20．About 10 years ago，I started a job as a trainer for a telemarketing agency．In one of my first classes，the head trainer told a very inspiring story．
He began by drawing a stickman standing in the middle of a circle．To make it more interesting，he drew things like a house，a car，and a few friends inside the circle．
He asked the question，"Can anyone tell me what this is？"In a long silence，one guy decided to throw out"the world？"The trainer said，"That's close and this is your Comfort Zone．Inside your circle you have all the things that are important to you．"
"Your home，your family，your friends，and your job．People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any danger or conflict．"
"Can anyone tell me what happens when you step out of this circle？"A strong silence came over the room．The same eager guy abruptly announced，"You are afraid．"
Another guy said，"You make mistakes．"The silence continued and the trainer smiled and said，"When you make mistakes，what can the result be？"
    The first guy shouted，"You learn something．"
"Exactly，you are learning．"The trainer turned to the board and drew an arrow pointing from the stickman directly to the outside of the circle．He continued to say，"When you leave your Comfort Zone you put yourself out there，in front of the world to be in situations that you are not comfortable with．"
"The end result is that you have learned something that you did not know and you expand your knowledge to become a better person．"He turned again to the board and drew a bigger circle around the original circle，and added a few new things like more friends，a bigger house，etc．
"The moral of the story is that if you stay inside your Comfort Zone，you will never be able to expand your horizons and learn．When you step out of your Comfort Zone you will eventually make your circle bigger and your mind grow stronger，and all in all a better person．"

60．According to the passage，the Comfort Zone isC．
    A．a(chǎn) place where we can enjoy a lot of amusement
    B．a(chǎn) person who can offer us some comfort and protect us
    C．a(chǎn) state in which we feel all safe and right with the world
    D．a(chǎn) circle which we don't dare to get out of
61．Which of the following statements is TRUE？A
    A．If we move beyond the Comfort Zone，our anxiety level will go up．
    B．When we step out of the Comfort Zone，we must feel excited．
    C．We don't need to leave our Comfort Zone if we really want to grow．
    D．We are all still in our Comfort Zone when making new friends．
62．Why does the author tell us the story？D
    A．To build up our interpersonal skills．
    B．To make us work better as a team．
    C．To provide us some working activities．
    D．To motivate us to step out for a better world．

分析 作者講了十年前的一節(jié)培訓課上老師講的一個勵志故事，故事告訴我們?nèi)绻闶冀K禁錮在自己的‘安樂圈'，就不能擴大你自己的圈子和你所學到的知識．當你走出‘安樂圈'時，你最終將擴大自己的圈子，挑戰(zhàn)自己的意識，從而能成長得更為堅強，總之，你將變得更為卓越．"

解答 60．答案是C．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第三段中的句子"That's close，this is your Comfort Zone．Inside your circle you have all the things that are important to you．Your home，your family，your friends，and your job．People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any danger or conflict"這就是你的‘安樂圈'．在你的圈子里，有一切對你來說重要的東西，家庭、朋友和工作．人們覺得在自己的這個圈子里是安全的，不會有任何危險和沖突．所以它指的是一種生活的狀況，答案選C．
61．答案是A．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子"When you leave your Comfort Zone you put yourself out there，in front of the world to be in situations that you are not comfortable with．"當你離開你的‘安樂圈'，你把自我也從那里帶出來了，眼前的世界可能讓你感到很不舒服．可見選項A正確；
63．答案是D．寫作意圖題，從文章最后一段告訴我們故事的意義"如果你始終禁錮在自己的‘安樂圈'，就不能擴大你自己的圈子和你所學到的知識．當你走出‘安樂圈'時，你最終將擴大自己的圈子，挑戰(zhàn)自己的意識，從而能成長得更為堅強，總之，你將變得更為卓越．"可見作者寫的目的是激勵我們走出了一個更美好的世界．

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