A. Choose the words to complete the passage( 选择最恰当的单词完成短文);(共6分)When someone says, "Well, I guess I'll have to go to face the music", it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far1 , like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sour (剌耳的; 拙劣的) music, indeed, but it has to be faced.
The phrase "to face the music" is2 to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the expression come from?
The first information comes from the American writer James Fennimore Cooper. He said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage.3 they got their clue (提示) 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 (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage.
An actor might be 4 or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. So, "to face the music" came to mean having to go through something, no matter how terrible the experience might be, because you know you 5 .
The other explanation comes from the army. Men had to face inspection (视察) by their leader. The soldiers6 about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean and shiny 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?