1995年硕士入学考试英语阅读真题附答案详解:TEXT2

•       第 1 页：真题训练
•       第 2 页：难句解析
•       第 3 页：试题解析
•       第 4 页：全文翻译

      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.
      55. Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen ________.
      [A] hehasgivenuphissmokinghabit
      [B] hehasmadegreateffortsinhiswork
      [C] heiskeenonlearninganythingnew
      [D] hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney
      56. Intheauthor'seyes, onewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould ________.
      [A] succeedinclimbingupthesocialladder
      [B] judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievements
      [C] facedifficultiesandtakeupchallenges
      [D] aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime
      57. Whentheauthorsays "anewwayofbeing" (line 2, paragraph 3) heisreferringto ________.
      [A] anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld
      [B] anewwayoftakingrisks
      [C] anewmethodofperceivingourselves
      [D] anewsystemofadaptationtochange
      58. Forpersonalgrowth, theauthoradvocatesallofthefollowingEXCEPT ________.
      [