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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】

试题分析：

1.D 推理题。根据第二段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?说明犯错才能说明我们尝试了新鲜的事物，没有尝试就不会有进步。所以错误总比不尝试好。故D正确。

2..B 推理题。根据本段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.说明在我们尝试的过程中有很多问题，每一次我们犯错，都是在取出一个难题，离目标更进一步。故该词指B。

3..C 推理题。根据倒数第四段第一行But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake.说明这并不意味着我们不要考虑错误的结果，也就是说我们要考虑犯错误的结果到底怎么样。故C正确。

4..C 推理题。根据文章第二段第一行mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things说明错误是人们学习新事物的象征，所以当我们犯了错误的时候，我们就可以对自己说我能够学习到新的知识了，故C符合。

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点评：文章介绍了错误的问题，犯了错误说明我们学习了新鲜的事物，如果我们不去尝试新鲜事物，我们就不会失败。并告诉我们面对失败要有正确的态度。以推理题的考查为主，根据词义关系推断具体细节，结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行合理的概括和判断。