Question

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why．

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things． It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing． If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”． Look around you． With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new．

Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning． Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb． When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work．

Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success． Why?

Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded． Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer．

But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake． Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．

We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem． Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate （分配） these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again． Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career．

There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”

So go forth and make mistakes． And learn． And grow． And prosper（成功）．

1.From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______．

A．mistakes are unnecessary for development

B．we are afraid of trying new things

C．it’s common for people to make mistakes

D．mistakes are better than not trying

2.The underlined word “eliminate” means _______．

A．a(chǎn)void             B．remove           C．a(chǎn)ccept            D．solve

3.According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is   ．

A．a(chǎn)voiding making the same mistakes

B．a(chǎn)ccepting the punishment willingly

C．taking consequences into account

D．trying things out one by one

4.What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?

A．Never mind, I can always try again．

B．I’d better stay out of trouble．

C．Ok! Now I can learn something．

D．Look at this mess． Anyone would be upset．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文告訴我們要積極地看待我們所犯的錯誤，錯誤讓我們學(xué)習(xí)到了更多的知識，只有嘗試了新鮮的事物，我們才可能犯錯。同時我們也要考慮犯錯的結(jié)果。

1.D 段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things． It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing．說明我們犯錯，說明我們嘗試了新鮮事物，故D項正確。

2.B 推理題。根據(jù)Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded． Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer．說明每一次我們犯錯誤，都會去除掉一些這樣的不好的東西，距離成功就更近一步，故B正確。

3.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第五段第一行But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake．說明C項正確，我們要充分考慮犯錯的結(jié)果。

4.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后2段There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”和So go forth and make mistakes． And learn． And grow． And prosper（成功）．說明我們要把犯錯當(dāng)成自己學(xué)習(xí)的過程，嘗試新鮮事物的過程，故C正確。

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