Question

People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it's not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.

At first, 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 new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is，“You can't.” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.

Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he 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 that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn't mean that you can make mistakes without thin­king. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unne­cessary mistakes.

We shouldn't spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited (有限的).

There is an old saying, “If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.

1.If you are making a mistake, that means________.

A. you're careful  B. you're kind

C. you're growing  D. you know nothing

2.If you never try new things, you can't________.

A. improve   B. create    C. spend    D.A and B

3.After Edison failed 10,000 times, he________.

A. gave up

B. invented the light bulb

C. invented the computer

D. invented 10,000 new things

4.When you make a mistake, you are closer to________.

A. time    B. money    C. success   D. everything

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Never make mistakes.

B. You can make mistakes without thinking.

C. Sometimes it's good to make mistakes.

D. Making mistakes is terrible.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了犯错的好处。首先，错误清楚地表明你正在尝试新鲜事物。当你犯错时，你正在学习新东西。最后，当你犯错时，你离成功更近了。因此你应勇敢地犯错，你就可以学习新东西，不断成长，然后你会成功。

1. It's always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing.可知犯错是学习新东西的时候，也是正在成长的时候，故选C。

2. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is，“You can't.”可知如果你不尝试新事物，你不能提高和创新，故选D。

3. failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb.可知爱迪生失败了10000次，他才发明了电灯，故选B。

4. when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. 可知当你犯错时，你离成功更近了，故选C。

5. sometimes it's not bad to make mistakes可知本文叙述了有时犯错是对人有利的，故选C。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。