6.When someone says,"Well,I guess I'll have to go to face the music,"It doesn't mean he is planning to go to a concert.It is something far less pleasant,like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that,and why you did not do this or that.Sour (刺耳)music,indeed,but it has to be faced.
The phrase"to face the music"is familiar to every American,young and old.It is at least 100years old.Where did the expression come from?
The first information comes from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper.He said-in 1851-that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage.After they got their clue(暗示)to go on,they often said,"It's time to go to face the music."And that is exactly what they did-face the orchestra which was just below the stage.
An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly,especially if he forgot his lines.But he had to go out.
So,"to face the music"came to mean:having to go through something,no matter how unpleasant the experience might be,because you knew you had no choice.
The other explanation comes from the army.Men had to face inspection(檢閱)by their leader.The soldiers worried about how well they looked.Was their equipment clean-shiny enough to pass inspection?Still,the men had to go out,and face the music of the band,as well as the inspection.What else could they do?
25.The phrase"to face the music"was first used byA.
A.American actors
B.the American writer James Fenimore Cooper
C.a(chǎn)ll the Americans
D.the American orchestra
26.An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage.One of the reasons is
thatB.
A.his performance might not satisfy most of the audience
B.he might not remember what he should say on stage
C.he had to face the unfriendly audience
D.the audience might be mostly his friends
27."To face the music"is also used to mean that soldiers were not willingB.
A.to be examined about their equipment
B.to be inspected by their leader
C.to show themselves by their leader
D.to be found weak
28.This passage is mainly aboutD.
A.how to go through difficulty
B.how to deal with something unpleasant
C.the origin of the phrase
D.the meaning of the phrase"to face the music"
分析 文說明了美國習語to face the music的來歷和意義.
解答 25-28 ABBD
25.A 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)第三段He said-in 1851-that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage.可知,該習語第一次在美國是被演員所使用的,故答案為A.
26.B 細節(jié)題.這句話An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience 得知,演員由于緊張或者害怕主要擔心忘記自己的臺詞,故答案為B.
27.B 細節(jié)題.最后一段The soldiers worried about how well they looked.看出,士兵在長官檢查時害怕做不好,也會使用該習語,故答案為B.
28.D 主旨大意題.通過文章的介紹可知,主要講述了to face the music這個習語在以前不同場合的不同意思,故答案為D.
點評 考查學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.