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1、阅读理解训练题（六十）A“Goforit!”Theexpression“Goforit!”isawayofencouragingsomeonetotrysomething.“Goforit!”meansyoushouldnotworryaboutfailureorbetocareful.Youshouldtakeachance,bebrave,andactfirmly.“Goforit!”getsnamefromfootball.NotfootballasitisplayedinmostcountriessuchasEngland,EgyptorJapan,butthekindof
2、footballplayedintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Oneofthemostexcitingtimesinfootballcomeswhenateamhasfailed,afterthreeattempts,tomovetheballforwardtenyards.Theteammustmakeacriticaldecision.Theconservative(保守)choiceistokicktheballandaccepttemporarydefeatinordertogainagoodpositionforyourteamthenexttimei
3、tgetstheball.Themoreexcitingchoice,however,istotryafourthandfinaltimetogaintheremainingyardsneeded.Peoplepresentarecertaintoshouttheiradvice.Somewillshout:“Kicktheball!”Butotherswillencouragetheteamtotakeachance.“Goforit!”theywillscream.Inthenineteeneighties,peoplebeganusingthisexpressioninman
4、ykindsofsituationstoencouragesomeonetoactbravely.Thereisnoguarantee(保证)thattheactionyou“goforit”willsucceed.Butthatisthechanceyoutakewhenyoudecidetogoforit.Youputyourfearsbehind.Youchoosecourageoversafety.Youholdyourbreathandgoforit.56.Theexpression“Goforit!”comesfrom_______A.Englishfootball B
5、.EgyptianfootballC.Japanesefootball D.Americanfootball57.Accordingtothepassage,whenwedecidetogoforit,weonlyconsider________A.safetyB.actionC.resultD.situation58.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationsshouldweusetheexpressionnowadays?A.Wedecidetoavoidtroubleordangerforthefuture.B.Wetrytoimprove
6、ourEnglishforbettereducation.C.Weneedtomakeaquickdecisionatthelastmoment.D.Wehavetomakeachoicebetweensuccessandfailure.BABattery’sWorstNightmare(噩梦)Portableelectronicsthatcanbecarriedabouteasilyareonlyasgoodastheirbatteriesand,let’sfaceit,batteriesaren’tverygood,especiallywhencomparedwith,say,
7、petrol,whichpacks100timesabattery’senergyintoanequalspace.That’swhyalargegroupofmechanicalengineers(centeredattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,butwithpartnersatotheruniversitiesandcompanies)arehardatworkinanefforttoreplacebatteries
