Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只用一次，有一项多余。）

There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. 【1】 When someone says they have to "face the music", it does not mean they are going to a concert. "Facing 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 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". 【4】. It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.

【5】. 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. However, you think the music is wonderful and you can sing very beautifully.

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

F. Americans often use the word "face" in this way

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】F

【3】A

【4】C

【5】E

【解析】

本文介绍了美语中“face”的意思以及“face the music”的含义。

【1】B

根据后文的When someone says they have to "face the music"可知此处以“face to music”为例，故选B。

【2】F

根据Face used in this way is very common.可知此处介绍了“face”的用法，故选F。

【3】A

根据前文的But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely (极其) fast car.可知表示朋友不让你开那辆车，根据后文的So, you drive it around town one night.可知你开车转了一圈，因此你没有听朋友的，故选A。

【4】C

根据what you have done可知此处表示你要面对你做的事，根据It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both.可知此处表示你要面对你不听朋友的话，所带来的结果，故选C。

【5】E

根据"Facing the music" means to accept and deal with the punishment (惩罚)of an action.可知“face the music”是指接受和处理惩罚的行动。根据To "take your medicine" means to accept the results from something bad you have done.可知take your medicine意思是接受你做过的坏事的结果。因此“take your medicine”和“face the music”有相似的意思，故选E。