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When someone says, “Well, I guess I'll have to go to face the music,” it doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this or that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to be faced. At some time or another, every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can 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 “face the music” is known to every American, old and young. It is at least one hundred years old. Where did the expression come from?

The first explanation came from the American novelist James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings (舞台的两侧) to go on stage. After they got their clue(暗示) 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 (乐队) which was just below the stage. An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience(观众) that might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So “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.

1．The expression “face the music” means ______.　

A. plan to go to a concert　　　　　　　　　　　

B. get one’s clue to do something

C. have to go through something far less pleasant　

D. disobey what one's father says

2．The passage tells us that the expression was first used by _____.

A. children　　　　 B. novelists　　　　 C. actors　　　　　 D. audience

3．In the last paragraph the Chinese meaning of the word “line” is _______.

A. 老板　　　　 B. 同事　　　　 C. 角色　　　　　　 D. 台词

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The expression came from James Fenimore Cooper, an American novelist

B. The expression has a history of 100 years.

C. If someone doesn’t obey his boss, he will have to face the music.

D. Almost everyone once had an experience to face the music.

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Why don’t birds get lost on their long migratory(迁移的) flights? Scientists ____1 over this question for many years．Now the reasons have been discovered only recently.

2 ago experiments showed that birds depend on the sun to guide them 3 . But what about birds that fly mainly by night ? 4 with man-made stars have proved 5 certain night-flying birds are able to follow the 6 in their long distance flights.

　　 One such 7 -a warbler (鸣禽)-had spent its lifetime in a 8 and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn (天生的) 9 to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under a man-made star-filled sky at migration 10 . The bird tried to fly 11 the same direction as 12 taken by his indoor cousins. Any 13 in the position of the make-believe (虚构的) stars 14 a change in the direction of his flight.

Scientists think that warblers, 15 flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are clearly their important 16 of navigation (导航). What do they do when the stars are 17 by the clouds? Clearly, they find their way by such land. 18 as mountain ranges, coastlines (海岸线) and river courses. But when it’s too 19 to see these, the warblers circle 20 , unable to find out where they were.

1. A. talked 　　　　　　　　　　 B. puzzled 　　　　　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　　　　　 D. looked

2. A. Not long 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Long 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Centuries　　　　　　　　　　 D. Years

3. A. during the night　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. during daylight hours

C. in winter　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the dark

4. A. Examinations 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Laboratories　　　　　　　　　　 C. Tests　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sky

5. A. why　　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

6. A. stars　　　　　　　　　　 B. moon　　　　　　　　　　 C. route　　　　　　　　　　 D. sun

7. A. star　　　　　　　　　　 B. scientist　　　　　　　　　　 C. bird　　　　　　　　　　 D. flight

8. A. forest　　　　　　　　　　 B. cage　　　　　　　　　　 C. nest　　　　　　　　　　 D. cave

9. A. strength　　　　　　　　　　 B. ability　　　　　　　　　　 C. experience　　　　　　　　　　 D. practice

10. A. time　　　　　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　　　　 D. season

11. A. to　　　　　　　　　　 B. towards　　　　　　　　　　 C. in 　　　　　　　　　　 D. under

12. A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

13. A. one　　　　　　　　　　 B. change　　　　　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　　　　 D. bird

14. A. caused 　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave　　　　　　　　　　 C. resulted　　　　　　　　　　 D. meant

15. A. for　　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　　　 D. they are

16. A. ways　　　　　　　　　　 B. means　　　　　　　　　　 C. objects　　　　　　　　　　 D. homes

17. A. shown　　　　　　　　　　 B. covered　　　　　　　　　　 C. removed　　　　　　　　　　 D. hidden

18. A. areas　　　　　　　　　　 B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. marks　　　　　　　　　　 D. signs

19. A. far　　　　　　　　　　 B. far away　　　　　　　　　　 C. dark　　　　　　　　　　 D. bright

20. A. helplessly　　　　　　　　　　 B. hopefully　　　　　　　　　　 C. easily　　　　　　　　　　 D. freely