Question

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or         a concert. It shows you may feel uncomfortable when you are called in by your leader to       why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that. If you “face the music”, you are sure to be less unhappy than that.

Every one of us has to “face the music” at some time or another, especially as         . We can all remember father’s       words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a(an)       thing it was!

In the middle or at the end of every       , we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will         whether we will face the music or not. If we don’t get good       , that means parents’ cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.

“To face the music” is       to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really        that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.

1.A. manage        B. attend      C. miss      D. forget

2.A. discover     B. believe     C. explain   D. encourage

3.A. friends       B. teachers   C. leaders   D. children

4.A. angry         B. magical     C. exciting  D. honest

5.A. terrible      B. important   C. interesting D. careful

6.A. season       B. term        C. year       D. month

7.A. follow      B. change      C. decide     D. realize

8.A. chances       B. marks      C. tools      D. choices

9.A. known         B. strange     C. safe       D. harmful

10.A. discusses    B. covers      C. develops  D. means

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了一句美国英语的俚语 “face the music”。它的意思是：面对现实；承担后果。

1.B 考查动词。句意：这并非打算去听唱歌或参加约会。manage设法；attend参加；miss错过；forget忘记。故选B。

2.C考查动词。句意：当你被领导叫去问：为什么做这事，为什么不做这事或那事时，你会感到不舒服。discover发现；believe相信；explain解释；encourage鼓励。 故选C。

3.D考查语境。句意：我们每个人都会时不时的“承担后果”，特别是小时候。friends朋友；teachers老师；leaders领导；children孩子。故选D。

4.A 考查语境。句意：我们都记得父亲发怒时说的话，“我要说说你的事！”angry发怒的；magical魔术的；exciting兴奋的；honest诚实的。故选A。

5.A考查形容词辨析。句意：多可怕呀！terrible可怕的；important重要的；interesting有趣的；careful细心的，故选A。

6.B考查语境。句意：期中或期末，学生们不得不面对现实。season季节；term学期；year年；month月，故选B。

7.C考查语境。句意：考试结果决定我们是否要面对现实。follow遵从；change改变；decide决定；realize认识，故选C。

8.B 短语。句意： 如果得不到好成绩，那意味着父母的冷脸，老师和同学的轻视。chances机会；marks分数；tools工具；choices选项，故选B。

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10. D考查动词辨析。句意： 它意味着，你不得不去做某事，无论那事情多可怕，因为你没得选。discusses讨论；cover盖住；develop发展；mean意味着，故选D。

考点：俚语解释类短文。