It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why. First of all, mistakes are a clear

It’s good to make mistakes, and here iswhy.

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign thatyou are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when youare trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how canyou improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”. Look aroundyou. With very few exceptions (例外), either everything you see in your physical world or every singledetail 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 failed10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to failthat many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather hadlearned 10,000 things that didn’t work.

Finally, when you make a mistake you aremuch closer to success. Why?

Because when all is said and done, you willhave tried some number of things before you succeeded. Every time you make amistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.

But this all doesn’t mean that you shouldgo 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 limitsso that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you willbe in a position to try again.

We all have limited resources in the formof time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realizethat it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate (分配) these resourcesappropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only byaccepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advancesin your business and your career.

There is an old saying that goes, “Ifyou’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 canconclude that _______.

2.The underlined word “eliminate” means_______.

3.According to the article, one thing youshould pay attention to about making mistakes is _______.

4.The article is mainly about _______.

5.What would the writer probably suggest wesay to ourselves when we make a mistake?

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】本文告诉我们不要害怕犯错误，犯错意味着你尝试了新的东西，意味着里成功更近了一步。

1.D 根据第二段内容可知犯错意味着你尝试了新的东西，而尝试新的东西意味着你在成长。故答案为D。

2.B 词义猜测题。根据句意，每次你犯错误，你就排除了一个错误，你离成功又近了一步。

3.C 细节题。根据第六段第一句话But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead withoutconsidering the consequences of a mistake.可知，犯错误并不是意味着不考虑后果。故答案为C。

4.B 主旨大意题。根据本文内容可知，本文告诉我们犯错误给人带来的益处。故答案为B。

5.C 推断题。A项错在always;B项是在逃避错误；D项是在谴责错误，与原文不符，故答案为C。