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 attend a concert. It is something far less unhappy than you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that.
At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was！
In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If...that means parents cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is well known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
【小题1】“To face the music” means “to ”.A．do something that we don’t like toB．go to the theatreC．go to the music showD．do something that we want to【小题2】In the third paragraph， “If…”really means “If ”．A．we don’t do a good jobB．we get an “A” in the examC．the exam is easyD．the exam is difficult【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．“To face the music” is well known in the United States．B．“To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years．C．The young Americans know what “to face the music” means．D．Only the old in the United States know the meaning of “to face the music”．A
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(答案→)A
解析：本文介绍了英语中的而一个术语face the music的具体含义以及这个术语所适用的场合和语境。
【小题1】A.细节理解题。从文章最后一段 “It really means that you have to do something．．．because you know you have no choice．”可以得到答案是A，指要我们做一些我们不喜欢做的事情。
【小题2】A. 推理判断题。从that means parents cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.下文得知只有考试没考好才会有老师轻视，学生冷酷那样的结果。
【小题3】 D. 细节理解题。最后一段提到“To face the music” is well known to every American, young or old.可知很多人都知道这个术语。故D项错误。