湖北省蕲春县2023年高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened2．—Hi!John,wouldyouliketoplayfootballwithus?—Oh，Ican’t.I___mylessonallthemorningandstillneedhalfanhour.A．amreviewing B．havebeenreviewingC．havereviewed D．reviewed3．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted4．Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent________tothestudyofmathematics.A．approaches B．meansC．methods D．ways5．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate6．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted7．—Whathasmadehiminsuchhighspiritsrecently?—_____byhisteacherforsucceedingpassingtheexam.A．BeingpraisedB．PraisedC．HavingpraisedD．Topraise8．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what9．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when10．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend11．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter12．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.13．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single14．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished15．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun16．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout17．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may18．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty19．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith20．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Twenty-oneyearsago,myhusbandgavemeSam,aneight-week-oldschnauzer（雪纳瑞犬）,tohelpeasethelossofourdaughter.SamandIdevelopedaveryspecialbondoverthenextyears.Atonepoint,myhusbandandIdecidedtomovetoanewhomeinNewJersey.Ourneighbor,whosecathadrecentlyhadkittens,askedifwewouldlikeone.WewerealittleapprehensiveaboutSam’sjealousyandhowhewouldhandlehisturf（地盘）beinginvaded,butwedecidedtoriskit.Wepickedalittle,gray,playfulballofFur.Sheracedaroundchasingimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumpedfromtabletochairintheblinkofaneye,sowenamedherLightning.Atfirst,SamandLightningwereverycautiouswitheachotherandkepttheirdistance.Butslowly,LightningstartedfollowingSam—upthestairs,downthestairs,intothekitchen.Later,whentheyslept,itwasalwaystogether;whentheyate,itwasalwaysnexttoeachother.WhenItookeitheroneout,theotherwasalwayswaitingbythedoorwhenwereturned.Thatwasthewayitwasforyears.Then,withoutanywarning,Samwasdiagnosedashavingaweakheart.Ihadnootherchoicebuttohavehimputdown.ThepainwasnothingcomparedwithwhatIexperiencedwhenIhadtowalkintoourhousealone.Thistime,therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowaytoexplainwhyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.Inthefollowingdays,Lightningseemedheart-broken.Icouldseethedisappointmentinhereyeswheneveranyoneopenedthefrontdoor,orthehopewheneversheheardadogbark.OnedayasIwalkedintoourlivingroom,IhappenedtoseeLightningwaslyingnexttothesculpturedreplica（复制品）ofSamthatwehadboughtafewyearsago,onearmwrappedaroundthestatue’sneck,contentedlysleepingwithherbestfriend.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apprehensive”inparagraph2mean?A．Shocked. B．Curious.C．Worried. D．Eager.2、HowdidSamgetalongwithLightningatfirst?A．LightningfollowedSameverywhereitwent.B．Theyfoughtwitheachotherfiercely.C．Theykeptacertaindistancefromeachother.D．SamwasunfriendlytoLightning.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．LightningknewSamhaddied.B．SammeansalottoLightning.C．WetookLightninghometoaccompanySam.D．SamcamebacktostaywithLightningagain.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheFriendshipbetweenSamandLightningB．TheComingofSamandLightningC．TheDeathofSamtoLightningD．TheImportanceofSamtoUs22．（8分）ManyChinesepeoplehaveawakenedtheirinterestinclassicalChinesepoetryrecentlythankstoapopularTVshowthataimsto“appreciateclassicalChinesepoetry,exploreculturalgenesandenjoythebeautyoflife”bycombiningtraditionalliteraryformwithlight-heartedTVquizzes.Theten-episode“ChinesePoetryCompetition”,sinceitsbroadcast,hasbeenpraisedforinjectingvitality(活力)intoTVprogramswithfantasticperformancesofcontestants,impressivecommentsfromjudgesaswellasitsinnovativeinteractivemode.Intheshow,poemscanbeadaptedintosongsordepicted(描绘)throughartisticpictures.Anycontestantwhocanmemorizethelargestnumberofpoemsmaynotnecessarilybethefinalwinner,whilefastreactionandusageofpoemsmatteralotmoreinthecompetition.WuYishu,a16-year-oldstudentfromtheHighSchoolAttachedtoFudanUniversityinShanghai,isthechampionofthisseason.Herrichknowledgeofclassicalpoetryimpressedeveryoneandsherosetobecomefamousonline.Inanearlierepisode,Wuwowedtheaudiencewhenperforminginasection.SheamazinglyrecitedlinesfromtheClassicofPoetry(《诗经》),theearliestcollectionofpoemsinChina.“Learningpoemsisn‘taboutwinningorlosing.Thepowerofpoetryliesinshapingone‘sviewoflifeanddevelopingone‘sinnerworld,”saidLiBo,anexpertguestattheChinesePoetryCompetition‘ssecondseason.Whenitcomestoteachingpeopleaboutpoetry,LiDingguang,theshow‘sacademicadvisor,suggestedthatteachersshouldexplainmoreaboutthebeautyofthepoetryfromboththeaesthetic(审美的)andemotionalsides,andguidestudentstolosethemselvesinthepoems‘rhythmicandrhyming(押韵的)lines.“Althoughtheproportion（比例)ofancientChinesepoemsinthetextbooksofprimaryandsecondaryschoolshasincreased,manystudentsstilllearnthemforexams,”LiDingguangsaid.“Therefore,it‘simportanttohelpstudentstrulyappreciatetheartistryandfunofpoetry.”1、TheTVshowhasbeenproducedto.A．appreciateclassicalChinesepoetryandcherishourtraditionalcultureB．shapepeople‘sviewoflifeanddeveloptheirinnerworldC．helpstudentslearnpoemsforexamsD．exploreculturalgenesandenjoyclassicalChinesepoetryandlife2、WhatdoweknowabouttheTVshow?A．Onlybymemorizingasmanypoemsaspossiblecanacontestantwinthequiz.B．Poemscanbeadaptedintoanyformofartintheshow.C．TheTVshowhasarousedpeople‘sinterestinclassicalChinesepoetry.D．Fantasticperformancesofcontestantsmattermost.3、WhichofthefollowingmayLiDingguangagreewith?A．Thebeautyofthepoetryshouldbeexplainedmorefromtheaestheticandemotionalsides.B．Studentsshouldmemorizethepoems‘rhythmicandrhyminglines.C．Themaindutyofteachersistohelpstudentstrulyappreciatetheartistryandfunofpoetry.D．TherewillbemoreandmoreancientChinesepoemsinthetextbooksofprimaryandsecondaryschools.4、Theunderlinedword“wowed”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A．excitedB．impressedC．puzzledD．inspired23．（8分）WhenIwasincollege,IspentasemesterstudyingabroadattheUniversityofStrathclydeinGlasgow,Scotland.Inmybrieftimethere,IcametoloveScotlandforitslocalculture,foodandscenery.Youmightthink,“Scotlandisn’tsodifferentfromtheUS;theystillspeakEnglishthere!”ButwhenIsteppedofftheplane,Iwasgreetedbyagruff-voiced(声音粗哑的)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(羊杂碎布丁).IdrankplentyofwhiskeybutfeltashamedtoadmitthatIwasn'tbraveenoughtotryhaggis.Scottishbakeriesusuallysellbridies(肉馅饼).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）Whatmakesapersonagiverortaker?Theidea“givevs.take”takesshapeinallinteractions(互动)andrelationshipsofourlives.We’reeithergivingadvice,makingtimeforpeople,orwe’reonthereceivingend.Wekeepchangingbetweenthetwobasedondifferentsituationsonadailybasis,ifnotanhourlyone.AccordingtoAdamGrant,aprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania,mostpeoplearematchers.Theymakecarefulobservationsontakersandmakeitapointforthemtopaysomethingback.Theyhatetoseepeoplewhoactsogenerouslytowardsothersnotreceiveanyrewards.Actually,mostmatcherswilltryhardtopromoteandsupportgiverssothattheycangetthegoodtheydeserve.Isthereagenderfactor(性别因素)thatplaysapartinthis?AstudyledbyHannahRileyBowles,aprofessoratHarvardUniversity,focusedonthisquestion.Sheasked200seniormanagerstositdowninpairswhereonepersonwouldactasthebossandtheotherasanemployeetodiscusssalarypromotions.Male“employees”askedforanaveragesalaryof$146kwhilethefemalesaskedforonly$141k.Butwhydidtheynotbargainashardasthemen?Simplybecausetheyweremorelikelytobegivers.Asawoman,Idoenjoytheactofgivingupmytime,myknowledge,andmycareandmyattentiontoothers.Idon’texpectanythinginreturn,butIdotendtopullmyselfawaywhenIfeellikeI’mbeingtakenforgranted.IalsotendtogetupsetwhenIseealovedone’scontinuousactionsofkindnessgounnoticed.So,it’ssafetosayI’m50%giver,35%matcherand15%taker.Idoknowsomeone,however,whois99%giver.They’reconstantlydevotingtheirtime,sharingvaluableinsights(洞察力)andgoingoutoftheirwayforeveryonewhocrossestheirpath.Althoughthey’rechangedthelivesofmanypeople,theyrarelyseeanyofitreturned.Buttheuniverseisslowlyrepayingthem;they’renowextremelysuccessful,wellknownforwhattheydo.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．mostpeoplethinktheyaregiversB．peoplearenotalwaysgiversortakersC．anindividualisborntobeagiveroratakerD．fewdifferencesexistbetweengiversandtakers2、InAdamGrant’sopinion,mostpeople________.A．hatetakers B．prefergivingtotakingC．enjoyrelyingonthemselves D．balancegivingandtaking3、Hannah’sstudyfocusedon________.A．theroleofgivingandtakinginjobsB．thegenderdifferenceingivingandtakingC．theroleofmenandwomeninsocietyD．thesalarydifferencebetweenwomenandmen4、Theauthortendsto________.A．thinkactsofkindnessshouldbevaluedB．expectsomethinginreturnforgivingmostofthetimeC．takegivingforgrantedD．beacompletematcher5、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Givingistheshortestpathtosuccess.B．Sharingisthegreatesthumanquality.C．Nogooddeedgoesundone.D．Giversareworthrespecting.25．（10分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan12minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegswhensittingmaycausethefollowingexcept______.A．bloodpressureincreaseB．neckandbackpainC．temporarynervedamageD．numbnessinthelegs2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allpeopleareusedtosittingwithlegscrossedwithouttheirownnotice.B．Researchersareunawareofhealthproblemscausedbythecommonsittinghabit.C．Itiscrucialbutimpossibletogetintothehabitofsittingwithfeetplantedflat.D．Crossinglegsincreasesresistanceofbloodcirculationthroughoutthebody.3、Afterreadingthispassage,whatwillpeoplebemorelikelytodo?A．MaintainahealthysittingpostureB．FindacomfortablewaytositC．MovethenecktoeasediscomfortD．Doexercisestolowerbloodpressure第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）OvertheyearsIhavereceivedmanyChristmasgifts.However,thebestoneI’veeverreceivedwaspresentedbya1IneverknewhisnameandIonlyhad2withhimforlessthan60seconds,butthemomentchangedthe3IthinkaboutpeopleandChristmas.I4BlackFridaysales.It’softenlotsofpeople5theshopsmerelytopickupbargains.Theirintentionsarecompletelyunrelatedtothe6timeofyear.ItwasoneBlackFridaymorningseveralyearsago7mywifeandIwenttothelocaldepartmentstoretopurchaseachild’s8forourson.Westoodwithaverylargecrowd,9forthemanagetoblowthewhistle.Onhearingthe10,peoplewereallscrambling（争先恐后）togetthebargains.I11myopportunityandliftedoneoftheboxescontainingbikes12Ifeltsomemildresistance.Ilooked13toseeoneofthelargestgentlemenI’deverseeninmylife.“Frightening”wasnottheworldto14hispresence.Iunwillingly15theboxbut,tomysurprise,hegentlypusheditbackin16direction.Oureyesmadecontactandhegavemea17smile,saying,“MerryChristmas.”MywifeandIwenttothe18andpaidforthebike.AllthewayhomeIwasthinkingthatthismomentwasmuchthebestChristmasgiftI’deverreceived.Asimple19ofkindnessfromastranger20allstereotypes（成见）andprejudicesImayhavehad.I’llneverforgetit.1、A．friendB．colleagueC．strangerD．brother2、A．funB．argumentC．conversationD．contact3、A．wayB．habitC．attitudeD．pattern4、A．enjoyB．forgetC．hateD．expect5、A．breakingintoB．crowdingC．gettingintoD．wandering6、A．joyfulB．discouragingC．annoyingD．busy7、A．sinceB．whenC．beforeD．until8、A．toyB．bookC．boxD．bike9、A．preparingB．lookingC．waitingD．crying10、A．whistleB．bellC．screamsD．cheers11、A．missedB．sawC．offeredD．quitted12、A．GraduallyB．ImmediatelyC．OccasionallyD．Suddenly13、A．downB．upC．throughD．forward14、A．introduceB．stateC．describeD．say15、A．takeawayB．takedownC．putawayD．putdown16、A．hisB．itsC．myD．another17、A．friendlyB．regretfulC．frighteningD．special18、A．exitB．checkoutC．storeD．stand19、A．actB．behaviorC．wordD．movement20、A．deepenedB．replacedC．cleanedD．removed第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）OprahWinfreyisnotjustan1．(extreme)successfulTVpersonalityintheUS,butsheisalsoawomanwho2．(inspire)millionssofar.Inhertelevisionshowsshemakes3．possibletotalkaboutgreatmomentsanddifficultiesinpeople’slives.Shehashelpedthousandsofmenandwomencometotermswiththings4．botherthemandthattheycouldnottalkaboutwithothers.Oprah’sprogrammeaboutliterature,5．whichshereviewsbooks,isverypopular.Whenshepraisesabook,it6．(become)abest-seller.Herlifeandhersuccessare7．goodexampleformanywomen.OprahWinfrey’swonderfulcareerinspiresmanypeople8．(believe)thatsuccessand9．(happy)inlifearewithinreachforeveryone.Herlifeshows10．(we)thathardworkanddisciplinearetheroadtoself-improvement,andsuccessliessomewherealongthatroad.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。MycousinTimispupil、Heisclever,andheisverynaughty、TodayhefailsinhismathandEnglishexam、Gettinghisreport,hewasdeepworried、Hispoorreportwasrequiredtobesignedbyhisfatherathome、Onthewaytohomeanideaappearedonhismind、Hefoundhisfatherwasreadinganewspaperbeforehegothome、Timsaidtohisfatherjokingly,“Dad,canyouwriteyournamewithallofyoureyesshut?”Hisfatherreplied、“Ofcoursenot,mydear、”Andhisfatherdidso、Timwassatisfiedwiththereportalreadysignedbyhisfather、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）最近你校开展了中学生如何处理人际关系的讨论。假如你是小组长，请写一篇你们小组的讨论总结，发表在英语校报上：1.做好自己；2.尊重他人；3.学会沟通；4.……注意：1.字数：100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总字数。Recently,weheldaheateddiscussionabouthowtoliveharmoniouslyintheschool.Herearetheopinionsofourgroup._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wehopeallofuscanenjoyourschoollife.LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、C4、A5、A6、C7、A8、C9、A10、A11、A12、A13、C14、B15、D16、A17、A18、D19、D20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、C3、B4、A22、1、D2、C3、A4、B23、Japanisamysteriouslandoftechnologicalwonders,butthelatestisarelativelysimplesolutiontoanage-oldproblemfacedbybeginnersandprofessionalchefsalike.Grocerystoresacrossthecountryareabouttostartstockingonionsthatwon’tmakepeoplecry.Thenewtear-freeonioniscalledtheSmileBall,whichisaprettyadorablenameforavegetable,andit’sanonioncarefullyengineeredtonotirritate(刺激)theeyesofpeoplewhocutintoit.Regularonionsreleaseagaswhentheircellsaredamagedandthatgasirritatespeople’seyesandmakethemtearup.TheSmileBallonionsreleasenosuchagas,sotheycanbechoppedeasily.Theyarealsosweetlikefruitwheneatenraw.Thescientificadvancementofthetearlessonionisnotfree,however