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．avoid             B．remove           C．accept            D．solve

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

A．avoiding making the same mistakes

B．accepting 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】

试题分析：本文告诉我们要积极地看待我们所犯的错误，错误让我们学习到了更多的知识，只有尝试了新鲜的事物，我们才可能犯错。同时我们也要考虑犯错的结果。

1.D 段落大意题。根据第二段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．说明我们犯错，说明我们尝试了新鲜事物，故D项正确。

2.B 推理题。根据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．说明每一次我们犯错误，都会去除掉一些这样的不好的东西，距离成功就更近一步，故B正确。

3.C 推理题。根据文章第五段第一行But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake．说明C项正确，我们要充分考虑犯错的结果。

4.C 推理题。根据文章最后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）．说明我们要把犯错当成自己学习的过程，尝试新鲜事物的过程，故C正确。

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点评：本文主要告诉我们犯错的价值，本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。