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【题目】阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。

There are so many expressions（表达）in American English that sound pleasant（令人愉快的）but are not. 【1】When someone says they have to “face the music”,it does not mean they are going to a concert. “Face the music” means to accept and deal with the punishment(惩罚）of an action.

【2】For example,“I can’t face another night of camping! It’s cold and rainy. ” Or “In life，you must face your fears. ”Face used in this way is very common. But now, let’s go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I’m away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely（极其）fast car.”【3】You want to show off（炫耀）to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!

When your friend returns you must tell her what you have done and “face the music”. “Music” could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.

【4】To “take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says,“You made your bed. Now lie in it. ” they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results!

A.But you do not listen.

B.“Face the music” is a good example.

C.The “music” here is the result of your actions.

D.Americans often use the word “face” in this way.

E.There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as “face the music”.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】E

【解析】

本文主要讲述了美式英语中有很多听起来令人愉快但实际上并不愉快的表达方式。同时列举了好几个关于“face”的相应例子来说明这种用法。

【1】句意：“Face the music”就是一个很好的例子。

根据“When someone says they have to “face the music”,it does not mean they are going to a concert.”可知当有人说他们必须“面对现实”，这并不意味着他们要去听音乐会，可推测出此处是““Face the music”就是一个很好的例子”，故选B。

【2】句意：美国人经常这样使用“脸”这个词。

根据“For example…”可知是举例子，可推测出此处是“美国人经常这样使用“脸”这个词”，故选D。

【3】句意：但是你不听。

根据“But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely（极其）fast car.”___3___You want to show off”可知但是请不要开它，这是一辆极快的车，你想炫耀，可推测出此处是“但是你不听”，故选A。

【4】句意：在美国还有其他一些和“face the music”意思相同的表达。

根据“To “take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad you have done.”可知“take your medicine”意思是接受你做坏事的结果，可推测出此处是“在美国还有其他一些和“face the music”意思相同的表达”，故选E。

题目是选句子补全短文，做题时，要先通读短文，理解文章大意；其次，熟悉各备选项，结合设空处上下文的语境来作答；再次，不确定的空可先漏过，把确定答案的做完，剩下的题目自然就容易解决；最后，打答案代入文中一一验证是否能保证文章的连贯性。本文第四题，根据后面举的例子，可推测出是“在美国还有其他一些和“face the music”意思相同的表达”，相对比较容易。