2025屆甘肅省白銀實驗中學高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷含解析

2025屆甘肅省白銀實驗中學高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t2．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback3．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence4．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor5．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference6．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．a(chǎn)cquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction7．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes8．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing9．語音知識(共5小題；每小題l分，滿分5分)從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。10．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone11．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．a(chǎn)ny B．some C．a(chǎn)ny D．no12．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote13．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise14．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted15．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth16．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．a(chǎn)ccuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference17．Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith18．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat19．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what20．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）IstartedreadingShakespearewhenIwasnine,aftermygrandfather,anactor,sentmeacopyofRomeoandJuliet.Thestoryandthelanguageattractedme.IfoundoutaboutShakespeareGlobeCentreNewZealand(SGCNZ)andstartedvolunteeringforthemwhenIwasabout10.WhenIwas13,ImanagedtorunafilmprojectwithSGCNZ.I'mhome-educatedandapart-timecorrespondencestudent(函授生)aswell.Wehaveadramagroupmadeupofquiteafewpeoplewhoarealsohome-educated.I'vealsojoinedWellingtonYoungActors,ayouththeatrecompany.Therearemanysimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenbeinghome-educatedandattendingafive-dayprogramme.Ilovehearingotherstudents'reactionswhenmeetingthemandsharemydifferentwaysofexperiencingtheworldwiththem.WhileexplainingthewayIlearncanbeachallenge,Ilovehelpingpeopletounderstandthereisn'tjustonewayoflearning.Beinghome-educatedhasofferedmethefreedomtohaveanindividualizededucationandtopursuemypassions.MyeducationhasalwaysbeenaboutmakingthosefocusesbutIdolotsofthesamethingsaspeoplewhoattendfive-dayprogramsdo.ShakespeareisagreatapproachtolotsofthingsaroundEnglish,historyandthearts.Ithinksomethingyoulearnwhenyouperformisconnection.Youhavetohaveaconnectionwithyourfellowactors,withtheaudienceandwithShakespeare.IlearnthisfromactuallybeingonstageandfromtakingpartindifferentShakespearefestivalprograms.Ibelieveit'stheemotioninShakespearethatmakesitrelevanttoday.Youcanbereadingsomethingthatwaswritten400yearsagoandbeabletoseepartsofyourlifeintheworkasitshowsyouhowtounderstandtheworldandexplorealotofdifferentideas.1、Whatcan“afive-dayprogram”be?A．Afilmproject. B．Areadingactivity.C．Schooleducation. D．Stageperformance.2、Whydoestheauthorchoosehomeeducation?A．Tobedifferentfromothers. B．Tobetterfocusonhispassions.C．Toenjoymorepersonalfreedom. D．Toimprovehisacademicperformance.3、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Afamousyoungactor. B．Aloyalprogramvolunteer.C．a(chǎn)homeeducationwriter. D．AdevotedShakespeare-lover.22．（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.23．（8分）HANGZHOU-ChineseinternetgiantAlibabaonTuesdayopenedahotelloadedwithartificialintelligence(Al)androbots,automatingaseriesofprocedureslikecheck-in,lightscontrolandroomservice.FlyZooHotel,openedinHangzhou,capitalofEastChina'sZhejiangprovince,whereAlibabaisheadquartered,isknownasthecompany'sfirst"futurehotel".Customerscancheckintothehotelbysimplyscanningtheirfaces.Thefacialrecognitionsysteminstalledinthehotelalsoenablescustomerstousetheirfacesas

keycardstoopendoorsandaccessotherhotelservice.Userscanalsocontrolthelights,televisionsandcurtainsintheroomviaAlibaba'svoice-activateddigitalassistant,whilerobotsaredeployedtoservedishes,cocktailsandcoffee.Hotelbookingsandcheck-outcanalsobedonewithafewclicksonmobilethroughanapp."TheAl-basedsolutioncanhelpcustomerssavetimeandrelievehotelemployeesfromrepetitivework,"saidWangQun,CEOofFlyZooHotel.Thehotelisthelatest

exampleofChinesetechcompanies'attemptintotraditionalindustriessuchasthehotelindustry.E-commercegiantJD．comannouncedinOctoberitsstrategytoputsmarthomeandelectronicdevicessoldonitsplatformintohotels,inanefforttoimproveonlinesales.InJuly,BaiduteamedupwithIntercontinentalHotelsGroupinBeijingtoallowgueststouseitsvoice-controlledassistanttoadjustroomtemperatureandorderroomserviceatease.Beforethat,socialmediagiantTencentintroducedQQfamily,asimilartechsolutionforhoteloperators,inthesoutherncityofZhuhailastyear."Wewanttoinstalla'smartbrain'forhotels,"saidWang."Inthefuture,wewillcontinuetomakehotelssmarterandmoreautomated,aswellascreatemorepersonalizedexperiencesforconsumers."1、HowcancustomerscheckintoFlyZooHotel?A．Byscanningtheirfaces.B．Byclickingtheirmobilephones.C．ByshowinghotelstafftheirIDcards.D．Byusingvoice-activateddigitalassistant.2、Whichofthefollowinghasn'tbeenrealized?A．Allhotelserviceisprovidedbyrobots.B．Roomservicecanbecontrolledbyartificialintelligence.C．Roomtemperaturecanbeadjustedbyartificialintelligence.D．Televisionscanbeturnedoffbyvoice-activateddigitalassistant.3、Whatwillprobablyhappentohotelsinthefuture?A．Customerswillgetlesspersonalizedexperiences.B．Humanworkwillcompletelydisappearinhotels.C．Intelligenthotelswon'tmeetanydifficultiesinthedevelopment.D．Juststayinginyourroom,youcaneasilygetmanykindsofservicesbyAl.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．InternetgiantsopenAI"futurehotel".B．Artificialintelligenceisusedinhotels.C．Internetgiantsswitchtohotelindustry.D．Traditionalhotelswilldisappearsoon.24．（8分）Bytryingtotickle(撓癢癢)ratsandrecordinghowtheirnervecellsrespond,ShimpeiIshiyamaandhisadviserarediscoveringamysterythathaspuzzledthinkerssinceAristotleexpectedthathumans,giventheirthinskinanduniqueabilitytolaugh,weretheonlyticklishanimals.ItturnsoutthatAristotlewaswrong.IntheirstudypublishedonThursday,IshiyamaandhisadviserMichaelBrechtfoundthatratssqueakedandjumpedwithpleasurewhentickledontheirbacksandbellies.Thesesignsofjoychangedaccordingtotheirmoods.Andforthefirsttime,theydiscoveredaspecialgroupofnervecells.Thesenervecellsmadethisfeelingsopowerfulthatitcausesanindividualbeingtickledtolosecontrol.Tomakesurethathehadindeedfoundaplaceinthebrainwhereticklingwasprocessed,Ishiyamathenstimulated(刺激)thatareawithelectricalcurrents.Theratsbegantojumplikerabbitsandsinglikebirds.“It’strulyground-breaking,”saidJeffreyBurgdorf,aneuroscientistatNorthwesternUniversitywhoreviewedthepaper.“Ittakesthestudyofemotiontoanewlevel.”Burgdorfhasplayedacentralroleinourunderstandingofanimaltickling.Hewaspartofateamthatfirstnoticed,inthelate1990s,thatratsmadespecialnoiseswhentheywereexperiencingsocialpleasure.Othershadalreadynotedthatratsrepeatedlymadeshortandhighsoundsduringmeals.ButthelabwhereBurgdorfworkednoticedthattheyemittedsimilarsoundswhileplaying.Andsooneday,theseniorscientistinthelabsaid,“Let’sgoandticklesomerats.”Theyquicklyfoundthatthosecriesofpleasuredoubled.“Theauthorshavebeenveryadventurous,”saidDanielO’Connor,aneuroscientistatJohnsHopkinsUniversitywhostudiestouch.Tohim,thatfindingwasverysurprising.“Whydoestheworldliterallyfeeldifferentwhenyouarestressedout?”hesaid.“Thisisthefirststeptowardsansweringthatquestion.Itgivesusawaytoapproachitwithexperimentalrigor(嚴謹).”1、Whatcontributedtohumans’beingticklishaccordingtoAristotle?A．Theirspecialskin.B．Theirsocialpleasure.C．Theirnervoussystem.D．Theirwillingnesstotouch.2、Whydidtheresearchersmakeuseofelectricalcurrents?A．Todiscoverthespecialgroupofnervecells.B．Toexperimentondifferentanimals.C．Tofollowtheprocessoftickling.D．Toprovetheirfinding.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswillJeffreyBurgdorfagreewith?A．Theresearchprocessisfullofrisks.B．Thefindingofthestudyissurprisingandunbelievable.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialforthestudyofemotion.D．Thefindingofthestudyactuallycontradictsmodernscience.4、Theunderlinedword“squeak”inParagraph2maybeexplainedby______.A．giveasmileB．makeanoiseC．burstintotearsD．watchwithstaringeyes5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLifeofRatsB．HowRatsLaughC．AWonderfulScientistD．ANewDiscoveryaboutRat25．（10分）ExploityourparkingspaceAnunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto￡200or￡300aweek.PutanadvertisementforfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.RentaroomSpareroom?Notonlywillalodger（房客）earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothegovernment-backed“rentaroom”program,youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst￡4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.MakemoneyduringspecialeventsDon’twantafull-timelodger?Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.LiveonsetRentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.UseyourroofYouneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment(around￡14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.1、Ifyouearn￡5,000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon_______.A．￡500B．￡800C．￡4500D．￡50002、Wherecanyouputanadvertisementtorentoutaroomduringabigevent?A．OnLetpark.B．OnRoomspare.C．OnGrashpadder.D．OnRoommateeasy.3、Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_______.A．keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25yearsB．signanagreementwiththegovernmentC．selltherooftosomeenergycompaniesD．payaround￡14,000fortheequipment4、Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?A．Lodgers.B．Houseowners.C．Advertisers.D．Onlinecompanies第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Doyouthinkyouhavewhatittakestobeasuccessfulscientist?Asuccessfulscientistisgenerallyagoodobserver.Hemakesfull1ofthefactsheobserves.Hedoesn’tacceptideaswhicharenot2onobviousfacts,andtherefore3toacceptauthorityastheonlyreasonfortruth.Healwayschecksideas4andmakesexperimentstoprovethem.Theriseof5sciencemayperhapsbeconsideredto6asfarbackasthe7ofRogerBacon,thewonderfulphilosopherofOxford,wholived8theyears1214and1292.Hewasprobablythefirstinthemiddleagestosuggestthatwemustlearnscience9observingandexperimentingonthethingsaroundus,andhehimself10manyimportanttruths.Galileo(1564-1642),however,wholivedmorethan300yearslater,wasthegreatestofseveralgreatmeninItaly,France,Germany,andEngland,11begantoshowhowmanyimportant12couldbediscoveredbyobservationbydegrees.BeforeGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfellmore13towardstheearththansmallones,14Aristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingtothe15oftheLeaningTowerofPisa,letfalltwo16stonesandprovedAristotlewaswrong.ItwasGalileo’s17ofgoingdirecttonature,andprovingour18andtheoriesbyexperiment,thathasledtoallthediscoveriesofmodernscience.What19thosepeoplegoodscientists?FromtheexampleofGalileo,weknowitclearlythatsuccessfulscientistsarethosewhoseobservationshave20betterresults.1、A．useB．timeC．speedD．trust2、A．reliedB．basedC．insistedD．centered3、A．refusesB．desiresC．intendsD．regrets4、A．casuallyB．carefullyC．quicklyD．secretly5、A．naturalB．physicalC．a(chǎn)ncientD．modern6、A．dateB．keepC．lookD．come7、A．studyB．timeC．yearD．birth8、A．bothB．eachC．betweenD．a(chǎn)mong9、A．inB．withC．onD．by10、A．broughtB．discoveredC．tookD．gave11、A．whoB．whenC．thatD．where12、A．truthsB．problemsC．peopleD．subjects13、A．slowlyB．rapidlyC．lightlyD．heavily14、A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．becauseC．whenD．if15、A．placeB．footC．topD．ceiling16、A．bigB．smallC．equalD．unequal17、A．spiritB．skillC．theoryD．discovery18、A．plansB．opinionsC．worldD．a(chǎn)bility19、A．makesB．preventsC．considersD．promises20、A．foreseenB．rejectedC．producedD．challenged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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Pinky:Hello,Ann!ThisisPinky.1．wasyourweekend?Ann:Wonderful.Wehadafamilydinner.Pinky:Yourwholefamily?Ann:Yes,allofus.Wewenttoourfavoriterestaurant,theGoldenCrab.Pinky:I2．(notknow)thatwasyourfavorite.It’smine,too.Ann:Thefoodwasgoodasusual,3．westarteddinnerlate.MybrotherPaul’scarbroke4．.HeandJennifergotthereafternine.Wewereallfeelingvery5．(hunger)bythen.Pinky:Ithoughthiscarwas6．newone.Whatwasthetrouble?Ann:Idon’tknow.Paulsaysthatnewcarsarenotasgood7．oldones.Hesaystheirsteeringwheelsarenotsogood.Pinky:Bythe8．,Ann.Canyoudomethefavortolendmeyourcomputer?Mycomputerdoesn’twork.Ann:Sorry,Pinky,butI9．(lend)ittoNancy.Whydon’tyouaskEmily?I’msureshe’lllendyou10．.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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）不計分。WhenIwashavingsupperlastsummer,Isawwhitecatintheyard.ItwassocutethatIcouldn’thelpplaywithit.Itwasnervousatfirst,andsoonwebecamegoodfriends.Onedaywhenitjumpedtomyroom,Idecidedtogaveitawarmbath,becauseitfurwasdirty.Astimegoesby,theweatherturnedtocoldgradually.Ithadtoleavetofindawarmlyplace,anditwouldcontinueitsjourney.WheneverIwishtoseeit,thatImustdoistoclosemyeye,anditwillappearinfrontofme.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學高二學生李華，你看到一個英語教學網(wǎng)站在招聘中國地區(qū)英語助教，你打算在暑假期間為這家網(wǎng)站做助教，請用英文給這家網(wǎng)站寫一封求職信，內(nèi)容如下：1.介紹自己的基本情況；2.說明自己的優(yōu)勢；3.希望得到對方的答復(fù)。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于50；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。提示詞：助教assistantteacherDearSir/Madam,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,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、B5、D6、C7、A8、A9、regularA．productionB．1anguageC．popularD．minute2．weightA．heightB．ceilingC．foreignD．neighbour3．specialA．musicalB．oceanC．medicineD．biscuit4．perfectA．electB．preventC．effectD．problem10、C11、A12、B13、C14、C15、C16、A17、A18、C19、C20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、B3、D22、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,Ithinkthis