甘肃省白银市靖远县第一中学2025届高考适应性考试英语试卷含解析

甘肃省白银市靖远县第一中学2025届高考适应性考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t2．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t3．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile4．—Sorry,Ididn’thearthedoorbellring.—Yourbell.Perhapsitneedsrepairing.A．neverworked B．isneverworkingC．neverworks D．hadneverworked5．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality6．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe7．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless8．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing9．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will10．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though11．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped12．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned13．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless14．Thenewplaygroundtobebuiltnextyearwillbe____________theoldone.A．asthreetimesbigasB．threetimesasbigasC．asbigasthreetimesD．asbigthreetimesas15．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that16．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken17．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone18．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．analysisB．angleC．attitudeD．approach19．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway20．—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone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）There’snodoubtthatwaterisvitaltoanylife.About60percentoftheaverageadulthumanbodyismadeofwater.Thisincludesmostofyourbrain,heart,lungs,musclesandskin,andevenabout30percentofyourbones.Yetthere’slittlescientificagreementabouttheexactamountofthestuffanindividualshouldconsumeeachday.Sohowmuchwaterdoyouactuallyneedtodrinktobehealthy?Youmayhaveheardthatyoushoulddrinkeight8-ounceglassesofwateraday.Yet,thedownsideofthisrule,researcherssay,isthatdrinkingwaterbytheglassisnottheonlywaythathumanstakeinit.The“8X8”ruleessentiallyoverlookstwobigsourcesofdailywaterconsumption.Onesuchsourceisfood.Everythingyoueatcontainssomewater.Watermelons,forexample,aremorethan90percentwaterbyweight.Differentdietsnaturallycontaindifferentamountsofwaters,andthecounts.Theotherkeywatersourcesareotherbeverages.Non-alcoholicdrinkssuchascoffee,andtea,containmostlywaterandallcontributetoyourhydration（水量）.So,betweenallthefood,waterandotherfluidsyouconsumeinaday,howmuchwatershouldyouaimtotakein?TheNationalAcademicsofSciencessuggeststhatwomanconsumeatotalofapproximately2.7liters(91ounces)ofwarmfromallbeveragesandfoodseachdayandmen3.7liters(125ounces).Butthesearejustgeneralguidelines.Thetruthis,thereisnomagicstandardforhydration—everyone’sneedvarydependingontheirage,weight,levelofphysicalactivity,generalhealthandeventheclimatetheylivein.Themorewateryoulose,themorewateryou’llneedtoreplacewithfoodanddrink.Ifyouarelookingforconcreteadvice,though,thebestplacetolookiswithin.Drinkupwhenyou’rethirsty.1、HowdoestheauthorsupporttheunderlinedsentenceinPara1?A．Byprovidingfacts.B．Byaskingaquestion.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byputtingforwardsuggestions.2、Accordingtothe“8X8”rule,howmuchwatershouldwetakeinaday?A．8ouncesB．64ouncesC．91ouncesD．125ounces3、What’sthedisadvantageofthe“8X8”rule?A．Thewaterfrombothfoodandotherbeveragesisignored.B．Itincludestheamountofwaterfrombothfoodandbeverages.C．Itdoesnottakewaterfromdrinksintoaccount.D．Itoverlooksthefactthatwetakein90%ofthewaterfromfruits.4、Whatcanweinferfromthefinalsuggestion?A．Amandoingtiringphysicalworkdrunkslessthan3.7litersaweek.B．Apersoningoodhealthdrinkswheneverhefeelsthirsty.C．Anoverweightmaleinahotsummerdrinks125ounceseverytwodays.D．Afemaleeatingalotofwatermelonsdrinksmorethan91ouncesdaily.22．（8分）Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“peak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,"HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”1、Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto.A．usefortheirschoolworkB．accesstheInternetC．workathomeD．connectthemtolibraries2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A．Allteachersusecomputers.B．1500studentshavelaptops.C．ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D．Studentstherecandoeverything.3、Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan.A．attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB．travelaroundtheworldC．getinformationfromaroundtheworldD．havefreelaptops4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theprogramissuccessful.B．Theprogramisnotworkable.C．Theprogramistooexpensive.D．Wedon'tknowtheresultoftheprogramyet.23．（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）FacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergtookoutfull﹣pageadsinBritishandAmericannewspaperson21March2018toapologizefora"breachoftrust"intheCambridgeAnalyticalscandal，admittingthequizappbuiltbyauniversityresearcherthatleakedFacebookdataofmillionsofpeoplein2014wasa"breachoftrust"．SincethescandalofBigDatabroke，thepublichasbecomemoreawareandconcernedaboutthattheironlinebehaviormaybeusedforpurposestowhichtheyhavenotagreed．Itcontributestotheurgentneedforbetterprotectionofpersonalinformation．InChina，appsenablinguserstostealprivateinformationfromWi﹣Fiprovidersaregeneratingseriousprivacyconcerns．AnappcanbreakhomeWi﹣Fi，cryptographicWi﹣FiatcommerciallocationsandeventheWi﹣FibeingusedinChina'sforeignministrybuilding，accordingtoaCCTVreport．Withthehelpoftheapp，theCCTVreporterenteredtheministry'snetwork．Almost100，000ChineseusersrankedWi﹣FiMasterKeyapp4.5outof5attheApplestoreforconvenience．ButtheappsecretlystoresWi﹣Fiinformationandserveslikeamobilespybetweenusers，ashowreported．ItletsusersaccesseverythingthatlinkswiththeWi﹣Fisuchasaprovider，sWechatcontactinformationandphonenumbers．AttheChinaDevelopmentForum，LiYanhong，CEOofdomesticInternetservicesgiantBaiduInc．，saidthatmanyChineseusersarewillingtotradeprivacyforconvenience．Li′sremarksarousedheateddebatesonsocialnetworks，asthereistoomuchconvenienceandtoolittleprivacy．It'sanageofBigData．It′sanagewhenprivacyisunderthreat．Theusersareinaninferiorpositioncomparedwiththecompanies，butthelawshouldnotallowanunlimitedtradeofprivacyforconvenience．Asimpleclickon"Iagree，'shouldnotbeconsideredanexcusefortheserviceproviderstocollect，use，andstoreusers'data，whichmustbebetterprotectedbythelaw．1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"breachoftrust"inparagraph1probablymean？A．RiskoftrustB．Reportoftrust．C．Researchoftrust．D．Betrayaloftrust．2、WhydomanyChineseuserssupporttheWi﹣FiMasterKeyapp？A．Itisconvenienttouse．B．Itcanbeusedtoprotectprivacy，C．Itcanstealeverythingfromothers．D．Itisgeneratingseriousprivacyconcerns．3、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsprivacyprotection？A．Neutral．B．Critical．C．Indifferent．D．Approving．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．TheFutureofBigDataB．TheDarkSideofBigDataC．TheConvenienceofBigDataD．TheProsandConsofBigData25．（10分）Itissaidthatifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.

Withateamof

colleagues

atTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoneconomicalfaculties.

Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytothecontractionnormallyconnectedwithage—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetown.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutine

workin

governmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinking(萎缩)

brains

asthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintain,goodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain.”hesays.“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”1、Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout

______.A．thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsB．howtomakepeoplelivelongerC．whichpeoplearemostintelligentD．whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanothers.2、Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.B．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofoldpeople.C．Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.D．Asurveyoffarmersinnorthernoldpeople.3、Thedoctors’testsshowthat_______.A．ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB．thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC．sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthan

thirty-year-oldsD．somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's4、Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoagemoreslowlythantheothers?A．Lawyers.B．Farmers.C．Clerks.D．Shopassistants.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）IwaswatchingaTVseriesonenightwhenItookinonescene.Amanwasseekinghiscommunityvotes,andpeople36wantedtoknowwhytheyshouldgivehimtheir37.Hetookthemtohishouseandonevery38inhishousewastheword“Faith”pasted.Peopleraisedlotsof39tofindoutwhythewordwaspastedonhismirrors.Hesaid,“Mydadoften40metobelievethataslongasyouhave41,youshouldhavefaith.Everytimeyoulookintothemirror,you’relookingatyourselfandsee‘Faith’.”The42Ilearnedfromthisissimple—faithisalivingthingandinthesamewaywe’reall43given24hoursadayandwe’reallgiventhesamemeasureoffaith.Faithkeepsusgoingwhenthingsget44!Whyissomepeople’sfaithstrongerthanthatofothers?Exercise!Ifwechoosetoexerciseourfaith,itwill45;butifwechoosenotto,itremainsweak.Somepeoplemight46thattheydon’thavefaith,butweallpracticefaitheverydayevenifwedon’t47itwasfaith.Daily48,suchasstudying,investingorreachingforadream,takefaith.Faith49hearinganddoing.Imadeadecisionyesterday—to50readingthenewspaperfulloftoomuchsadand51news.Why?BecauseI52therewasadropofmymentalstateafterreadingthenewspapers.Faith,whenit’sputto53,becomesabeautifulthing,Itliftsyourmentalstatetoahigherplacethat54youtoraiseyourselfupanddeclare,“Yeswecan.”Somakethedecisiontodaytostrengthenyourfaithby55it.1、A．mostly B．briefly C．bravely D．finally2、A．support B．instruction C．pity D．information3、A．wall B．mirror C．picture D．book4、A．questions B．voices C．rules D．standards5、A．teaches B．permits C．forces D．promises6、A．friendship B．breath C．wealth D．success7、A．view B．lesson C．choice D．example8、A．extremely B．freely C．equally D．frequently9、A．strange B．difficult C．funny D．different10、A．stay B．return C．slow D．grow11、A．realize B．argue C．understand D．predict12、A．agree B．appreciate C．admire D．acknowledge13、A．services B．steps C．tasks D．experiment14、A．comesfrom B．dreamsof C．feelslike D．keepson15、A．consider B．delay C．stop D．risk16、A．various B．genuine C．negative D．latest17、A．heard B．noticed C．declared D．explained18、A．check B．list C．sleep D．work19、A．warns B．causes C．orders D．forbids20、A．forming B．exercising C．obtaining D．thinking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）ABiteofChina(舌尖上的中国)，amouth-wateringdocumentarytelevisionseries,1．(gain)worldwidepopularitysinceitwasairedonCCTV.ItisnotonlyitsvividpicturesbutalsoitsdeepsignificanceoftraditionalChinesefoodcultures2．makesitarealhit.Thispopularweeklyprogram3．(broadcast)at10:40pmoneachFriday,4．(last)50minutes.Therearemanyreasonsleadingtoitsgreat5．(succeed).6．watchingABiteofChina,notonlycanyouenjoymanydifferenttraditionalChinesedishesofdifferentregionsbutalsoyoucanhaveabetterknowledgeofsplendidChinesecookingskills.What’smore,cultures,customsaswellaslivingstylesofdifferentpartsarealsopresented.However,themostimportantthingIhavegainedisthateachgrainweliveonisfromhardworkandsweat.Thatistosay,nothingcanbe7．(shame)thanwastingfood“Wemadethisdocumentarywithourrespectandloveforfood,”saiddirectorChenXiaoqing.Beingsincereisthemostimportantthingforartistsbecausetheycannotmoveothers8．theythemselvesarefirstmoved.Worksthatfailtoreflectrealitywillnottouchpeople’shearts.Ifyouaretheone9．hasaspecialpreferenceforChinesefoodcultureandtraditionalChineseculturesandcustoms,10．(turn)onyourTVandafascinatingworldwillspreadinfrontofyou.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上，老师要求同桌之间相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A)，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。YoumusthaveheardaboutDollyandhavebeenamazedbythefirstclonedanimal、Butherecameaproblem;shouldweclonehumans?Whenbeingaskedaboutthisquestion,alargenumberofpeoplewhichareinterestedinthetopicholdtheviewthatit’sbeneficialtoclonehumans、Therefore,someotherpeople,meincluding,areagainstthisidea、Cloninghumanscanbringnegativeeffectsandwronginformations、Inthefirstplace,theymaynotbetreatedequalasnormalpeople,whichIbelievewillmakehimsufferalot、Insecondplace,humancloningmayleadinsomesocialdisorder,anditisquitedangerous、30第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，本周日你爸爸计划组织一场家庭聚会。请你写封邮件给外教Steven,邀请他来你家一起参加。主要内容如下：1.聚会时间和地点；2.聚会人员介绍；3.其他注意事项。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearSteven,I’mwritingtoinviteyoutojoininafamilypartyheldthisSunday._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、C5、C6、D7、B8、C9、D10、B11、A12、C13、D14、B15、B16、A17、B18、D19、C20、A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、A2、B3、A4、B22、1、A2、C3、C4、D23、Japanisamysteriouslandoftechnologicalwonders,butthelatestisarelativelysimplesolutiontoanage-oldproblemfacedbybeginnersandprofessionalchefsalike.Grocerystoresacrossthecountryareabouttostartstockingonionsthatwon’tmakepeoplecry.Thenewtear-freeonioniscalledtheSmileBall,whichisaprettyadorablenameforavegetable,andit’sanonioncarefullyengineeredtonotirritate(刺激)theeyesofpeoplewhocutintoit.Regularonionsreleaseagaswhentheircellsaredamagedandthatgasirritatespeople’seyesandmakethemtearup.TheSmileBallonionsreleasenosuchagas,sotheycanbechoppedeasily.Theyarealsosweetlikefruitwheneatenraw.Thescientificadvancementofthetearlessonionisnotfree,however.SmileBalls,developedbytheJapaneseproducerHouseFoods,willcostabout$4.30forapackofjusttwowhentheygoonsaleinsupermarketsacrossJapan.That’saboutdoublethecostofanormalonion,butitmightbeworththeextramoneyforthosewhoareparticularlysensitivetotraditionaloniongas.Earliertestsalesofthetear-freeonionswereheldinTokyo,withtheonionssellingoutquickly.4、Whatdothepeoplesayabouttear-freeonions?A．They’retooexpensivetoafford.B．They’resweeterthancandies.C．They'reespeciallysuitableforkids.D．They’reworthbuying,thoughexpensive.5、WhatcanwelearnabouttheSmileBall?A．Itnevergivesoffastronggas.B．Ithasaprettylook.C．Itbelongstoanewkindoffruit.D．Itrarelygoesbad.6、What’smainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A．Howtoproducetear-freeonions.B．Tearlessonionsaremorepopular.C．ThedevelopmentofHouseFoods.D．Peoplearesensitivetotearlessonions.7、Whatcanbethesuitabletitleofthetext?A．SayGoodbyetoRegularOnionsB．Tear-freeOnionsvsRegularOnionsC．OnionsThatDon’tMakeYouCryD．TheFutureofTear-freeOnions24、1、D2、A3、D4、B25、Somepeople

maythink

I’mcrazy

whenIsay“workisrest”.Butthat’sthewayitis—weneedtorest.Withoutrest,wewilldie.Ataminimum,wewon’thavetheenergytowork.Nobodyforcesustobesostupidaboutthis.Wejustdon’tknowhowtorestproperly.Werestinwaysthatarenotrestful,evenstressful.Someofourwaysofrestinterfere

withourworkingenergy.Insteadofsleep,wegotothemoviesandclubs,drinkorhaveasmokewithfriends.Thisisbecausewemisunderstandthemeaningof“rest”.Weshouldrememberthatrestmeansnotworking,bothphysicallyandmentally.Onlythenisitrealrest.Whentired,rest.It’ssimpl