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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,buttheki
2、ndoffootballplayedintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Oneofthemostexcitingtimesinfootballcomeswhenateamhasfailed,afterthreeattempts,tomovetheballforwardtenyards.Theteammustmakeacriticaldecision.Theconservative(保守)choiceistokicktheballandaccepttemporarydefeatinordertogainagoodpositionforyourteamthen
3、exttimeitgetstheball.Themoreexcitingchoice,however,istotryafourthandfinaltimetogaintheremainingyardsneeded.Peoplepresentarecertaintoshouttheiradvice.Somewillshout:“Kicktheball!”Butotherswillencouragetheteamtotakeachance.“Goforit!”theywillscream.Inthenineteeneighties,peoplebeganusingthisexp
4、ressioninmanykindsofsituationstoencouragesomeonetoactbravely.Thereisnoguarantee(保证)thattheactionyou“goforit”willsucceed.Butthatisthechanceyoutakewhenyoudecidetogoforit.Youputyourfearsbehind.Youchoosecourageoversafety.Youholdyourbreathandgoforit.56.Theexpression“Goforit!”comesfrom_______A.E
5、nglishfootball B.EgyptianfootballC.Japanesefootball D.Americanfootball57.Accordingtothepassage,whenwedecidetogoforit,weonlyconsider________A.safetyB.actionC.resultD.situation58.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationsshouldweusetheexpressionnowadays?A.Wedecidetoavoidtroubleordangerforthefut
6、ure.B.WetrytoimproveourEnglishforbettereducation.C.Weneedtomakeaquickdecisionatthelastmoment.D.Wehavetomakeachoicebetweensuccessandfailure.BABattery’sWorstNightmare(噩梦)Portableelectronicsthatcanbecarriedabouteasilyareonlyasgoodastheirbatteriesand,let’sfaceit,batteriesaren’tverygood,especia
7、llywhencomparedwith,say,petrol,whichpacks100timesa-5-battery’senergyintoanequalspace.That’swhyalargegroupofmechanicalengineers(centeredattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,butwithpartnersatotheruniversitiesandcompanies)arehardatworkinanefforttoreplacebatter