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1995年考研英语真题
Part Ⅰ　Struｃtｕｒe ａnｄ Vｏｃabuｌary
Seｃtioｎ A
Direcｔions:
Beneａｔh eaｃh of the fｏllｏwiｎg　senｔenｃes, there　are　four　choiｃes marked A， B, C and D. Ｃhoｏse thｅ onｅ thaｔ beｓt　complｅtes　ｔｈe ｓｅｎtｅnce.Maｒｋ your　answer oｎ ｔｈe ANSWER ＳHEET ｂｙ　ｂｌackeniｎg the correspｏnｄｉng ｌetteｒ in the bｒacｋets， (5 points)
1.　Bｅtween 189７ ａnd 19１9, ａt least　２9 mｏtion pictures in whicｈ arｔificial　beings ｗere portrayeｄ 　 ．
Ａ． haｄ ｐroduced 　 　 　 B． haｖe ｂeen prｏｄuｃed
C．　woｕｌd have prｏduｃｅｄ 　 　 　D. had ｂｅｅn ｐrodｕced
2. Therｅ oughｔ ｔo bｅ　leｓs anｘiｅty over ｔhｅ pｅrceｉved risｋ of ｇettｉｎg cancｅr than in the public ｍｉnｄ ｔoday.
A.　exiｓｔs B. exist　　 　 　　 　 C. exｉsting 　 　 　 　D．　ｅxｉsteｄ
3． Ｔhe proｆessｏr ｃan hardｌy find　suｆｆicｉeｎt grounds 　 　　 his argｕmｅnt in favｏr of thｅ　new tｈeory.
A． ｗｈicｈ to bａｓe on 　 　　 B. ｏｎ　whｉcｈ tｏ bａse
C. ｔo ｂasｅ　ｏn whｉch 　 　 　 　 　　Ｄ. wｈiｃh to bｅ baｓｅd oｎ
4.　 　 ａn help　ｂut bｅ faｓｃｉｎateｄ by　ｔhｅ　wｏrld　iｎto which he is tａｋen ｂy the science fｉcｔiｏn.
　A. Eｖerybｏdy　　 　 　 Ｂ． Ａnybｏdy 　 C.　Someboｄｙ 　　 　 　 D． Ｎobody
5． How manｙ of us , saｙ, a　meｅtｉｎg　thａｔ　is irrelevａnｔ　ｔo us wｏｕld ｂe interestｅd in　ｔhｅ discussion?
　A. ａtteｎded B． ａttending 　 C． to attｅnd 　 　 　D． ｈａve ａｔteｎdeｄ
6. Hydｒoｇｅｎ iｓ ｔｈe fundamental　elｅmenｔ　of tｈｅ ｕniveｒsｅ 　 　　 　iｔ proｖidｅs ｔhe ｂｕｉldｉng　blocks　fｒｏm whiｃh ｔhe othｅr eleｍents are produced.
　A.　ｓo thaｔ 　 　B. bｕt thａt C． ｉｎ ｔhat　　 　 D. proｖided ｔｈaｔ
７. We arｅ　taught that a busiｎess lｅtter　ｓhould be wｒitteｎ iｎ a　ｆorｍａｌ stylｅ　 　 in a pｅrsｏnal oｎe．
A. ｒaｔher　thａn 　　B．　ｏtheｒ　than 　　 C. beｔｔｅr　thａn 　 　 D. leｓs tｈａｎ
8. 　 　　is genｅraｌlｙ ａccepted，ｅcｏｎoｍｉcal groｗth is　detｅｒmined by ｔｈe smooth ｄevｅlopmｅnt ｏｆ productiｏn．
A.　Ｗhａt　 　　　 　 B.　Thａｔ 　 　　 　　　 C. Iｔ　　　 　 　 D.　Ａs
9. It is　bｅlievｅd tｈａｔ tｏday’s poｐ muｓｉc　ｃan serve　aｓ　a　crｅative forcｅ stimulaｔiｎg ｔhe thinkinｇ of　its listｅnｅrs.
A. by 　B． wｉth 　C. aｔ　 　 　 　　 　　 Ｄ. oｎ
10. Just as thｅ soil is a ｐaｒt of ｔhe　eaｒth, 　ｔhe　atmｏｓpheｒe.
　　 A. as it is 　 　 　 　 B. the ｓaｍe　is　　　　 　 C.　so ｉｓ　 　 D. and　ｓo is

Sectiｏn　B（11~20略:新大纲不再考察旳部分)
Seｃｔiｏn C
Direｃtions:
Bｅｎeatｈ each　of tｈe ｆolｌowing　seｎteｎces, tｈeｒe aｒe fｏuｒ　choices ｍarked A,　B, C anｄ D Choｏse ｔhｅ one　thａt bｅsｔ coｍｐｌeｔes tｈe sｅｎｔenｃｅ.Mａｒk　yｏuｒ　ansｗer ｏn ｔｈｅ ANSWER ＳＨEET by blackeｎｉng ｔｈe corresponding lｅｔter　iｎ the braｃkeｔs. (10　poｉntｓ)
21. Ｉｎ thａt　countrｙ， ｇuestｓ tend ｔｏ　feeｌ tｈey ａｒe nｏt hｉｇhｌｙ 　　 if thｅ inｖitａtｉon tｏ a　diｎnｅr ｐarｔy　is　extendeｄ oｎly thｒeｅ　or ｆour days before ｔhｅ party dａte.
A． aｄmirｅd 　　 Ｂ.　rｅgardeｄ 　 　　 Ｃ． eｘpeｃted 　 D.　woｒshｉｐped
２２. Ａ 　 　of　the　ｌoｎg ｒeport ｂy the ｂuｄgｅｔ commｉttee　waｓ sｕbmiｔｔed to ｔhｅ mayｏｒ for approvaｌ.
　A. shorthand　　 B. ｓｃｈeｍe　 　 　C. scheduｌe　　 　 　 D． skeｔch
23. A mａｎ ｈas　to ｍake　 foｒ　hiｓ　ｏld age by puｔting asidｅ　enｏuｇh money ｔo　ｌivｅ　on wｈeｎ old.
　Ａ. sｕpplｙ 　 　　 B. ａssｕrance　 　 Ｃ.　ｐrｏvｉsioｎ 　 　 D. adｊustmｅｎt
24.　Tｈe neｗｌy-bｕilt Sｃiｅｎce　Buｉlｄing　sｅｅms eｎougｈ　to last　ａ huｎｄred ｙｅars.
A. spａｃious 　 　　 　　B. sophｉｓticated 　 　 　C. suｂｓtantｉal 　 　　Ｄ. ｓteaｄy
２5. It iｓ wｅll－kｎown that the rｅtirｅｄ woｒｋｅｒｓ in ｏuｒ　ｃｏｕntry are 　 freｅ　medical ｃaｒe．
　 A. enｔｉtｌed　ｔo 　 B． invoｌved in 　 　C． associａteｄ wiｔh D.　assigned ｔｏ
２６. The faｒmers ｗｅｒe moｒe anxioｕｓ for raiｎ thaｎ ｔhe peｏple　in ｔｈe cｉty ｂecaｕse they haｄ　morｅ ａｔ　 　 .
　 　A． dangｅr　 　　 　　 B． stａｋe 　 　 　　 C. loss　 　 　 D.　ｔhreaｔ
27．　Ｉ ｆelt　 to　death　ｂｅcａusｅ I coｕld make noｔｈing ｏｆ　tｈｅ chairman’ｓ spｅｅch．
　Ａ. fatigued 　 　 B. tiｒｅd 　　 　C. ｅxhaustｅｄ 　　 D．　ｂorｅd
28． Wｈen thｅ engine wｏｕld ｎｏt start, the meｃhａｎｉc inｓpｅcted aｌｌ tｈe pａrts to　fｉnd wｈａt was ａt 　 ．
A. wｒｏｎｇ　 　　 B.　trｏubｌｅ 　 　 　 　 C. faｕlｔ 　 　 　　　D. dｉffｉcuｌty
29. Ｙｏur ａdvice　wｏuld　be 　 valuable　to　ｈim, ｗhｏ　is ａt presｅnｔ　at his ｗｉtｓ ｅnd.
A. excｅｅdiｎgly　　 　 Ｂ. ｅxｃｅｓsively　 　 　 C.　exｔensivｅly 　 D．　excluｓiveｌy
３0.　Hｅ failed to ｃａrrｙ out soｍｅ　of ｔｈe ｐrovisioｎｓ oｆ the cｏntｒact，　aｎd now　he has to 　　 the cｏｎsequencｅs．
A． ａｎswer foｒ 　 　 　Ｂ. rｕｎ　ｉntｏ　　 　　 　　 C. ａｂide by 　　　D.　steｐ into
31. Tｈｅ ｒiver is alｒｅady 　　 its　banｋs　becausｅ ｏf　exｃessive rａinfａll； and tｈe cｉty ｉs　ｔhｒｅaｔeｎeｄ wｉth ａ ｌikeｌy floｏd.
A. Parallel to 　 　 Ｂ. leｖel　ｉn　　　 　　 Ｃ． fｌat ｏn 　　 D. flush wiｔh

32.　Ｐeｏple　　 that vertiｃaｌ　flight tｒansports woulｄ carry　ｍｉlｌｉons of pasｓeｎｇers as dｏ ｔhe aｉrliners of today.
Ａ. ｃoｎｖinced 　　 B． ａnｔｉcipated 　 　 C. rｅsoｌveｄ　 　 D. asｓured
33.　Ｉn sｐiｔｅ of thｅ wiｄe　raｎｇｅ　of　ｒeadiｎg mａｔerｉaｌ speｃialｌｙ writtｅn oｒ　　 ｆor lａnguage leaｒｎｉng purposｅs， theｒe is yet no　comprehｅnsiｖe systematiｃ ｐroｇraｍmｅ　for ｔhe　ｒeading skｉｌls.
A．　ａｄaｐteｄ　 　 　B. acknowｌedgｅd 　 　　 　 Ｃ.　assembled　 　 D. aｐｐointeｄ
34． Ｔhe mother said sｈe woｕld　　 her son washiｎｇ ｔｈe ｄisheｓ if he　cｏulｄ　finish　hｉs　assignmenｔ before sｕpｐer．
　 A.　let dｏwｎ 　　　 　 　 B. ｌet alｏne 　　　 　 C. let　ofｆ 　　　 D. ｌet oｕｔ
３5. Ｗe ｓhoｕld　aｌwayｓ　keeｐ in mind ｔhat 　 decisions　oｆten lｅad tｏ　bｉtter regrets.
Ａ. urgｅnt 　 　 Ｂ.　haｓty 　 　 C． instant　 　 　 　D. pｒomｐt
36.　Jｏhn ｃoｍplaｉnｅd　to the　bｏokｓelleｒ that theｒe were ｓｅveral paｇes 　　in　tｈｅ dictiｏnary．
　 Ａ． miｓｓiｎg 　 B. lｏsing 　 　 　 Ｃ.　ｄrｏppiｎｇ 　 　　 D．　leaking
3７. Ｉn ｔｈｅ pasｔ,moｓt　foreｓters ｈavｅ beｅｎ　men, ｂuｔ toｄay， the number oｆ woｍeｎ 　 　ｔｈｉs field ｉs ｃlimbｉng．
A. engagiｎｇ　 　 　 　 B. devoｔing 　 Ｃ.　ｒeｇｉsｔering 　 D. ｐuｒsuing
38. Tｈe　superviｓor didｎ’t havｅ time sｏ　fａr to gｏ inｔo　it 　 　, ｂｕt ｈｅ gave us　an idea ａｂout ｈiｓ　pｌan．
A. ａt　hand 　　 　 Ｂ. in tｕrn　 　　 　 C． in　coｎclｕsion 　 Ｄ． aｔ lenｇth
39.　Ｔhｅiｒ ｄeｍａｎd　for a pay　raise hａｓ ｎot　ｔhe ｓｌiｇhtesｔ 　 of beiｎg mｅｔ.
　 A. prｏsｐeｃt　 　 　 B.　predictiｏn　 　　 　　 　 C． ｐrosｐｅｒity D． pｅrmission
４0． Ｉt’ ｓ uｓｕａlly ｔｈe　caｓe tｈat　peｏｐlｅ seldom beｈave　in ａ 　　 　 ｗay when in a　fuｒiｏus　state.
　　　Ａ．ｓｔａｂｌe 　　 　　 B．raｔｉonaｌ　　 　 　 C．legal 　　 C.crediｂle

Paｒt Ⅱ Cｌｏｚe　Test
Dｉrｅctioｎs:
For each numbereｄ blank iｎ thｅ　foｌlｏwｉng ｐassage,　ｔheｒe　arｅ four　ｃhoiceｓ ｍarked　A, B， C　anｄ D．Chｏose ｔhｅ　ｂｅst ｏｎe ａｎｄ ｍaｒk　yｏuｒ　aｎｓwer on tｈe AＮＳＷER SHEＥT by ｂlackｅnｉｎg thｅ cｏｒresponｄing leｔtｅr in　ｔhe brackets． (10 pointｓ)
Sleep is　ｄivided intｏ　ｐeｒiods　of sｏ-cａlｌed REM sleeｐ, ｃharacterｉzｅd ｂｙ rapid　eｙe ｍｏvemeｎｔs ａnｄ dreaｍing, ａnｄ lｏnger ｐeriｏｄs　oｆ ｎon-ＲＥM sleep ４1 　kind of sｌeeｐ　iｓ　at ａll　weｌｌunｄersｔooｄ,　but REM sleｅp　is　 4２ to seｒve　ｓoｍe reｓｔｏraｔive funcｔion　of　the bｒaiｎ．Tｈe purpoｓｅ of nonREM sｌeep is　ｅvｅｎ　mｏre　 4３ .　Ｔhe neｗ exｐerｉmｅｎｔs, ｓucｈ　as thosｅ 44 for the first tiｍe aｔ a　ｒｅceｎt meｅting　ｏｆ the Sociｅｔy fｏr　Slｅep　Research　in Ｍinnｅapolis, suggｅst fascｉnaｔｉnｇ ｅｘplaｎatioｎs ４5　　 oｆ non-ＲＥＭ ｓlｅep.
For exａmpｌｅ， it haｓ lonｇ　ｂeen known tｈaｔ ｔotal ｓleep 　 ４6 ｉs 100 percenｔ faｔaｌ　ｔo　rats，　ｙet， 47 　 eｘaminaｔion oｆ　thｅ　deaｄ bodｉes, the aｎimａls ｌook ｃomplｅtely　normaｌ．A researcher　hａｓ now 48 the　mysteｒy　oｆ why the　animaｌs die．The　raｔs 49 bacteｒｉaｌ iｎfｅctions　oｆ thｅ ｂｌood,　 50 tｈｅｉr ｉｍmuｎe syｓｔemｓ—thｅ seｌfｐroteｃtinｇ　ｍeｃhaｎism　against diｓeａse—haｄ crashｅｄ.
４1.Ａ. Eitheｒ 　　　 　 　 Ｂ.　Nｅitｈer 　 　 　 　　Ｃ. Eａch　　 D. Anｙ
42.　A. intｅndｅd 　 B． reｑｕired 　 C. aｓsumed 　 　 　D. ｉｎferreｄ
43. A．subtle 　 　 B. ｏbvious 　 　 　C.　mystｅrｉoｕs　　 Ｄ． doubtfuｌ
44. A．maｉntainｅｄ　 　 　 Ｂ. descriｂｅd 　 　 　 C. sｅｔtled　 D． afｆｏｒded
４5．　A.in the ｌight　 　 　 　 B.　by virtuｅ 　 　 　 Ｃ. with thｅ　ｅｘceptiｏn　 D．　for the purｐose
４6. A.reductｉoｎ 　 　 B. dｅstｒｕction 　　　 C.　dｅｐriｖaｔiｏn 　　 D． reｓtrｉctｉon
47. A.upon 　 　 　　B． bｙ 　　 　 　　 C. tｈｒｏugh 　 Ｄ． with
48. A.paid　atｔention to 　 B． cａｕｇht sｉght　oｆ C. laid　empｈaｓis on 　 D．　ｃast　light　ｏn
49.　A．　deｖｅlｏp 　 　 　B.　prｏducｅ　 　 　 　 C. ｓｔimulａｔe　 　　　　 D.　induｃe
50. A.if 　 　　 　 　 　　 B.　as ｉf 　 　 　 　C. only iｆ　 　　 　 　 Ｄ. iｆ oｎly

Part Ⅲ　Ｒｅaｄiｎｇ Cｏｍprehenｓｉｏｎ
Directｉｏns:
Eaｃh of the pａssagｅs belｏw　ｉs ｆoｌｌowed ｂy some ｑｕestions.For　eaｃh　qｕeｓtion ｔhｅrｅ arｅ foｕr aｎswerｓ mａrkeｄ A, Ｂ,　Ｃ aｎd D.Ｒead thｅ　pasｓagｅs caｒefulｌy anｄ ｃhoose the best ａｎｓwer tｏ eaｃh oｆ　the ques-ｔion.Then ｍａrk　ｙouｒ ａnswｅr on the ANＳＷER SHＥＥT　bｙ ｂlackｅnｉng ｔｈｅ ｃｏrresｐondｉｎg lettｅr iｎ　the bｒａckets.(40 pｏints)
Passａｇｅ 1
Moｎey spent　ｏn ａｄveｒtｉsiｎｇ　ｉs money ｓpent　as　ｗeｌl aｓ anｙ　I　ｋnoｗ　of. Iｔ serveｓ direcｔlｙ　tｏ asｓｉｓｔ a rａｐid dｉｓtriｂｕtｉon of ｇooｄｓ aｔ reasonable priｃeｓ,　tｈereby ｅｓｔabｌishiｎg a firm hoｍe　market and　ｓｏ ｍaking it possｉｂlｅ　ｔo　prｏvｉde foｒ expｏｒｔ at cｏmｐetiｔivｅ prices.By draｗｉng　aｔtention　ｔｏ new iｄｅａs　it　ｈｅｌps enorｍously to raisｅ staｎdards of ｌiving．By　ｈｅlｐing　ｔo iｎcreasｅ ｄｅmaｎd it ｅnsuｒes an ｉncreased ｎｅｅｄ for　labor,　anｄ ｉs tｈerefore an eｆｆｅctivｅ 　wａy ｔｏ　fighｔ ｕnｅmployｍeｎt.It　lowers thｅ costｓ ｏf many　ｓerｖices:ｗｉthouｔ advertｉseｍｅnts your daｉlｙ ｎewｓｐaｐer wｏuｌd　cｏsｔ　four tiｍeｓ as　ｍｕch， tｈｅ prｉcｅ of youｒ　ｔelevision　licｅｎse would　need to be doubled， ａnd tｒavｅl by bus or tubｅ　wｏｕld cost　20　ｐerceｎt　mｏrｅ.
And peｒhaps mｏst　ｉmportanｔ of all,adveｒｔiｓiｎg provideｓ　a guarａnteｅ oｆ　reａsｏnable value in thｅ　ｐroducts and servｉceｓ　yｏu buy.Apart frｏm　ｔｈe ｆact that twentyseｖen　Ａcts　of Parlｉａｍeｎt ｇovern tｈe　terms ｏf　advertｉsｉng,no reｇulａｒ ａdvｅrｔiser dare　promote a ｐｒoｄuct that fails to ｌive uｐ to　the　ｐromise oｆ ｈiｓ advｅrｔisementｓ.Hｅ ｍiｇｈt fool soｍe peｏple ｆoｒ a　liｔｔle whｉle throｕgh mｉslｅaｄing advｅｒtising．He will　nｏt dｏ ｓo for lｏnｇ, for meｒcifuｌｌy　the publｉｃ　hａｓ the　gooｄ sｅｎse noｔ to ｂuy thｅ iｎｆeｒiｏｒ　ａｒtｉcle　ｍore　than oｎcｅ.If yoｕ　ｓee an aｒｔicle ｃoｎsｉstｅｎtｌy　advertised,　it is the suｒest proof I kｎoｗ thaｔ tｈe　arｔiclｅ doｅs what is clａｉmed for iｔ， ａｎｄ　tｈat it　represents gｏoｄ vａluｅ.
　 Adｖｅｒｔisinｇ　dｏes more for the ｍaterial benefｉt　of the ｃｏmmunity thａn any oｔheｒ fｏrｃe I cａn ｔhink of.
There　iｓ　one ｍore pｏiｎt I　feeｌ I ought ｔo touｃｈ on. Rｅｃentｌｙ I heaｒd　ａ well-kｎown　telｅｖｉｓｉon personality ｄeclare tｈat hｅ ｗas　agaiｎst　advertｉsiｎｇ　bｅcaｕse iｔ pｅrsuaｄes rather tｈａn iｎformｓ.　He wａs ｄrawing　excessｉvely fine　distincｔions. Of cｏurｓe　ａdvertisiｎｇ　seeｋｓ to persuade.
　 　If iｔs　ｍesｓage　were cｏnfinｅｄ　mｅreｌy ｔo informatiｏn—and tｈaｔ in　iｔself wouｌd be　dｉｆfｉcult　iｆ　nｏt　impｏｓsiblｅ ｔo　ａchievｅ, for ｅven　ａ detaiｌ　such aｓ the　ｃhoｉce　of the coｌor　oｆ a shirt is ｓuｂtly ｐeｒsｕａsive—aｄvertising would be ｓｏ ｂorｉng thaｔ no oｎe ｗoulｄ pａy anｙ aｔtenｔiｏn. But　ｐｅrｈaｐｓ that is what tｈｅ　wｅｌｌkｎown　ｔｅｌevｉｓioｎ personalｉty wanｔs.
５1.　Bｙ thｅ firsｔ seｎtence ｏf　ｔhe ｐａｓsage　ｔｈe author　ｍeans　that 　 　 .
[Ａ］ｈｅ ｉｓ ｆａirｌy　familiar wiｔh tｈe cｏｓt ｏｆ advｅrtisiｎｇ
　[B]eｖeｒyｂoｄy　ｋnows ｗell　that　ａdvertisｉｎg ｉs moｎｅy consuminｇ
［C]advertisiｎg　cｏｓtｓ　money　ｌike　eｖerytｈing elsｅ
　[D］ｉｔ　ｉｓ woｒthｗhile to spｅｎd money on aｄvertisｉnｇ
５2.　Ｉn　the ｐａssage, which　of ｔhe folloｗing is NOT ｉncludｅd ｉｎ the advaｎｔages oｆ advｅrtｉsｉng?　 .
［Ａ］Securinｇ ｇｒeater fame
[Ｂ]Pｒovidｉnｇ morｅ ｊobs
［C］Enhaｎcｉng ｌiｖing stａndaｒds
[Ｄ］Ｒｅｄucinｇ newｓpapeｒ cost
53. Ｔhｅ aｕthor　deems tｈat　the　weｌl-knoｗｎ TV peｒｓonality is　 　 　 .
　[A]vｅrｙ　pｒecｉse　in pａssing　his jｕdgeｍeｎｔ　on advertisinｇ
　[Ｂ］ｉｎtｅrｅsteｄ in ｎothing ｂut tｈｅ　bｕyerｓ’attentiｏn
　［C]ｃorrect in ｔellinｇ the　dｉffｅreｎce beｔｗｅen pｅrsuaｓion　and infoｒmａtｉｏn
　[D]ｏｂviｏｕsly ｐａrtial in hｉs vｉewｓ　on　ａdvｅrtisｉnｇ
54． In tｈｅ ａｕthor’s opinion,.　 　 　 .
［A]advｅrｔising caｎ　ｓｅlｄom ｂｒinｇ　material benefｉt to maｎ　by ｐｒoviｄing information
　[B]ａdverｔisｉnｇ　ｉnｆorms people of　nｅw ideas rａｔher than wins them ovｅr
　［C]ｔｈｅｒe is nｏtｈing wrｏng ｗｉtｈ ａdvｅｒtising in pｅrｓuａdiｎｇ the　buyer
　［Ｄ］tｈe ｂuyer is nｏt ｉnterｅsｔｅd in geｔting　inｆormatiｏn ｆrｏm an ａdvertisemenｔ

Paｓｓage 2
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.
55． A peｒsoｎ　is geｎeraｌly　belｉeveｄ　to ａchieｖe　pｅrsonａl gｒoｗth wｈen 　 .
[A］ｈe haｓ　ｇiven　ｕp ｈis smokinｇ　haｂｉt
[B]he has　madｅ gｒｅａt ｅffｏrts　in　ｈis woｒk
　[C]hｅ ｉs ｋeen on learning　ａｎyｔhing neｗ
　[D］hｅ　hａs trｉed　ｔo determine wｈere he is on　his journey
56. 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 grow ｆrom his own ａchieｖeｍeｎts
　［C］fａce dｉｆｆicultieｓ　anｄ　take up ｃhallenges
　[D]aim　hiｇh and reach hｉs　goal each ｔime
５７.　Wｈen　the aｕtｈor ｓays　“a neｗ ｗay of　bｅiｎg”　(Ｌineｓ　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 aｄapting to changｅ
58.　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

Passaｇｅ　3
　 Iｎ sucｈ a ｃhanｇing, coｍplex　ｓocieｔｙ　ｆoｒmeｒly sｉｍｐｌe soluｔionｓ to infｏｒmational needs bｅcｏme　ｃｏmpｌｉc