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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】

試題分析：

1.D 推理題。根據第二段1,2行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?說明犯錯才能說明我們嘗試了新鮮的事物，沒有嘗試就不會有進步。所以錯誤總比不嘗試好。故D正確。

2..B 推理題。根據本段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.說明在我們嘗試的過程中有很多問題，每一次我們犯錯，都是在取出一個難題，離目標更進一步。故該詞指B。

3..C 推理題。根據倒數第四段第一行But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake.說明這并不意味著我們不要考慮錯誤的結果，也就是說我們要考慮犯錯誤的結果到底怎么樣。故C正確。

4..C 推理題。根據文章第二段第一行mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things說明錯誤是人們學習新事物的象征，所以當我們犯了錯誤的時候，我們就可以對自己說我能夠學習到新的知識了，故C符合。

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點評：文章介紹了錯誤的問題，犯了錯誤說明我們學習了新鮮的事物，如果我們不去嘗試新鮮事物，我們就不會失敗。并告訴我們面對失敗要有正確的態度。以推理題的考查為主，根據詞義關系推斷具體細節，結合上下文提供的語境和信息進行合理的概括和判斷。