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【题目】WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john — English has many_________ for the little room we all have to go to every day. Here are some of the words that_______ and explanations of their meanings.

Different countries use different words. In the US, in________ home, you will get ______ you need to go if you ask where the bathroom is. If you are in a shopping mall, you _______ ask directions to the restroom. US people also use the word john, which is named_______ the 19th century British inventor of the flush toilet (although he seems to have been called Thomas).

In Britain the most commonly used words are toilet and bathroom. But WC, which________ for water closet, and lavatory is also used. A public toilet is a public convenience. People _______ speak of the ladies and Gents (you see the words Ladies and Gentlemen above the ________ to public toilets)， ______ Men and Women are more common now. An older, now rarely used word in Britain is privy which is short for________.

Australians say loo ,_______ is quite popular in the UK. Canadians use the word can, New Zealanders bog, and South Africans want to go to the bathroom.

Where does the word toilet itself _______ from? Well, it’s from the French toilette — to wash ______.

People from_______ countries also use some humorous words，for example, throne(王座） to describe the toilet and throne room for the bathroom.

【1】A. words B. names C. places D. titles

【2】A. uses B. use C. is used D. are used

【3】A. some B. anyone C. someone’s D. somebody

【4】A. how B. what C. where D. when

【5】A. would B. must C. should D. can

【6】A. in B. for C. after D. at

【7】A. stands B. writes C. says D. asks

【8】A. sometime B. never C. sometimes D. some times

【9】A. entries B. exits C. roofs D. walls

【10】A. but B. and C. or D. as

【11】A. pretty B. private C. plenty D. practice

【12】A. whose B. what C. why D. which

【13】A. is B. comes C. come D. change

【14】A. me B. yourself C. us D. you

【15】A. developing B. developed C. poor D. English-speaking

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】A

【10】A

【11】B

【12】D

【13】C

【14】B

【15】D

【解析】厕所在英语中有多种不同的英语单词来表达，比如WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john等等。不同的国家使用厕所的名称也不一样。而“toilet”本身这个单词来自法语“toilette”。

【1】句意：英语中对于我们每天都要去的那个小房间有很多词汇。A. words单词；B. names名字；C. places地方；D. titles标题。通过上文所列举的英语单词以及下文中的句子“Here are some of the words that……”可知，答案为A。

【2】句意：下面是对所使用的一些单词含义的解释。此句是定语从句，that指代先行词words，用作定语从句的主语，与动词use之间是被动的关系，要用一般现在时态的被动语态，故答案为D。

【3】句意：在别人家里，如果你问洗手间在哪里，你就能找到你要去的地方。A. some一些；B. anyone 任何人；C. someone’s某人的；D. somebody某人。在名词的前面要用名词所有格表示所属关系，结合句意，故答案为C。

【4】句意：在别人家里，如果你问洗手间在哪里，你就能找到你要去的地方。A. how怎么样；B. what什么；C. where在哪儿；D. when何时。要去的地方表示地点，故答案为C。

【5】句意：如果你在购物中心，你应该询问洗手间(restroom)的方向。A. would将会；B. must 必须；C. should应该；D. can能，可以。结合语境理解，此处表示建议，故答案为C。

【6】句意：美国人也使用john这个词，这个词是十九世纪英国发明抽水马桶后命名的。A. in在……里；B. for为了；C. after在……之后；D. at在。此处是介绍john这个词出现的时间，故答案为C。

【7】句意：但是WC表示冲水厕所，lavatory也常当作“厕所”来使用。A. stands站立，表示；B. writes写；C. says 说；D. asks询问。stand for代表，表示。故答案为A。

【8】句意：人们有时说到女厕所和男厕所。A. sometime某个时间；B. never从不；C. sometimes有时；D. some times好几次。结合下文中的句子“__10_ Men and Women are more common now.”可知，此处是表示频率，“有时候”，故答案为C。

【9】句意：你可以在公共厕所的上方看到“女士们”和“先生们”的字样。A. entries入口；B. exits出口；C. roofs 屋顶；D. walls墙。在厕所的入口处，要标注上男女厕所，故答案为A。

【10】句意：但是现在“男人”和“女人”更普遍了。A. but但是；B. and 而且；C. or或者；D. as当作，上……时候。Men and Women替换原来的Ladies and Gentlemen ，结合语境理解可知，前后句是表示转折关系，故答案为A。

【11】句意：在英国，一个比较古老，现在很少使用的词是“privy”，它是“private”缩写。 A. pretty漂亮的；B. private私有的；C. plenty大量的；D. practice练习。“privy”与“private”更接近，故答案为B。

【12】句意：澳大利亚人称作厕所为loo，这在英国很受欢迎。此处考查非限制性定语从句，常用which来引导，故答案为D。

【13】句意：“toilet”本身是从哪里来的？A. is是；B. comes来，C. come 来；D. change改变。be from=come from，助动词does后跟动词原形，故答案为C。

【14】句意：它源于法语“toilette” ——洗刷的意思。A. me我；B. yourself你自己；C. us我们； D. you你。wash后跟反身代词，答案为B。

【15】句意：来自英语国家的人也使用一些幽默的语言。A. developing发展中的；B. developed发达的；C. poor贫穷的；D. English-speaking讲英语的。结合句意可知，答案为D。