When someone says, "well, 1 guess I will have to face the music. It does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant like being called in by 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 had to "face the music", especially as children. We can all 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 "to face the music" is familiar to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the expression come from?
The first explanation comes from the American novelist James Penimore Cooper. He said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings (舞台两侧) to go on stage (_舞台). When they got their cue (提示) to go on, they often said, "Well, 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.
6. The passage mainly tell us______.
A. what the phrase ' to face the music ' means
B. when the phrase "to face the music" came into being
C. how the phrase "to face the music" developed in its own way
D. all the above
7. A person has to face the music especially as he is______.
A. a child B. a young man C. a grown-up D. a player
8.______used the phrase "to face the music" for the first time.
A. Actors B. Cooper C. The boss D. The director
9. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. To face the music is usually an unpleasant thing.
B. The original meaning of the phrase “to face the music” is to face the orchestra.
C. The phrase “to face the music” has been used for more than one century.
D. The actor stayed on the stage to enjoy the music.
10. According to the passage the meaning of the phrase "to face the music" is____
A. to go to the concert B. to listen to the music
C. to go through something unpleasant D. to stand in front of the stage