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 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.

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

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是“Go for it!”這個短語的由來以及它的具體含義和使用語境。

1.D 細節題。根據文章第三段“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.可知這個詞來自于美式足球。故D正確。

2.B 細節題。根據文章第二段“Go for it!” means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance, be brave, and act firmly.可知我們在“Go for it!”的時候，只要考慮到行動，不要考慮結果。故B正確。

3.C 推理題。根據文章最后一段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.可知這個短語可以被用于當我們在最后一刻，要做出最后的決定的時候。故C正確。

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點評：本文主要講述的是“Go for it!”這個短語的由來以及它的具體含義和使用語境。本文細節題居多，答題時在文章找到對應的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。