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The average person uses the toilet some six times a day. These visits can _(1)_ to nearly an hour in a 24-hour period. _(2)_ we use the toilet at home, school, or work most of the time, using restrooms in public places can be unique, interesting, or disturbing.
Restrooms in hotels, department stores, and restaurants oftentimes reflect the style of the venue you're in. At a music-themed restaurant called Vynl in New York City, patrons can take a break in one of the distinctive toilet stalls. _(3)_ a great recording artist, each stall contains a life-sized mural and a doll version of the singer. Music from the performer even plays as you go about your business. At Vynl, going to the toilet with Elvis looking on is not out of the _(4)_.
Leather sofas, gold-plated sinks, and even string quartets can be found in some of the finer restrooms around the world. In other parts of the globe, the _(5)_ aren't as glamorous. A more practical restroom for boaters and swimmers can be found floating on the Brownlee Reservoir in Oregon. Boaters just hop off, use the restroom, and then get back to cruising down the water.
In India, restrooms are unique for reasons _(6)_ of beauty. In many of the squatter toilets, you'll see a small cup hanging near the bowl. You clean yourself by pouring water from the cup over your bottom and your hand _(7)_ toilet paper.
From the stunning to the disgusting, restrooms in the world have one thing in common—what we do in them.
——by Jerri Graham
1. These visits can add up to nearly an hour in a 24-hour period.
理由:
a. (A) sum up... 總結……
例: I'll sum up the lecture and then we'll take questions from the audience.
（我會總結演講，然後接受聽眾提問。）
(B) come up with... 想出……
例: Jane came up with an idea to get rid of the roaches in her house.
（阿珍想出一個將蟑螂趕出家裡的點子。）
(C) add up to... 總計達……
例: The price of the whole trip added up to $100,000.
（整個旅行的花費總計達十萬元。）
(D) show up 出現
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (C)。
2. While we use the toilet..., using restrooms in public places can be unique, interesting, or disturbing.
理由:
a. (A) even adv. 即使；甚至
(B) indeed adv. 的確
(C) unless conj. 除非
(D) while adv. 雖然
注意:
副詞連接詞 while 表『雖然』時，即等於 though 或 although，其所引導的副詞子句通常置於句首，其後加逗點，再接主要子句。
例: While he's intelligent, he does stupid things every once in a while.
（他雖然很聰明，但偶爾也會做傻事。）
b. 空格後為兩個完整的子句，可知空格應置入副詞連接詞用以連接兩句，故 (A)、(B) 不可選；(C)、(D) 均為副詞連接詞，但根據語意，故選 (D)。
3. Featuring a great recording artist, each stall contains...
理由:
a. 本空格測試分詞句構的用法，本句原為：
Each stall features a great recording artist, each stall contains a... (X)
b. 原句為無連接詞連接的錯誤句構。補救之道為：將第一個子句依照分詞句構化簡法變成分詞片語。故將第一句中相同主詞 Each stall 刪除，其後動詞 features 改成現在分詞 featuring 即可。
c. 根據上述，可知應選 (B)。
d. feature vt. 以……為特色
例: The book features stories written by a high school student with cancer.
（這本書以一位罹患癌症的高中生寫的故事為特點。）
4. ...with Elvis looking on is not out of the question.
理由:
a. 本空格測試下列固定用法：
be out of the question 不可能
例: Her goal of being an artist is out of the question because she's not very talented.
（她想成為藝術家的目標不可能實現，因為她沒什麼天份。）
b. 根據上述，可知應選 (C)。無 "out of the issue/difficulty/problem" 之用法，故均不可選。
5. In other parts of the globe, the facilities aren't as glamorous.
理由:
a. (A) facilities n. 設備（恆用複數）
(B) utensil n. 器皿
(C) appliance n. 家用電器
(D) instrument n. 儀器；樂器
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (A)。
6. In India, restrooms are unique for reasons outside of beauty.
理由:
a. 本空格測試下列固定用法：
outside of... 除了……之外
例: Outside of good looks, what else is special about your boyfriend?
（除了長得帥之外，妳男友還有麼特別之處嗎？）
b. 根據上述，可知應選 (B)。
7. ...pouring water from the cup over your bottom and your hand replaces toilet paper.
理由:
a. (A) replace vt. 取代
replace A with B 以 B 取代 A
例: Mother replaced the painting on the wall with a photo.
（媽媽用一張照片來取代牆上的畫。）
(B) recite vt. 朗誦
(C) release vt. 發行
(D) reform vt. 改革
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (A)。
1. take a break 休息
例: You should take a break from studying every hour.
（你每讀一小時的書就該休息一下。）
2. distinctive a. 有特色的
例: A distinctive smell comes from that donut shop.
（一股特殊的味道從那家甜甜圈店傳出來。）
3. go about... 著手做……
例: We won't be able to meet the deadline if we don't go about writing the report now.
（如果我們現在不開始著手寫報告，就會趕不上最後期限。）
4. look on 旁觀
例: My parents were looking on as I received an award during graduation.
（畢業典禮上，我父母在台下觀禮看我領獎。）
5. get back to N/V-ing 繼續做……
例: Let's get back to what we were doing.
（我們繼續做剛剛在做的事情吧。）
6. have...in common 有……共通點
例: Although they have nothing in common, Ida and Phil have been a couple for five years.
（雖然愛達和菲爾毫無共通點，他們仍然已經交往五年了。）
1. reflect vt. 反映
2. venue n. 地點
3. patron n. 顧客
4. toilet stall n. 廁所隔間
5. mural n. 壁畫
6. sink n. 水槽
7. quartet n. 四重奏
8. glamorous a. 迷人的
9. reservoir n. 蓄水庫
10. hop vi. 輕快地跳上
11. cruise vi. 巡航
12. squatter toilet n. 蹲式
馬桶
squat vi. 蹲下
13. bowl n. 物體的凹處（本
文指蹲式馬桶的桶身）
14. bottom n. 屁股
15. stunning a. 令人驚艷的
一般人每天用廁所的次數約為六次，一天二十四小時幾乎就有一小時花在廁所裡。雖然我們大多使用家裡、學校和辦公室的廁所，使用公共廁所卻可能是獨特、有趣，或令人困擾的經驗呢。
旅館、百貨公司和餐廳的廁所經常反映出你所在地點的風格。在紐約一家名叫 Vynl 的音樂主題餐廳，顧客可以在任一間風格獨特的廁所中稍作休息。每間廁所都以一位了不起的歌手為主題，每個隔間都有人形大小的壁畫和歌手的公仔，而當你在方便的時候，甚至還可以聽到該歌手的音樂。在 Vynl，上廁所時貓王在一旁看著你不是一件不可能的事情。
在全世界一些高級餐廳中，你可以看到皮沙發、鍍金洗手台，甚至還有弦樂四重奏。但在世界的另一頭，設備可能就沒那麼華麗了。在奧瑞岡州的布朗李水庫可以發現浮在水上專門給坐船的人和泳客使用的實用廁所。坐船的人只要跳上去，上廁所，然後回到船上繼續行船。
在印度，廁所很特別，但不是因為美觀。在很多蹲式廁所裡，你會看到一個小杯子懸在蹲式馬桶旁邊。你從杯子舀水洗淨你的屁屁，而你的手則是取代衛生紙。
不管是美觀舒適或是噁心髒亂，全世界的廁所都有一個共通點：就是我們都在裡面做同樣的事情。
The average person uses the toilet some six times a day. These visits can _(1)_ to nearly an hour in a 24-hour period. _(2)_ we use the toilet at home, school, or work most of the time, using restrooms in public places can be unique, interesting, or disturbing.
Restrooms in hotels, department stores, and restaurants oftentimes reflect the style of the venue you're in. At a music-themed restaurant called Vynl in New York City, patrons can take a break in one of the distinctive toilet stalls. _(3)_ a great recording artist, each stall contains a life-sized mural and a doll version of the singer. Music from the performer even plays as you go about your business. At Vynl, going to the toilet with Elvis looking on is not out of the _(4)_.
Leather sofas, gold-plated sinks, and even string quartets can be found in some of the finer restrooms around the world. In other parts of the globe, the _(5)_ aren't as glamorous. A more practical restroom for boaters and swimmers can be found floating on the Brownlee Reservoir in Oregon. Boaters just hop off, use the restroom, and then get back to cruising down the water.
In India, restrooms are unique for reasons _(6)_ of beauty. In many of the squatter toilets, you'll see a small cup hanging near the bowl. You clean yourself by pouring water from the cup over your bottom and your hand _(7)_ toilet paper.
From the stunning to the disgusting, restrooms in the world have one thing in common—what we do in them.
——by Jerri Graham
1. These visits can add up to nearly an hour in a 24-hour period.
理由:
a. (A) sum up... 總結……
例: I'll sum up the lecture and then we'll take questions from the audience.
（我會總結演講，然後接受聽眾提問。）
(B) come up with... 想出……
例: Jane came up with an idea to get rid of the roaches in her house.
（阿珍想出一個將蟑螂趕出家裡的點子。）
(C) add up to... 總計達……
例: The price of the whole trip added up to $100,000.
（整個旅行的花費總計達十萬元。）
(D) show up 出現
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (C)。
2. While we use the toilet..., using restrooms in public places can be unique, interesting, or disturbing.
理由:
a. (A) even adv. 即使；甚至
(B) indeed adv. 的確
(C) unless conj. 除非
(D) while adv. 雖然
注意:
副詞連接詞 while 表『雖然』時，即等於 though 或 although，其所引導的副詞子句通常置於句首，其後加逗點，再接主要子句。
例: While he's intelligent, he does stupid things every once in a while.
（他雖然很聰明，但偶爾也會做傻事。）
b. 空格後為兩個完整的子句，可知空格應置入副詞連接詞用以連接兩句，故 (A)、(B) 不可選；(C)、(D) 均為副詞連接詞，但根據語意，故選 (D)。
3. Featuring a great recording artist, each stall contains...
理由:
a. 本空格測試分詞句構的用法，本句原為：
Each stall features a great recording artist, each stall contains a... (X)
b. 原句為無連接詞連接的錯誤句構。補救之道為：將第一個子句依照分詞句構化簡法變成分詞片語。故將第一句中相同主詞 Each stall 刪除，其後動詞 features 改成現在分詞 featuring 即可。
c. 根據上述，可知應選 (B)。
d. feature vt. 以……為特色
例: The book features stories written by a high school student with cancer.
（這本書以一位罹患癌症的高中生寫的故事為特點。）
4. ...with Elvis looking on is not out of the question.
理由:
a. 本空格測試下列固定用法：
be out of the question 不可能
例: Her goal of being an artist is out of the question because she's not very talented.
（她想成為藝術家的目標不可能實現，因為她沒什麼天份。）
b. 根據上述，可知應選 (C)。無 "out of the issue/difficulty/problem" 之用法，故均不可選。
5. In other parts of the globe, the facilities aren't as glamorous.
理由:
a. (A) facilities n. 設備（恆用複數）
(B) utensil n. 器皿
(C) appliance n. 家用電器
(D) instrument n. 儀器；樂器
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (A)。
6. In India, restrooms are unique for reasons outside of beauty.
理由:
a. 本空格測試下列固定用法：
outside of... 除了……之外
例: Outside of good looks, what else is special about your boyfriend?
（除了長得帥之外，妳男友還有麼特別之處嗎？）
b. 根據上述，可知應選 (B)。
7. ...pouring water from the cup over your bottom and your hand replaces toilet paper.
理由:
a. (A) replace vt. 取代
replace A with B 以 B 取代 A
例: Mother replaced the painting on the wall with a photo.
（媽媽用一張照片來取代牆上的畫。）
(B) recite vt. 朗誦
(C) release vt. 發行
(D) reform vt. 改革
b. 根據語意，可知應選 (A)。
1. take a break 休息
例: You should take a break from studying every hour.
（你每讀一小時的書就該休息一下。）
2. distinctive a. 有特色的
例: A distinctive smell comes from that donut shop.
（一股特殊的味道從那家甜甜圈店傳出來。）
3. go about... 著手做……
例: We won't be able to meet the deadline if we don't go about writing the report now.
（如果我們現在不開始著手寫報告，就會趕不上最後期限。）
4. look on 旁觀
例: My parents were looking on as I received an award during graduation.
（畢業典禮上，我父母在台下觀禮看我領獎。）
5. get back to N/V-ing 繼續做……
例: Let's get back to what we were doing.
（我們繼續做剛剛在做的事情吧。）
6. have...in common 有……共通點
例: Although they have nothing in common, Ida and Phil have been a couple for five years.
（雖然愛達和菲爾毫無共通點，他們仍然已經交往五年了。）
1. reflect vt. 反映
2. venue n. 地點
3. patron n. 顧客
4. toilet stall n. 廁所隔間
5. mural n. 壁畫
6. sink n. 水槽
7. quartet n. 四重奏
8. glamorous a. 迷人的
9. reservoir n. 蓄水庫
10. hop vi. 輕快地跳上
11. cruise vi. 巡航
12. squatter toilet n. 蹲式
馬桶
squat vi. 蹲下
13. bowl n. 物體的凹處（本
文指蹲式馬桶的桶身）
14. bottom n. 屁股
15. stunning a. 令人驚艷的
一般人每天用廁所的次數約為六次，一天二十四小時幾乎就有一小時花在廁所裡。雖然我們大多使用家裡、學校和辦公室的廁所，使用公共廁所卻可能是獨特、有趣，或令人困擾的經驗呢。
旅館、百貨公司和餐廳的廁所經常反映出你所在地點的風格。在紐約一家名叫 Vynl 的音樂主題餐廳，顧客可以在任一間風格獨特的廁所中稍作休息。每間廁所都以一位了不起的歌手為主題，每個隔間都有人形大小的壁畫和歌手的公仔，而當你在方便的時候，甚至還可以聽到該歌手的音樂。在 Vynl，上廁所時貓王在一旁看著你不是一件不可能的事情。
在全世界一些高級餐廳中，你可以看到皮沙發、鍍金洗手台，甚至還有弦樂四重奏。但在世界的另一頭，設備可能就沒那麼華麗了。在奧瑞岡州的布朗李水庫可以發現浮在水上專門給坐船的人和泳客使用的實用廁所。坐船的人只要跳上去，上廁所，然後回到船上繼續行船。
在印度，廁所很特別，但不是因為美觀。在很多蹲式廁所裡，你會看到一個小杯子懸在蹲式馬桶旁邊。你從杯子舀水洗淨你的屁屁，而你的手則是取代衛生紙。
不管是美觀舒適或是噁心髒亂，全世界的廁所都有一個共通點：就是我們都在裡面做同樣的事情。
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