2024年中考人教版英語預(yù)測模擬試卷（共3套含答案）

2024年中考人教版英語預(yù)測模擬試卷1

（全卷滿分120分，考試時間120分鐘）

注意事項：

1.答題前，考生務(wù)必將姓名、準考證號、座位號填寫在試卷和答題卡上。

2.考生作答時，請在答題卡上作答（答題注意事項見答題卡），在本試卷上作答無效。

3.先考聽力，在聽力開始前有兩分鐘聽力試音時間。

一、聽力（共30小題，每小題1分，共30分）

（-）聽句子，選圖片。

你將聽到五個句子，請選出與所聽句子內(nèi)容相符的圖片，有一幅圖是多余的。每個句子

讀兩遍。

（二）聽短對話，選擇最佳答案。

你將聽到五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，請根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，選出最佳答案。每段

對話讀兩遍。

6.HowmuchisLily'spen?

A.5yuan.B.10yuan.C.15yuan.

7.WhydoesthemanlearnChinese?

A.TolearnChineseculture.B.TotalkwithChinese.C.Totrysomethingnew.

8.WhichanimaldoesJimlikebest?

A.Elephants.B.Pandas.C.Giraffes.

9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?

A.Boring.B.Surprising.C.Interesting.

10.Whattimedidthepianoclassbegin?

A.At8:30.B.At8:40.C.At8:50.

（三）聽長對話，選擇最佳答案。

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你將聽到三段對話，請根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，選出每個問題的最佳答案。每段對話讀兩遍。

請聽第一段對話，回答第11至13小題。

11.WhatwillLucydothisSunday?

A.Playbasketball.B.Gotothelibrary.C.Watchamovie.

12.HowoftendoesTimplaybasketball?

A.EverySaturday.B.Onceaday.C.Twiceaweek.

13.Wherewilltheymeet?

A.AtTim'shome.B.Ontheplayground.C.Attheschoolgate.

請聽第二段對話，回答第14至16小題。

14.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sheismakingnoodles.B.SheiswatchingTV.C.Sheismakingacake.

15.Whenistheboy*sfather*sbirthday?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.

16.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Cookandcustomer.

請聽第三段對話，回答第17至20小題。

17.Whatdoestheboywanttobuy?

A.Adress.B.Asweater.C.Askirt.

18.Whatcolordoestheboy'smotherlikebest?

A.Red.B.White.C.Blue.

19.Whydoesthewomantalkaboutawhitecoat?

A.Becausetheboylikesit.

B.Becauseitgoeswellwiththedress.

C.Becausethestyleisbeautiful.

20.Howmuchwilltheboypay?

A.80yuan.B.100yuan.C.150yuan.

（四）聽短文，選擇最佳答案。

你將聽到一篇短文，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選出每個問題的最佳答案。短文讀兩遍。

21.WhatdoesDavidlike?

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A.Singingsongs.B.Playingvolleyball.C.Readingpoems.

22.WhydoesDavidliketheactivityinhisclub?

A.Becausehecanlearnalot.

B.Becausehecanholdparties.

C.Becausehecanbecomestronger.

23.HowoftendoesJeffgotothevolleyballclub?

A.Onceaweek.B.Threetimesaweek.C.Fivetimesaweek.

24.Whichclubisthemostpopular?

A.Themusicclub.B.Thevolleyballclub.C.Thepoemclub.

25.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheseclubs?

A.Important.B.Interesting.C.Useful.

（五）聽短文，填信息。

你將聽到一篇短文，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，將所缺信息填入答題卡對應(yīng)的橫線上，每空一詞。

短文讀三遍。

ChineseChess

NameThisgameissometimescalled"'elephantchess“orXiangqi.

HistoryIt'sabouttwo26years.

StyleIt*satwo-playerChinese27game.

FormThe28formofXiangqicomesfromChina.

It'sgoodforplayersto29theirbrainsandenjoythemselves.

AdvantagesIthasstrict30andacompletesystem.

Itsuitspeopleofallages.

二、單項選擇（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）

從下列各小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出最佳選項。

31.一Dad,Iwonthefirstplaceintherace.

A.Goodluck!B.Comeon!C.Goodjob!

32.一Didyouseethefootballmatchyesterday?

一Yes!IthinkitisthemostexcitinggameIhaveeverseen.

A.thatB.whichC.what

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33.YoucanimproveyourEnglishlisteningtoEnglishsongs.

A.inB.byC.with

34.——Theoilontheearthwilloneday.

一Ithinkso.Weshouldmakegooduseofit.

A.findoutB.workoutC.runout

35.一MustIhandinthereportnow,sir?

Youcanhanditintomorrow.

A.No,youneedn'tB.Yes,youmustC.Yes,youcan

36.Chinagreatachievementsinscienceandtechnologysince1978.

A.makesB.hasmadeC.made

37.——Ihearthatyoutookpartinaforestclean-upactivitylastSunday.

一Yes,itbyourschoolgreenclubtoprotectforests.

A.organizesB.organizedC.wasorganized

38.一Howmanyarethereinyourschool?

一About90.Theyallteachverywell.

A.womanteacherB.womanteachersC.womenteachers

39.一Ofallthesubjects,IworkinMathbuttheresultdidn'tgowell.

——Don'tworry.Youjustneedsomelearningmethods.

A.hardestB.harderC.hard

40.一Hurryup!Jane,wewillmissthebeginningofthewonderfulspeech.

——Don'tworry,westillhavealittletime.

A.andB.butC.or

三、補全對話（共5小題，每小題1分，共5分）

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選出恰當?shù)木渥友a全對話，有一個選項是多余的。

Linda:Robert,Ineedyourhelp.Couldyougivemesomesuggestions?

Robert:Sure.41

Linda:Yesterday,Idroppedmyyoungerbrother'sfavoritetoybyaccident.Itfelldownfrom

thedeskandbroke.

Robert:42Didyoutellhimaboutit?

Linda:Yes,Itoldhimafterthat.BecauseIwantedtobehonesttohim.

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Robert:Good.Whatdidhedoafterknowingthetruth?

Linda:Hecriedandfeltsadthesedays.43

Robert:WhatcanIdoforyou?

Linda:44

Robert:Oh,Isee.Iknowaplacethatsellsthetoys.Icangotherewithyoutobuythesame

oneforyourbrotherafterschool.

Linda:Thatsoundsgreat.45

Robert:No,just2kilometers.

Linda:Great!Thanksalot.

A.I'msorrytohearthat.

B.What'syourproblem?

C.Isitfarfromourschool?

D.Thetoyhasaspecialmeaningforhim.

E.HowcanIrepairthetoy?

F.IwanttoknowwhereIcanbuythesametoy.

四、完形填空（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）

閱讀下面語篇，從各小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出最佳選項。

Doyouknowwhatisminiatureart（微型藝術(shù)）?AnnamMahitahasengraved（雕亥V）many

famouspoemson810pencilleads（筆芯）.

Mahitawasbornina46family.Shehaddifficultyinpayingattentiontoherstudies.

Herteacher47thatsheshouldpracticeminiatureartonchalkpieces.Whatstartedasa

waytoimproveher48instudiesbecameherhobbyatlast.

Mahitastartedoffbyworkingonpencils,riceandother49thingsandcreated

amazingartworksofbuildings,animals,plantsandstars.Explainingherart,shesaid,"Making

oneengravingonapencilleadorachalk50alotoftimeandhighattention.If51

asks,Pllgivehimthesamesuggestionwhichmyteachergavemealongtimeago.”

^Practicingminiaturearthas52metoincreasemyattentionasIhavelearntpatience

anddedication（奉獻），“saidMahita.Shehascompletedhercollege53，andwishesto

becomeanartistinthefuturetoofferwondersforothersasmuchaspossible.

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“54wearenotrich,weneverstopourchildrenfromrealizingtheirdreams.For

Mahita,I'veboughtalotof55.Oneday,ashopkeepertoldmethatthepencilsIhave

boughtcangetmegoodmoneyifIsellthem,“Mahita'sfatherjoked.

46.A.richB.poorC.famous

47.A.hopedB.suggestedC.explained

48.A.attentionB.courageC.knowledge

49.A.longB.wideC.small

50.A.producesB.requiresC.avoids

51.A.everybodyB.somebodyC.nobody

52.A.helpedB.orderedC.expected

53.A.directlyB.easilyC.recently

54.A.ThoughB.WhenC.Because

55.A.pensB.pencilsC.books

五、閱讀理解（共20小題，第56—60小題，每小題1分；第61—75小題，每小題2分，

共35分）

A

DuringtheTangDynasty,EmperorTaizongaskedtheprimeminister（宰相）FengDeyito

findtalentedpeople.Severalmonthspassed,butFengdidn'tfindanyone."Itriedmybest,but

therearenotwell-roundedpeople,Fengsaid.

“Peoplearelikeutensils（器物）.Whatweneedtodoistomakegooduseoftheiruse.It's

yourownfaultfornotnoticingtalentedpeople.Howcouldyousaythattherearenotalented

people?”saidtheemperor.

Eachutensilhasaspecialuse.Aknifeismadetocutthingswhilechopsticksaremadeto

pickupfood.Likeautensil,eachpersonhasaspecialadvantage.Nobodyisperfect.Wecan't

expectapersontobegoodateverything.

Withthisideainmind,EmperorTaizongdiscoveredmanytalentedpeople.Heofferedthem

importantpositions（職位）,whichhelpedthemmakethemostoftheirtalents.

AgoodexampleisMaZhou,whogrewupinapoorfamily.Magavealotofusefuladvice

andbecameawell-knownpersoninhistory.Histalentedpeoplehelpedthesocietydevelopand

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createda“goldenage”.

根據(jù)語篇內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子正誤，正確的在答題卡上將涂黑，錯誤的在答題卡上

將涂黑。

56.Severalmonthspassed,andFengfoundmanytalentedpeople.

57.Fengwassoproudthathecouldn'tfindsomegiftedpeople.

58.Wecan'texpectapersontodowellineverythingbecausenobodyisperfect.

59.EmperorTaizongfoundmanytalentedpeopleandmadefulluseoftheirtalents.

60.Weshouldlearnhowtodiscoverothers*advantagesandmakefulluseofthem.

B

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根據(jù)語篇內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項。

61.Whichsituationisprobablythemostdangerousaccordingtothematerial?

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A.Anoldmaninapark.

B.Adisabledwomaninahouse.

C.Anoutsideworkerataconstructionplace.

62.Howshouldpeopleavoidheat-relateddeaths?

①Todrinkwater.②Tostaycool.

（3）Togoswimming.④Towearlight-colouredclothes.

A.①②③B.①②④C.②③④

63.Whichonecanshowtherelationshipbetweentimeandthetemperatureinacar?

OutsideTemperature27工

64.Wherecanweprobablyreadthetextinanewspaper?

A.SafetyNotice.B.SportsNews.C.HistoryEvents.

65.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Towarnpeoplenottostayinthecar.

B.Toteachpeoplehowtopreventheat-relateddeaths.

C.Toremindpeopletowearlightweightclothes.

C

Itisachallengeforanynewteacherwhohasnoexperiencetobecomeaheadteacher.Lin

Shuhanfullyunderstooditaftershegraduated.

Aftergraduatingin2019,LinjoinedZhejiangWenzhouHighSchoolasageographyteacher.

Inordertobefullyprepared,shehasspentalotoftimepreparinglessons.

Inthefaceofsuchchallengingwork,Lincomparesittoaroadtoamountain.Ayearlater,

LinbecametheheadteacheroftheXinjiangDepartment,takingonmoreresponsibilities.Just

tookoverthework,LinwasDerplexed.Managingclassisadifficultthing.Butaftermuch

practice,shedevelopedherownmethod.Linunderstandstheinner（內(nèi)在的）worldofthestudents

throughherowneyes,andlistenscarefullytothestudents9innerwishes.InSchool,Linnotonly

offerspsychologicalcounselingcourses（心理咨詢課程）forstudents,butalsotakescareofthe

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innerworldofstudents.

InthevideoofbirthdaywishestoLin,everystudentexpressedhisorhermostsincerewishes.

Whenshesawtheclassroomstudentssingthebirthdaysongtogether,shealmostcried.

“Asfortherelationshipbetweenstudentsandme,Ifeelthatwecareforeachotherdeeply.1

wassurprisedbywhattheyhadinstoreforme."Linsaid,“Theygavemetheblessing,andletme

feelthatmystudentsreallyloveme.Actually,Ifeelthatthey5remyclosefriends.Weallcare

abouteachother.9,

Asforfaireducation,Linbelievesthateveryonewearsthesameclothesandreceivesthe

sameeducation."Thiskindofequaleducationwillmakestudentsbecomehealthierandhave

morecompletecharacters.

根據(jù)語篇內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項。

66.WhatisLin'sjobaftergraduatingfromuniversity?

A.Aprofessionalmountainclimber.

B.Ahighschoolgeographyteacher.

C.AmiddleschoolEnglishteacher.

67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"perplexed"mean?

A.困惑的B.自豪的C.輕松的

68.WhichwordscanbestdescribeLinshuhan?

A.Seriousandcreative.

B.Humorousandactive.

C.Responsibleandcaring.

69.WhatisthecorrectorderaccordingtoLin'sexperiences?

a.Foundapersonalwaytomanagetheclass.

b.Graduatedfromuniversity.

c.Receivedthekindbirthdaywishesfromthestudents.

d.Offerpsychologicalcounselingcoursesforstudents.

A.a-b-c-dB.b-a-d-cC.b-d-a-c

70.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Animportantgift.

B.Thefaireducation.

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C.ThespecialFriendship.

D

?Formaldiningcanbeanenjoyableexperience.However,aninvitationtoaformalmeal

canmakemanypeoplenervous.Herearesomeideasthatcanhelpyoutobeawell-behavedguest.

②Basictablemannersshouldbekeptinmindfirst.Keepyourelbows（肘名F）offthetable,

andchew（咀嚼）withyourmouthclosed.Neverpickyourteethatthetable.Whileit'sOKtouse

yourfingerswheneatingbreadorsandwiches,mostfoodsshouldbeeatenwithutensils（餐具）.

?Thinkingmoreofothersisnecessary.Bepolite,eatslowlyandtaketimetoconversewith

thosearoundyou.Laughterisperfectlyfine.Moreover,keepyourphoneonsilent,andcheckitas

littleaspossibleduringthemeal.

@Ifyoudon'tknowwhattodoatthetable,justbeginwithyournapkin（餐巾）.Whenyousit

down,openthenapkinatonceandplaceitoveryourknees.Wheneveryouneedtoexcuse

yourself,leaveitinyourseat.

⑤Whenyousitdown,you*!!findforksonyourleftaswellasknivesandspoonsonyour

right.Thesetoolswillbeindifferentshapesandsizes,butdon'tbeworried!Justbeginwiththe

outertoolsandworktowardsthemiddle.Still,ifyou'reuncertainwhattodo,simplyfollowyour

host'slead,andyoucan*tgowrong.

⑥Whenthemealisover,tidyupyournapkinandputitdowntotheleftofyou.Beforeyou

leave,besuretoexpressyourthankfulnesstoyourhost.

根據(jù)語篇內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項。

71.Whatcanwedoatthetableaccordingtothepassage?

①Pickourteethatthetable.

②Chewwithourmouthclosed.

?Don'tputourelbowsonthetable.

④Takethefoodwithbothhands.

A.①②B.①④C.②③

72.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"converse“inparagraph3mean?

A.Compare.

B.Communicate.

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C.Continue.

73.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Weshouldshutoffourphonesatthetable.

B.Weshouldputthenapkinonourkneesaftersittingdown.

C.Afterthemeal,weshouldhelpthehosttidyupthetable.

74.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodobeforeweleaveafteradinner?

A.Expressourthanks.

B.Shareourmeal.

C.Tidyupournapkin.

75.Whatisthethemeofthepassage?

A.Space.B.Manners.C.Nature.

六、選詞填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，共15分）

根據(jù)語篇內(nèi)容，從方框中選擇恰當?shù)膯卧~，并用其正確形式填空。將單詞填寫在答題卡

對應(yīng)的橫線上。每個單詞只能用一次。

importantonquicklyworldhopechanceattendlongonemake

TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestival.AsmoreforeignersloveChinese

culture,thecustomoftheDragonBoatFestivalhasgraduallyspreadtothe76.

Itattracts（吸弓I）moreforeignerstoexperiencethefestival.OnJune13,theDragonBoat

Festivalholiday,OlgaLokshin,fromIsrael,woretraditionalHanfuto77theDragon

BoatFestival.

“IhavebeeninChinafor10years.Itsthe78timeItrytoweartraditional

Chineseclothes.SoI'mreallyexcited.9,OlgaLokshinsaid.OlgaLokshintoldreportersthatshe

79tofeelthetraditionalcustomofthefestival.

Shesaidthatwearingancientcostumes（服飾）isoneoftheactivitiesshewantstoexperience

most."Therearenotmany80totryHanfuindailylife.Butwiththeriseoftraditional

Hanfuculture,wewillseepeopleinHanfu81thestreet.”

Makingricedumplingsisan82partoftheDragonBoatFestival."Itriedzongzi

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once,butI'venever83zongzibefore,andImadefivedifferentkindsofzongzithis

time."OlgaLokshinsaid.

“Ireallydon'twanttheDragonBoatFestivalholidaytopassso84.I'vebeenin

Chinafor10years,andIwanttobehere85.BecauseIreallyloveChinaandChinese

culture.^^OlgaLokshinsaid.

七、書面表達（15分）

親愛的同學，你是否曾想過應(yīng)該怎樣和自己的父母和諧相處呢？英文?？_展主題為

與父母和諧相處”征文大賽，請你以"HowtoGetonWellwithOurParents”為題，根據(jù)

思維導圖信息，寫一篇小短文，參加此次征文大賽。

內(nèi)容要點:

用修井尊?父母

為父號修一普力斷?及的?

分，快樂.

注意:

1.內(nèi)容必須包含要點中的所有信息；

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.文中不得透露個人信息；

4.詞數(shù)80左右（短文首句已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）。

參考詞匯：respect（）,inapoliteway（有禮貌），havetrouble（遇到困難）

HowtoGetonWellwithOurParents

Ifsveryimportantforustogetonwellwithourparents.

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參考答案與評分標準

一、聽力（每小題1分，共30分）

（一）1—5BAEDF

（二）6—10AACAA

（三）11—15BACCC16—20AACBC

（四）21—25CACAB

（五）26.thousand27.board28.modern29.train30.rules

二、單項選擇（每小題1分,共10分）

31—35CABCA36—40BCCAC

三、補全對話（每小題1分,共5分）

41—45BADFC

四、完形填空（每小題1分,共10分）

46—50BBACB51—55BACAB

五、閱讀理解（第56—60小題，每小題1分；第61—75小題，每小題2分，共35分）56—60F

FTTT61—65CBCAB

66—70BACBC71—75CBBAB

六、選詞填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，共15分）

76.world77,attend78.first79.hoped80.chances

81.on82.important83.made84.quickly85.longer

七、書面表達（15分）

Onepossibleversion:

Howtogetonwellwithourparents

It'sveryimportantforustogetonwellwithourparents.Buthowcanwegetalongwellwith

ourparents?Hereissomeofmyadvice.

Weshouldunderstandandrespectourparents.Parentstalkmuchbecausetheycareaboutus.

Wearesupposedtolistentothem.Whenwewanttotellthemouropinions,we'dbetterbeina

politeway.Weshouldalsotalkwiththemaboutourhappinessaswellasourproblems.Besides,

whynothelpthemdosomehouseworkifwehavesparetime?

Igetonwellwithmyparents.Ienjoysharingeverythingwithmyparents.Myparentsare

likemybestfriends.TheyareproudwhenIdosomethingwellandtheytrytheirbesttohelpme

whenI'mintrouble.Weloveeachother.

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2024年中考人教版英語預(yù)測模擬試卷2

（全卷滿分120分，考試時間120分鐘）

注意事項：

3.答題前，考生務(wù)必將姓名、準考證號、座位號填寫在試卷和答題卡上。

4.考生作答時，請在答題卡上作答（答題注意事項見答題卡），在本試卷上作答無效。

5.先考聽力，在聽力開始前有兩分鐘聽力試音時間。

第一節(jié)閱讀理解（本題共15小題，每小題2分，計30分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。

A

Whatwasyourfavoritesubjectinschool?TopAnswers

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periods,countriesandcultures.IstilllovetoreadMath18%

historybooks;travelwhenpossible;watchtheHistory/socialstudies17%

HistoryChannel.English14%

一KristinSingerOther(includesmusic,art,etc.)26%

Art.Iwasshyandquiet,andIcouldexpressmyWhatyourfavoritesubjectsaysabout

feelingsthroughmyartwork.Ithelpedtobuildmyyou

self-confidence.Science:Youarehighlycurious.Youtry

—BlairC.Wilketounderstandthingsbystudyingthem

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history.side,eveninthedarkestsituations,and

一RichardGoldmanoftenseethebiggerpicture.

English.ItcreatedaloveofbooksandwritinginHistory:Youseemtoremember

me.Beingabletowritebeautifulwordsforotherstoeverything.Youarewise,humorousand

readisrealmagic.hardworking.

一TammyBondMath:You'rewellorganized,seldomlate

Math.SomeofthegreatestlifelessonsIeverandverystrict.Youcantellwhatthings

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learnedwereinmath.AndthenIdecidedrdbeawillbelike.

mathteacher.English:Youarecreativeand

-TeriBenchopen-minded.Youlovetoexploreinyour

ownmind.

()1.WhatpercentofpeopleinthissurveylikeScience?

A.17%.B.18%.C.25%.D.26%

()2.WhatdoKristinSingerandRichardGoldmanhaveincommon?

A.TheybothlikedHistory.B.Theydidwellinsocialstudies.

C.Theybothenjoyedtravelling.D.TheyshowedinterestinMath.

()3.WhatdoesTammyBond'sfavoritesubjectsayabouther?

A.Sheishighlycuriousandstudiesthingscarefully.

B.Sheisshyandquietandfindsbeautythroughart.

C.Sheisstrictandcantellwhatthingswillbelike.

D.Sheiscreativeandlovestoexploreinhermind.

B

Whetheryellow,redorwhite,theonionisavegetablethatyoumaynotknowwell.Thelist

ofitsusesincookingisendless.Peoplehaveusedonionstoaddflavor(味道)totheirfoodsfor

thousandsofyears.Besidesonions5greattaste,theyareverygoodforyou.Theyhavespecial

chemicals(化學物質(zhì))thatimproveyourabilitytofightoffsicknessandyouhavefewerchances

ofgettingadisease.

Nomatterhowgoodonionsareforyou,itisdifficulttocutanonionwithoutyoureyes

fillingwithtears!Whenyoucutintoanonion,irritating(刺激性的)chemicalsinsidetheonion

willgetintotheair.Theytouchyourwholeeyesandcausepain.Youreyesmaketearstowash

awaythechemicalsandprotectyoureyes.

Luckily,cooksandscientistshavediscoveredsomewaystokeepyoufromcryingwhenyou

cutuponions:

?Cuttheonionunderrunningwater.Thewaterwillwashawaythechemicalsbeforethey

canreachyoureyes.

?Useafantoblowairovertheonionasyoucutit.Theairwillblowthechemicalsaway

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fromyoureyes.

?Puttheonioninafridgefbranhourbeforecutting.Thishelpsmakethechemicalsinthe

onionmoveslowly,sotheymaynoteverreachyoureyes.

Ifyoutryoutthesegoodideasandstillcrywhilecuttingonions,don'tworry.Scientiststhink

ifyoucutmoreonions,yourbodywillbecomemoreresilienttotheonion'schemicals.Sothe

tearswillnotlastlong.Ifyouthinkabouthowhealthyonionsare,youmightevencallthosetears

“happytears”.

()4.Whydoyoureyesmaketearswhenyoucutonions?

A.Toimprovephysicalcondition.