考研英语历年阅读理解真题精析--1995年part2

1、考研英语历年阅读理解真题精析 -1995 年 part2Part TwoThere 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 thatcan easily be identified andmeasured. The worker who gets a promotion,the studentwhose grades improve

2、, 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 difficultto determine, sinceby definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the wa

3、y. 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 chal

4、lenges 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 perc

5、eive 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. Dowe th

6、ink we're slow to adaptto 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 a

7、nd overcome these internal fearsand doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. Webecome trapped inside a shell of our own making .5 . A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth thenA) he has given up his smoking habitB) he has made great efforts in his workC) he

8、is keen on learnning anything newD) he has tried to determine where he is on his journey6. In the author' s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process wouldA) succeed in climbing up the social ladderB) judge his ability to glow from his own achievementsC) face difficulties and take up chal

9、lengesD) aim high and reach his goal each time7. Whenthe author says "a new way of being" ( line 3, para. 3) he is referring toA) a new approach to experiencing the worldB) a new way of taking risksC) a new method of perceiving ourselvesD) a new system of adaptation to change8. For persona

10、l growth ,the author advocates all of the following except_.A) curiosity about more chancesBpromptness in self-adaptationCopen-mindedness to new experiencesDavoidance of internal fears and doubtsUnit 2 1995Part 2重点词汇：external 外部的，反义词为 internal 内部的。signpost ?路标J sign+post。Iandmark 界标J Iand+mark。obsta

11、cle 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 t障碍。难句解析： 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 wo

12、rkers ， the student 和 theforeigner ，它们后面都有一个定语从句，而破折号后面的局部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。feelings people The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and have, their caution or courage, as they encounter new experiences and unexpected obsta

13、cles.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 后面的局部，这里是阅读的重点。 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

14、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。 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&qu

15、ot; 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，本文的作者比较喜欢使用排 比结构来使其论述显得更加强有力。 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 insid

16、e a shell of our own making.第一个句子以两个 if 引导的条件从句开始， 核心在 then 的后面， 后面的句子中注意 become后面的过去分词作表语。，大家理解开始也是排比，比较容易理解，后半句里有一个比喻， shell 指的是 " 自我封闭 " 起来也没有什么问题。试题解析：Word是学生和职场人士最常用的一款办公软件之一，99.99% 的人知道它，但其实，这个软件背后，还有一大批隐藏技能你不知道。掌握他们，你将开启新世界的大门。Tab+Enter,在编过号以后，会自动编号段落Ctrl + D 调出字体栏，配合 Tab+Enter 全键盘操作吧Ctrl + L 左对齐， Ctrl + R 右对齐， Ctrl + E 居中Ctrl + F 查找，Ctrl + H 替换。然后关于替换，里