19.When you make a mistake,big or small,cherish it like it's the most precious thing in the world.Because in some ways,it is.
Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes,beat ourselves up about it,feel like failures,get mad at ourselves.
And that's only natural:most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad,that we should try to avoid mistakes.We've been scolded when we make mistakes-at home,school and work.Maybe not always,but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.
Yet without mistakes,we could not learn or grow.If you think about it that way,mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world:they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.
By trial and error-trying things,making mistakes,and learning from those mistakes-we have figured out how to make electric light,to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,to fly.
Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler,make speech possible,make works of genius possible.
Think about how we learn:we don't just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it.You don't just read about painting,or writing,or computer programming,or baking,or playing the piano,and know how to do them right away.Instead,you get information about something,from reading or from another person or from observing,then you make mistakes and repeat,making mistakes,learning from those mistakes,until you've pretty much learned how to do something.That's how we learn as babies and toddlers,and how we learn as adults.Mistakes are how we learn to do something new-because if you succeed at something,it's probably something you already knew how to do.You haven't really grown much from that success-at most it's the last step on your journey,not the whole journey.Most of the journey was made up of mistakes,if it's a good journey.
So if you value learning,if you value growing and improving,then you should value mistakes.They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.
56.Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?C
A.Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.
B.Because it's a natural part in our life.
C.Because we've been taught so from a young age.
D.Because mistakes have ruined many people's careers.
57.According to the passage,what is the right attitude to mistakes?C
A.We should try to avoid making mistakes.
B.We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.
C.We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.
D.We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.
58.The underlined word"toddler"in Paragraph 6probably meansA.
A.a(chǎn) small child learning to walk B.a(chǎn) kindergarten child learning to draw
C.a(chǎn) primary pupil learning to read D.a(chǎn) school teenager learning to write
59.We can learn from the passage thatB.
A.most of us can really grow from success
B.growing and improving are based on mistakes
C.we learn to make mistakes by trial and error
D.we read about something and know how to do it right away.
分析 本文是一篇議論文,主要是告訴我們錯(cuò)誤的價(jià)值,從小我們就被教育錯(cuò)誤是不好的,我們應(yīng)該避免錯(cuò)誤,但是錯(cuò)誤可以讓我們從中學(xué)到很多的東西,可以讓我們成長,讓我們進(jìn)步,錯(cuò)誤是我們學(xué)習(xí)的好機(jī)會,我們一定要好好珍惜.
解答 56.答案:C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段1,2行"And that's only natural.Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad,and we should try to avoid mistakes."可知,這是很自然的.我們中的大多數(shù)人從小就被教導(dǎo)錯(cuò)誤是不好的,我們應(yīng)該盡量避免錯(cuò)誤.故選C.
57.答案:C. 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段"mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world.They make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible."可知,錯(cuò)誤是我們學(xué)習(xí)的好機(jī)會,我們要好好珍惜.故選C.
58.答案:A.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)"Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler,make speech possible,and make works of genius possible."可知,錯(cuò)誤可以讓toddler步行成為可能,故該詞指學(xué)習(xí)走路的孩子.故選A.
59.答案:B.主旨大意題.本文主要是告訴我們錯(cuò)誤的價(jià)值,錯(cuò)誤可以讓我們從中學(xué)到很多的東西,可以讓我們成長,讓我們進(jìn)步.故選A.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇議論文,題目涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題,詞義猜測題,主旨大意題,做題時(shí)應(yīng)結(jié)合文章上下文內(nèi)容并根據(jù)所給選項(xiàng)的含義進(jìn)行分析,從而得出正確答案.切記胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).