寧夏銀川市興慶區(qū)一中2025屆高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

寧夏銀川市興慶區(qū)一中2025屆高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing2．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed3．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although4．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water5．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased6．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup7．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if8．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded9．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where10．DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch11．AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork12．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!13．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond14．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what15．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which16．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where17．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored18．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught19．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．a(chǎn)goodSamaritanB．a(chǎn)wetblanketC．a(chǎn)featherinmycapD．a(chǎn)pieceofcake20．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff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）NewYear'sresolutions(決心)havebeenaroundlongenoughthatweallscenttosticktothesameones--hitthegym,layoffthecandy,readmorebooks,callyourmother-regardlessofwhetherwefollowthroughwithourintentions.WhileJanuary1stseemsliketheperfecttimetohaveanewstartagain,exactlywhenpeopledevelopedthatmindset(思維模式)isn’tcommonknowledge.Itturnsoutthatthemodernbeliefof'aNewYear’sresolutionisn’tasoldasyouthought.Accordingtomanyhistorians,theancientBabylonianswerethefirstgroupofpeopletomakeNewYear’sresolutions.However,insteadofmakingacommitmenttoselfimprovement,theymadeacommitmenttothegodstopaytheirdebtsandreturnanyobjectstheyhadborrowed.AnancientRomantraditionfrom46B．C,bearsevenmorelikenesstomodernresolutions.EmperorJuliusCaesardeclaredJanuarythemonthofJanus.RomansbelievedJanuslookedbackwardsintothepreviousyearandaheadintothefuture.Inhishonor,theymadesacrificestothegodandpromisesofgoodbehaviorforthecoiningyear.ButthemodernNewYear'sresolutiondidn’tfullyformuntilcenturieslater.Thepracticewascommonenoughbytheearly1800s.Anarticlein1802states,"Statesmenhavesworntohavenootherobjetinviewthanthegoodoftheircountry..thephysicianshavedeterminedtoadvisetheuseofmedicinenomorethanisnecessary,andtoheveryreasonableintheirfees.”Thefirsttime“NewYear'sresolution"appearedasaphrasewasintheJanuary1stissueofaBostonnewspaperin1813.“Ibelievetherearealotofpeople,"thearticlegoes,“withaseriousdeterminationofbeginningtheNewYearwithnewresolutionsandnewbehavior,andwiththefullbeliefthattheyshallacceptpunishmentforalltheirformerfaultsandwipethemaway.Soasyoumake(andpossiblyfailat)yourNewyear'sresolutions,knowthatyou'reingoodcompany.1、WhoseNewYearsresolutionsweremostdifferentfromthepresentcommonpractice?A．AncientBabylonians’B．AncientRomans’C．Statesmen'sinthe1800s.D．Bostonpeople'sin18132、AccordingtoParagraph4,thephysiciansfocusedtheirresolutionson_______A．a(chǎn)nnualincomesB．personalambitionsC．professionalhonestyD．a(chǎn)cademicimprovement3、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToencouragepeopletomakeNewyear'sresolutionsB．TogiveadviceonhowtomakeNewYear’sresolutions.C．TocomparedifferentNewyear'sresolutionsinhistory.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofNewYear'sresolutions22．（8分）KillerwhalesinAlaska’sBeringSeahavefiguredoutaneasywaytogetfed.Insteadofseekingoutthefishthem-selves,thecleverwhaleschasedownfishingboatsandstealtheentirecatchoftheday,asmuchas20,000to30,000pounds.Killerwhale“thieves”arenotanewphenomenon.JapanesefishermenhavereportedbeingfollowedbykillerWhalessincethe1950s.However,theincreasingfrequencyofwhalefishtheftintheBeringSea'scontinentalshelfisnowthreateningthelivelihoodoffishermen.PaulClampitt,alocalfisherman,sayshiscrewtriedtokeepthewhalesawaywithloudsounds.Thoughthatworkedforashorttime,thewhalesnowconsiderthenoise“adinnerbell”.JayHerberttriedusingsonartokeepthewhalesaway.Healsometwithlittlesuccess.Accordinglotheexperiencedfisherman,thesmartwhalesdeliberatelyseekoutlongliners(延繩釣漁船）,and,allthefirstopportunitypresentedtothem,stealthefish,leavingbehindjustthelipsofthefishcaught!NOAAFisheriesbiologistJohnMoranisnotsurprisedatthewhales’thievingskill.Theexpertsayswhalesareskilledhunterswhocandistinguishthesoundsofdifferentboatsandevenrecognizethesoundsoftheoperatingsystemthatplacesthefishingequipmentintotheocean.Theexpertjokes,“Grabbingafishoffalineisnothing.”Sincetheyaresocialanimals,itiseasyforwhalestopasstheirskillsontoothers.Killerwhalesarenottheonlywhalespeciesthathavelearnedtostealfromhumans.IntheGulfofAlaska,spermwhalesalsoconductsimilarthefts.LonglinefishermenoffWashington,Chile,Australia,Hawaii,andmanyothercountrieshavereportedsimilarincidents.Thereis,unfortunately,noeasyfixtothisproblem.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsisusingpottrapssimilartotheonesusedtocatchcrabs.However,thecostofswitchingfromlonglinetopotfishingistoohigh,especiallyforsmall-scalefisheries.Thereisalsonoguaranteethatthecatchwillbesafefromtheintelligentwhaleswhich,manyfear,willeventuallyfigureouthowtoopenthepots!1、WhatconcernsfishermeninAlaska?A．Thekillerwhaleseatingtheirfish.B．Thedecreaseofnumbersofwhales.C．Thekillerwhaleschasingtheirboats.D．Thehighcostofoperatingfishingboats.2、Whatmaybethemeanstoprotectfishermen’scatchatpresent?A．Loudsounds.B．Pottraps.C．Sonar.D．Dinnerbells.3、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Whalescanlearnfromeachother.B．Whales’thievingskillssurpriseexperts.C．Whalesareabletocommunicatewithfishermen.D．Killerwhalesarethemostintelligentwhalespecies4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FishermenFacingDangerB．WhalesTeasingFishermenC．ThievesStealingfromFishermenD．WhalesLivingAllovertheWorld23．（8分）VisitorstoBritainaresometimessurprisedtolearnthatnewspaperstherehavesuchalargecirculation(發(fā)行).The“DailyMirror“andthe“Dailyexpress”bothsellaboutfourmillioncopieseveryday.BritishfamiliesgenerallybuyanewspapereverymorningandtwoorthreeonSundays.Besidesthenationalpapers,thereis,however,anotherbranchoftheBritishpresswhichsellsalmostasmanycopies.Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof13million.Almosteverytownandcountyareahasone.Nearlyallofthemholdtheirownfinancially(財政)andmanyofthemareveryprofitable(賺錢的).Thesepapersarewrittenalmostentirelyforreadersinterestedinlocalevents—births,weddings,deaths,council(地方會議)meetingsandsports.Editorsprefertorelyonpeoplewhoknowthedistrictwell.Agreatdealoflocalnewsisregularlysuppliedbyclubsandchurchesintheneighborhoodanditdoesnotgetouttodateasquicklyasnationalnews.Theeditorsmustneverforgetthatthesuccessofanynewspaperdependsonadvertising(廣告).Heisusuallyanxioustokeepthegoodwilloflocalbusinessmenforthisreason.Butifthenewspaperiswellwrittenandthenewsitemshavebeencarefullychosentodrawlocalreaders,thebusinessmenaregratefulfortheopportunity(機(jī)會)tokeeptheirproductsinthepubliceyes.1、VisitorstoBritainaresurprisedtolearnthat________.A．therearesomanylocalnewspapersthereB．localpapersshouldhaveacirculationoffourmillionC．the“DailyMirror“and“DailyExpress”sellasmanyas4millioncopieseverydayD．Britishnewspapersaresowidelyread2、Localnewspapershave________.A．a(chǎn)circulationaslargeasthatofnationalnewspapersB．a(chǎn)dailycirculationof13millionC．a(chǎn)slightlysmallercirculationD．a(chǎn)nevenlargercirculation3、Inthewriter’sopinion,nopapercanpossiblysucceedwithout________.A．a(chǎn)dvertisements B．interestingreportsC．a(chǎn)greatdealofnationalnews D．a(chǎn)nexcellentsalesmanager4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allthelocalnewspapersareveryprofitable.B．Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof14million.C．Localreadersaremuchinterestedinlocalnews.D．EachBritishfamilybuysthreenewspapersonSundays.24．（8分）HowtoSaveonSightseeingNewYorkCityAttractionsWithsomanyuniqueattractions，world-famousmuseums，theaters，andskyscrapersthereisalwaysplentytodoinNewYork．However，sightseeing，inNewYorkCitymightnotbetheeasiestorthecheapestexperience．Thisiswhyourteamofreal，life-longNewYorkershascreatedtheNewYorkPass．Ifyouwanttodiscoverthebestofwhatthisamazingcityofferswhilestillsavingsometimeandmoneyonyourvisit，theNewYorkPassissomethingyoushouldbeinterestedin．HowYouBenefitfromtheNewYorkPassFreeentrytoover50attractionsEmpireStateBuilding，StatueofLiberty，MuseumofModernArt，MadisonSquareGardenTour，NBCStudioTours，NewYorkAquarium&manyothers．Free140guidebookinEnglish，German&Spanish，containinghoursofoperation，mapsanddirectionstoeverytouristattraction，shopandrestaurant．Lineskippingprivileges（特權(quán)），asaNewYorkPassholderyouareentitledtofasttrackentrytotheNewYorkCity'sbusiestattractions．Over650worthofentrancefeesthat'showmuchitwouldcostifyouvisitedalltheattractionsthatNewYorkPassgrantsentrancetowithoutusingtheNewYorkPass．Thatdoesn'tevenincludetheadditionaldiscountsyoureceiveforhavingaNYPass．100%RiskFree，MoneyBackGuaranteeNewYorkPassinsurancegivesyouextracomfortincaseyourtravelplanschange，offeringrefundonnon-usedPasses．PleaseNote：Youcanvisitasmanyattractionsasyouwantevenmorewiththetimesavedwithfasttrackentry．Youdon'tneedtocarrytoomuchcashandtheNewYorkPasskeepscontrolonyourspending．NewYorkPassPrices：OfferEnds：Fri13Feb2016ProductPrice1DayAdultPass﹩751DayChildPass﹩552DayAdultPass﹩1102DayChildPass﹩903DayAdultPass﹩1123DayChildPass﹩967DayAdultPass﹩1447DayChildPass﹩112484、Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage？______A．TointroducetheNewYorkPass．B．ToattractmoretouriststoNewYork．C．TodescribehowtousetheNewYorkPass．D．ToexplainwhytheNewYorkPassiscreated．1、WhatbenefitcanyougetfromtheNewYorkPass？______A．Youdon'thavetocarrycashwithyou．B．YoucanvisittheStatueofLibertyforfree．C．Youcanchangeyourtravelplansasyoulike．D．Youcangetthefreeguidebookinfourlanguages．2、JackandhistwokidswillvisitNewYorkforthreedaysinJanuaryin2016，howmuchshouldhepayfortheNewYorkPass？______A．﹩520 B．﹩420C．﹩380 D．﹩3043、Theunderlinedphrase"areentitledto"mostprobablymeans"aregiven______of"．A．thename B．thehonorC．theprivilege D．thetitle25．（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）AtthefarendofIslingtonRoadinNewton,Massachusetts,livesalittlegirlnearanddeartotheneighborhood.Two-year-oldSamanthaSavitzis1,butshelovestotalktoanyonewhoknowssignlanguage.Andherwholepersonalitychangeswhenit’ssomeonewhocan2withher.Herdesireforcommunicationhasbeen3obvioustoeveryoneintheneighborhood.

WheneverSamtriestobeneighborly,they4themselveslostforwords.Sotheyneedto5morethanabasicconversationwiththechildinthecommunity.Unfortunately,thisisn’tsomethingyoucan6withease.You’dneedthewholecommunitytolearnsignlanguage7foralittle2-year-oldgirl.Youcan’t8neighborstodothat.Youcanonlyappreciatethemwhentheydo.Ontheirown,Sam’sneighborsgottogether,9aninstructor,andarenowfully10an

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Eventheparentsofdeafchildrendon’t11tolearnsignlanguage.NowSamhasawhole12tocommunicatewithher.Andthislevelofinclusionwillalmostcertainlyguaranteeahappier,more13Sam.Herparentssaystherearen’twordsinanylanguagetoexpresstheir14.Infact,they’realreadyseeinga15intheirdaughter.“Thefirstthingshesaystousis‘friend’”,saidhermother,“Ithinkyourheartwould16justasminedid.”SometimesitfeelslikeAmericaislosingits17ofcommunity—butthenyouhearaboutaplacelikethiswhereittakesawholevillageto18achild.Nowthevillageisaliveandishereto19usthatwhatmakesa“goodneighborhood”isnothingmorethangood20.1、A．blind B．deaf C．lame D．dull2、A．communicate B．sing C．play D．quarrel3、A．cheerfully B．peacefully C．painfully D．doubtfully4、A．make B．find C．let D．have5、A．strikeup B．putoff C．gothrough D．takein6、A．confirm B．trust C．discover D．solve7、A．still B．even C．just D．a(chǎn)lso8、A．educate B．expect C．wish D．help9、A．trained B．taught C．hired D．dismissed10、A．trappedin B．involvedin C．a(chǎn)wareof D．equippedwith11、A．a(chǎn)gree B．plan C．promise D．bother12、A．school B．community C．family D．club13、A．well-fed B．well-known C．well-behaved D．well-adjusted14、A．sympathy B．dilemma C．gratitude D．love15、A．complaint B．fault C．difference D．commitment16、A．melt B．race C．break D．burst17、A．control B．credit C．sign D．sense18、A．raise B．feed C．tell D．request19、A．urge B．warn C．guide D．remind20、A．neighbors B．friends C．partners D．colleagues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）Thereareabout100millionmiddle-agedwomendancinginparksandonsquaresinChina,andDeborahRoundy,1．U.Sretiredschoolteacher,isoneofthem.Mrs.RoundyistheonlyforeignerontheShanghaidanceteamatTongjiUniversity,wheresheis2．(current)teachingEnglish.Mrs.Roundyranuponadozenorsomiddle-agedwomendancing3．thetunesofChinesesongsin2012.Atthetime,shedidn'tfeelusedtothenewenvironmentandwantedtohavesomefuninherlife.She4．(invite)tojointhedancingteam.Atfirst,Mrs.Roundycommunicatedwithherteammatesby5．(exchange)notestohelptranslateforher.NowsheusesatranslationapponheriPad.6．theChineselanguageisnotthemostdifficultthingforher,masteringChinesedanceis.Mrs.Roundyusedtodoballet.Shesaid7．(dance)intheU.S.alwaysdancefacingtheaudience.ButinChina,theychangedirectionsallthetime,anditwasvery8．(confuse)forheratfirst.Theyhavedevelopedgoodpersonalrelations.Mrs.Roundysaystheyalsogoouttoeatandonfieldtripstogether,whichare9．(forget)experiencesforher.Squaredancingopensawindowforher10．(understand)China,Mrs.Roundysaid:Besidesdancing,sheandherhusbandhavebeenactiveincommunitylife,teachingEnglish,andhelpingelderlyneighbors.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。OneeveningIwentoutwithmyfriendsWangYiforamealinacountrypub、Weleftat9:30andIwasofferedtotakeWangYihome、Weweredrivingalongwhen,suddenly,acardrovepastusoutofcontrol、Thecarcrashedandbeforethatitburstintoflames、Werantotheburningcarquickly、Whenwegetthere,wesawthreepeopletrappinginside、Theywerescreamingandweknewwehadtogetthemin、Itwasextremehotasweopenedthedoors,andwesavedthemsuccessfully、It'snicefeelingtoknowtheyhavehelpedtosavethosepeople、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）書面表達(dá)如何理解“成功”，不同的人有不同的看法。請認(rèn)真閱讀下面的引語(quotation)，按要求用英語寫一篇短文?！癝uccessistheabilitytogofromonefailuretoanotherwithnolossofenthusiasm.（熱情）”－SirWinston,Churchill內(nèi)容要求：1.你對該引語的理解；2.你的相關(guān)經(jīng)歷；3.恰當(dāng)?shù)慕Y(jié)尾。注意：1.短文開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.文中不能出現(xiàn)考生的具體信息；3.詞數(shù)：120左右。ThisquotationfromWinstonChurchilltellsusthat...

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、D5、D6、C7、A8、C9、D10、C11、B12、B13、A14、B15、B16、D17、B18、B19、C20、B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、D22、1、A2、B3、A4、C23、1、D2、C3、A4、C24、484、A1、B2、D3、C25、Japanisamysteriouslandoftechnologicalwonders,butthelatestisarelativelysimplesolutiontoanage-oldproblemfacedbybeginnersandprofessionalchefsalike.Grocerystoresacrossthecountryareabouttostartstockingonionsthatwon’tmakepeoplecry.Thenewtear-freeonioniscalledtheSmileBall,whichisaprettyadorablenameforavegetable,andit’sanonioncarefullyengineeredtonotirritate(刺激)theeyesofpeoplewhocutintoit.Regularonionsreleaseagaswhentheircellsaredamagedandthatgasirritatespeople’seyesandmakethemtearup.TheSmileBallonionsreleasenosuchagas,sothe