【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 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 changes 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 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. grow up from his own achievement C. face difficulties and take up challenges D. aim high and reach his goal each time 57. 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 petition. C. Jenny picked up French during his stay in Paris. D. Father?s salary rose from 5,000 to 7,000. 58. For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT ________. A. being curious about more changes B. being quick in selfadaptation C. having an open mind to new experiences D. staying away form failures and challenges 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. 60. The best title for this passage should be ________. A. Facing New Challenges B. GrowthProduct or Process C. Two Basic Ways of Growth D. Overing Internal Fears B Drunken driving sometimes called America?s socially accepted form of murder has bee a national epidemic（流行?。?. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years. A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image and judges were lenient in most courts, but the drunken killing has recently caused so many wellpublicized tragedies, especially concerning young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant. Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend（逆轉(zhuǎn)潮流） in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18— 20 –yearold drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21. Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless acpanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink. Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests in many areas already, to a marked drop in accidents, some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “obviously drunk” and later drove off the road, killing a nineyearold boy. As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition（禁令） of alcohol that began in 1919, which President Hoover called the “noble experiment”. They fot the legal prohibition didn?t stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption（腐?。?and anized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution. 61. What can be inferred from the fact of the traffic accidents in New Jersey? A. Young drivers were usually bad. B. The legal drinking age should be raised. C. Some drivers didn?t surprise the legal drinking age. D. Drivers should not be allowed to drink. 62. The underlined work “l(fā)enient” in the first paragraph means ________. A. merciful B. cruel C. serious D. determined 63. As regards drunken driving, public opinion has changed because ________. A. judges are no longer lenient B. new laws are introduced in some states C. drivers do not appreciate their manly image D. the news media have raised public attention of the problem C One of Britain?s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer Davide Bieberand was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡ 30， 000 reward money. Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki became suspicious of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year?s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: “He didn?t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact.” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan