每天一句：2014考研英语第一百五十九句8.11

王慧 · 发表于 2013-8-28 09:45

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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 result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language -- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
55. 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 leaning anything new
[D] he has tried to determine where he is on his journey

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 result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language -- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
55. A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when ________.
通常情况下，人们在什么时候被认为获得了成长？

根据题干可以定位到原文中的这样一句：People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can easily be identified and measured.
其中generally believed 替换了原文中的generally viewed；
an external result or product that can easily be identified and measured.
下面选项中符合这一标准的为正确答案。这是考研中不多的演绎类的题目：
文中给出标准，答案给出例子，符合标准的例证为正确答案。
这里应该选择第一个答案，只有第一个答案符合“外在的”，“可被测量的”，并且是一个“结果”。
[A] he has given up his smoking habit
当他放弃了吸烟的习惯的时候
解析：是结果，且可测量
[B] he has made great efforts in his work
他为了工作付出了巨大努力的时候
解析：还不是结果
[C] he is keen on leaning anything new
他热衷于学习任何新的事物的时候
解析：也不是结果
[D] he has tried to determine where he is on his journey
他尝试着确定他处于他旅程中的那个位置的时候
解析：不是结果，且不可测量
特别提示：

这段是非常好的背诵材料，在写成长的时候可以用的上。

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 result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language -- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.