【題目】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.

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

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

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

4A. how B. what C. where D. when

5A. would B. must C. should D. can

6A. in B. for C. after D. at

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

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

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

10A. but B. and C. or D. as

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

12A. whose B. what C. why D. which

13A. is B. comes C. come D. change

14A. me B. yourself C. us D. you

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

【答案】

1A

2D

3C

4C

5C

6C

7A

8C

9A

10A

11B

12D

13C

14B

15D

【解析】廁所在英語中有多種不同的英語單詞來表達,比如WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john等等。不同的國家使用廁所的名稱也不一樣。而“toilet”本身這個單詞來自法語“toilette”。

1句意:英語中對于我們每天都要去的那個小房間有很多詞匯。A. words單詞;B. names名字;C. places地方;D. titles標題。通過上文所列舉的英語單詞以及下文中的句子“Here are some of the words that……”可知,答案為A。

2句意:下面是對所使用的一些單詞含義的解釋。此句是定語從句,that指代先行詞words,用作定語從句的主語,與動詞use之間是被動的關(guān)系,要用一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)的被動語態(tài),故答案為D。

3句意:在別人家里,如果你問洗手間在哪里,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。在名詞的前面要用名詞所有格表示所屬關(guān)系,結(jié)合句意,故答案為C。

4句意:在別人家里,如果你問洗手間在哪里,你就能找到你要去的地方。A. how怎么樣;B. what什么;C. where在哪兒;D. when何時。要去的地方表示地點,故答案為C。

5句意:如果你在購物中心,你應(yīng)該詢問洗手間(restroom)的方向。A. would將會;B. must 必須;C. should應(yīng)該;D. can能,可以。結(jié)合語境理解,此處表示建議,故答案為C。

6句意:美國人也使用john這個詞,這個詞是十九世紀英國發(fā)明抽水馬桶后命名的。A. in在……里;B. for為了;C. after在……之后;D. at在。此處是介紹john這個詞出現(xiàn)的時間,故答案為C。

7句意:但是WC表示沖水廁所,lavatory也常當(dāng)作“廁所”來使用。A. stands站立,表示;B. writes寫;C. says 說;D. asks詢問。stand for代表,表示。故答案為A。

8句意:人們有時說到女廁所和男廁所。A. sometime某個時間;B. never從不;C. sometimes有時;D. some times好幾次。結(jié)合下文中的句子“__10_ Men and Women are more common now.可知,此處是表示頻率,“有時候”,故答案為C。

9句意:你可以在公共廁所的上方看到“女士們”和“先生們”的字樣。A. entries入口;B. exits出口;C. roofs 屋頂;D. walls墻。在廁所的入口處,要標注上男女廁所,故答案為A。

10句意:但是現(xiàn)在男人女人更普遍了。A. but但是;B. and 而且;C. or或者;D. as當(dāng)作,上……時候。Men and Women替換原來的Ladies and Gentlemen ,結(jié)合語境理解可知,前后句是表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,故答案為A。

11句意:在英國,一個比較古老,現(xiàn)在很少使用的詞是“privy”,它是“private”縮寫。 A. pretty漂亮的;B. private私有的;C. plenty大量的;D. practice練習(xí)!privy”與“private”更接近,故答案為B。

12句意:澳大利亞人稱作廁所為loo,這在英國很受歡迎。此處考查非限制性定語從句,常用which來引導(dǎo),故答案為D。

13句意:“toilet”本身是從哪里來的?A. is是;B. comes來,C. come 來;D. change改變。be from=come from,助動詞does后跟動詞原形,故答案為C。

14句意:它源于法語“toilette” ——洗刷的意思。A. me我;B. yourself你自己;C. us我們; D. you你。wash后跟反身代詞,答案為B。

15句意:來自英語國家的人也使用一些幽默的語言。A. developing發(fā)展中的;B. developed發(fā)達的;C. poor貧窮的;D. English-speaking講英語的。結(jié)合句意可知,答案為D。

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