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 rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．

   By contrast (对照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since 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, we tend to take more chances and 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 we think we are slow to adapt (适应) 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 (不安全) 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．

57．In the author’s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______． 

   A．succeed in climbing up the social ladder

   B．grow up from his own achievements

   C．face difficulties and take up challenges

   D．aim high and reach his goal each time

58．Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing?

   A．Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges．

   B．Jane won the first prize in the speech competition．

   C．Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris．

   D．Father’s salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000．

59．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A．It is not so easy to measure personal growth．

   B．To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable．

   C．There are only two ways to see a person’s growth．

   D．If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up． 

60．The best title for this passage should be ______．

   A．Facing New Challenges       B．Growth—Product or Process

   C．Two Basic Ways of Growth   D．Overcoming Internal Fears

第二节  情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

—We hear so much about exercises these days. So even experts can’t agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises.

—Arm exercises?  6 

—  7  They say that arm exercises are a way to become physically healthy.

—But don’t arm exercises raise your blood pressure?

—Yes. But the articles I read supply ways to make up for that.

—How?

—By adding leg exercises, so that the arms don’t do all the work.   8 

—Sounds right to me. I quite agree with you.   9 

—They mentioned quite a few, but some of the popular ones are cycling with special

bicycles that make you use both your arms and legs.

—  10 So I’d like to have a try.

—The same with me.

A. So what exercises do the experts suggest?

B. The more leg exercises you do, the better you are.

C. And in turn I’m sure that they’re also a good chance of losing weight.

D. Actually that’s not the main reason.

E. What’s your opinion about this?

F. Is that because our arms are too fat or soft?

G. I can hardly believe it.

Julia _____ with a stranger when Jim went to the jacket he _____ in the restaurant.

A. had quarreled; left            B. had quarreled; had left       

C. was quarreling; has left        D. was quarreling; had left

. ____ of the land in that district ____ covered with trees and grass.

   A. One half; are                    B. Two seventh; is

   C. A quarter; is                    D. Two thirds; are

I’ve just done my first jump since the accident that nearly killed me just a year ago. As I was lying in hospital, thinking that I would never skydive again, I wasn’t feeling glad to be alive. Instead I was wondering how I could possibly live without it.

It all started one evening after another nine-to-five day. I was sitting at home thinking, “There has to be more to life than this,” when an advertisement came on the television: “Try skydiving!”

The next day, I called the nearest skydiving centre and booked my first jump.

I will never forget my first jump. It was a beautiful, cloudless day and the sun was just going down. As I pushed myself away from the plane at 11,000 feet, my mind went blank.

Words cannot describe the excitement I experienced while I was free-falling. That was the most amazing four minutes of my life.

From the first jump, I was hooked. I started spending every free moment I had skydiving. At work, I sat in front of my computer and imagined ways of making more money so that I could jump more often.

The accident happened on my 1,040th jump. Another skydiver collided (碰撞) with my parachute (降落伞) at 80 feet. I fell and hit the ground at about 30 mph, face down. I broke my legs, my right arm and my nose. I lost 6 litres of blood, 19 teeth and 25 pounds of fat. I was lucky to be alive.

People who have never experienced skydiving will find it hard to understand that my only motivation to get better was that I could do it again. All I can say is that for me, skydiving is life and life is skydiving.

50. What can we learn about the author’s first skydiving from the text?

A. The author planned it for a long time.

B. The author was too excited to enjoy it.

C. It turned out to be fairly successful.

D. It took place a year before the accident.

51. The underlined part “I was hooked” most probably means “__________”.

A. I was attracted by skydiving          B. I was shocked by skydiving

C. I became familiar with skydiving      D. I became curious about skydiving

52. Which of the following shows the author’s strong will for skydiving?

A. The author spent almost every nine-to-five day skydiving.

B. The author worked hard to make more money for skydiving.

C. The author imagined himself skydiving while at the hospital.

D. The author expected to recover only to continue skydiving.

第三节：写作： （满分30分）

请以 Is Failure a Bad Thing 为题写一篇短文，要点如下：

失败是常有的事。

人们对失败有各种不同的态度。

你对失败的态度。

Heart trouble is one of the most serious _____ of death among old people.

       A. reasons             B. troubles             C. illnesses     D. causes

Although the first part is easy, the rest ______.

       A. is supported difficult                  B. are difficult

       C. has proved difficult                    D. could have been difficult

A young man was going to join the army and had to take a medical examination. The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man. “Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on the chair.” The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, “All right. Put on your clothes again.” “But you haven’t examined me at all!” the young man said in surprise. “There is no need to do so,” the doctor said with a smile. “When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw the chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understand what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, so you must be clever enough for the army.”

The young man went to the doctor because __________.

A. he wanted to consult about his illness.

B. he had to have a medical check-up.

C. he did not want to join the army.

D. he did not feel well.

The doctor told the young man to take his coat and shirt off in order to______.

A. test his listening ability.

B. see whether his eyes were wrong with him.

C. see what was wrong with him.

D. examine him with no clothes.

The doctor thought that __________.

A. the young man would not be a good soldier.

B. the young man must not join the army.

C. The young man would not do something wrong in the army.

D. the young man could join the army.

At first the young man __________.

A. did not understand what the doctor mean

B. did not do as he was told to do

C. realized why the doctor told him to do something

D. understood what the doctor meant

The student had no choice but _____ his teacher ____ the mistake he had made.

A．to apologize to , for                           B. to apologize, for 

C. apologizing for, to                             D. to apologize for, for