2023屆廣西南寧、柳州高中高考英語倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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(xiàng)》，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．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed2．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing3．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly4．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't5．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in6．Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．a(chǎn)pplyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor7．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone8．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path9．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．a(chǎn)sC．for D．so10．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．merely11．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing12．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which13．Nostudent________gooutofschooltohavelunchwithoutpermissionoftheheadteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could14．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how15．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat16．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto17．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can18．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a(chǎn),/C．/,a D．the,/19．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding20．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butsittingforlongperiodsoftimewillhurtyouforever.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbones(骨盆)torotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine（脊椎）,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainfulorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveins（靜脈）andnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whichofthefollowingisnottheconsequenceofcrossinglegs?A．Neckandbackgethurt.B．Feetandlegsbecomenumb.C．Bloodpressuregoesup.D．Pelvicboneskeepperfectpostures.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rotate”inPara3mean?A．breakseriouslyB．hurtgreatlyC．movecasuallyD．straightensuddenly3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．HowtochooseapropersittingpostureB．ItisadvisablenottositwithlegscrossedC．HowtodevelopbeneficialhabitsD．Bloodpressureharmsourbodies.22．（8分）Wecanhaveconflictswithourimportantpersonslikefriends,relatives,workmates,etc.Buttheconflictsdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattherelationshipwillbedestroyed.Infact,sometimesconflicthelpspeopletoletouttheirsilentfeelings,allowingthemtofreetheirsuppressedemotions.However,wheninaconflict,weusuallygetangryandsayordothingswhicharen’tlinkedtotheproblemathand.Therefore,itisimportantthatweshouldtrytoavoidconflictsthrougheffectivecommunication.Inaheatedargument,weusuallysaythingsthataren’trelatedtotherealproblem,andevenuserudewordstomakesurewegainanadvantageovertheotherperson.Thenthewholesituationgoesbadly.Soweshouldseparate(隔離)therootcauseoftheproblemandbuildourdiscussionaroundit.Thisensuresthattherearenoruderemarksandthesituationmovesinapositivedirection.It’seasyforustothinkwe’rerightandifsomethingisn’tworkingout,itsurelymustbesomeoneelse’sfault.However,ifyouaimtosolveaconflict,firstofall,youshouldshowsomerespectandallowtheotherpartytoexpressthemselves.Usingremarkslike,“Iunderstandyourconcernonthis”or“Iknowyou’rerightatyourend”,wouldmaketheotherpersonfeelmoreappreciated.Sometimessomepeoplegettooexcitedandmaybehaveinthewrongwayorsaysomethingothersmaynotappreciate.Thiscancauseaworsesituation.Actually,theyshouldcontroltheiremotionsandkeepcalm.Thishastobelearnedthroughself-controlandobservingbehaviorofotherpeople.Thetipsmentionedaboveareusefulformostsituations.However,wedon’truleoutthepossibilitythattherearesomepeoplealwayswanttocreatesomesortoftroubleforothers.Youcantellthemfromothers,andputtinginanefforttoresolveaconflictwiththemmayjustnotbeawiseidea.Thebestwaytodealwiththesepeopleistoforgetthem.Afamoussayingcanhelpyouandthatis:“Youshouldneverfightwithapig;youbothgetdirtyandonlythepiglikesit.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Conflictsmayhelpusdealwithouremotions.B．Conflictscanimproveourrelationswithothersgreatly.C．Effectivecommunicationcanhelpusavoidconflictsundoubtedly.D．Theclosertwofriendsare,themoreconflictsarebetweenthem.2、Whenmakingdiscussionstosolveconflicts,weshould.A．knowothers’personalqualityB．knowothers’abilityofexpressionC．a(chǎn)voidshowingourdisadvantagesD．a(chǎn)voidtherootcauseoftheproblem3、Theauthorsuggeststhatwhenpeoplegettooexcited,theyshould.A．behavelikeotherpeopleB．controlthesituationC．learntokeeptheirheadD．saysomethingunconcerned4、Intheauthor’sopinion,howshouldyoudealwiththosewhoalwayswanttocreatetroubleforyou?A．Fightwiththem.B．Ignorethem.C．Haveatalkwiththem.D．Givethemsomethingtheylike.23．（8分）Weallhavesomepeoplewhomwerespectverymuch,likeourfamilymembers,ourfriendsorourteachers.Respectoftenmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Thereareseveralaspectsthatmanypeoplecanagreeon,though.Forexample,atitsmostbasiclevel,respectmeansbeingkindandconsideratetoothers.Respectcantakemanyforms.Don’tmakefunofothers.Putyourselfinotherpeople’sshoesandthinkabouthowtheyfeel.RemembertheGoldenRule:treatothersthesamewayyou’dwanttobetreated.Respectisimportantbecauseitsetstheproperstageforallourhumaninteractions.Friendship,love,andevenbasiccommunicationmustallstartwithrespect.Everyonewantstoberespected.Togetrespect,though,youmustalsoshowrespectforothers.It’salwaysatwo-waystreet.Youcan’tbeimpolitetoothersandexpectrespectinreturn.It’seasytoshowrespect.Bepolite.Lookforthebestinpeopleratherthanconcentratingontheirmistakes.Showcompassiontoothersandtrytoputtheirinterestsbeforeyourown.Makeotherscomfortablewhenthey’reuneasy.Helpoutwheneveryoucan.Whenyoupayitforward,amazingthingscanhappen.Andberespectfultoeveryone.Theworldisanunbelievablyhugeplacefilledwithbillionsofpeople,eachoneofwhomisuniqueandspecial.Andtheyalldeserveyourrespect!Becareful,though.Noteveryonewillshowyourespectallthetime.Infact,you’llprobablyseeexamplesofimpolitebehavioureachandeveryday.Howyourespondtoimpolitebehaviour,though,canmakeahugedifference.Ifyouchoosetorespondtoimpolitebehaviourbyactingrudelyyourself,you’vegainednothing.You’veonlycontinuedthepatternofimpolitebehaviourandsetabadexample.Instead,actrespectfullyandsetagoodexample.Consistentlyactingrespectfullymightjusthelpotherslearnfromyourexample!1、AccordingtotheGoldenRule,__________.A．you’dbetterwalkinothers’shoesB．youcan’tplayjokesonotherpeopleC．youshouldpayattentiontoyourfeelingsD．thewayyouaretreateddependsonyourself2、Bysaying“It’salwaysatwo-waystreet”inParagraph4,thewriterprobablywantstotellus“______”.A．PeopleshouldrespecteachotherB．ItisalwayssafetowalkinthestreetC．SomeleaveandotherscomebackD．Thereisonlyonestreettogothrough3、Thefifthparagraphismainlywrittentotellus______.A．wheretofindrespectB．howtocorrectmistakesC．whentohelpothersintimeD．howtoshowrespectforothers4、Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldwedoifsomeoneisimpolitetous?A．Showhim/hertruerespect.B．Leavehim/heralone.C．Bekindtohim/hersometimes.D．Setaspecialexampletoothers.24．（8分）Findingtimetoredisanimportantpartofdevelopingliteracyskillsforallkids.Andtherearemanyeasyandconvenientwaystomakereadingapartofeachday-evenwhenit’stoughtofindtimetositdownwithabook.Readingopportunitiesareeverywhereyougo.Whileridinginthecar,forexample,encouragekidstospotwordsandletters(onbillboards,storesigns,etc.),turningitintoagame(“Who’llbethefirsttofindaletterB?”).Whileshopping,askyourpreschoolerto“read”picturesonboxesandtellyouaboutthem.Pointoutthedifferencebetweenthewordsandthepicturesontheboxes.Encourageolderkidstotellyouwhat’sontheshoppinglist.Evendailytaskslikecookingcanprovidereadingmoments.Youcanreadrecipesaloudtoyoungerkids,andolderkidscanassistyouasyourcookbytellingyouhowmuchflourtomeasure.Giveyourchildacatalogtoreadwhileyousortthroughthemail.Askrelativestosendyourchildletters,e-mails,ortextmessages,andreadthemtogether.Helpyourchildcreatelettersormessagestosendbacktotherelatives.Thesetypesofactivitieshelpkidsseethepurposeofreadingandofprint.Evenwhenyou’retryingtogetthingsdone,youcanencouragereading.Whilecleaning,forinstance,youmightaskyourchildtoreadafavoritebooktoyouwhileyouwork.Youngerkidscantalktoyouaboutthepicturesinthefavoritebooks.Makesurekidsgetsometimetospendquietlywithbooks,evenifitmeanscuttingbackonotheractivities,likewatchingTVorplayingvideogames.Mostimportantly,beareaderyourself.Kidswhoseetheirparentsreadingarelikelytoresemblethemandbecomereaders,too!1、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceofReadingB．FindingtheReadingMomentsC．ImprovingtheKid’sReadingSkillsD．SittingdownwithaBook2、Accordingtothepassage,encouragingthechildrentowritelettersisto______.A．showthefunctionofreadingB．examinetheirwritingskillsC．improvethekids’readingabilityD．keepintouchwiththerelatives3、Toencourageolderchildrentoread,youcanaskthemto______.A．maketheshoppinglistB．measuretheflourforyouC．describethepicturesonboxesD．readafavoritebooktoyou4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resemble”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Enjoy.B．Read.C．Imitate.D．Like.25．（10分）TrackingShots:ThisWeekinFilmTheIncomparableRoseHartmanQuadCinemaSaturdaytoSundayItisagorgeouslyshot,sharplyeditedportraitofphotographerHartman,whointhe1970sand1980shauntedStudio54.Hartmanmadeacareerofcapturingfashiondesigners,models,musicians,andmoviestarsinhalf-guardedmoments,somewherebetweenunawareandapingforthelens.ChurchillAngelikaFilmCenterMondaytoTuesdayTwentiethcentury’smostawesomeleader,amanwhosehistoryincludestwoworldwars!Butwhathappenswhenthestorybeingtoldfeelsemotionallyfalseandfactuallybogus?Churchill,anewdramastarringthegreatBrianCox,issofullofmovieclichesthatit’ssometimeshardnottogiggle—andoneshouldneverlaughattheprimeminister.HandsomeDevilCinemaVillageThursdaytoFridayTheIrelandoftheteenfilmHandsomeDevilisaplacewhereyoungboysareencouragedtodoonlyonething:playrugby.Ifrugbyisn’tyourthing,orifyoudigthingsthataren’trugby-related,you’reimmediatelydismissedasgay.That’sunfortunatelythecaseforthemaincharacter—ginger-hairedNed.Indeed,it’smorelikeacomingofagefilmthanacomedy.PastLifeLandmarkSunshineWednesdayAlthoughPastLifeisbasedonrealevents,AviNesher’slatestfilmplaysunapologeticallylikemelodrama(情節(jié)劇)—abittoomuchattimes.Itsinsistencethatguilt-riddenBaruchMilchcanrecitetohisdaughters,morethanthirtyyearslater,everysinglewordhewroteinanotebookwhilehidingfromtheNazisinPolandduringWorldWarIIstrainscredulity.1、Whichfilmmayinterestpeoplewholiketakingpictures?A．ChurchillB．PastLifeC．HandsomeDevilD．TheIncomparableRoseHartman2、Wherecantheaudiencegotoenjoyacomedythisweek?A．QuadCinemaB．AngelikaFilmCenterC．CinemaVillageD．LandmarkSunshine3、WhatdoweknowaboutthefilmPastlife?A．Itisfictional.B．Itwasshownonweekend.C．AviNesherwasthemaincharacter.D．ItwasconcernedwiththelifeofJewish.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）閱讀下面兩篇短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。IremembertheexactmomentIlearnedtheprincipleofpreparingforluck.Iwasonthewrestlingteam.Now,ifthere’sonethingIcantellyouaboutanysport,itisthatwrestlingisprobablythesportthathastheleast1.Thereareonlytwopeopleoutonthemat,soyoucannot2itonyourteammatesoryourcoach.Andguesswhat?Thereisno3becausewedothewholethingindoors,soyoucan’tsay,“Itwasraining”or“Itwassnowing.”Itmakes4tosaywrestlingisthesportwiththeleastluck.Onourteamweretwoworldchampions;oneofthemhadbeenaworldchampionfivetimes.We5hadfivepeoplewhowerenationalchampions.Oneofthemwasaguy6thenameofJohn.Johnhadneverbeen7hewasanationalchampion.Therewasnobodylocallywhocouldtouchhim.Oneday,we39amatchwithourbiggestopponent(對(duì)手).Johnwentoutonthemat,andaboutaminuteand30secondsintothematchhetriedtomakeaparticular8Herolledover,andhisopponent9himhalfwaythroughhisroll.Hewaspinned(壓住)10!Thematchwasover.Irememberonthewayhome,oneofourteammatestriedto11Johnbysaying,“Oh,hejustgotlucky.”Johnsaid,“That’ssostupid.The12presenteditself,andhejusttookadvantageofit.”Weusedtohavethisbig13”John’sopponentwaspreparedtomakeuseofthisopportunity.ThepossibilityofbeatingJohnwasnot14andheknewit.Buthewaitedforthe15opportunitytopresentitself,andhedefeatedandpinnedafive-timenationalchampion.Inotherwords,thereal16is“Beprepared!”It’snotjustfindingtheopportunity;youhavetobepreparedto17it.1、.A．luck B．risk C．difficulty D．opportunity2、.A．a(chǎn)ccuse B．blame C．doubt D．keep3、.A．stress B．injury C．change D．weather4、.A．reason B．sure C．safe D．sense5、..A．a(chǎn)lso B．even C．too D．once6、.A．under B．for C．in D．by7、.A．hurt B．met C．trained D．defeated8、.A．a(chǎn)lthough B．a(chǎn)s C．yet D．until9、.A．wentfor B．waitedfor C．foughtfor D．playedfor10、.A．a(chǎn)ct B．step C．task D．move11、.A．fixed B．threw C．caught D．carried12、.A．a(chǎn)ccidentally B．fortunately C．unfairly D．immediately13、.A．control B．comfort C．convince D．forgive14、.A．success B．moment C．opportunity D．situation15、.A．warning B．sign C．sentence D．note16、.A．occasion B．challenge C．time D．preparation17、.A．obvious B．strong C．little D．slight18、.A．equal B．exact C．rest D．right19、.A．message B．theme C．key D．suggestion20、..A．receive B．follow C．seize D．save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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheWWFistheworld's1．（large）organisationfornatureconservation.It2．（found）intheUKin1961.Itsaimwastoprotectthenaturalhabitatsofwildanimals.Theinitials,WWF,standforoldWorldWideFundforNature.3．（original）thenameswasWorldWildlifeFund.Todaytheorganisationhas4．（branch）in90countries.Ithasthousandsofvolunteersandmorethanfivemillionsupporterswhohelpbygivingmoney.Inthe1980s,theWWFbecameinterestedinallactivitieswhichhaveaneffectontheenvironment,suchas5．（pollute）andthewayweuseenergy.TheWWFbelievethatourworldhasafutureonlyifpeoplelearn6．（conserve）natureandnottowasteenergy.Asaresult,itstartedworkingwithgovernmentstointroduceenvironmentaleducationintoschool.TheWWFhasworkedwiththeChinesegovernmentsince1980,7．DrGeorgeShallerarrivedtoworkwithChinesescientistonthepandaproject.In1995,theorganisationsetup8．officeinBeijing.Today9．a(chǎn)remorethanthirtystaffworkingontwentyprojectsalloverthecountry.Theyincludeworkinforests,energy,andinenvironmentaleducationforChina'sprimaryandsecondaryschoolsaswellas10．（save）thepanda,ofcause.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。OnmywayhomefromschoollastFriday,Isawalittledoglookinghopelesslyonthesidewalk、Iwashelditfirmlyupinmyarms,tookithomeandfeedsomemilktoit、However,mymomwasunwillingtokeepthem,sayingtherewasenoughpetsforus,twocatsandadog、Ibeggedmymomnottoletitgo、Finally,weagreedthatitwouldbedecidingbymydad,whomdidn’treturnhomefromwork、Justthenthegirlandherdaddrovenear,searchingfortheirlostpets、Whentheythankeduscaringthedog,Ifeltveryhappy、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的英國好友Tom想要了解你校剛舉行的五四晚會(huì)情況，請(qǐng)你寫一封信告訴他，內(nèi)容包括：1.時(shí)間地點(diǎn)；2.晚會(huì)情況；3.你的感受五四晚會(huì)：YouthDayPartyDearTom,Howiseverythinggoing?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Lihua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、A4、D5、B6、D7、C8、A9、B10、A11、C12、C13、C14、C15、C16、B17、D18、B19、A20、A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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、C3、B22、1、A2、D3、C4、B23、1、D2、A3、D4、A24、NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe’safraidshewon’tbeabletostaysafe.That’sbecausesheisn’tabletosmell.Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She’smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe’slookingforaplaceofherown.“NowthatI’msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives,”Pradhansays.Shesayswhenshewasachildshelikedtoeatandatealot.Buttherecameapointwhereshelostinterestinfood.“Oneofthefirstthingsthatpeoplenoticewhenevertheyhaveasmellproblemisthatfooddoesn’ttasterightany-more,”saysBeverlyCowart,aresearcher.That’sbecauseeatingandsmellgohandinhand.Howfoodtastesoftenreliesonwhatwesmell.“Whenyouloseyoursenseofsmell,yourwholesenseoffoodflavorschangedandreduced,”Cowartsays,“Youcanstilltastethebasictastes.Whatyou’remissingarethesmalldistinctions.”“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatthatfoodisverytastelesstome.Ineverfeelfull,”shesays.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout‘Oh,Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmoreflavor,’or‘Ithinkthishasahint