【正文】 f shareholders as a class, an element in national life representing irresponsible wealth detached from the land and the duties of the landowners。 and the adaptive consequences may not seem obvious. Yet, dramatic instances of sudden fetting can seem to be adaptive. In this sense, the ability to fet can be interpreted to have survived through a process of natural selection in animals. Indeed, when one?s memory of an emotionally painful experience leads to serious anxiety, fetting may produce relief. Nevertheless, an evolutionary interpretation might make it difficult to understand how the monly gradual process of fetting survived natural selection. In thinking about the evolution of memory together with all its possible aspects, it is helpful to consider what would happen if memories failed to fade. Fetting clearly aids orientation in time, since old memories weaken and the new tend to stand out, providing clues for inferring duration. Without fetting, adaptive ability would suffer。 s characteristics . [C] the development of one39。win at all costs39。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. Do we think we?re slow to adapt to 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 selfdoubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not confront and overe these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We bee trapped inside a shell of our own making. 15 . A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when_____. [A] he has given up his smoking habit [B] he has made great efforts in his work [C] he is keen on learning anything new [D] he has tried to determine where he is on his journey 16. 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 17. When the author says a new way of being (line 3, Para. 3) he is referring to____. [A] a new approach to experiencing the world [B] a new way of taking risks [C] a new method of perceiving ourselves [D] a new system of adaptation to change 18. For personal growth, the author advocates all of the following except____. [A] curiosity about more chances [B] promptness in selfadaptation [C] openmindedness to new experiences [D] avoidance of internal fears and doubts Passage3 In such a changing, plex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs bee plicated. Many of life?s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today. In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War Ⅱ . As families move away from their stable munity, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual munications of the extended family must be consciously learned. Adding to societal changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is plicated, timeconsuming and sometimes even overwhelming . Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machinereadable files, and to program puters to locate specific information. Telemunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of munications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people. In this world of change and plexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable uptodate information to solve the daytoday problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. “Knowledge is power” may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people. 19. The word it (line 3, Para. 2) most probably refers to____. [A] the lack of stable munities [B] the breakdown of informal information channels [C] the increased mobility of families [D] the growing number of people moving from place to place 20. The main problem people may encounter today arises form the fact that____. [A] they have to learn new things consciously [B] they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information [C] they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily [D] they can hardly carry out casual munic