《2025年暑假大串联七年级英语外研版》

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A

Whether yellow, red or white, the onion is a vegetable that you may not know well. The list of its uses in cooking is endless. People have used onions to add flavor(味道) to their foods for thousands of years. Besides onions' great taste, they are very good for you. They have special chemicals that improve your ability to fight off illness and you have fewer chances of getting ill.
No matter how good onions are for you, it is difficult to cut an onion without your eyes filling with tears! When you cut an onion, irritating chemicals inside the onion will get into the air. They touch your whole eyes and cause pain. Your eyes make tears to wash away the chemicals and protect your eyes.
Luckily, cooks and scientists have discovered some ways to keep you from crying when you cut up onions.
●Cut the onion under running water. The water will wash away the chemicals before they can reach your eyes.
●Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. The air will blow the chemicals away from your eyes.
●Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting. This helps make the chemicals in the onion move slowly, so they may not ever reach your eyes.
If you try out these good ideas and still cry while cutting onions, don't worry. Scientists think if you cut more onions, your body will become more resilient to the onion's chemicals. So the tears will not last long. If you think about how healthy onions are, you might even call those tears "happy tears".
()1. Onions can help you fight off illness because they have ______.
A. different colours
B. many uses in cooking
C. great taste
D. special chemicals
()2. Why do your eyes make tears when you cut onions?
A. To improve physical condition.
B. To stop common diseases.
C. To wash away irritating chemicals.
D. To cause terrible pain.
()3. What can you do to stop crying according to the text?
① Cut the onion under running water.
② Use a fan to blow air over the onion while cutting.
③ Cover the onion with a piece of cloth as you cut it.
④ Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting.
A. ①②③
B. ①②④
C. ①③④
D. ②③④
()4. What does the underlined word "resilient" in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?
A. 疲惫的
B. 敏感的
C. 适应的
D. 虚弱的
()5. In which part of a magazine can you probably read the text?
A. Life and health.
B. Language and culture.
C. Business world.
D. National news.

答案： 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A