歷年英語專八考試閱讀實(shí)例解析

歷年英語專八考試閱讀實(shí)例解析

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternalresultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage--alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.

Bycontrast,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionorcourage,astheyencounternewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept.

Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakerisks,toconfronttheunknown,andtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymay“fail”atfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotakemorechancesandtobemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe’reshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoftimiditycancauseustohesitate,tomoveslowly,andnottotakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethinkwe’reslowtoadapttochangeorthatwe’renotsmartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.

Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubts,ifweprotectourselvestoomuch,thenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.

習(xí)題

1.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen________.

[A]hehasgivenuphissmokinghabit

[B]hehasmadegreateffortsinhiswork

[C]heiskeenonleaninganythingnew

[D]hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney

2.Intheauthor’seyes,onewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould________.

[A]succeedinclimbingupthesocialladder

[B]judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievements

[C]facedifficultiesandtakeupchallenges

[D]aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime

3.Whentheauthorsays“anewwayofbeing”(line2~3,Para.3)heisreferringto________.

[A]anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld

[C]anewmethodofperceivingourselves

[B]anewwayoftakingrisks

[D]anewsystemofadaptationtochange

4.Forpersonalgrowth,theauthoradvocatesallofthefollowingexcept________.

[A]curiosityaboutmorechances

[C]open-mindednesstonewexperiences

[B]promptnessinself-adaptation

[D]avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubts

全文翻譯

看待成長有兩種基本態(tài)度：一種視其為結(jié)果，一種視其為過程。人們通常視個(gè)人成長為簡單被識(shí)別和衡量的一種外在結(jié)果或成果。工人得到升遷、同學(xué)成果提高和外國人學(xué)會(huì)了一門新的語言——這些都可以表明人們付出努力之后，取得了可測(cè)定的成果。

相比之下，測(cè)定個(gè)人成長的過程卻要困難得多。由于從定義來看，它是一段旅程，而不是沿途特定的路標(biāo)或標(biāo)志物。成長過程不是道路本身，而是當(dāng)遭受新的狀況或未預(yù)料到的坎坷時(shí)所持的態(tài)度和情感，是慎重行事還是勇往直前。在這個(gè)過程中，旅行永久不會(huì)真正結(jié)束;總是有新的方法來感受世界，總會(huì)嘗試新思想，接受新挑戰(zhàn)。

為了成長，為了探究新路，人們需要愿意去冒險(xiǎn)，去英勇面對(duì)未知事物，去接受他們或許會(huì)一開頭就“失敗”的可能性。當(dāng)我們嘗試一種新的生存方式時(shí)，我們?nèi)绾慰创约簩?duì)我們的成長力量至關(guān)重要。我們認(rèn)為自己快捷、有奇怪???心嗎?假如是的話，那我們往往會(huì)抓住更多的機(jī)會(huì)，更情愿去體驗(yàn)不熟識(shí)的事情。我們認(rèn)為自己害羞、優(yōu)柔寡斷嗎?那我們的羞怯感會(huì)使我們遲疑不決、行動(dòng)緩慢，不到萬無一失絕不邁步。我們認(rèn)為自己適應(yīng)變化很慢且應(yīng)付新挑戰(zhàn)也不夠機(jī)敏嗎?那么我們極可能會(huì)處事較被動(dòng)或者根本放棄嘗試。

我們?nèi)粝朕D(zhuǎn)變自己、有所成長，這些擔(dān)心全感和自我懷疑感既無法避開也很有必要。假如我們不去面對(duì)并克服這些內(nèi)心的恐驚和懷疑，假如我們過多地愛護(hù)自己，那我們就肯定會(huì)停止成長。我們會(huì)陷進(jìn)自己營造的殼里面。

重點(diǎn)句

本篇文章第一段，其次段爭(zhēng)論了如何用兩種方式來看待同一種事物，是完全可以借鑒，直接用于寫作的'段落?？梢詫⑵涓膶懭缦拢篢herearetwobasicwaystoseeSOMETHING:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.PeoplehavegenerallyviewedSOMETHINGasanexternalresultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage--alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.

Bycontrast,theprocessofSOMETHINGismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionorcourage,astheyencounternewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept.

習(xí)題答案

答案：ACAD

1.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen______.

1.一個(gè)人通常被認(rèn)為實(shí)現(xiàn)了個(gè)人成長，當(dāng)他__________。

[A]hehasgivenuphissmokinghabit

[A]戒掉煙

[B]hehasmadegreateffortsinhiswork

[B]工作上付出了巨大的努力

[C]heiskeenonlearninganythingnew

[C]熱衷于學(xué)習(xí)新東西

[D]hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney

[D]試圖確定自己在前進(jìn)的道路上走到哪里了

2.Intheauthor’seyes,onewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould__.

2.認(rèn)為視成長為過程的人將_______________。

[A]succeedinclimbingupthesocialladder

[A]勝利地爬上了社會(huì)階梯

[B]judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievements

[B]依據(jù)自己的成就推斷自己的力量

[C]facedifficultiesandtakeupchallenges

[C]面對(duì)困難，接受挑戰(zhàn)

[D]aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime

[D]確立高目標(biāo)，并每次都實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)

3.Whentheauthorsays“anewwayofbeing”(line3,Para.3)heisreferringto__.

3.提到“anewwa