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2023中考英语冲刺之题型专练（12个专题）

题型04阅读理解

（2022·山东济南·校联考模拟预测）Publictoiletsaroundtheworldhaveabadnameforbeingdark,dirtyanddangerous.SomepublicrestroomsinTokyo’strainstationsdon’thavehandsoapinside.AkindergarteninSouthernJapanstopstakingchildrentoacityparkbecausetheyareafraidofthefliesintherestrooms.Peoplehavelongcalledforachange.

Tokyorecentlyintroducednewrestroomsintwopublicparks.Foronething,theyarebrightlylitandlookcolourful.Foranother,theyaretransparent(透明的).Thisway,peoplewhoneedtogotothetoiletcancheckoutthecleannessandsafetyoftherestroomswithoutwalkinginsideortouchinganything.

Thenewrestrooms,designedbyShigeruBan,aremadeoutof“smartglass”thathasalreadybeenusedindifferentbuildingstoprovideprivacywhenneeded.Whenusedandlockedproperly,thecolourfulglasstoiletwillbecomeopaque.Whenthedoorisunlocked,itwillbecometransparentagain.

Thetoiletsareconsideredasafuturisticexampleofthecountry’stechnologicalachievements.However,peopleholddifferentopinionsaboutthesenewpublictoilets.

“Itwilltaketimetogetusedtotheidea,”saidMingCheng,whosejobisdesigningbuildings.Buthewouldliketogiveitatry.SarahCopperwhite,atechnologyworkerinTokyo,saidthatalthoughshealwaysavoidedpublictoilets,shewasgladtousethenewonesbecausetheylookedbrightandclean.“Itrustscience,”shesaidinaphoneinterview.

“Idon’twanttoputmyprivacyatrisk,”SachikoIshikawa,a32-year-oldwriterandtranslator,said.MsIshikawaworriedthatsomesmallmistakesmightmakerestroomusersaccidentallyexpose(暴露)themselves.TaliaHarris,awriterwhohaslivedinTokyoforsevenyears,saidshedidnotseeitasausefulwaytomakepeoplefeelcomfortableinpublicrestrooms.“Personally,Ithinkthiswillmakepeoplefeelmoreuncomfortable,especiallyforwomen.”MsHarris,29,said.

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