福建省廈門市第六中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題含解析

福建省廈門市第六中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題請(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(wú)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．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．a(chǎn)ppliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied2．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．a(chǎn)sfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．a(chǎn)sif3．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．a(chǎn)mbition B．a(chǎn)ttentionC．expectation D．reputation4．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade5．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one6．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore7．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith8．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone9．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why10．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．a(chǎn)ccurately B．precisely C．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．rightly11．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave12．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(簡(jiǎn)裝書)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure13．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may14．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．however15．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen16．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge17．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left18．Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping19．Allthestudentsarerequiredtochecktheyhavemadesomespellingerrorsintheircompositions.A．whetherB．whatC．thatD．which20．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed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）DavidHepworthandEricWhale,twoScottishmaterialscientists,werelookingforsmartwaystoreusefoodwastewhentheyfiguredouthowtomakenanofibers（納米纖維）outofleftoversfromcarrotjuice.Thecellulose（纖維素）incarrotsandotherrootvegetables,unlikeotherfibrousmaterialslikewoodorcotton,iseasytoseparateoutfromtherestofthebiowaste.ThescientistscallthematerialCurran,aftertheGaelicwordforcarrot.Andtheysetouttoshowthatitcouldbeusedtoreplaceglassorcarbonfibers.Theysayit'snearlytwiceasstrongandslightlylighterthancarbon.Theywouldjustgotobuyintheirlocalgrocerystore.Buttheysoonrealizedthatthecarrotactuallyworkedwellandthattheycouldturntoagriculturalwastetosourcetheirmaterial.Theyfoundthatthesmartest,mostecologicallyresponsibleuseforthenanofiberswasforprotectivesportinggoods.Andinparticular,motorcyclehelmets,whichhavetobebothstrongandlight.That'sright:Motorcyclehelmetsofthefuturemightbemadefromcarrots,notcarbon.Thequestionhere,firstofall,wastoseewhatcouldbeapossiblemarketforsuchanewfiber,fromanecologicalpointbutalsofromtheeconomicandtechnicalanglestoo,"DavidHepworthsays.That'swherethehelmetcomesin.Theyfoundthatprotectivesportinggoods,whichneedstiff,strong,lightfibersandloweconomicoverhead,weresomeofthebestusecasesforCurran.DavidHepworthandhisteamarealsolookingatthepossibilityofusingitinsurfboardsandinsulation（隔離板）formobilehomes.Thechallengenowistakingthematerialfromthelabtomassproduction.And,makingsurethatit'sstillecologicallysmartonagranderscale.Itdoesn'tmakesensetodevelopamaterialfrombiowasteifthere'snouseforit.Orifturningitintoauseableproducttakesmoreenergythanthenon-renewablechoice.1、WhywasthecarrotchosenbytheScottishscientistsatfirst?A．Itworkedbest.B．Itcouldbeconvenienttoget.C．Itiseasytobebrokenintopieces.D．Itdidlittleharmtotheenvironment.2、WhatisspecialaboutCurrancomparedwithotherfibers?A．Itsshape.B．Itslength.C．Itsquality.D．Itsweight.3、Whichisachallengeforusingthenewmaterialmentionedatpresent?A．Howtouseitwidely.B．Howtomakeitcheaper.C．Howtostudyitoutofthelab.D．Flowtogetitinlargeamounts.4、Whichcanbestserveasthetitleforthetext?A．WaystoReuseBiologicalWastesB．ComingHelmetsMadeofCarrotsC．TheSolutionstoDangerousRidingD．TheChallengeinProducingHelmets22．（8分）1、WhichofthefollowingpeopleshouldapplyforJobA?A．AnenergeticAmericangirlwith6yearsofexperienceinmarketing．B．AshyChinesegirlwhoisinterestedinmarketingandwillingtolearn．C．AnoutgoingShandongboywithinterestandexperienceinmarketing．D．AaggressiveAustralianmarketingmanagerwhowantstoworkinShanghai．2、WhichofthefollowingisamustforanapplicantforJobB?A．Aninternationalbackground．B．Adegreeinelectronics．C．Aninterestinmedicalequipment．D．Willingnessforanimmediateinterview．3、WhichjobissuitableforacollegedropoutwithagoodcommandofEnglishandChinese?A．JobA．B．JobB．C．JobC．D．JobD．23．（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.24．（8分）Asimplewoodenboxattachedto8-year-oldAlexBenitez-Alvarez’swalkermadeiteasierfortheboytocarryschoolsuppliesandallowedhimtodomorethingsonhisown.“Nowifhewantstogotothelibraryandgetabookout,hecan.”saidTommyJohnson,oneofthreehighschoolstudentswhohelpedBenitez-Alvarez.Theirideacamefromanengineeringprojectthatpairsyoungengineerswithpeoplefromlocalspecialeducationprograms.EngineeringteamsfromShakopeeEastandWestjuniorhighschoolsdesignedmodelsofseveraldevicestomaketheirdisabledpartners’liveseasier.Someofthesimplestideaswerethemostuseful,suchasanadjustablechairtohelpachildputhisorhershoeson.Theyalsocameupwithspecialbuildingblocksthatcanhelpblindbabieslearnbytouch.Inaneducationsystemdrivenbyexams,engineeringteacherTJHendricksonsaidtheprojectgavestudentsthechancetocreatesomethingtheycouldactuallyseeforthemselves.“Studentsstoppedworryingabouttheirgradesandstartedworryingaboutfailingtheirclients,saidHendrickson,ateacheratShakopeeWestJuniorHigh.Groupprojectsencourageteamworkandmotivatestudentsdifferentlyfromindependentprojects.Inthiscase,theprojectalsotaughtamuch-neededlessonindevelopingpeopleskills.Themeetingsalsohelpedengineersaddspecialtouchestotheirfinishedproducts.Benitez-Alvarez,wholovessoccer,gottheMinnesotaUnitedlogoandasoccerballprintedonhiswoodenstoragebox.Theprojectencouragedstudentswithspecialneedstodescribetheirphysicaldisabilitieswhilealsoteachingengineersaboutthestrugglesoflivingwithadisability.“Everyoneintheworldshoulddothis.”saidStephanieBetley,ateacheratShakopeewhohopestoseetheprojectspreadtootherschools.“It’sforsomeoneelseratherthanyourself.”1、Whatwasthepurposeoftheengineeringproject?A．ToshowhowspecialeducationhelpsdisabledkidsB．Totryoutengineeringknowledgelearnedinclass.C．Toimprovethelifeofdisabledkids.D．Toprovidejobstoagroupofyoungengineers.2、HowdidtheprojectinfluencetheengineersinHendrickson'sopinion?A．Ithelpedthempasstheirexamsmoreeasily.B．Itcausedthemmorestressthantheirexams.C．Ithelpedthemputtheirknowledgeintouse.D．Itimprovedtheircommunicationskills.3、WhatdidBetleythinkoftheengineeringproject?A．Itdidalotofgoodtopeopleinneedofhelp.B．Itremindedpeoplenottolookdownonthedisabled.C．Itmademorestudentsinterestedinengineering.D．Itremindedpeopletocaremoreaboutthemselves.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．PracticemakesperfectB．HelpingothersoutC．LivingwithadisabilityD．Challengingoneself25．（10分）ItwasanautumnmorningshortlyaftermyhusbandandImovedintoourfirsthouse.Ourchildrenwereupstairsunpacking,andIwaslookingoutofthewindowatmyfathermovingaroundmysteriouslyonthefrontlawn.“Whatareyoudoingoutthere?”Icalledtohim.Helookedup,smiling.“I’mmakingyouasurprise.”Ithoughtitcouldbejustaboutanything.Whenwewerekids,healwayscreatedsomethingsurprisingforus.Today,however,Dadwouldsaynomore,andcaughtupinthebusinessofournewlife,Ieventuallyforgotabouthissurprise.UntilonegloomydaythenextMarchwhenIglancedoutofthewindow,sawadotofblueacrosstheyard.Iheadedoutsideforacloserlook.Theywerecrocuses（番紅花）throughoutthefrontlawnblue,yellowandmyfavoritepink,withlittlefacesmovingupanddowninthecoldwind.IrememberedthethingsDadsecretlyplantedlastautumn.Heknewhowthedarknessanddullnessofwinteralwaysgotmedown.Whatcouldhavebeenmoreperfectlytimelytomyneeds?Myfather’scrocusesbloomed（開花）eachspringforthenextfiveseasons,alwaysbringingthesameassurance:Hardtimesarealmostover.Holdon,keepgoing,andlightiscomingsoon.Thenaspringcamewithonlyhalftheusualbloomsandthenextspringtherewerenone.Imissedthecrocuses,soIwouldaskDadtocomeoverandplantnewbulbs.ButIneverdid.HediedsuddenlyoneOctoberday.Myfamilywereindeepsorrow,leaningonourfaith.Onaspringafternoonfouryearslater,IwasdrivingbackwhenIfeltdepressed.ItwasDad’sbirthday,andIfoundmyselfthinkingabouthim.Thiswasnotunusual－myfamilyoftentalkedabouthim,rememberinghowheliveduptohisfaith.SuddenlyIslowedasIturnedintoourdriveway.Istoppedandstaredatthelawn.Thereonthemuddygrasswithsmallpilesofmeltingsnow,bravelywavinginthewind,wasonepinkcrocus.Howcouldaflowerbloomfromabulbmorethan18yearsago,onethathadn’tbloomedinoveradecade?Buttherewasthecrocus.TearsfilledmyeyesasIrealizeditssignificance.Holdon,keepgoing,andlightiscomingsoon.Thepinkcrocusbloomedforonlyaday,butitbuiltmyfaithforalifetime.1、Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat.A．itkeptbotheringtheauthornotknowingwhatthesurprisewasB．theauthorwasunpackingwhenherfatherwasmakingthesurpriseC．itwasnotthefirsttimethattheauthor’sfatherhadmadeasurpriseD．theauthorknewwhatthesurprisewasbecausesheknewherfather2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthorusuallyfeltdepressedintheseasonofwinter.B．Theauthor’sfatherplantedthecrocusestoliftherlowspirits.C．Theauthoroftenthoughtaboutherfatherafterhedied.D．Thecrocusesbloomedeachspringbeforeherfatherdied.3、Theauthor’sfathershouldbebestdescribedas.A．a(chǎn)part-timeworkerwholovedflowersB．a(chǎn)kind-heartedmanwholivedwithfaithC．a(chǎn)full-timegardenerwithskillfulhandsD．a(chǎn)nordinarymanwithdoubtsinhislife第三部分語(yǔ)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）RaynorWinnandherhusbandMothbecamehomelessduetotheirwronginvestment.Theirsavingshadbeen1topaylawyers’fees.Tomakemattersworse,Mothwasdiagnosed（診斷）witha2disease.Therewasno3,onlypainrelief.Failingtofindanyotherwayout,theydecidedtomakea4journey,astheycaughtsightofanoldhikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.Thiswasalongjourneyofunaccustomedhardshipand5recovery.Whenleavinghome,RaynorandMothhadjust￡320inthebank.Theyplannedtokeepthe6lowbylivingonboilednoodles,withthe7hamburgershoptreat.Wildcampingis8inEngland.Toavoidbeingcaught,theWinnshadtogettheirtentup9andpackeditawayearlyinthemorning.TheWinnssoondiscoveredthatdailyhikingintheir50sisalot10thantheyrememberitwasintheir20s.Raynor11alloveranddesiredabath.Moth,meanwhile,afteraninitial12,foundhissymptomswerestrangely13bytheirdailytiringjourney.14,thecouplefoundthattheirbodiesturnedforthebetter,withre-foundstrongmusclesthattheythoughthad15forever."Ourhairwasfriedandfallingout,nailsbroken,clothes16toathread,butwewerealive."Duringthejourney,Raynorbeganacareerasanaturewriter.Shewrites,"17hadtakeneverymaterialthingfrommeandleftmetornbare,anemptypageattheendofa(n)18writtenbook.Ithadalsogivenmea19,eithertoleavethatpage20ortokeepwritingthestorywithhope.Ichosehope.”1、A．drawnupB．usedupC．backedupD．keptup2、A．mildB．commonC．preventableD．serious3、A．cureB．luckC．careD．promise4、A．businessB．walkingC．busD．rail5、A．expectedB．frighteningC．disappointingD．surprising6、A．budgetB．revenueC．compensationD．a(chǎn)llowance7、A．frequentB．occasionalC．a(chǎn)bundantD．constant8、A．unpopularB．lawfulC．a(chǎn)ttractiveD．illegal9、A．soonB．earlyC．lateD．slowly10、A．harderB．easierC．cheaperD．funnier11、A．rolledB．bledC．a(chǎn)chedD．trembled12、A．struggleB．progressC．excitementD．research13、A．developedB．controlledC．reducedD．increased14、A．InitiallyB．EventuallyC．TemporarilyD．Consequently15、A．gainedB．keptC．woundedD．lost16、A．sewnB．washedC．wornD．ironed17、A．DoctorsB．HikingC．LawyersD．Homelessness18、A．wellB．partlyC．neatlyD．originally19、A．choiceB．rewardC．promiseD．break20、A．looseB．fullC．blankD．missing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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank."HowshouldaNobellaureatedress?"askedKazuoIshiguro,who,40minutesearlier,hadfoundouthe1．(award)theNobelPrizeforLiterature.Tosaythenewswasunexpectedisanunderstatement.Heliterallycouldn'tbelieveit.Untilthatwas,hisphonebegantoringconstantly,anorderlyqueueofTVcrewsstartedtoformoutsidehisfrontdoor("howdotheyallknowwhereIlive?"),andhispublishersdispatchedatopteamtohishouseasback-up.Thiswasnotfakenews.Thiswasdelightful,surprisingnews.Maybetherewereotherswho2．(win)instead,hewondered."Butthatisthenatureofprizes.Theyarealottery."3．chaosreignedaroundhim,hewascalm,assuredandthoughtful,talking(afternippingupstairstofetchasmartjacketforourinterview)abouthisbeliefinthepowerofstoriesand4．thosethathewrotewouldoftenexplorewastedlivesandopportunities."I'vealwayshadafaiththatitshouldbepossible,ifyoutellstoriesinacertainway,totranscendbarriersofrace,classandethnicity."Forme,heisoneofthegreatlivingwritersworkinginanylanguage.Allwriterscantellstories.Ishigurotellsstorieson5．level.Heplacesthereaderinsomesortofalternativereality-whichmightbethefuture,itmightbethepresent,itmightbethepast.Theyfeellikeplacesthatarewholeandreal,6．youdon'tknowthem.They'reweirdandnotnecessarilyhappyplaces.Butthey'replacesthatyoucaninhabitandrelateto,andyoubecomedeeplyinvolvedwiththecharacters.That'sthewriter'sjobhejustdoesitbetterthanmost.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）假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不計(jì)分。MyfriendandIalwaysplayedoutdoorwhenwewereyoung、Duringspringrains,weclimbeduptoourcomforttreehouseandplayedcards、Thenintheamusedautumn,werolledaroundintheorangeleaf、Thisallendoneday,whenmyfriendreceivedvideogameplayerforhisbirthday、Inthebegin,hesometimesinvitedmeovertoplaywithhim、Butthisbegantohappenlessandless,becauseofhishousewassmall,andhismotherdidn’tlikevisitors、Nowweneverseeeachanother,asheisalwaysplayedhisvideogames、Imissmyfriend、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國(guó)朋友Tom來(lái)信說(shuō)他將要到你的家鄉(xiāng)—棗莊旅行，想提前了解一下棗莊。請(qǐng)用英語(yǔ)給他寫封回信。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)包括：1.棗莊位于山東省南部，是一個(gè)值得一游的美麗城市。2.一方面，很多歷史人物出生在棗莊。墨子便是其中之一，他創(chuàng)立了墨家思想(Mohism)。3.另一方面，棗莊有很多名勝古跡。以“天下第一莊”(“theBestTownintheWorld”.)而出名的臺(tái)兒莊古城(theancientcityofTaierzhuang)是最吸引人的地方之一，它可追溯到漢朝。在棗莊乘坐BRT四處轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)非常方便。注意：1）詞數(shù)80左右；2）可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3）開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入字?jǐn)?shù)。DearTom,Howisitgoing?I’mdelightedtoknowthatyouarecomingtovisitZaozhuangandwanttoknowsomeinformationinadvance.I’dliketointroduceZaozhuangbriefly._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtoyourarrival.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、D2、B3、A4、A5、D6、D7、D8、B9、C10、C11、A12、B13、B14、C15、C16、C17、D18、C19、A20、D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、B2、C3、D4、B22、1、C2、B3、D23、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.”“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundtha