Question

[1] It’s good to make a mistake, 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. Almost everything valuable you see in your world is the result of _____________.

[2] Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he remarked that he hadn’t failed 10000 times, but rather had learned 10000 things that didn’t work.

[3] Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried only a few things before you succeed. Every time you made a mistake, you got rid of one bad thing and stepped closer to success.

[4] But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake. Instead, when you try something new, you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that you will have opportunities to try again in case that it doesn’t work out as you expected. We all have limited resources so don’t blow them all at one time. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and use these resources appropriately so you can learn, improve, and try it again. Only by using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your career.

[5] There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistake, you’re not trying hard enough.” So go forth and make mistakes.

1.List three reasons why making a mistake is good for you. (Please answer within 5 words for each blank.)

① _________________________② ____________________③ ________________________

2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4? (Please answer within 8 words.)

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3.Fill in the blank in paragraph 1 with proper words. (Please answer within 5 words.)

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4. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

You should take its bad results into account though making a mistake is good.

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.

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Answer 1

1.① Trying something new ② Learning something ③ Getting closer to success

2.How to make good use of mistakes / Don’t forget the consequences of a mistake

3.trying something new

4.But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake.

5.你每犯一次错误，就排除掉了一个不利的因素，也就向成功前进了一步。

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过阐述犯错误的好处，从而告诉读者失败是成功之母的道理。

1.考查考生搜索信息和概括的能力。由文章的第一段、第二段和第三段可以概括本题答案。由于有字数限制，所以用动名词形式表述。

2.主旨概括题。根据第四段最后一句Only by using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your career.只有通过利用你的错误你的事业才会进步，可知本段主要介绍如何利用你的错误。

3.补全信息题。本段主要讲错误意味着你在尝试新事物以及尝试新事物的好处，可知此处需要填写表示“尝试新的东西”之类的内容。

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5.句子翻译题。本句为并列复合句，every time引导时间状语从句，翻译时注意短语get rid of和step closer to的意思。

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