阅读理解专练AWhenyoumakeamistake,bigorsmall,cherishitlikeit’sthemostpreciousthingintheworld.Becauseinsomeways,itis.Mostofusfeelbadwhenwemakemistakes,beatourselvesupaboutit,feellikefailures,getmadatourselves.Andthat’sonlynatural:mostofushavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatmistakesarebad,thatweshouldtrytoavoidmistakes.We’vebeenscoldedwhenwemakemistakes—athome,schoolandwork.Maybenotalways,butprobablyenoughtimestomakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.Yetwithoutmistakes,wecouldnotlearnorgrow.Ifyouthinkaboutitthatway,mistakesshouldbecherishedandcelebratedforbeingoneofthemostamazingthingsintheworld:theymakelearningpossible;theymakegrowthandimprovementpossible.Bytrialanderror—tryingthings,makingmistakes,andlearningfromthosemistakes—wehavefiguredouthowtomakeelectriclight,topainttheceilingoftheSistineChapel,tofly.Mistakesmakewalkingpossibleforthesmallesttoddler,makespeechpossible,makeworksofgeniuspossible.Thinkabouthowwelearn:wedon’tjustconsumeinformationaboutsomethingandinstantlyknowitorknowhowtodoit.Youdon’tjustreadaboutpainting,orwriting,orcomputerprogramming,orbaking,orplayingthepiano,andknowhowtodothemrightaway.Instead,yougetinformationaboutsomething,fromreadingorfromanotherpersonorfromobserving,thenyoumakemistakesandrepeat,makingmistakes,learningfromthosemistakes,untilyou’veprettymuchlearnedhowtodosomething.That’showwelearnasbabiesandtoddlers,andhowwelearnasadults.Mistakesarehowwelearntodosomethingnew—becauseifyousucceedatsomething,it’sprobablysomethingyoualreadyknewhowtodo.Youhaven’treallygrownmuchfromthatsuccess—atmostit’sthelaststeponyourjourney,notthewholejourney.Mostofthejourneywasmadeupofmistakes,ifit’sagoodjourney.Soifyouvaluelearning,ifyouvaluegrowingandimproving,thenyoushouldvaluemistakes.Theyareamazingthingsthatmakeaworldofbrilliancepossible.56.Whydomostofusfeelbadaboutmakingmistakes?A.Becausemistakesmakeussufferalot.B.Becauseit’sanaturalpartinourlife.C.Becausewe’vebeentaughtsofromayoungage.D.Becausemistakeshaveruinedmanypeople’scareers.57.Accordingtothepassage,whatistherightattitudetomistakes?A.Weshouldtrytoavoidmakingmistakes.B.Weshouldowegreatinventionsmainlytomistakes.C.Weshouldtreatmistakesasgoodchancestolearn.D.Weshouldmakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.58.Theunderlinedword“toddler”inParagraph6probablymeans.A.asmallchildlearningtowalkB.akindergartenchildlearningtodrawC.aprimarypupillearningtoreadD.aschoolteenagerlearningtowrite59.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.1A.mostofuscanreallygrowfromsuccessB.growingandimprovingarebasedonmistakesC.welearntomakemistakesbytrialanderrorD.wereadaboutsomethingandknowhowtodoitrightawayBIfyouaskmeformybiggestimpressionofwhatAmerica’slikeoverthelastthreeyears,I’dsayitishowrichanddiversethestudentlifeis.Forexample,atPrinceton,wehavemorethan100studentorganizationsplanningallkindsofcampusactivities—fromsports,banddancingtojugglingandactingtotranslation,design,publishing,volunteeringandcamping.Younameit.Duringmyfreshmanyear,Itriedalotofactivities,fromdancingtodesigntonewspapers.ThenIfoundmypassionintheenvironmentandvolunteerism.IjoinedGreeningPrincetonandStudentVolunteerCouncil.Ayearlater,I’dbecomethepublicitychairandprojectcoordinator(协调员)ofthesetwoclubs.Studentactivitiesgiveusachancetodothingswecareaboutandaregoodat.Ifwehaveagoodidea,wecanproposeitatameeting,findinterestedpeopletoforma...
