【正文】 小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分） 請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 A 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 and the foreigner who learns a new language— all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts. By contrast(對(duì)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 rather the attitudes and feelings people have, 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 essential to our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more changes 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’re 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 selfdoubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overe these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We bee trapped inside a shell of our own making. 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. About personal growth, the author advocates all of the following except . A. curiosity about more changes B. quickness in selfadaptation C. openmindedness to new experiences D. avoidance of internal fears and doubts 58. The best title for this passage should be . A. Facing new challenges B. Growthproduct or process C. Unavoidable feeling of selfdoubt D. Overing internal fears B The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has 3n official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington． A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’ s Day sermon(布道 )in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices(犧牲 )and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man . Sonora’ s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane , Washington on the 19th of June, 1910. In 1 924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day . Roses are the Father’ s Day flowers： red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died. When children can’ t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental(感傷的 ). Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad. 59. The United States is special in Father’s Day because . A. many people celebrate the day B. only America celebrates the day C. America makes it an official day D. all men are honored in America 60. At first, Father’s Day was fixed on June 19th because ________. A. Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday B. Sonora’s birthday was June l 9 C. it was decided by the president at that time D. her mother died on June 19 61. How many years has passed before Father’s Day became an official day since the father’s day was celebrated? A. 4. B. 10. C. 14. D. 24. 62. According to the passage, we can infer that Henry Jackson Smart . A. was very kind to anyone B. did a lot for his daughter C. was the first father honored in 1924 D. always help others by giving money C The first breathtaking pictures of the Earth taken from space showed it 3s a solid ball covered by brown land masses and bluegreen oceans. We had never seen the Earth from that distance before. To us, it appeared as though the Earth had always looked that way and always would. Scientists now know, however, that the surface of the Eart