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 courage, 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 “fail” at first.
How we see ourselves 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.
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[答案]A
[解析]本题查核的常识点是：推理引申题。
文章第一段谈到，我们对待生长有两种根柢观点：将之视为成果和将之视为进程。该段第二句清楚指出前者是我们一般持有的观点，即认为生长是一种外在的成果或作用，易于衡量。可以从该段最终作者给出的一系列比方去了解啥是外在成果。此外，最终一句中的“have measurable results to show for their efforts”标明这种观念认为自个生长也是经过尽力获得的成果。这样答案就清楚明晰了。只需[A]选项既是经过尽力又是可以衡量的外在成果，故为正确答案。
[B]、[C]和[D]选项都归于进程中付出的尽力，成果却不可以测量，故都不对。
出标题的是需求考生了解类推题的一种变相出法，即，不直接对文中内容发问，而是需求考生在正确了解文中的比方后，从选项中选出与之类似的情况。解题要害在于可以掌控正本比方的本质。
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[答案]C
有关视生长为进程的的论说首要会集在第二段。这种观念认为生长是一段旅程，而不是具体的符号。我们大约垂青的是生长进程中的情绪和情感而非点滴的成功符号。[C]选项就是一种遭受困难时的情绪，也与第二段末句 “new challenges to accept”观念共同，为正确答案。
[A]选项是成果，而非进程。[B]选项显着是从成果的视点去看待人的打开。[D]选项仍然是寻求有“标志”的成功成果。因而都可以打扫。
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[解析] 本题查核的常识点是：词义题。
题干中的短语出自第三段第二句中的how we see ourselves as we try a new way of being。该句之后，作者一连提出并排的三个疑问，并给予了答复。三个问句及其答复别离是人因为对本身观点的不一样而发生的不一样处世办法：how we see ourselves是对三个疑问的归纳，而a new way of being这个要害词则大约包括三个答复的内容。[A]选项是简练、全部的归纳，为正确答案。being恰当于existing，意为：处世生计方法。首要打扫[C]，它触及的是问句的内容，[B]和[D]选项尽管都在该段被提及，可是不具有归纳性，大约打扫。
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[答案]D
[解析] 本题查核的常识点是：作者观念题。
第三段首句说到，为了生长，我们需要乐于冒险、勇于面临不知道事物、承受“失利”。接下来的一系列设问句阐明晰“便利、有猎奇心、捉住更多的机缘、领会不了解的作业、抵挡新应战”等的重要性，因而[A]、[B]和[C]选项都在文中说到。而第四段首句“这些不平安感和自我置疑不只是无法避免的，而且是必要的”充分标明作者对这些情绪的必定。由此可知，[D]选项与作者观念纷歧致，而且从第四段第二句作者用的两个假定也可看出他对躲避情绪的
否定，综上所述可以推出[D]选项为正确答案。
全文翻译
看待生长有两种根柢情绪：一种视其为成果，一种视其为进程。（佳句①）我们一般视自个生长为简略被辨认和衡量的一种外在成果或作用。工人得到升官、学生成果前进和外国人学会了一门新的言语——这些都可以标明我们付出尽力之后，获得了可测定的成果。（长难句①）
比较之下，测定自个生长的进程却要困可贵多。因为从界说来看，它是一段旅程，而不是沿途特定的路标或标志物。生长进程不是路途本身，而是当遭受新的情况或未意料到的高低时所持的情绪和情感，是稳重行事仍是一往无前。（长难句②）在这个进程中，旅行永久不会真实结束；老是有新的办法来感触世界，总会测验新思维，承受新应战。（佳句②）
为了生长，为了探究新路，我们需要愿意去冒险，去英勇面临不知道事物，去承受他们或许会一初步就“失利”的可以性。（佳句③）当咱们测验一种新的生计方法时，咱们如何看待自个对咱们的生长才能至关重要。咱们认为自个便利、有猎奇心吗？假定是的话，那咱们一般会捉住更多的机缘，更情愿去领会不了解的作业。咱们认为自个腼腆、优柔寡断吗？那咱们的羞怯感会使咱们犹疑不决、行为缓慢，不到满有掌控绝不跨步。咱们认为自个习气改变很慢且抵挡新
应战也不可机警吗？那么咱们极可以会处事较被逼或许根柢扔掉测验。
咱们若想改动自个、有所生长，这些不平安感和自我置疑感既无法避免也很有必要。假定咱们不去面临并战胜这些心里的惊骇和疑问，假定咱们过多地维护自个，那咱们就必定会中止生长。咱们会陷进自个营建的壳里边。（佳句④）