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 make yourself stronger? The simple answer is “You can’t.” Look around you. With very few exceptions(例外), either everything you see in your 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 numbers of things before you succeed.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(后果) of a mistake. However, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits(限度) so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a normal place to try again.
We all have limited time and money so don’t blow them all on one problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and deal with these resources(資源) properly so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again.If you accept and use your mistakes in this way ,you can make great progress 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 ahead and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
小題1:From the second paragraph, we can know that _______.
A.mistakes are unnecessary for development
B.we are afraid of trying new thing
C.it’s common for people to make mistakes
D.mistakes are better than not trying
小題2:The underlined word “eliminate” means _______.
A.study B.remove C.a(chǎn)cceptD.solve
小題3:According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is_____.
A.not making the same mistakes
B.a(chǎn)ccepting the punishment willingly
C.taking consequences into consideration
D.trying things out one by one
小題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 sad.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析:短文大意:本文論述了犯錯(cuò)誤、嘗試新事物和成功的關(guān)系。犯錯(cuò)誤意味著在嘗試新事物,表明你在成長,也就有了成功的機(jī)會。勇往直前,敢于犯錯(cuò)誤。學(xué)習(xí)、成長然后成功。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you make yourself stronger? The simple answer is “You can’t.”可知該選D。
小題2:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章中句子的意思可知,此處“eliminate” 意為“排除、消除”,所以選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences(后果) of a mistake. 可知該選C。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文的內(nèi)容,作者寫作本文的目的是要讓人們?yōu)榱顺晒θL試新的事物,在此過程中,不怕犯錯(cuò)誤,從錯(cuò)誤中吸取教訓(xùn),進(jìn)而成長,走向成功。根據(jù)第三段末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.可推知該選C。
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