Question

The expression “Go for it!” is a way of encouraging someone to try something. “Go for it!” means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance, be brave, and act firmly.

“Go for it!” gets name from football. Not football as it is played in most countries such as England, Egypt or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada.

One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, after three attempts, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a critical decision.

The conservative (保守) choice is to kick the ball and accept temporary defeat in order to gain a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball. The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to gain the remaining yards needed.

People present are certain to shout their advice. Some will shout: “Kick the ball!” But others will encourage the team to take a chance. “Go for it!” they will scream.

In the nineteen eighties, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely.

There is no guarantee (保證) that the action you “go for it” will succeed. But that is the chance you take when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.

1.The expression “Go for it!” comes from .

A. English football B. Egyptian football

C. Japanese football D. American football

2.According to the passage, when we decide to go for it, we only consider .

A. safety B. action C. result D. situation

3.In which of the following situations should we use the expression nowadays?

A. We decide to avoid trouble or danger for the future.

B. We try to improve our English for better education.

C. We need to make a quick decision at the last moment.

D. We have to make a choice between success and failure.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：習(xí)語“Go for it!”的意思是抓住機(jī)會(huì)，奮力一搏。它強(qiáng)調(diào)的是行動(dòng)的重要性。這一習(xí)語來自美式足球。人們常在關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻鼓勵(lì)他人勇敢嘗試的時(shí)候，會(huì)用到這個(gè)習(xí)語。

1.Not football as it is played in most countries such as England, Egypt or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada.”可知，“Go for it!”來自美式足球，故選D。

2.You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety.”可知，“Go for it!”的意思是，鼓勵(lì)人們撇開恐懼和安全顧慮，鼓起勇氣冒險(xiǎn)一試，故選B。

3.“Go for it!” means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance, be brave, and act firmly.”可知，不能過于謹(jǐn)慎，應(yīng)該抓住機(jī)會(huì)，不畏危險(xiǎn)，勇敢嘗試一下，該習(xí)慣用語強(qiáng)調(diào)的是行動(dòng)的重要性，排除A；“Go for it!”常用于在關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻需要做決定時(shí)，B項(xiàng)不牽涉到關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻，與題意無關(guān)，排除B；根據(jù)最后一段“There is no guarantee (保證) that the action you “go for it” will succeed.”可知，“Go for it!”并不能保證成功，排除D，故選C。

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