A city in South Korea has added a new attraction to its cultural landscape(景觀)—the world’s first “Toilet Theme Park”. The Restroom Cultural Park in the city of Suwon is proving a huge hit with locals and tourists alike.
The park was built to memorize the former city mayor Sim Jae-duck, known as “Mr Toilet”. He believed the toilet is a very important place and full of culture. Visitors to the park can enjoy its toilet- bowl- shaped exhibition hall as well as lots of bronze statues(銅像) in all kinds of toilet positions. They can even sit on Mr Kim’s original toilet, which includes a full-length glass door that mists(蒙上薄霧) up when it is being used.
Suwon has become well known because of the promotion(宣傳) of toilet culture. The city attracts toilet- related artwork from around the world to its galleries. It famously hosts the Golden Poop Art Festival- a celebration of one of the calls of nature. The city also lists lots of its own public toilets as tourist attractions on its website. Sim Jae-duck’s toilet-shaped house, now a museum, should be the must-see for enthusiasts. It’s said that Mr Sim was born in the loo of his mother’s house, so he loved toilets very much. He said in 2007, “The toilet can save humankind from diseases and is a place for introspection(反省). The toilet is also a central living place that has culture.”
【小題1】 What’s the theme park’s name?

A．Restroom Park
B．Toilet World
C．The Restroom Cultural Park
D．The Park of World Toilets.
【小題2】 What was the nickname(綽號(hào)) of Sim Jae-duck?
A．Captain Lavatory B．Mr Toilet
C．Bathroom Bill D．Number Two
【小題3】 What happens to Sim Jae-duck’s toilet when someone uses it?
A．The toilet slowly moves around.
B．“The Toilet Song ” starts playing.
C．The water comes out.
D．Its glass door fogs up.
【小題4】Where do reports say Sim Jae-duck was born?
A．In a toilet- shaped bed.
B．In the WC of his mother’s house.
C．In a public toilet in Suwon.
D．In a hospital toilet.
【小題5】 The underlined word “enthusiasts” means ______ in Chinese in the passage.
A．思想者 B．智障者
C．殘疾人 D．愛好者


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：短文大意：在韓國的城市增加了一個(gè)新的吸引力，其文化景觀-世界上第一個(gè)“馬桶主題公園”。
公園的建立是為了紀(jì)念前市長(zhǎng)SIM宰鴨，被稱為“廁所”。他認(rèn)為，廁所是一個(gè)非常重要的地方，充滿文化。游客可以享受它的廁所。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段A city in South Korea has added a new attraction to its cultural landscape(景觀)—the world’s first “Toilet Theme Park”. The Restroom Cultural Park in the city of Suwon is proving a huge hit with locals and tourists alike.可知該選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句The park was built to memorize the former city mayor Sim Jae-duck, known as “Mr Toilet”.可知該選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段末which includes a full-length glass door that mists(蒙上薄霧) up when it is being used.可知該選D。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中It’s said that Mr Sim was born in the loo of his mother’s house, so he loved toilets very much.可知該選B。
【小題5】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上句The city also lists lots of its own public toilets as tourist attractions on its website.結(jié)合本句可知該選D。
考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類閱讀。

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