Question

閱讀下面短文，根據所讀內容在表格中的空白處填入恰當的單詞。

注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

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（外在的）result or a 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—these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.

By contrast（對照），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 the attitudes，feelings people have，and their caution or courage，as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties.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 face 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 necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see 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 fear 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 are slow to adapt to change or that we're not smart enough to deal 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 protect ourselves too much，then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.

Two basic ways to see growth	1.	Examples
Product	Easily identified and measured	●The worker  2.   a promotion ●The students making 3. in grades ●The foreigner learning a new language
Process	●4. to determine ● Never really ends	●People's attitudes，feelings and their caution or courage，as they are   5.  with new experiences and difficulties beyond     6.   . ●Being 7.  to take risks，to face the unknown，and to accept possible   8.
9.	●Too much self     10.   can prevent us from growing.

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.Characteristics/Features

2.getting

3.progress/improvement(s)

4.Difficult/Hard 

5.faced

6.expectation

7.willing

8.failure

9.Conclusion

10.Protection

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了看見人們成長的兩種基本的方法，一是看結果。結果很容易辨別和測量的，短文舉例說明了這一點。二是成長的進程。測量很難，并且不能停止。文章最后給出了結論，對自己太多的保護會組織自己的成長。

1.根據People have generally viewed personal growth as an external（外在的）result or a product that can easily be identified and measured.和the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine，可總結這是特點，故用Characteristics/Features

2.根據The worker who gets a promotion，故用getting.

3.根據the student whose grades improve，這里是短語故用progress/improvement(s).

4.根據the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine，故用Difficult/Hard. 

5.根據but the attitudes，feelings people have，and their caution or courage，這里是短語be faced with面對，故用faced.

6.根據as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. 故用expectation.

7.根據people need to have a willingness to take risks，故用willing.

8.根據have a willingness to take risks，to face the unknown，and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. 故用 failure.

9.根據最后的內容可知Conclusion.

10.根據If we protect ourselves too much，then we stop growing. 故用Protection.

考點：摘錄信息。

點評：要對正確理解整篇文章的脈絡結構，會總結段落大意，考查考生對于文章的一些有用的信息的整合能力，組織能力和分析能力，比閱讀題有第一定的難度。