When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is going to 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 some time 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 bad 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 you got a “D” in the exam, that means parents’ cold faces and the contempt(轻视) of the classmates.

   “To face the music” is well-known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you have no choice.

1.“To face the music” means “to         ”.

A. do something that we don’t like to

B. go to the theatre

C. go to the music show

D. do something we want to

2.After the exam, we’ll have to “face the music”. That’s why          .

A. we like to take the exam

B. we are afraid of taking the exam

C. the exam is very important

D. we are afraid of passing the exam

3.Which of the following is wrong?

A. “To face the music” is well-known in the US.

B. “To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years.

C. The young Americans know the meaning of “to face the music”.

D. Only the old in the US know the meaning of “to face the music”

 

请仔细阅读下面5段语言材料，从A到F选项中，找出与它们相对应的最佳选项，其中有一项多余。

(   ) 56. How can laughter help us in our daily life? Do you think humor is helpful, if we are really sick? Do you know anyone who laughs all the time? What is that person like? Do you know someone who never laughs? Do you enjoy being around that person?

(   ) 57. Many doctors believe that happiness is important for our general health. If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or your teacher. You should be happy for ever.

(   ) 58. When we were babies, we slept for much of the day. It is important for teenagers to get about eight hours’ sleep. At weekends, you’ve got more time, so use it not just for your friends, but for rest, too.

(   ) 59. Advertisements have because so common that they aren’t working any more. We don’t like advertisements, so we try not to see them. We turn off the ads on our computers, we refuse to watch them on TV, or read them in magazines.

(   ) 60. More teenagers damage their health through smoking and talking drugs than any other dangers. Think about the effect on your family and friends, and think about its effect on you and your health.

 A. We don’t like advertisements.

B. Don’t worry! Be happy!

C. Rest up while you can!

D. Healthy food.

E. Laughter is the best medicine.

F. Say no to smoking and drugs.

Ⅰ．选出你听到的单词．

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Ⅱ．根据你所听到的句子，选择正确的答语补全对话．

5．

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A．Yeah, why not take a walk now?

B．How are you?

C．Let's go.

D．No problem.

6．

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7．

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A．About 20 minutes.

B．It's too far.

C．It's about 20 minutes' walk.

D．It takes 20 minutes.

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A．About 20 kilometers.

B．About one hour.

C．It's 3 miles.

D．I have no time.

Ⅲ．听短文，回答问题．

13．Where does Tom meet some old people?

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14．What does he want to buy in the shop?

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15．Can Tom read books?

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根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls, and the boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not do well in their study.
Secondly, girls are more careful and more sensible than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.
Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education.
【小题1】China Youth says that more and more ______

A．boys are cleverer than girls

B．boys can’t go to school

C．girls have entered colleges

D．girls begin to study at school

【小题2】42.14% refers to the number of _________

A．girls at schools at schools in 1998

B．girls in colleges in 2001

C．boys at schools in 2001

D．boys in colleges in 1998

【小题3】The writer gave us _________   reasons to explain the question.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

【小题4】The underlined word “proportion” means _________ in Chinese.

A．身高

B．比例

C．特征

D．速度

【小题5】Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Boys may not do as well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying.

B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things.

C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’.

D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys.