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 "fail" 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
（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 "a 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）promptness 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）←sign+post。landmark （界标）←land+mark。obstacle（障碍）即ob+st+acle，ob-前缀“阻碍”，st词根=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 foreigner，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 have, their caution or courage, as they encounter new experiences and unexpected obstacles.
本句主干结构就是not... but，注意but后面的成分较复杂，有四个并列的成分attitudes，feelings，caution，courage，在它们的后面有一个时间状语从句。
注意抓not... but结构中but后面的部分，这里是阅读的重点。
③ 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.
可以用分号把句子一分为二，后面一半的表语比较复杂，有三个new的东西：new ways，new ideas，new challenges。
在此句和此句的上下文中，字面意思的理解可能不成问题，但考生应该真正理解作者在这里把人生的成长视为一种过程而不是一个简单的结果这一事实。
④ 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.
本句开始的两个不定式是目的状语，主句结构是people need to have a willingness to do sth.，后面又是三个并列的不定式。
在读到这一句时我们就应该对此文作者的文风有一个大致把握，