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If he did not know them，he would greet them with a few words about weather，but if he did，he would ask about their families or make jokes，always cutting his cloth ______his customers.

A.
according to
B.
due to
C.
instead of
D.
up to

A
cut his cloth according to his customers因人而异；according to“根据”，是固定短语，符合题目要求。

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Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life to the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music”.

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music.” It does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, any why you didn’t do this or that. Sour 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 all 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 “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did- facing the orchestra which was just below them. And 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 hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “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.”

Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about hw well they looked. Was their equipment clean, whinny 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?

Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As, for example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.

According to the passage, how many ways does the phrase “to face the music” come from?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

What’s the meaning of “to face the music?”

A. To face something far less pleasant. B. To face the stage.

C. To face the back of one’s horse. D. To face one’s leader.

The underlined word “hostile” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”.

A. unfriendly B. dislike C. unimportant D. unnecessary

If he did not know them，he would greet them with a few words about weather，but if he did，he would ask about their families or make jokes，always cutting his cloth ______his customers.

A．according toB．due toC．instead of　D．up to

In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a (n) 36 at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did 37 business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, 38 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr. Breen 39 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always 40 me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I 41 they must have stayed faithful to him 42 he had promised to sell good quality 43 . He had a way with them ―I had to 44 that . He called every woman “madam” for a start , 45 those who clearly were not, but when he 46 it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded 47 in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter 48 . If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few 49 about the weather , 50 he did , he would ask about their families or make 51 , always cutting his cloth 52 his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be 53 gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never 54 anything away . He was always looking for 55 for nothing .

36．A．operator	B．assistant	C．waiter	D．secretary
37．A．good	B．poor	C．big	D．usual
38．A．so	B．when	C．therefore	D．but
39．A．sold	B．knew	C．gave	D．sent
40．A．making	B．letting	C．getting	D．keeping
41．A．wish	B．insist	C．declare	D．suppose
42．A．when	B．if	C．because	D．though
43．A．food	B．fruit	C．vegetables	D．drink
44．A．admit	B．expect	C．announce	D．promise
45．A．yet	B．only	C．just	D．even
46．A．told	B．said	C．spoke	D．talked
47．A．serious	B．strange	C．polite	D．familiar
48．A．as well	B．as usual	C．either	D．also
49．A．sayings	B．questions	C．words	D．speeches
50．A．and then	B．and so	C．even if	D．but if
51A．preparations	B．jokes	C．repairs	D．friends
52A．according to	B．due to	C．instead of	D．up to
53．A．never	B．ever	C．seldom	D．always
54．A．took	B．moved	C．threw	D．turned .
55．A．something	B．anything	C．somebody	D．anybody

Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way.
Our expression today is “to face the music”. When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Awful music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has to face the music, especially as children. We can all 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 “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting to go on the stage. When they got their cue(提示) to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that was exactly what they did—facing the orchestra(管弦乐队) which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “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.”
Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced an inspection(视察) by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shiny enough to pass the 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?
Another army explanation is more closely linked to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. For example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.
【小题1】How many ways does the phrase “to face the music” comes from?

【小题2】What’s the meaning of “to face the music”?

A．To face something far less pleasant.	B．To face the stage.
C．To face the back of one’s horse.	D．To face one’s leader.

【小题3】The underlined word “hostile” means ________.

My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.

On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”

Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.

When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.

The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.

“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that anybody would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”

More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.

1.If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____

A．be punished B．be offered another job

C．put off the training class D．lose his job

2.The money which was paid for the clothes belonged to _____

A．the trainer B．the older man

C．the writer D．Robert

3.How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?

A．He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them.

B．He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself.

C．He told the older man that he could save money and return it later.

D．He told the older man that he had no way to send them back.

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Proper clothes for a stranger B．Fight against strict rules

C．A strange employer D．An unbelievable thing

If he did not know them，he would greet them with a few words about weather，but if he did，he would ask about their families or make jokes，always cutting his cloth ______his customers.

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