例子，在看不懂的情况下可以跳过
，当然如果能够精确理解它们
的意思对理解作者把成长视为一种过程也有帮助。
②
The process is not
the road itself, but rather the attitudes and
feelings
people