河北省保定市曲陽一中2024屆高三考前熱身英語試卷含解析

河北省保定市曲陽一中2024屆高三考前熱身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(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．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which2．TheU.S.officialsaidNorthKorea---andIran---shouldfollowinthestepsofLibya,whichlastDecembersaiditwouldwork__________toallowinternationalweaponsinspectorstodotheirwork.A．unconditionally B．unwillingly C．unfortunately D．uncomfortably3．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should4．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．a(chǎn)s D．where5．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that6．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily7．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink8．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why9．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto10．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．a(chǎn)ppeal C．train D．a(chǎn)ttempt11．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which12．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show13．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed14．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when15．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion16．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．a(chǎn)fter D．unless17．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting18．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold19．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what20．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment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）Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(濕度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(機(jī)制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行動(dòng)物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陳代謝).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout_______A．Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.B．HowclimatechangesinEarth’shistory?C．Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.D．Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.2、Theunderlinedword“trumped”mthefirstparagraphprobablymean_________.A．strengthenedB．gainedC．beatenD．equaled3、ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________A．theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller.B．a(chǎn)lltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller.C．climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals.D．increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A．DisappointedB．OptimisticC．WorriedD．Shameful22．（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.23．（8分）Whenhewasyoung,LouisArmstrongwastakingwhatwascalled“Creolejazz”,whichwasalsocalleddancemusic,andcombiningitwithtrumpeter(小號(hào)手)BuddyBolden,tocreatewhatwouldeventuallybecometoday’sjazz.Armstrongaccomplishedthatwithalmostnoformaltraining.HereceivedlittletrainingbeforehewasplacedintheNewOrleansColoredWaif’sHomeattheageof12,afterarun-in(小爭執(zhí))withthepolice.Thepunishmentturnedouttobeamixedblessing,forhealsohadtheopportunitytoplayinarealband.WhileattheWaif’s,Armstrongalsogotthechancetohearsomeofthecity’sfinestmusicians.CornetistFreddieKeppardperformedinanearbyclub.Sodidtrumpeterandbandleader,KingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingtechnique.WhenOliverleftforChicago,ArmstrongchosetostayinNewOrleansandworkwithsomeoftheothertopmusiciansoftheday.InChicago,KingOliverofferedhimaplaceinhisbandin1922.ItbecameArmstrong’sbiggestchallengeyet—thebandhadnopartswrittenfortrumpet,sohewasforcedtolistentoKingOliverandimprovise(即興創(chuàng)作).Soon,Armstrong’sundeniabletalentwasgettingnotice.Evenclassicallytrainedmusicianswouldcometoheartheincrediblesoundsthisyoungmancreated.LilHardin,thebandspianoplayerandthefutureMrs.Armstrong,explainsthatOliverkeptArmstronginthesecondtrumpet-chairsothatOliverwouldstillbe“King”.Hardinconvincedhimtoleavetheband.ArmstrongmovedtoNewYorkCityin1924tojoinFletcherHenderson’sbandandthenflewsolo.In1925,ArmstrongputtogethertheHotFive,expandinghispopularityevenmore.Armstrongrecordedhisfirstcomposition,CornetChopSuey,oneofthemostcopiedjazzsolosofalltime.Thismonumental1928recordingblends(混合)artistry,enduranceandshowmanshipthathasrarely,ifever,beenmatchedinJazz.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”refertointhesecondparagraph?A．Toplaydancemusic.B．ToworkwithBuddyBolden.C．Tocreatemodemjazzmusic.D．Toplayajazzinstrumentwell.2、WhotaughtLouisArmstronghowtoplaymusicintheearlytime?A．BuddyBolden. B．LilHardin.C．CornetistFreddieKeppard. D．KingJoeOliver.3、WhydidLouisArmstrongLeaveKingOliver’sband?A．BecausehewantedtogetmarriedinNewYork.B．Becausethemanforcedhimtoleavetheband.C．BecausehegotabetteropportunityinNewYork.D．Becausehistalentcouldnotdevelopcompletely.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itasksreaderstoknowmoreaboutmodernjazz.B．Itintroducesoneofthegreatestjazzmusicians.C．Itintroducesthedevelopmentofjazz.D．Itdescribestheimportanceoftalentinplayingjazz.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）WilliamPurkey,awell-knownprofessorofeducation,said,“Dancelikenooneiswatching,loveyou’llneverbehurt,singlikenooneislistening,andlivelikeit’sheavenonearh.”Itseemsliketheperfectlifephilosophy—andoneI’velearnedtoapplytorunningovertheyear.ButIdidn’talwaysfeelthisway.Inmyearlydays,whenIweighed240pounds,Iranlikeeveryonewaswatching—andjudging.IfIwasonarunandsawacarapproaching,I’dstopandpretendIwaslookingforsomethingI’dlost.Iboughtthehigh-techgearandclothesthatIthoughtwouldmakepeoplebelieveIwasarunner.AndIdidn’thaveaclueiftheexpensiveshoesIwaswearingweretherightkindforme—IjustwantedtolooklikeIfitinwiththisgroup.Tobehonest,Ifeltacertainsatisfactioninbelievingthatsomeonewaswatching.Ireallythoughtthatotherpeoplecaredaboutmyperformance.Thebestexampleofthiswasacombined,two-lapmarathoninFlorence,Italy.AsIapproachedthefinishingline,thecrowdbegantocheer.Iwassurprised.HereIwas,thousandsofmilesfromhome,andtheItalianswereshoutingfor“IIPenguino.”About20yardsfromthefinishing,thetruthsetinwhenthewinnerofthefullmarathonwentpastmeasIwasfinishingthehalf-marathon.Noonewascheeringforme.NooneprobablyevennoticedthatIwasfinishing.Icouldn’thelpbutsmileatmyownillusionofself-importance.That’swhenIrealizedIhadbeenrunningforeveryreasonexcepttherightone.Irantomakeotherpeoplehappy,rantoliveuptotheirexpectations.Butnoonewaswatching—noonecared.SoIdecidedIwasgoingtorunforme—justme—andgainedanewenjoymentfromthesportIhadn’ttrulyexperiencedyet.I’velearnedtorunlikenooneiswatching.Soifyouseemeatrace,andIlooklikea60-year-oldguywaddling(蹣跚)along,don’tworry.I’mfine.Themiracleisn’tthatIfinished.ThemiracleisthatIhadthecouragetostart.1、Thewriterpresentsthepassageby________.A．tellinghisrunningstoryB．explainingalifephilosophyC．listingsomeliferulesD．introducingquotations2、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2thatthewriter________.A．usedsportsclothesandshoestoattractattentionB．wasconcernedaboutwhatothersthoughtofherC．likedtobethefocusofotherrunnersD．struggledtofindtherightshoestofither3、Whenthewriterwasnearthefinishingline,________.A．shesmiledatherownachievementB．thecrowdcheeredforhermadlyC．nobodyreallycaredaboutherrunningD．sherealizedtheimportanceofconfidence4、Nowthewriterthoughtthereasonforrunningisto________.A．liveuptoothers’expectationB．createamiracleinherownlifeC．runlikenooneiswatchingD．enjoythepleasureofrunning5、Bytellingherownstory,thewriterwantedto________.A．tellustolivealifeofourownB．inspiremorepeopletorunC．expectustoimproveourhealthbyrunningD．stresstheimportanceofdetermination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）Theaimofwritingaletterofapplicationistohelpyouto“sell”yourself.ltshouldstate1thejobyouwant,andshouldtellwhatyourabilitiesareandwhatyouhave2.Itshouldbesimple,human,personalandbriefwithout3outanynecessaryfact.Inwritingaletterofapplication,bearinmindthatthethingsapossibleemployerismost4towanttoknowaboutareyourqualifications,yourachievementsandyouraims.Theopeningparagraphisperhapsthemostimportantpart.Ifthefirstfewsentencesfailto5thereader’sattention,therestofthelettermaynotbe6atall.Trytokeyyouropeningremarkstotheneedsorinterestsoftheemployernottoyourownneedordesire.Forexample,insteadofbeginningwith“Isawyour7intoday’spaper.”youmightsay“Ihavemadeacarefulstudyofyouradvertisingduringthepastsixmonths”or“Ihavemadeasurveyinmyneighborhoodtofindouthowmanyhousewives8yourproductandwhytheylikeit.”Tryto9generalities.Beclearaboutthekindofjobforwhichyouarenow10Collegegraduateslookingfortheirfirstpositionsoftenask“WhatcanI11inaletter?Employerswantexperience,which,naturally,no12has.”Theansweristhateverythingyouhaveeverdoneis13Itisimportanttowriteagoodstrongclosingforyourletter.14aspecificrequestforanintervieworgivethepossibleemployersomethingdefinitetodoorexpect.Anexcellent15istoenclose(內(nèi)附)astamped,self-addressed(寫上自己地址的)envelopewithyourletter.Thatmakesiteasierforapossibleemployertogetintouchwithyou.1、A．clearlyB．carefullyC．obviouslyD．easily2、A．foundB．doneC．knownD．heard3、A．sendingB．takingC．leavingD．picking4、A．probableB．possibleC．likelyD．a(chǎn)ble5、A．payB．winC．showD．fix6、A．keptB．continuedC．writtenD．read7、A．a(chǎn)dvertisementB．reportC．a(chǎn)rticleD．introduction8、A．changeB．makeC．sellD．use9、A．a(chǎn)voidB．rememberC．protectD．gain10、A．losingB．a(chǎn)pplyingC．preparingD．fitting11、A．offerB．simplyC．meanD．provide12、A．workerB．beginnerC．ownerD．manager13、A．successB．developmentC．practiceD．experience14、A．MakeB．AskC．StateD．Get15、A．resultB．decisionC．promiseD．idea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）Haveyoueverdreamedofbeingfamous1．a(chǎn)musician?Atfirstmanysingersmayformabandtopracticetheirmusic.Andthentheymaygetthechancetogive2．(perform)inpubsorclubs.Latertheymaygraduallybecomepopular.3．,theMonkeesstartedinadifferentway.TheybeganasaTVshow.TheTVorganizershadputanadvertisementinanewspaper,4．(look)forrockmusicianswhocouldactaswellassing.5．(honest)speaking,onlyoneofthemwasgoodenoughandtheotherthreememberspretended6．(sing).Soitcouldn’t7．(call)arealbandatthebeginning.Anyhow,theirshowswere8．(creativity)andtheybecamepopular.Afterayearorso,theyworkedharderandproduced9．(they)ownrecordsandstartedtouring.Inabout1970,theMonkeesbrokeupbuttheyreunitedinthemid-1980sandin1996producedanewrecord,with10．theybecamemoresuccessful.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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。Readingisgoodforbabiesindevelopingtheirintelligenceandinterest.MomwouldreadtomeifIwasababy,thatdevelopedmyloveforreading.AsIgrewelderandcouldreadbymyself,myfatheroftentakesmetobook-storesandleftmetherereading.Onmybirthdays,thegiftssendingbymyparentsarealwaysbooks.Itisthemwholetmeknowbenefitsofreading.Personally,Ifeelstrongthatreadingdoesuslotsofgoods.Itcanbroadenourhorizonsandmakeusmoreintelligent.Additionally,itishelpfulinourlearning,especiallyinwritingaboutgoodcompositions.Solet'sstartreadingnow.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，下周六下午四點(diǎn)你校圖書館報(bào)告廳將有一場關(guān)于飲食健康的講座，請給你的外教David寫封郵件，邀他一同前往。內(nèi)容包括：1.時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)；2.講座內(nèi)容：中餐特點(diǎn)和飲食建議；3.邀請理由。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。DearDavid,Howareyourecently?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、A3、C4、C5、B6、C7、A8、C9、C10、C11、B12、B13、D14、C15、C16、B17、D18、D19、A20、C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、D4、C22、1、D2、A3、D4、A23、1、C2、D3、D4、B24、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’remissingarethesmalldisti