2025年浙江省鄞州高級(jí)中學(xué)高考英語(yǔ)三模試卷含答案

2025年浙江省鄞州高級(jí)中學(xué)高考英語(yǔ)三模試卷含答案考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫(xiě)在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫(xiě)在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫(xiě)在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme2．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder￥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．a(chǎn)daptableB．a(chǎn)djustableC．a(chǎn)doptableD．a(chǎn)ffordable3．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect4．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe5．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised6．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t7．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which8．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．a(chǎn)worseone B．a(chǎn)nicerone C．a(chǎn)worstone D．a(chǎn)nicestone9．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*10．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where11．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange12．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how13．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．a(chǎn)retransported14．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen15．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that16．I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.17．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．a(chǎn)nalyticalC．controversial D．confidential18．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody19．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones20．—Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.—__________IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.A．That’sreasonable. B．Isn’titagoodidea?C．Doyouthinkso? D．Ican’tagreemore.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes—butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse’slife.Atonetypeoflibraryyoucandojustthat—eventhoughthere’snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks.youcan“borrow”people.Peoplewithuniquelifestoriesvolunteertobethe“books.”Foracertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingasanyyoucanfindinabook.(Ifyouattend,makesuretoreviewthehabitsthatmakeyouagoodlistener.)Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofdepressingtopic.Youcanspeakwitharefugee,asoldiersufferingfromPISD(創(chuàng)傷后遺癥),ahomelesspersonandawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletotaketimetotrulygettoknowandlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeasnapjudgementabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis“aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered.”TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RomniAbergelandhiscolleagueshostedafour-dayeventduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,hopingtoraiseawarenessamongyouthaboutdepression,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.Thoughthereareafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplacesatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon’tneedalibrarycard—anyonecancomeandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Checkouttheorganization’sFacebookpagetoseewhentheHumanLibrarymightbearrivingnearyou.1、WhatshallwedobeforegoingtotheHumanLibrary?A．Bringabook.B．Getalibrarycard.C．Gooversomelisteninghabits.D．Makeanappointment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“snap”inparagraph2mean?A．True.B．Obvious.C．WrongD．Quick.3、WhydidRormiAbergelfoundtheHumanLibraryOrganization?A．Heexpectedtoanswerdifferentquestion.B．Hewantedyoungpeopletopayattentiontodepression.C．HesuccessfullyheldaneventinNorthernEurope.D．HehadsetuptheHumanLibrariesallovertheworld.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．ALibraryinDenmarkB．HumanLibraryOrganizationC．HumanLibraryIsNearYouD．“Borrow”PeopleInsteadofBooks22．（8分）Englandcontinuestobeoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsintheworld.Londoninparticularisoneofthemostvisitedcitiesanddrawspeopleinwithitsappeal,history,andpubs.England’ssmallercities,likeBathandOxford,areequallyasattractivewithalotofcultureandfewercrowds.Liverpool,birthplaceofTheBeatles,hasarichmusicalhistory.Thecountrysidehaswonderfulnaturalbeauty.HerearesometipsontravelinginEngland.Freemuseums—PublicmuseumsofferfreeadmissionineverycitythroughoutEnglandandtheUK.It’sagreatwaytolearnaboutthecountry’smostinfluentialartistsandhistory,andspendarainydaywithoutpayingacent.Bookearly—Bookalltransportationwellinadvance,evenifyoudon’tplantouseit.Farescanbearound￡2withalittleplanning.TheMegabusnotonlyrunsbusesbutalsoprovidestrainsthroughoutEnglandandisthebestchoiceforcheaptravelthroughoutthecountry.Pubfood—EatinginEnglandcanbequiteexpensive,butforgoodcheapandfillingmeals,visitthelocalpubs,whereyoucangetagoodmealforlessthan￡10.Besides,thepubsareagreatwaytomeetpeople!GetaTasteofUKcard—TheTasteoftheUKcardoffersupto50%offatselectedrestaurants.Youdon’tneedtobeanEnglishtogetthecard,andyouneedn’tpaythefirstmonth’smembershipfee,whichisperfectformosttravelers.Takeafreewalkingtour—ManymajorcitiesinEnglandofferfreewalkingtours.Theyusuallylastafewhoursandareagreatwaytoseethecity.1、ComparedwithLondon,Oxfordis.A．moreappealingB．lesscrowdedC．largerinsizeD．richerinhistory2、Whyiseatinginlocalpubssuggested?A．Thepriceoffoodislowthere.B．Thechanceofmeetingstarsishighthere.C．Theserviceisexcellentthere.D．Thediningatmosphereisperfectthere.3、Whatcanbeknownfromthetext?A．AllmuseumsintheUKarefreeofcharge.B．ThebestwaytotravelaroundEnglandisbybus.C．FreewalkingtoursareavailableinonlysomecitiesinEngland.D．HoldersoftheTasteofUKcardcanenjoydiscountsatallrestaurants.23．（8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.24．（8分）ThewonderfulexperimentIamgoingtointroduceprovesthatairisjustallaroundandthatitpressesdownuponus.Airpressureisawonderfulforce.Whenyouswimunderwater,youcanfeelwaterpushdownyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthesame.However,yourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.ThislayersurroundstheEarth,extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurface.Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfortheexperiment！Whatyouneed:·Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell·Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg·Apieceofpaper·AmatchMethod:1）Checkthatthepaperwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.2）Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.3）Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.4）Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.Result:Astonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen（air）inthebottle.Theeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottle,sonomoreaircangetinside.Thisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutsideairpressureagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonit.1、Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A．Thebottlecouldbreak.B．Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C．Theeggneedstobeshelled.D．Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.2、Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan________.A．equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB．makeasealintheneckofthebottleC．finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD．producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle3、Howwastheeggputintothebottle?A．Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B．Itbecamesaltwithouttheshell.C．Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.D．Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.25．（10分）Compassion（同情）isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffort,wecantranslatecompassionintoaction.Anexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart-timeinsupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomers,andit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSunday,oneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister（收款機(jī)）withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash,hadjustmovedintohisroom,andhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbefore,andwhathewouldbelikeiffortunehadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoul,allaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorry,butstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.Ifeltstupidandunkindsayingthis,butIvaluedmyjob.Justthen,anotherman,standingbehindthefirst,spokeup.Ifanything,helookedmorepitiable,“Chargeittome,”wasallhesaid.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassion,ontheotherhand,iscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.1、Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits______.A．promisedtoobeythestorerulesB．hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterC．forgottotakehiscreditcardwithhimD．couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A．Kindandlucky. B．Friendlyandhelpful.C．Poorandlonely. D．Hurtanddisappointed.3、Whydidtheauthorrefusetheoldgentleman’srequestfirst?A．Heconsideredtheoldmandishonest.B．Hefeltnopityfortheoldgentleman.C．Hewantedtokeephispresentjob.D．Heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman.4、Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthisexperience?A．Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.B．Wealthismostimportantinolderage.C．Experienceisbettergainedthroughpractice.D．Compassionmeanshelpinginsomeway.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）TheSweetestThingWhenIwasten,Iwascrazyaboutcandy.Wheneverinoursmall-town1withmymom,Iwouldrunmyfingersthroughmyfavoritecandyontheshelf.Oncethere,thinkingaboutallthingssweet,InoticedamanafewfeetawaypushingbuttonsontheATMmachine.Dressedinasuit,heseemedtobelateforsomething,2waitingforhiscashtoappear.Themachinemadeanoise,andheimmediately3apileofbillsandheadedout.Curiously,IwalkedovertotheATM,whereIstartedpressingthebuttonsasifknowingthe4.ThenIlookedintothebottomofthemachine.ThereIsawit:abeautiful,crisp$20bill!5Iwantedtobelievemymagicmadethecashappear,Iknewthemaninthesuitmusthaveleftitbehind.Iheldthemoneyinmyhand,staringatthenumber“20”andfeeling6thanIeverhad.Ithoughtaboutslippingthemoneyintomypocket.Noonewouldknow,butitdidn’tfeel7.Iknewitdidn’tbelongtome.Ihadtofinditsownerandgiveitback!SoItoldmymomwhathadhappened.“We’lllookforhim.”shesaidkindly.Werushedoutandfoundhimsteppingintohiscarintheparkinglot!We8himandaskedwhetherhehadleftmoneyatthecashmachine.“Letme9,”hesaid,pullingouthiswalletandbills.“Twenty,forty,eighty…Oh!You’reright,”hesaidwithsurprise,“I’m10a$20bill.”“Hereyougo,”Isaid,smilingwithpride,asifIwasa(n)11whohadsolvedamystery.“Thankyousomuch,”hesaid,bendingdownandshakingmyhand.Myheart12.Beforesayinggoodbye,heaskedmymomformynameand13.“Iwanttosendyourdaughterathank-youcard,”hesaid.Onmywayhome,my14wasracing.Twentydollars.WhatcouldIhavedonewithit?IbetIcouldhaveboughtapuppyoreverysinglecandybarintown!Butnow15ofthatwouldhappen.YetIknewIhaddonetherightthing.Afewweekslater,Igotaboxwithanote.Irippeditopentofindpackagesofcandy.“DearFelice,Thankyouverymuchfor16my$20.Youareagreatgirl,andIappreciateyour17.Ihopeyouenjoythiscandy.BestWishes,Tom.”Tomincludedhisbusinesscard.Itturnedouthewasvice-presidentforthecandycompany.Thecandytastedsweet,each18remindingmethatwhatIhaddonemattered.Althoughmyhonestywouldn’talwaysbe19withcandy,itwouldmakeadifferencetosomeone.Andthatwasthe20partofall.1、A．schoolB．churchC．storeD．bank2、A．a(chǎn)ngrilyB．excitedlyC．hopefullyD．a(chǎn)nxiously3、A．coveredB．seizedC．handedD．posted4、A．machineB．a(chǎn)ssistantC．manD．password5、A．ThoughB．SinceC．OnceD．Until6、A．smarterB．strongerC．prettierD．richer7、A．rightB．goodC．fairD．easy8、A．caughtB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．guidedD．searched9、A．tryB．thinkC．checkD．guess10、A．sparingB．seekingC．missingD．changing11、A．engineerB．detectiveC．managerD．designer12、A．hurtB．sankC．swelledD．jumped13、A．a(chǎn)ddressB．a(chǎn)geC．habitD．birthday14、A．carB．memoryC．timeD．mind15、A．bothB．noneC．someD．either16、A．returningB．rememberingC．keepingD．lending17、A．loyaltyB．devotionC．honestyD．bravery18、A．dollarB．biteC．productD．choice19、A．markedB．replacedC．sharedD．rewarded20、A．sweetestB．hardestC．freshestD．heaviest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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Poordietsareamongthetopcausesofillhealthglobally,accountingfornearlyoneinfivedeaths,accordingtoastudypublishedonThursday,1．calledongovernmentstodomoretoimproveeatinghabits.Someresearchersindicatethateatingunhealthyfood2．nothavingenoughfoodcontributestowidespreadmalnutrition(營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良).Therefore,dietsareoneofthetoprisk3．(factor)ofillhealthanddeathsintheworld—orethanair4．(pollute)orsmoking.Alack5．knowledgeandaffordabilityofnutritiousfood,aswellasineffectivesupplychains,6．(be)amongthefactorsthatcontributetopoordiets.Theresearchers7．(analyze)194countriesandfoundthatmalnutritioncouldcosttheworld$3.5trillionperyear,whileoverweightandobesitycouldcostUS$500billion8．(annual).Mostcountriesareunlikelytomeetnineglobaltargetsonnutrition,9．(include)adultobesityanddiabetes,anemiaandchildhealth.Progresshasbeen“unacceptablyslow”.10．,thereisnowbetterandmoredetaileddata,creatinganextraordinaryopportunitytomakeeffectiveresponses.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）Astimepassingby,youngstudentsfromallovertheworldgettogetheratoneofthesixteenconservationcamps、Theaimistohelpprotectingthecountrysideanditswildlife、Manyanimalsandplantsareindangerofdisappearforever、Thedormouse,akindofmouse,forexample,needswoodlandplantsforfoodandtreestostay、It’shabitatisbeingdestroyedbymananditneedsourhelptosurvive、Throughthisactivityyouwilllearnaboutthenatureandhowtoprotectit、Ourtrainedleaderswillcompanyyouandtellyoueverythingwhatyouneedtoknow、Becauseofthis,youneedn’ttohaveanyexperience,justenergyandenthusiasm、Youwillexplorethecountrysideandworktoensurethesurvivalofhundredofanimalsandplants、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是光明中學(xué)的學(xué)生李華。最近你所在的城市將舉行一場(chǎng)大型國(guó)際貿(mào)易博覽會(huì)，現(xiàn)正在招募懂英語(yǔ)的志愿者。你對(duì)此很感興趣，請(qǐng)用英語(yǔ)給博覽會(huì)組織方寫(xiě)一封求職信，要點(diǎn)如下：1.身份及目的；2.自身優(yōu)勢(shì)(興趣、相關(guān)經(jīng)歷)；3.信心與希望。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：國(guó)際貿(mào)易博覽會(huì)InternationalTradeFairDearSirorMadam,Iamgladtohavereadyouradvertisement.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、D4、D5、A6、A7、D8、B9、C10、B11、B12、C13、A14、D15、A16、A17、D18、A19、A20、C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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、D3、B4、D22、1、B2、A3、C23、Japanisamysteriouslandoftechnologicalwonders,butthelatestisarelativelysimplesolutiontoanage-oldproblemfacedbybeginnersandprofessionalchefsalike.Grocerystoresacrossthecountryareabouttostartstockingonionsthatwon’tmakepeoplecry.Thenewtear-freeonioniscalledtheSmileBall,whichisaprettyadorablenameforavegetable,andit’sanonioncarefullyengineeredtonotirritate(刺激)theeyesofpeoplewhocutintoit.Regularonionsreleaseagaswhentheircellsaredamagedandthatgasirritatespeople’seyesandmakethemtearup.TheSmileBallonionsreleasenosuchagas,sotheycanbechoppedeasily.Theyarealsosweetlikefruitwheneatenraw.Thescientificadvancementofthetearlessonion