Question

2. [原文] 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 a 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.

[問題]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

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[理由]        

Answer 1

2. A 題干中generally是關鍵詞，與原文中generally相對。句意：人們通常認為個人的成長是外在的成果或產物，是容易辨別和衡量的。正確答案必須符合"外在"、"易辨別和衡量"這兩個一般特征。

A項為"當一個人戒了煙"，煙戒了是一種易辨別的、外在的"成果"，與"升職"等相似。故A正確。