Failed to execute goal org.apache.tomcat.maven:tomcat7-maven-plugin:2.2:run (default-cli) on project

报错信息:

Failed to execute goal org.apache.tomcat.maven:tomcat7-maven-plugin:2.2:run (default-cli) on project dmeo: Could not start Tomcat

报错截图:

报错情况

使用Maven内嵌tomcat7启动项目报的异常.
我的pom.xml文件

<dependencies>
        <!-- Spring MVC -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
            <version>5.2.10.RELEASE</version>
        </dependency>
        <!-- servlet -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
            <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
            <version>2.5</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
            <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
            <version>2.3.1</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
    <build>
        <plugins>
            <!-- 内置tomcat7 -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
                <artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.2</version>
                <!-- tomcat配置 -->
                <configuration>
                    <port>8080</port>
                    <path>/</path>
                    <uriEncoding>UTF-8</uriEncoding>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

报错原因

servlet没有指定scope, 改成下面这样就可以正常运行了.
原因可能不止这一种, 我把<scope>注释掉能复现错误.

<dependency>
    <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
    <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
    <version>2.5</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>