The expression “Go for it!” is a way of encouraging someone to try something. It means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance and be brave.
“Go for it!” gets its name from football. But it is not the football played in most countries such as England, France 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 tries, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a very important decision.
The conservative (保守的) choice is to kick the ball and accept temporary （暂时的）defeat in order to get 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 get the remaining yards needed.
People now 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 shout loudly.
In the 1980s, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely.
There is no guarantee (保障) 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.What does “Go for it!” mean?
A. You should go straight on.
B. You should take a chance and be brave.
C. You should go to school and ask teachers for help.
D. You should be very careful.
2.The expression “Go for it!” comes from _____________ football.
A. English B. French C. Japanese D. American
3.What does the underlined word “defeat” mean in Chinese?
A. 失败 B. 成功 C. 冒险 D. 解脱
4.The writer makes his idea clear by __________.
A. telling stories B. making comparisons
C. giving explanations D. using famous people’s words
Life in space is much different from life on earth. How do astronauts live in space?
Eating
In the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food. But now astronauts are able to eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice cream.
Sleeping
All the people in the ISS(国际空间站) have their own rooms. They have to tie (系) themselves to their beds, or they’ll fly away! That seems like a strange way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is really not too bad.
Exercising
This is more important in space than on earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines(机器) for about two hours every day. That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home.
Having fun
Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mails to their friends and families when they aren’t working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. It’s also much fun!
Astronauts are hardworking whether in space or on the earth. Though the work sometimes is difficult, they are still interested in it and love the job. Many people think their lives are very interesting and their dream jobs are to be the astronauts.
1.We probably read the passage from______.
A. a report card B. a letter C. an e-mail D. a science magazine
2.How often do the astronauts exercise?
A. two hours B. two hours a day
C. one hour every day D. every day
3.It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that _______.
A. Astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food every day.
B. Astronauts couldn’t sleep well because they had to tie themselves to their beds.
C. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machine in space so they are healthy.
D. Astronauts couldn’t get messages from their friends and families.
4.What's the best title of the passage?
A. People in Space B. Have Fun in Space C. Astronauts D. Astronauts’ life
Chores were not popular at my house. My children didn’t like to do chores. They always saw me do chores, but they hardly ever helped me do them.
A year ago, I made a game called "The Endless Chore Game". It is really great. Here’s how the game works.
I make a card with forty squares (方框), and I write a different chore on each square. These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert. Then my family rolls the dice (骰子) to decide what chores we have to do. The card also has a few squares with fun things, like watching TV and singing. If you are lucky, you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores.
My son likes the game very much. He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game. It is really a good way to make my children do chores. You can have a try if you have the same problem with me.
1.The writer’s family began to do the game ________ ago.
A. one year B. one month C. two years D. two months
2.When does the writer’s family do the game?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. D. We don’t know.
3.The writer made this game to _________.
A. do less chores B. tell us an interesting game
C. make her children happy D. make her children do chores
“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can my family difficulties and do good to other people.” A learner on the job training program said, feeling .
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is in bed. So his father, who is a famer is the main of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll in the workplace.
The story reminds me of another . It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be if he taught them how to fish. So he his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only to them. ,we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
1.A. solve B. change C. study D. find
2.A. suprised B. excited C. relaxed D. interested
3.A. silent B. alone C. ill D. dangerous
4.A. problem B. example C. relative D. support
5.A. pass B. copy C. know D. mind
6.A. repeat B. forget C. need D. test
7.A. story B. learner C. family D. program
8.A. afraid B. lucky C. sorry D. able
9.A. exchanged B. cooked C. shared D. weighed
10.A. easy B. great C. useless D. crazy
11.A. drove B. stopped C. called D. searched
12.A. feed B. save C. touch D. eat
13.A. food B. fish C. time D. clothing
14.A. Next B. Instead C. Luckily D. Especially
15.A. pay B. give C. use D. make
阳光中学正举办主题为My dream home的征文比赛。假设你是Andy，想给学生会投 稿，请你根据下面的要点提示，写一篇70词左右的短文。要求包含所有要点，适当发 挥，语句通顺，书写整洁。
要点如下：
1. 梦想之家位于海边，很大，有两层；
2. 共有二十个房间，其中有一个大客厅、五间漂亮的卧室和一个大书房；
3. 房子外面有一个足球场，可以和朋友们一起踢球。
Zhang Lei with his parents lives in an o1.house in Nanjing. He is a student of Sunshine Middle School. Every d2.after school, he goes h3.on his own. Then he does his homework or h4.his mother do some cleaning. The h5.is very small, and it has only two r6.. But it is quite clean and quiet. There are many trees in
f7.of the house and there is a small garden b8.it. His parents grow many
flowers and vegetables in the garden.
But now his parents have to buy a new f9.in the centre of the city b10. their old house will be pulled down (拆除) and the government wants to put up new buildings here. Zhang Lei isn’t happy at all. He misses his old house very much.
