【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 causeandeffect relationship? A. Sleep deprivation → Eating behavior → Brain activity B. Sleep deprivation → Brain activity → Eating behavior C. Brain activity → Sleep deprivation → Eating behavior D. Eating behavior → Brain activity → Sleep deprivation 38. What does the author mean by saying “ That39。s only part of the story” in Paragraph 6? A. Highcalorie foods can provide extra energy. B. Sleep deprivation is not good for human health. C. Sleepdeprived people are in need of more energy. D. Sleep deprivation is helpful in the evolution of animals. C Personal growth can be understood in a variety of ways. Type “ personal growth” into a book search and you will find thousands of books to choose from to help you reach your full potential. It39。s so easy to treat personal development as something that is optional and so few people ever take the time to actively improve themselves. On the other hand, you may have been developing as a person, but never consider it as something that can be named. Personal growth and selfdevelopment are some of the most important activities you can do. Rather than regarding this as a selfish act, working on yourself to bee a better person benefits those around you, as well as those in your munity and workplace. Many of your actions may already be fit for “ selfimprovement ” . This selfimprovement, however, is mostly unconscious and for most people it39。s a case of pursuing “ things” and “ stuff” with the alltoomon assumption that when we get enough stuff, we will be happy. You don39。t have to search too far to find how wrong this theory is. Every day we read about seemingly successful people, those who “ have it all” and find themselves in a chain of unhappy relationships or life events, which sadly end in tragedy. Charles Atlas, the famous body builder, said, “ True success lies in the development of the self.” This is a surprising philosophy (哲理 ) for someone who spent his life developing the physique (體格 ). Materially, we may be wealthy or poor, but if your inner life is not fulfilled, you will feel out of balance with the rest of your life and may try to make for this by seeking substance elsewhere — alcohol, overworking, drugs and unhealthy relationships. What does my true self look like when I take away my house, car, etc.? Note down your goals as a person. Do you recall what they were 10, 20, or even 30 years ago? Have they changed or got lost on the way? Now imagine yourself as an older person. What do you want to look like, sound like and feel like? Is this OK with you or would you like to change this picture? Answering these questions will give you clues regarding where you could work on your personal growth. Personally speaking, I see my own personal growth as developing my creativity and spirituality, while building a healthy body as my 40s progress. It sounds like a big task, but I break this down to bitesized pieces, such as making some specific changes in eating and exercise patterns, going to a yoga class, picking up one of my many unused paintbrushes and just painting something rather than taking an art school course, and suddenly that39。s achievable. Set out your goals, first steps and plan of where and how you are going to carry them out. Get the support of a friend or family member to encourage you and review your progress every three months or so to keep you on track. Just start with small but meaningful changes that you notice, and if it feels strange, remember that change often does. Remember you39。re making these changes for longterm personal gain, so it39。s quite natural to feel a little unfortable at first, but be persistent, review your plan and adapt. This is your plan for growth, which can be changed and adapted to your circumstances. 39. As for the selfimprovement, . A. most people do it well in their daily life B. most people in fact regard it as a selfish act C. most people consider it means building a healthy life D. most people think it is trying to achieve enough stuff 40. According to the passage, a real successful person is one . A. who has spent his life doing business B. who does feel happy in his inner world C. who has gathered a great amount of wealth D. who has made friends with many famous people 41. How does the author develop his personal growth? A. He is always imagining himself as an old person. B. He spares his time to take an art school course. C. He improves himself both in creativity and spirituality. D. He manages to collect many secondhand paintbrushes. 42. We can conclude from the passage that . A. personal growth is important in our life B. most people don39。t believe personal growth C. the author is the most successful man D. personal growth determines your goals D We will one day be able to talk to animals using cellphonesized equipment, says a leading expert in animal behavior. Professor Slobodchikoff is developing new technology that translates the calls of the prairie dog (草原犬鼠 ) and says the technology can be used to translate other animals39。 “ languages” . He also suggested that the technology could one day be improved to enable humans