任务型读写。
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注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
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 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(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.
| Title: 1. _____ — Product or Process |
Product: easily identified and 2.
|
The worker get a 4.
The students improve their 5.
The foreigners learns new languages |
Process:
much more 3. to determine
never really ends |
the attitudes, feelings people have
6.
experience the world in 7. ways
try new ideas
accept new 8.
a willingness to take 9.
face the unknown
accept the possibility that they may "fail"
tend to take more chances and be more open to 10. experiences |