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 your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this or that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to be faced. At some time or another, every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can remember father’s angry voice: “I want to talk to you!” And only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase “face the music” is known to every American, old and young. It is at least one hundred years old. Where did the expression come from?
The first explanation came from the American novelist James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings (舞臺的兩側(cè)) 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 (樂隊) 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(觀眾) that might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So “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.
小題1:The expression “face the music” means ______.
A． plan to go to a concert
B．get one’s clue to do something
C．have to go through something far less pleasant
D．disobey what one's father says
小題2:The passage tells us that the expression was first used by _____.
A．childrenB．novelistsC．a(chǎn)ctorsD．a(chǎn)udience
小題3:In the last paragraph the Chinese meaning of the word “l(fā)ine” is _______.
A．老板B．同事C．角色D．臺詞
小題1:C小題1:C小題1:D
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A．treatB．catchC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．recognize
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C．dropping
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B．look out
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小題2: According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to ______. 
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A．sharks have such a bad reputation
B．how sharks become some of the oldest creatures on earth
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C．More than 350 million years.
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● Be willing to join in voluntary services of Expo 2010;
● Age limit: Expo Site volunteers must be born before April 30, 1992 and Expo City Voluntary 
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● Obey the laws and regulations of the PRC;
● Be able to participate in training and relevant activities before the opening of Expo 2010;
● Have necessary knowledge and skills needed by the position;
● Be in good health to meet the requirements of voluntary positions．
II．Further Information for Volunteers
● Source
Residents of Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, as well as overseas Chinese, and foreigners can all apply to be the volunteers．
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A．to tell a piece of news of a heatwave
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C．to report the deaths in the heatwave
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C. India is expected to produce about 82 million tons of rice in 2009-2010.
D. India has a good harvest of wheat while the rice output is decreasing.
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B．At least 80% people were killed in the disaster this month.
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When I was in primary school, sometimes I would meet a girl of the same age as me. Lisa was never active, but she was always very sweet and nice. In the 5th grade she came to my class.
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I received much ridicule (嘲笑) from my friends for this because they thought I was ignoring them for Lisa. My family education taught me to be nice, and I felt Lisa’s needs were much more important than others I knew.
It had been months since Lisa was in our class, and one day our teacher was crying. She explained Lisa died the day before and would no longer be our classmate. She told us Lisa had fought a battle (斗爭)with cancer for years.
I was shocked. Lisa never spoke of her illness as if it could kill her. Well, all these years I have kept Lisa in my mind and heart. When I go through the important events in my life, I think of Lisa.
I’ve had a strong wish recently to find her mother and father. I’d like to tell them that though they never met me, their daughter had a sweet effect on my life. I have no idea what her parents’ first names are. I write to your column (欄目)and hope you can point me in the right direction.
Lisa was such a lovely girl. Maybe her parents would be comforted by the fact that after all these years they are not the only ones who remember her.
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A．we kept on talking about her illness later
B．we discussed the topic and then left together
C．we just stopped talking about her illness
D．we went away after talking about her illness
小題2:Why was the author being laughed at?
A．Because she wore a wig to school
B．Because she always played with Lisa.
C．Because she cried in the classroom
D．Because she lost her friends because of Lisa.
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A．To keep your illness a secret.
B．To be nice to everyone everywhere.
C．To face challenges in life bravely.
D．To put others’ needs above yours.
小題4:The author wrote this passage mainly to __________.
A．remember a true friendB．a(chǎn)sk for help to find a friend’s parents
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