By no means _____ true that all English people know their own language well.
A. it is                                B. is it                           C. what is                  D. is what     

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. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime 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 Looper. 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 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” come 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 how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny 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.

46. How many explanations are mentioned about the phrase “to face the music” in the passage?

A. 1.                          B. 2.                    C. 3.                    D. 4.

47. What’s the meaning of “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.

48. Which of the following occasions is the one we may have to face the music?

A. When we are playing basketball.                  B. When we are making a speech.

C. When we are having a party.                       D. When we are talking with somebody.

49. The underlined word “hostile” in the third paragraph means ________.

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

50. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.      The explanation to the phrase “to face the music” is closely related with the army life.

B.      When a man is forced out of the army, the band doesn't play.

C.      The three explanations to the phrase “to face the music” are given by an American novelist.

D.     Japanese, like every language, is also full of special expressions, phrases that come from daily life.

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

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. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime 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 or 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 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 inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass inspection? Still the men had to go on 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.

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

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2．What's the meaning of “to face the music?”

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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.

3．In which condition would we face the music?

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A．When we are playing basketball.

B．When we are making a speech in public.

C．When we are having a party.

D．When we are talking with somebody.

4．The underlined word in the third paragraph means ________.

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5．Which of the following sentences is not true according to the passage ________.

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A．The explanation to the phrase “to face the music” is closely related with the army life.

B．When a man is forced out of the army, the band doesn't play.

C．The first explanation to the phrase “to face the music” comes from an American novelist.

Gyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.

"Gelivable", combining pinyin of Chinese characters Geili (giving strength) with the English suffix for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool". Similarly, "Hengelivable" means "very cool", and "ungelivable" means "dull, not cool at all". "Antizen" referred to the group of college graduates who, earning a meager salary and living in small rented apartments, are like the tiny and laborious ants.

David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University said it’s very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. “English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences,” he said. Chinese words and expressions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was “Suan Ni Hen”. This three-charessions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was “Suan Ni Hen”. This three-character expression, which originally meant “you win” with the first character carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese, is used to satirize（讽刺）high garlic and food prices this winter.

Chinese people use the character “bei” before a verb to show a passive voice, and it is used by netizens to show the helplessness in front of false conclusions and fake media reports. For instance, “zisha” means “suicide” while “beizisha” means “be officially presumed to have committed suicide”, and xiaokang means “fairly comfortable life” while “beixiaokang” means “be said to be living a fairly comfortable life”.

Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, saw the phenomenon of word creation as a natural response of young people to social issues. “Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people’s distances,” he said.

The passage mainly tells us that            .

    A．cyber language is popular among all people

    B．cyber language is of great fun

    C．cyber language needs to be taught at coolege

    D．cyber language in China is popular for it’s relation with society

Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Ungeilivable means “dull, not cool at all”.

    B．Antizens live in small rented apartments with small salaries.   

    C．Suan Ni Hen refers to the highest food prices ever.

    D．Beixiaokang means “be said” to be living a comfortable life.

What can we infer from the phenomenon of word creation?

    A．It’s getting more difficult to understand cyber language.

    B．Young people are more likely to respond to nature.

    C．Social phenomena are more easily reflected in cyber language.

    D．The best way to create new cyber words is to combine Chinese and English.

Chinese netizens created English words by          .

    A．combining pinyin of Chinese characters with the English suffix

    B．using the character carrying the same pronunciaton

    C．combining Chinese characters with the English

    D．putting the character “bei” before an English word