2025屆湘西市重點中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷含解析

2025屆湘西市重點中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share2．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised3．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup4．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow5．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation6．Thepeopleinthevillageareso________thattheyarewillingtohelpeveryvisitor.A．optimistic B．energeticC．enthusiastic D．a(chǎn)mbitious7．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot8．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．a(chǎn)cquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction9．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.10．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin11．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission12．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when13．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer14．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof15．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens16．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where17．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/18．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit19．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout20．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．a(chǎn)mbiguousB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)ppropriateD．a(chǎn)ggressive第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatherbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadazesittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.ItfeelslikeIhaven'tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptorsmakesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased.Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationwebsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,youmayforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandwritedownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisdreams?A．Theyhaveinfluencedhissleep.B．Theyreproducehisreallifescene.C．Theyarejusthisrandomthoughts.D．Theyareunbelievableandridiculous.2、Inwhichsituationdodreamsof“beingchased”probablyoccur?A．Youarefeelingfree.B．Youjustquitajobyouhate.C．Youlackthesenseofsecurity.D．Yourfriendskeepyouatadistance.3、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideourbed?A．Toreflectonourdreams.B．Toavoidforgettingourdreams.C．Tohelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.D．Tohelpusgetoutofthetensedreams.4、Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Anewsreport.B．Afictionbook.C．Anadwebsite.D．Asciencenewspaper.22．（8分）Hitsongsarebigbusiness,sothereisanincentiveforcomposerstogetthoseingredientsthatmightincreasetheirchancesofsuccess.Butsongsarecomplexmixturesoffeatures.Howtoanalysethemismademoredifficultbythefactthatwhatispopularchangesovertime.ButNataliaKomarova,amathematicianattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,thinksshehascrackedtheproblem.Hercomputeranalysissuggeststhatthesongscurrentlypreferredbyconsumersaredanceable,party-likenumbers.Unfortunately,thoseactuallywritingsongsprefersomethingelse.SheandhercolleaguescollectedinformationonmusicreleasedinBritainbetween1985and2015.Theylookedinmusic“metadata(元數(shù)據(jù))’’thatareusedbymusicloversandareoftentappedintobyacademics.Metadataareinformationaboutthenatureofasongthatcangivelistenersanideaofwhatthatsongislikebeforetheyhearit.Dr.Komarovaandherteamwerepresentedwithmorethan500,000songstodetectnumerousmusicalfeatures.Theteamfedallofthisinformationintoacomputerandcomparedthefeaturesofsongsthathadmadeitintothecharts(排行榜)withthoseofsongsthathadnot.Overall,theteam’sresultssuggestedthatchartsuccesseswerehappierandbrighterthantheaveragesongsreleasedduringthesameyear.Charttopperswerealsomorelikelythanaveragesongstohavebeenperformedbywomen.Dr.Komarovausedtheseresultstotrainhercomputertotrytopredictwhetherarandomlypresentedsongwaslikelytohavebeenahitinagivenyear.Themachinecorrectlypredictedsuccess75%ofthetime,comparedwiththatfromthemusicdatabase.Contentisn’teverything.Asmightbeexpected,circumstances,particularlyanyfamealreadyattachedtoarecordingartistorartists,hadaneffecttoo.Butnotahugeone.Thatsuggeststhatmusicalfameisactuallyattachedtotalent,ratherthantoadvertising.Andthisisalessonforanindustrythatsomebelieveisnotconnectedenoughtotalent.1、Whyisitdifficulttotellwhatmakesgoodmusic?A．Whatpeoplethinkispopularchangeswiththetime.B．Whatsomepeoplethinkpopularisn’tforotherpeople.C．Noonecaresaboutwhatmakespopularmusic.D．It’sdifficulttoknowthefeaturesofpopularmusic.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresultsoftheteam’sresearch?A．Thecontentofgoodmusiccanbetypedintocomputers.B．Goodmusichasthequalitytomakepeoplethinkaboutlife.C．Happierandbrightersongsaremorelikelytomakethecharts.D．Analysiscandecideinadvancewhetherasongwillbepopular.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive”inParagraph1mean?A．Expression.B．Motivation.C．Exhibition.D．Division.4、What’stherelationshipbetweenmusicalfameandthesinger?A．Afamoussingerwillmakeanymusiche/shesingspopular.B．Goodmusicdependsonwhetherthesingeriswidelyadvertised.C．Agoodfemalesingercanmakeanaveragesongpopular.D．Talentismoreimportantthanfametomakeasongpopular.23．（8分）DearMom,Ihaven’twrittenbeforeforquiteawhilebecauseIhavegotnoenergy.InowgetaroundmyroomandthisfloorofthehospitalwithawalkingstickbutIcangoonlyalittlebitatatimebecauseI’mawfullyweakyet.Myrightlegwastakenoutofthecast(石膏)severaldaysagoandit’sstillasstiffasaboardandawfullysorefromsomuchcarvingaroundthekneejoint.Butthesurgeonsaysthateventuallyitwillbeallright.I’veincludedapictureofmeinbed.Itlookslikemyleftlegisastump(殘肢),butitreallyisn’t.Justbentsoitlooksthatway...Thiswarmakesusabitlessfoolsthanwewere.Thereisn’tgoingtobeanysuchthingas“foreigners”formeafterthewariswon.I’vegottenItalianprettywell.I’vepickedupquitealotofPolishandmyFrenchisimproving.YouwanttobepreparedforalotofvisitorsafterthewarnowbecauseI’vealotofpalscomingtoseemeinChicago.Idon’tknowwhenI’llbeback.Ican’tgetinthearmyandtheywon’ttakemewithtwoshakylegsinthedraft(征兵)ifIgohome.SoImightaswellstayoverhereandavoidtheawkwardnessforawhile.AlsoMa,I’minloveagain.Nowdon’tstartworryingaboutmegettingmarriedforI’mnot.I’mnotevengoingtogetengaged.Sodon’twriteany“GodBlessU,MyChildren”:Notforabout10years.You’readearoldkid,andstillmybestgirl.Godblessyouandwritemeoften...Iloveyou.Ernie1、Bymentioningthathisrightlegwouldbeallright,thewriterintendsto___________.A．showthecrueltyofthewar B．puthismom’smindateaseC．persuadehisgirlfriendtomarryhim D．gethismom’spermissiontojointhearmy2、Wecanlearnfromtheletterthat___________.A．ErnieisabletospeakfourforeignlanguagesB．ErniehardlymadeanyfriendsbeforethewarC．ErniehopestokeepintouchwithhismotherD．Ernieisengagedbuthasn’thadtheplanformarriage3、Whatemotionismainlyconveyedintheletter?A．LoveforMom. B．Fearaboutpain.C．Gratitudefordoctors. D．Doubtaboutfriendship.24．（8分）Ratherthanrollingyoureyeswhenit’syourturntobowyourheadandgivethanks,trybeinggrateful.Theresultjustmightbegoodforyou,fromimprovingyourfeelingtoyourrelationships.Ifyoudon’twanttovoiceyourgratitude,writingalettermaywork,accordingtovariousstudiesbySteveToepferofKentStateUniversityandhiscolleagues.Toepferandhiscolleagueshad219studentswithanaverageageof25filloutquestionnaires（問卷）tomeasuretheirhappiness.Theyreturnedtothelabtofilloutthesurveythreemoretimes,witheachvisitaboutaweekapart.Someofthestudentswrotealetterofgratitudeeachtimetheyreturnedtothelab,whilethecontrolgroupdidn’twriteaboutbeingthankful.“Theletterwriterswereinstructedtowritealetterofgratitudetoanyonetheywanted,however,thelettercouldn’tbea‘thankyou’noteforagift,”Toepfersaid.“Theparticipantshadtowriteaboutsomethingthatwasimportanttothem.”Theresultsshowedthattheirlevelsofhappinessandlifesatisfactionimprovedaftereachlettertheywrote.Inaddition,depressivesymptomsdecreasedovertimewiththeletterwriting.Gratitudedoesn’tjustcheeryouup—itcanimproveyourhealthandenergylevelsaswell.A2007studyconductedbyresearchersfoundthatorgan-transplant(器官移植)receiverswhokept“gratitudejournals”listingfivethingsorpeoplethattheyweregratefulforeachdayscoredbetteronmeasuresofgeneralhealth,andmentalhealththanthosewhoonlymaderoutinenotesabouttheirdays.Asuccessfulrelationshipmaydependonyourgratitude.Researchreportedin2011lookingatmorethan65coupleswhowereinsatisfyingrelationshipsshowedthateachcouple’srelationshipqualitycorrespondedwithonepartner’sfeelingsofgratitude.Researchersshowthatonepartnerexpressedfeelingsofgratitude;bothpartnersexperiencedapositiveemotionalresponse.1、Accordingtothepassage,ifyouwanttogetalongwellwithothers,you’dbetter________.A．writeletterstothemfrequentlyB．paymoreattentiontotheirfeelingsC．showyourthanksfromtimetotimeD．takecareofthemwhentheyareinneed2、Theunderlinedphrase“thecontrolgroup”inParagraph2referstothegroupthat_________.A．iscoldtoothers’kindnessB．isnotgoodatwritinglettersC．isunwillingtoexpresstheirfeelingsD．isnotallowedtowritethank-youletters3、Fromthepassagewecaninferthatpeoplewhooftenshowgratitudearelesslikelytobe__________.A．nervousB．carelessC．depressedD．optimistic4、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_________.A．it’sbettertowriteathank-youletterthantosaygratitudewithwordsB．theresultsofdifferentwaysofshowinggratitudeareallthesameC．thegoodrelationshipofeachcoupleisbasedontrustD．gratitudeisbeneficialtohealth5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyyoushouldbegratefulB．WaysofchangingyourfeelingC．HowtoshowyourgratitudetoothersD．Thank-youletters’roletohumanrelations25．（10分）WhenIwasincollege,IspentasemesterstudyingabroadattheUniversityofStrathclydeinGlasgow,Scotland.Inmybrieftimethere,IcametoloveScotlandforitslocalculture,foodandscenery.Youmightthink,“Scotlandisn’tsodifferentfromtheUS;theystillspeakEnglishthere!”ButwhenIsteppedofftheplane,Iwasgreetedbyagruff-voiced(聲音粗啞的)ladyatcustoms.“You’llbecomingfromAmerica,then?”Sheaskedme,andInodded.“ButallofourguysareleavingGlasgowfortheStates!”HerthickScottishEnglishandsenseofhumorwereobviousrightaway.IwasnotintheUSanymore,wherecustomsagentsneverjokearound.AsIsettledinattheuniversity,Icouldfeelmyselfgettingusedtohearing—andevenspeaking—theScottishEnglishofmycustomsagent.Inclassroomdiscussions,peoplewouldsay“em”whentheycouldn’tthinkofwhattosayinsteadof“um”,whichwasgreatfun.Afterthefirstfewweeks,Istoppedchucklingaboutthis.Strathclydestudentsstayeduplateintothenight,runningaroundcampusandshouting,“Go!Let’sgo,let’sgo,let’sgo[curseword]Glasgow!”Prettysoon,Iwasnolongersaying“thanks”atthesupermarket—instead,Isaid“cheers”.MyScottishfriendsdrankwhiskeyandatehaggis(羊雜碎布丁).IdrankplentyofwhiskeybutfeltashamedtoadmitthatIwasn'tbraveenoughtotryhaggis.Scottishbakeriesusuallysellbridies(肉餡餅).Addacupoftea—thoughIusuallyAmericanizeditbychoosingcoffeeinstead—andabridiemakesforadeliciousbreakfast.EverytimeItookatrainanywhereinScotland,I’dgazeoutattherollinghillsandwonderifgrasswasgreenerthananywhereelseintheworld.ThenI’dreflectthatthere’sareasonthiscountrywasthebirthplaceofgolf.1、Whatdidtheauthorthinkoftheladyatcustoms?A．Impolite.B．Friendly.C．Serious.D．Calm.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“chuckling”inParagraph3?A．Talkingloudly.B．Comparing.C．Laughingquietly.D．Hearing.3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToexplainwhyScotlandwasfamousforgolf.B．TopromotethedevelopmentofScottishcateringtrade.C．Tointroducedifferentpronunciationsof“em”and“um”.D．TosharehisexperiencesinScotlandasanexchangestudent.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Formepersonally,Icouldwritefordaysaboutmanydifferentsituationswhereadversity(逆境)1mylife.NowletmetellyouoneexperiencewhereIalmostletadversity2.Wehadaglassstudio,whichwaslocated50feetfromourhome.Acoupleofyearsagoweexperiencedan3winter;wehadalotofsnowandice.The4oftheiceandsnow5theroofonourstudio,takingwithitoneofoursourcesofincome.6itdidfalldown,wegotontheroofandtriedto7thesnowandice,butwhenyouhave5feetoficeandtemperaturesofminus20Celsius,itwaspretty8todo.Wehadapartnercomeintohelpustryto9theroofbysupporting.Intheend,therewas10thatcouldbedone.Theroofcamedown.Wehadmovedalotofourgoodsandtoolsfromthestudio11welostalotalso:glass,kilns,workbenches,tonameonlyafewoftheitems.Itwasa12experience.Herewewereinthemiddleofwinterwithourstudiocollapsed.Wecouldn'tworkaswehadalmost13allthematerialinabuildingwewerenotusing.Wecouldhavedoneoneoftwothings:wecouldsimplysaythatwecannolonger14ourglassbusiness.Letmetellyouthatthiswascertainlyathoughtthat15ourmind.Orwecouldfindawaytogetourstudiobackupandrunning.Wepickedthe16option.Wehadalargebarnthatwewerenotusing.Sowerenovated(翻新)thebarn,17ourworkingareaandtodaywehaveanicerstudiothanwe18had.Iftheadversitywewere19hadnothappened,weprobablywould20beworkingintheoldstudio—astudiothatwaslessefficient.1、A．promotedB．influencedC．destroyedD．prevented2、A．sufferB．escapeC．winD．work3、A．a(chǎn)wkwardB．a(chǎn)wesomeC．a(chǎn)greeableD．a(chǎn)wful4、A．sizeB．heightC．weightD．temperature5、A．collapsedB．limitedC．pressedD．struck6、A．BeforeB．UnlessC．AlthoughD．When7、A．replaceB．reduceC．recycleD．remove8、A．worthwhileB．toughC．rewardingD．a(chǎn)nnoying9、A．examineB．testC．secureD．restore10、A．somethingB．enoughC．a(chǎn)llD．nothing11、A．forB．butC．orD．so12、A．vainB．validC．disastrousD．treasured13、A．displayedB．a(chǎn)rrangedC．piledD．presented14、A．predictB．conductC．instructD．quit15、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．crossedC．clearedD．comforted16、A．latterB．formerC．easierD．further17、A．evaluatedB．redesignedC．organizedD．reserved18、A．desperatelyB．hopefullyC．eventuallyD．previously19、A．facedwithB．concernedaboutC．cautiousaboutD．a(chǎn)wareof20、A．everB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．evenD．still第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LiQiangcouldn’tbelievethathehadtravelledtotheyearAD30081．a(chǎn)timecapsule.TransportedbyWangPing’sparents’company2．(call)“FutureTours”,hestartedhisfirsttimetrip.Onhis3．(arrive),thetotallynewsurroundingsweredifficultforhim4．(tolerate).Hisheadachedforlackoffreshair5．healsosufferedfrom“timelag”.6．(Lucky),hisguide,WangPing,whowasveryunderstanding,gavehimmuchhelpintime.HegaveLiQiangsomegreentabletsandamask,7．helpedLiovercometheproblems.Afterashorttimeoffeelingunsettledandnervous,LiQiangwasbackon8．(he)feetagain.ThenhefollowedWangPingtocollectahoveringcarriagethat9．(drive)bycomputer.SoonhecouldflyasswiftlyasWangPing.Howamazingitwastoflyabovetheground!Thentheyarrivedatastrange-lookinghousebelongingtoWangPing’sparents.LiQiangwastreatedtoadeliciousdinnerandhadawonderfulbaththere.10．(exhaust),LiQiangslidintobedandfellfastasleep.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）Goodmorning,everyone、It’sgreathonorformetospeakhere、Myname’sLiXiaojun,borninaharmoniousfamily、Myfatherandmotherareallhighschoolteachers、Influencedbythem,Ireadwidelyduringmyearlyage,butI’vedevelopedagreatinterestinartsandsports、I’measy-going,getalongwellwithmyclassmates、Itisthispersonalitywhichhelpsmewinoverallmyclassmates’friendships,andalsohelpmeovercomemanydifficultiesbothinacademicandpersonallife、Beingadmittedinyouruniversityhasalwaysbeenabeautifuldreamforme、IdreamconstantlythatI,alongwithmineclassmates,willstudyhappywiththehelpoftherespectableprofessors、IdreamthatIwillswimfreelyinthesea,enjoyingthewavesofknowledge、Ihopeallmydreamwillcometrueinthenearfuture、Thankyou、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你是張偉的好朋友John，張偉即將參加學(xué)校的英語朗誦比賽，向你求助，請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容給他寫一封建議信。1.比賽之前:認(rèn)真準(zhǔn)備，如平時可對著鏡子練習(xí)；用語簡練，使評委印象深刻。2.比賽時:保持微笑；忘詞時不緊張，繼續(xù)演講。DearZhangWei,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,John

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、C5、B6、C7、D8、C9、C10、C11、D12、A13、D14、C15、A16、C17、C18、C19、B20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、C3、B4、D22、1、A2、C3、B4、D23、1、B2、C3、A24、1、C2、D3、C4、D5、A25、Japanisamysteriouslandoftechnologicalwonders,butthelatestisarelativelysimplesolutiontoanage-oldproblemfacedbybeginnersandprofessionalchefsalike.Grocerystoresacrossthecountryareabouttostartstockingonionsthatwon’tmakepeoplecry.Thenewtear-freeonioniscalledtheSmileBall,whichisaprettyadorablenameforavegetable,andit’sanonioncarefullyengineeredtonotirritate(刺激)theeyesofpeoplewhocutintoit.Regularonionsreleaseagaswhentheircellsaredamagedandthatgasirritatespeople’seyes