We don't just learn more when we're open to mistakes, we learn deeper.Research tells us that if we're only concerned about getting the right answer, we don't always learn the underlying concepts that help us truly understand whatever we're trying to figure out.Mistakes need to be seen not as a failure to learn, but as a guide to what still needs to be learned.As Thomas Edison said, “I am not discouraged, because every abandoned wrong attempt is another step forward.”

　　Furthermore, we often make mistakes because we try new things—we wander away from accepted paths.Teflon, penicillin—these are examples of great discoveries made by mistake.Take a page from Albert Einstein, who said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

　　【语篇解读】　本文讲述了错误对于我们成长的积极作用，并列举了相关实验和例子，以及我们应该用积极的态度对待错误。

　　26．What will happen to students praised for being smart in face of

　　choosing tasks compared to students praised for working hard?

　　A．He will ask his teachers for advice.

　　B．He will choose a less challenging task.

　　C．He will work harder to avoid mistakes.

　　D．He will hide his mistakes from his teachers.

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。从文中第二段第一句可知“对在测试中取得较好成绩的学生做实验，给他们一个较难的任务和一个较简单的任务，被表扬聪明的同学更倾向于选择简单的任务”。]

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