2025屆湖南省邵陽市邵東縣第四中學(xué)高考仿真模擬英語試卷含解析

2025屆湖南省邵陽市邵東縣第四中學(xué)高考仿真模擬英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．a(chǎn)vailable D．efficient2．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted3．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．a(chǎn)ppealed B．tookC．catered D．saw4．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor5．__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant6．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase7．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(簡裝書)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure8．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout9．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a10．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for11．Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．a(chǎn)s B．whatC．which D．that12．—Let’sgotothecinemathisSundaymorning.—I’dloveto，butI________asavolunteerinmycommunitythen.A．willwork B．haveworkedC．willbeworking D．wasworking13．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a(chǎn);the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填14．Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A．so B．such C．how D．what15．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that16．—Sorry,Ididn’thearthedoorbellring.—Yourbell.Perhapsitneedsrepairing.A．neverworked B．isneverworkingC．neverworks D．hadneverworked17．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept18．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why19．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve20．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed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）Latelastspring,astudentworkedlateintothenight,andasshepainted,herchemistrytookonalifeofitsown,transformingintoacomicbook.VeronicaBerns,28,wasworkingonherPh.D．inchemistry.Bernsquicklyconcludedthatshewouldbebestabletodescribethedifficultconceptswithillustrations."They'renotverywell-polishedillustrations—that'sonpurpose,"Bernssaid.Inthebeginning,itwasonthebackofanenvelopeoronanapkinthatshedoodled（涂鴉）thechemicalbondstobetterexplainherparentswhatshewasworkingoninthelab.JodyBerns,Veronica'smother,saidtheirfamilyhasahistoryofdoodlingandhassharedcomicsforyears.VeronicaBernssurprisedherfamilywithhercomicbook"AtomicSizeMatters"athergraduationlastyear.ThebooktypicalshowscartoonsofBernswearingvariouscostumesanduseshumoraswellassimplecomparisonstodescribesimplechemistry."We'rejustreallyproudthatshecantakesomethingsocomplexandputitintoanamusingvisual（視覺的）explanationthateveryonecanenjoy,"JodyBernssaid.VeronicaBerns’teachersaidBernswasthefirstofhisstudentstoconstructherknowledgeinanartisticwayandheacknowledgedthatitisdifficultforscientiststoexplainwhattheydowithpropercontext.“Ifit'sworthdoing,weshouldbeabletoexplainit,”Fredricksonsaid.Fredricksonsaidshehopesotherscientistswilllearntofindwaystoillustratewhatthey'redoinginthelab.BernsnowlivesinChicagoasachemistandalsowritesabloginwhichsheusescomicstoexplaintheworkofNobelPrizewinningscientists.BernsstartedafundraisingcampaignontheInternettofinanceprintingthebooks.Shesaidshewantedtoraise$5,965tocoverthecostsofprofessionalprintingandthewebsitesaysshehasraisedmorethan$14,000.1、WhatledBernstopaintsomethingaboutchemistry?A．Todecoratetheenvelopes.B．Toshowsomethingclearly.C．Toobservefamilytraditions.D．Todesignapresenttohisparents.2、WhichcanbestdescribeBerns'spaintingsinhercomicbooks?A．Funnyandvivid.B．Classicalandlively.C．Amusingandshiny.D．Creativeandskilled.3、HowdoesFredricksontakeBerns'spaintings?A．Theyaredifficulttounderstand.B．Theyarerewardingandinspiring.C．Theyshouldbedoneinmoredetail.D．TheywillhelpBernsgettheNoblePrize.4、Thepassageismostlikelytoappeara(n).A．technologyreviewB．courseadvertisementC．textbookguideD．newsreport22．（8分）OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom”.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmy“secretsharer”,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical(相同的)tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos:theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.Undertheshadeofabrush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogetherMymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous(奇跡)”experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.1、Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto________.A．encouragehimtodomorewalkingB．lethimspendameaningfulsummerC．helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemD．makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons2、Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause________.A．itremindedhimofhisowndogB．hefounditstitleeasytounderstandC．itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsD．helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch3、Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?A．Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.B．Heidentifiedwith（對某事有同感）thestoryinthebook.C．Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.D．Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.4、Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MyPassionforReadingB．Mum’sStrictOrderC．ReunionwithMyBeagle.D．TheCharmofaBook.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）Visuallanguageisaformofcommunicationthatusesvisualelements(元素)asopposedtoformalwrittenlanguagetoconveymeaningoranidea,Graphicacy,theabilitytocommunicatevisually,isconsideredasimportantasliteracyandnumeracy,theabilitiestoreadandcount.Somepeoplearevisualthinkers,usingthatpartofthebrainthatisemotionalandcreativetoprocessandgivemeaningtoinformation.Visualcommunicationcanfindexpressioninpaintings,drawings,symbols,orsimplylinesandshapesarrangedforaspecificeffect.Artisanexampleofvisuallanguage.Apaintingorsculpturecanconveyideasorarousespecifickindsofemotionalresponses.Itmayalsoexpressideasabouthistoricalevents,abstractconcepts,orsimplybeaboutthewaycertainshapesorforms“work”togetherorcreateacertaineffectonthemind.Someresearchersbelievethatdifferentpartsofthebrainrespondinuniquewaystocolorsandshapes.Pictograms(象形文字)andideograms(表意文字)aretypesofvisuallanguage.Pictogramsarepicturesthataresimilartowhattheyrepresent.Theyarestillusedtodaytocommunicateinformation.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarefamiliarwiththepictogramsindicatingsuchthingsasairports,publicfacilities,andnon-smokingareasindicatedbyacigaretteinacirclewithalineacrossit.Ideogramsarepicturesthatrepresentideasandcanoftenbeunderstoodwithouttheaidofwrittenlanguage.SomescholarstrackmodernalphabetstopicturesLettersareactuallyancientpictures,andwordsareaseriesofpictures.Modernalphabetlettersarenotonlyphonetic(語音的)symbolsbutarebasedonancientreligiousimagesandsymbols.Musivisualcommunicationisalsoapartofvisuallanguage.Thetermreferstomusiccreatedspecificallytoimprovethevisualexperienceoffilm.Itcorrespondstotheimagesbeingseenonthescreen,andthemusicmayarouseasenseofterror,fear,orotheremotions.Mostmoviegoersunderstandthelanguageofmusicalcluesshowingthatsomethingdramaticorimportantisabouttohappen.1、Whatisvisuallanguageaccordingtothetext?A．Anideaconveyedbyartists.B．Anabilitytoreadandcount.C．Asystemusedtoarouseemotions.D．Awayofprocessingandexpressinginformation.2、Whatmaybetheoriginofthemodernalphabetletters?A．Publicfacilities. B．Imaginarylines.C．Religiousimages. D．Livingconditions.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthemusicofafilmfromthelastparagraph?A．Itcanhelppredicttheplot.B．Avisualthinkercanmakeitbetter.C．Itoftenchangeswithouttheaudience’snotice,D．Itmakesthefilmmoreemotionalandcomplex.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．HowdoesVisualLanguageAffectLife?B．HowcanWeLearnVisualLanguage?C．WhatIstheOriginofLanguage?D．WhatIsVisualLanguage?25．（10分）Astudy,conductedbyDavidEvansoftheWorldBankandAnnaPopovaofStanfordUniversity,lookedat19programsaroundtheworldinwhichindividualsweregivencashtransfersfromthegovernment,eitherasahandoutorasa“reward”forsomethinglikegettingkidstoschoolontimeortakingthemtothedoctorforcheckups．EvansandPopovalookedattheimpactthosecashtransfershadonthefamilybudgetandwhetherornottheyledtoanincreaseinspendingonalcoholandcigarettes．Whattheyfoundwasthattheyalmostalwaysledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchases．Thenewsmaysurprisesomepeople,butit’strue,andtheresearchershaveseveraltheoriesaboutwhy．Onetheoryisthatthecashtransfermadethingspossiblethatonceseemedimpossible．Investingintheirkids’educationorbuyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsmaybewithinreachnow,butwithoutthecashhandout,thesegoalsweren’tevenapossibility．Sofamiliescutbackonotherexpenses(likealcoholandtobacco)tomakethosedreamsareality．Anothertheoryisthatpeoplejustgenerallyseemtodowhatthey’retold．Iftheyaregivenmoneyandtoldtouseitfortheirfamily’swelfare,inmostcases,theywilldojustthat．Andthatleadstothethirdtheory:Thesecashtransfersareusuallygiventowomen,andstudiesshowthatwhenwomencontrolthepursestrings,moremoneyisspentontakingcareoftheirchildren．Whateverthereasonforthetrend,thedataisclear—familiesthatreceivecashhandoutsdon’twastethemoneyonboozeandcigarettesaswaspreviouslythought．Instead,theytypicallyusethatmoneyforthebenefitoftheirfamilies．Andthat’smoneywellspent．1、Thestudyprovesthat．A．cashtransfershelppoorfamiliesgetwhatwouldseemunavailableotherwiseB．cashshouldbegiventopoorpeopleasarewardforsomethinggoodforkidsC．givencashhandouts,poorpeoplewouldspendthemoneyonalcoholandtobaccoD．poorpeoplewouldsavethecashgivenbythegovernmentforemergencyneeds2、Acashtransferledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchasesbecause．A．theeducationgainedwiththecashwouldhelpthemdropalcoholandtobaccoB．themoneypreviouslyforalcoholandtobaccowouldhelprealizetheirdreamC．buyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsleftlessmoneyforalcoholandtobaccoD．thatwasthepromisemadebeforethecashtransferwasgiventothepoorfamily3、Inparagraph5,whentheauthorsaid“womencontrolthepursestrings”,hejustmeant“”．A．womenaretoldwhattodoB．womenaregiventhemoneyC．womenknowwhattodowiththemoneyD．womenhavethefinalwordformoney4、Thepassagemainlytellsus．A．howthestudywascarriedoutB．whycashtransferispreferredC．thefindingsofastudyandexplanationstothemD．thetheoriesforastudyaboutcashtransfers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）Ibelieveinrespectingandthankingthedustmen.Inmymind,theyarethemost1peopleallovertheworld.2HurricaneKatrinahitNewOrleans,ittookawhilebeforethedustmencouldgetbacktotheirjobs.Therewerealotof3aboutwhytrashwasn’tpickedypmorequickly.HavinglivedinNewOrleansformanyyears,Ifeltextremely4toseethecitywhereIgrewupturnintothebiggestlandfill(垃圾場)inthecountry.Thedustmenfinallycamewithexcavators(挖掘機(jī))anddumptrucksto5theirtask.Maybeweshouldbeinhighspiritsasthey6thetrash,butwecouldn’tinfact.Weallhadastrongsenseofgreat7andlossastheyloadedouronceprizedpossessionsintothebackofthedumptruckasuseless8.MymotherandIstoodthere,9thedustmendoingtheirjobs.Wewaitedforthatfinalfeelingof10thattherewasnomoretrashtoworryabout,butitdidn’tcome.Asthemanintheexcavator11apieceofbrokenpreciousfurniture,mymothersuddenlyburstoutcrying.Seeingthis,thedustman12shutdowntheexcavatorandwalkedovertomymotherto13her.Afewminuteslater,themanandmymotherwalkedovertotheexcavatoragain.Then,Isawmymotheractually14theexcavator.Shepickedupourtrashanddumpeditintothedumptruck.Mymotherwasexcited,andhertearsofsadnessandpainturnedtotearsof15.Whathedidmademevery16.Whenalltheworkwasfinished,Isincerely17him.Oneyearhasgone,andthankstothedustmen,thecitylooks18thanexpected.Now,wheneveratrashtruckblocksmypathinthestreet,Iusuallyexpressmy19forthedustmenthrough20waitingforthemtocompletetheirjob.1、A．confidentB．beautifulC．a(chǎn)mbitiousD．outgoing2、A．UntilB．AfterC．WhileD．If3、A．conversationsB．commentsC．complaintsD．concerns4、A．frustratedB．a(chǎn)mazedC．relaxedD．scared5、A．competeB．changeC．confirmD．complete6、A．dividedB．removedC．checkedD．possessed7、A．richnessB．kindnessC．sadnessD．happiness8、A．trashB．furnitureC．truckD．gift9、A．helpingB．imaginingC．hearingD．watching10、A．responsibilityB．satisfactionC．disappointmentD．curiosity11、A．dugupB．showedupC．gaveupD．broughtup12、A．immediatelyB．a(chǎn)bsolutelyC．basicallyD．probably13、A．meetB．recognizeC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．comfort14、A．destroyB．produceC．operateD．repair15、A．forgivenessB．panicC．joyD．a(chǎn)nxiety16、A．a(chǎn)ngryB．confusedC．gratefulD．curious17、A．thankedB．hurtC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．ignored18、A．uglierB．smallerC．dirtierD．better19、A．worriesB．excitementsC．respectsD．troubles20、A．doubtfullyB．patientlyC．fearfullyD．stubbornly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）Theburnisakindofcommonbutverypainful1．(injure),Whileminorburnswillhealwithoutmuchmedicalattention,severeburnsrequirespecialcare2．(prevent)infection.Beforeyoutreataburn,itisimportanttounderstand3．degreeoftheburnyouhavesuffered.Firstdegreeburnsarethemostcommonandhappenasaresultofbriefcontactwithhotitemsandthesun.Thedamageisonly4．themostouterlayeroftheskin.Theywilllikelyappearredandmaybe5．(mild)painful.Whenyouhaveaseconddegreeburn,yourskinmightappear6．(swell),blisterswillformandthepainwillbemathmoreintense.Seconddegreeburnscomefrombriefcontactwithextremelyhot7．(thing),extendedcontactwithhotitemsandlongexposuretimeinthesun.Thirddegreeburnsarethemostserious8．theyneedimmediatemedicalattention.Thesehappenwhenextendedexposuretoahotobjectburnsthroughallthreelayersofyourskin,sometimes9．(cause)muscle,fatandbonedamage.Theburnswillhaveawhiteorblack10．(appear).Thepaincanvarydependingonthelevelofdamagetothenervesintheskinlayer.Theseburnscanlookwetbecauseofthebreakofthecells.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（＼）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。Sometimesthere’snosomuchworkforyoutodealwithandyoufeltit’sbeyondyourabilitytofinishthem.Actually,youcantakemeasuretohelpyourselfout.Firstly,listallthetaskswhichmustbedoneanddecidewhichonerequiresimmediatelyattention.Secondly,dividetheworkintoseparatefrompartssoit’llbeeasierforyoutoseewhethereachpartisbeingaccomplishedasdesiring.Besides,assignalittleextratimeforeachtask,suchthattheworkwillbecarriedoutsystematically.Finally,you’llfindsenseofaccomplishmentwillreplacetheanxiousyoufeltatfirst.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。你在網(wǎng)上得知在你市留學(xué)的Larson最近總是失眠，你決定給予他幫助。就此請你用英語給他寫封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括:1.進(jìn)行安慰；2.詢問失眠的具體原因；3.約定地點以便當(dāng)面詳談。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、B4、A5、B6、A7、B8、D9、A10、D11、A12、C13、D14、B15、C16、C17、B18、B19、B20、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、B2、A3、B4、D22、1、C2、A3、B4、D23、Japanisamysteriouslandoftechnologicalwonders,butthelatestisarelativelysimplesolutiontoanage-oldproblemfacedbybeginnersandprofessionalchefsalike.Grocerystoresacrossthecountryareabouttostartstockingonionsthatwon’tmakepeoplecry.Thenewtear-freeonioniscalledtheSmileBall,whichisaprettyadorablenameforavegetable,andit’sanonioncarefullyengineeredtonotirritate(刺激)theeyesofpeoplewhocutintoit.Regularonionsreleaseagaswhentheircellsaredamagedandthatgasirritatespeople’seyesandmakethemtearup.TheSmileBallonionsreleasenosuchagas,sotheycanbechoppedeasily.They