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 (例外), 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).
小題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
小題2:The underlined word “eliminate” means _______.
A．a(chǎn)void B．dismiss C．a(chǎn)ccept D．solve
小題3:According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is _______.
A．a(chǎn)voiding making the same mistakesB．a(chǎn)ccepting the punishment willingly
C．taking consequences into accountD．trying things out one by one
小題4:The article is mainly about _______.
A．how to deal with mistakesB．what benefits mistakes bring
C．how to achieve successD．how to make use of your mistakes
小題5: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．Great! Now I can learn something.D．Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C
本文告訴我們不要害怕犯錯誤，犯錯意味著你嘗試了新的東西，意味著里成功更近了一步。
小題1:D 根據(jù)第二段內容可知犯錯意味著你嘗試了新的東西，而嘗試新的東西意味著你在成長。故答案為D。
小題2:B 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)句意，每次你犯錯誤，你就排除了一個錯誤，你離成功又近了一步。
小題3:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第六段第一句話But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake.可知，犯錯誤并不是意味著不考慮后果。故答案為C。
小題4:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)本文內容可知，本文告訴我們犯錯誤給人帶來的益處。故答案為B。
小題5:C 推斷題。A項錯在always; B項是在逃避錯誤；D項是在譴責錯誤，與原文不符，故答案為C。
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A．onlyB．rightC．evenD．a(chǎn)gain
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A．keptB．heldC．brokeD．cleared
小題16:
A．fasterB．moreC．slowerD．rather
小題17:
A．forB．overC．a(chǎn)tD．on
小題18:
A．setB．followC．requireD．seek
小題19:
A．pleasuresB．pitiesC．challengesD．purposes
小題20:
A．expertB．runnerC．a(chǎn)thleteD．champion

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