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 (保证) 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】

试题分析：习语“Go for it!”的意思是抓住机会，奋力一搏。它强调的是行动的重要性。这一习语来自美式足球。人们常在关键时刻鼓励他人勇敢尝试的时候，会用到这个习语。

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!”来自美式足球，故选D。

2.You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety.”可知，“Go for it!”的意思是，鼓励人们撇开恐惧和安全顾虑，鼓起勇气冒险一试，故选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，不能过于谨慎，应该抓住机会，不畏危险，勇敢尝试一下，该习惯用语强调的是行动的重要性，排除A；“Go for it!”常用于在关键时刻需要做决定时，B项不牵涉到关键时刻，与题意无关，排除B；根据最后一段“There is no guarantee (保证) that the action you “go for it” will succeed.”可知，“Go for it!”并不能保证成功，排除D，故选C。

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