11．When someone says"Well．I guess I'll have to face the music"．it doesn't mean that he is planning to go to a concert or hear a singer．It is something far less happy，as you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and did that or why you did not do this or that．
At sometime or another，every one of us has to"face the music"．especially as children．We can all remember father's angry words"I want to talk to you"and only because we did not listen to him．What a terrible thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every term，we students have to"face the music"．The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not．If…that means parents'cold faces and the laugh of the classmates．
The expression"face the music"is well-known to every American，young or old．It is at least 100years old．Where did it come from？
James Fennimore Cooper，an American writer．said in 1851that the expression was first used by actors while waiting to go on stage．After 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（管弦樂隊(duì)）which was just below the stage．An actor might be worried
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，"face the music"came to mean that you have to go through something．No matter how unpleasant the experience might be，because you knew you had no choice．Sour music，indeed．but it has to be faced．
51．If you didn't listen to your father，he wouldC•
A．do something to please you
B．do something interesting instead
C．be angry with you
D．be pleased with you
52．In the third paragraph，"if…"really means"ifA"
A．we are not the best
B．we get an"A"in the exam
C．the exam is easy
D．the exam is difficult
53．The phrase"face the music"was the first used byC
A．a(chǎn)ll the Americans
B．a(chǎn)n American writer
C．some American actors
D．the American orchestra
54．Which of the following is NOT true according to-the passage？D
A．"Face the music"is well-known in the United States．
B．"Face the music"has a history of more than 100years．
C．"Face the music"means"do something we don't like
D．When your leader is pleased with you，you will"face the music"．
55．The passage is mainly aboutD
A．how to enjoy music
B．how to go through difficulty
C．how to deal with something unpleasant
D．the phrase"face the music"in America．
