题文
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.
小题1:A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when______..A．he has given up his smoking habitB．he has made great efforts in his workC．he is interested in making anything newD．he has tried to determine where he is on his journey小题2:In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would______.A．judge his ability to grow from his own achievementsB．succeed in climbing up the social ladderC．face difficulties and take up challengesD．aim high and reach his goal each time小题3:When the author says “a new way of being” (para. 3), he is referring to _____. A．a new way of taking risksB．a new approach to experiencing the worldC．a new system of adapting to changeD．a new method of finding ourselves小题4:For personal growth, the author may not support __________.A．curiosity and more chancesB．being quick in self – adaptationC．open – minded to new experiencesD．avoidance of internal fears and doubts 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
试题分析：本文讲述了看待成长的两种基本的方法：结果和过程。一般来讲，人倾向于将个人的成长（或发展）看作是一个易于识别和测量的外在的结果。而将发展看作是一个过程的人关心的不是结果，他们更多地是注重人面对新的体验与不期而至的障碍时所表现出的态度与感受。
小题1:推理题。根据文章第一段第二句people... viewed personal growth as an external（外部的） result or product that can easily be identified and measured可知，人倾向于将个人的成长（或发展）看作是一个易于识别和测量的外在的结果。A项放弃抽烟的习惯，是一种明显的结果，故入选。而BCD的内容表述均没有强调结果。
小题2:C 细节题。根据文章第二段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项“面对困难，接受挑战”内容正确。AB项是谈结果，D项中reach his goal each time 也是谈结果
小题3:第三段第二句指出，当我们用新的方式生存（或体验世界）时，我们对自己的看法对我们能否发展至关重要，并举了几个例子来阐述这一观点，从而说明，我们的态度决定了我们的生活方式。故选B。
小题4:在最后一段，作者指出，不安全感与自我怀疑不仅是无法避免的(unavoidable)，而且是必要的，根据最后一段第二句If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow，故选择答案D。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“There are two basic .....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
