浙江省桐鄉(xiāng)市第一中學2025屆高三下學期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題含解析

浙江省桐鄉(xiāng)市第一中學2025屆高三下學期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned2．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．a(chǎn)mwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched3．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor4．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will5．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt6．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall7．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward8．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the9．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful10．Tomissocreativeapersonthathealwayshaslotsof_________ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedon’tevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.A．meanB．novelC．slimD．instant11．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar12．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.13．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought14．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas15．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect16．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can17．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before18．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold19．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent20．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask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）AhomelessmanisfastbecominganInternetsensation(引起轟動的人)withhisvideoblogoflifeonthestreetofMoscow,it’sreported.YevgenyYakutmovedtotheRussiancapital,hopingtolivebetter,butsoonfoundhimselfoneofthemanyhomelesspeopleinthecityknownforitshousingshortageandhighcostofliving.Buthethinkshehasfoundawayout.“IwaswarmingmyselfinarailwaystationwhenIsawatelevisionreportonbloggersearningmoneybymakingadvertisements,”hetellstheTVchannelMoscow360.Ayoungpasser-bygotchattingtohimabouttheidea,andagreedtobeMr.Yakut’scameraman,usingasmartphonetorecordhisfriend’shumorousstoriesofdailystruggleto“findfood,aplacetosleep,andkeepoutofthewayofthepolice”.SoviewerscouldseehowhelivesincentralMoscowwithoutahome.TheyuploadtheregularvideostoYouTube,whereMrYakutishopingtoattractenoughsubscribers(訂閱者)tointerestadvertisersinhischannel.Sofar,thepairhaveattractedmorethan18,000subscribers---aroundhalfofthosesinceRussianmediabeganreportinghisstoryandmorethan450,000videoviews.InonevideoMrYakutpointsoutfreeshuttlebus(班車)servesthathe,andothersinhisposition,canusetogetaround.Healsoshowsviewersthebestplacehehasfoundtowashandshave---amodernshoppingcentrebathroom---andhowtomakeuseoftheitemsotherMuscoviteshaveabandonedinthecity’sbins.Thepopularityofthepair’sYouTubechannelhasimpressedvideo-marketerKirillKalashnikov,whotellsMoscow360thatwithsomeprofessionalhelp,“thiscouldbeturnedintoamillionsubscriberswithinayear”.Inthemeantime,MrYakutsayssupporterscanmakedonationsthroughaMoscowdrainpipe,wherehehideshisdollarsinadepositboxmadefromasoft-drinkbottle.1、HowdidYevgenyYakutfindthemethodoflivinginMoscow?A．ThroughaTVreport.B．ThroughsurfingtheInternet.C．Throughtalkswithpassers-by.D．Throughreadinganeconomicbook.2、WhatdoesYevgenyYakutmainlysharewithviewers?A．Hishardwaytosuccess.B．Hisbeliefoflivingabetterlife.C．Hispositiveattitudetowardhardlife.D．HisdailystruggleforlivinginMoscow.3、ItcanbeinferredthatRussianmedia_________.A．a(chǎn)rehelpfultoachieveYakut’splanB．supportedYakut’sideaC．helpthehomelessfreeatanytimeD．mainlyfocusonsocialproblems4、Video-marketerKirillKalashnikov_______.A．isgoodatattractingtheaudienceB．hasconfidenceinYakut’svideosC．willgiveYakutprofessionalhelpD．likesYakut’sspeciallifestyle5、WhatkindofpersonisYevgenyYakutaccordingtothepassage?A．Generousandfamous.B．Positiveandcharming.C．Smartandcareful.D．Hard-workingandeducated.22．（8分）Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,myfutureisalwaysonmymind.Tobeexact,thoughtsofthefuturehavekeptmeupcountlessnightsandmademeworryenoughtodopoorlyonmorethanonetest.Becauseofthis,wordsofwisdomareasourceofcomfort.SteveJobsgaveaspeechtoStanford’sgraduatingclassin2005andhiswordsresoundrepeatedlyinmymindwheneverIthinkaboutmyfuture.ItstartedwhenIbecameajunior,whencollegecameintoview.It’sthefirstbigsteptomakingyourlifeyourown.SowhenJobsdiscussedhislifeasastudent,somefearswereeased.He,too,felttheneedtoattendcollegetomakesomethingofhimself.Hefacedwhatmanyareextremelyafraidof:uncertainty.Hislackofunderstandingcausedhimtostopattendingcollegeandfocusonwhathefeltwasimportant.Hisstoryhadahappyending,ofcourse,sinceeverythingturnedoutwell.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatstudentsshouldn’tattendcollege,butratherthattheyshouldn’tworrysomuch.

You’llgetwhereyouneedtogo,evenifyourpathisabitmorewindingthanyou’dlike.Jobstalkedaboutthehardshipsinhiswork.

Hisloveofhisworkhelpedhimcarryonandhegotwherehewasmeanttobe,whichrestatesthepoint:don’tpanic.Oneparticularpartofhisspeechstayedwithme.

SteveJobsquotedthesaying“Stayhungry,stayfoolish”andithasbecomemymotto.Stayingfoolishisrealizingthatyouarestillafool,nomatterhowmuchyou’velearnedorexperienced.

Thereisalwaysmoretoexplore.Stayinghungryiswantingtofindthosethingsaboutwhichyouarestilluneducated.SteveJobs’levelofsuccessispossibletoachieve,andIaimtoprovethat.Withthewillpowertogointotheworldlivingeverydaylikemylastandallowingthefuturetotakecareofitself,Iwilldogreatthings.

Inthelastmomentsofmylife,I’llbeproudofwhatIhavedoneandhopetohaveallthewisdomapersoncouldwishfor.1、Theauthorfeltworriedwhen________.A．hehadtotaketestsatschoolB．hehadlotsofsleeplessnightsC．hethoughtabouthisfutureD．hesearchedforwordsofwisdom2、ItissuggestedinParagraphsland2that________.A．theauthorisacollegestudentB．SteveJobs’wordshadnoeffectontheauthorC．SteveJobsfailedbecauseofhisdecisionD．theauthorcaresmuchabouthisfuture3、WhatdidtheauthorgainfromJobs’speech?A．Couragetodropoutofschool.B．Braverytofaceuncertainties.C．Interestincomputerindustry.D．ConfidenceindefeatingJobs.4、WhatdidNOTSteveJobsencouragestudentstodoinhisspeech?A．Becontentwithwhattheyknow.B．Havethedesiretolearnmore.C．Staycalminthefaceofhardships.D．Bemodestsoastolearnmore.5、Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．a(chǎn)nexperienceofaspeechB．a(chǎn)memorablemeetingwithJobsC．themostimpressivequotationinlifeD．thewisdomdrawnfromaspeech23．（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）Oneofthenewest“smart”devicesisanoldfavorite,acamera.Andsmartcamerasaregettingsmarterallthetime.Somearenowbuiltwithmachinelearningtoolstohelpthemthinkforthemselves.Machinelearninginvolvespattinglargeamountofdataintoacomputerforprocessing.GoogleClipsOneofthelatesttolaunchisGoogleClips.Itisthefirstcameradevelopedbythewebsearchgiantthatisnotbuiltintoaphone.Thesmallandlightdeviceisdesignedtobeputsomewhereinaroomtotakepicturesbyitself.Itcanalsobestucktoanobjectoraperson’sclothing.Googlesaysmachinelearninghelpsthecamerachoosethebesttimesandsituationsfortakingpicturesandvideoclips.Itcanalsorecognizethefacesofpeopleorpetschosenbytheuserandtakepicturesoftheminamorenaturalway.Thedeviceisnotyetbeingsold,butinterestedbuyerscanjoinawaitinglisttobeinformedwhenitisavailable.GoProHeroGoProisanothercompanydevelopingmachinelearningtechnology.GoProalsousesmachinelearningtopoweritsQuikStoriesfeature.Thistooltakesexistingphotosandvideosandautomaticallycreatesafinishedvideopiece,completewithmusicandeffects.SnapSpectaclesMessaging

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Snapchatsellsapairofsunglasseswithabuilt-incamerathatcanrecordshortvideoclipswiththepushofabutton.SnapInc.saystheproduct,calledSpectacles,isdesignedto“capturethemoment,withouttakingyououtofit.”Manysmartphonesalreadyhavefacialrecognitiontechnologybuiltintothedevices.SnapInc.hasstartedsellingitsSpectaclessunglassesonlineintheUnitedStates.AppleiPhoneXApple’snewiPhoneXisbeinglaunchedwithitsnewFaceIDsystemthatitsayswillunlockthephonejustbyhavingtheuserlookatit.ThisreplacestheTouchIDonpreviousdevicesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.Applesaysthesystemworksby

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morethan30,000dotsonthefacetocreateakindofmap.AppleclaimsitsfacialrecognitionisevensecureenoughtoallowpaymentsthroughitsApplePayservice.1、Whatcanmachinelearningtoolshelpcamerasdo?A．Getmuchsmarter.B．Processmoreroughly.C．Keepdataforever.D．Storemorenaturalphotos.2、WhatcanweknowaboutGoogleClips?A．Itcanonlybeputinaroom.B．Peoplecanbuyitonlineeasily.C．Itcanbebuiltintoaphone,D．Youcantakephotosautomaticallywithit.3、WhatisthespecialfunctionofGoProHero?A．Ithastousepowertowork.B．Itcanrecordvideosvividly.C．Itprovidesmusicandeffectsforvideos.D．Itusestechnologyofmachinelearning.4、WhichofthefollowingcannowbeboughtsurelyontheInternet?A．GoogleClips.B．GoProHero.C．Spectaclessunglasses.D．AppleiPhoneX.5、HowisAppleiPhoneXunlocked?A．Byafingerprint.B．Byfacialrecognition.C．Bypushingabutton.D．Bymakingamap.25．（10分）TheO.HenryMuseumTheaimoftheO.HenryMuseumistocollect,preserve,andinterpretartifacts,worksandarchival(檔案的)materialsrelativetotheauthor,forliterary,educational,andhistoricalpurposes

thatareaccessibletothepublic.Themuseumwasestablishedin334,undertheauthorityof

theCityofAustin,andisbothaNationalRegisterPropertyandaNationalLiteraryLandmark.TheO.HenryMuseumisopenWednesdaythroughSunday,noonto5:00p.m.

Admissionisfree.

Toursarealsoavailableforfree.Pleasecontactthemuseumatleastoneweekinadvancetoscheduleatourforagroupof2ormore.Meteredparkingisavailableonthestreetinfrontofthemuseum.Themuseum'sgiftshophasforsalet-shirts,coffeemugs.DVDs,andanarrayofbooksbyandaboutO.Henry.Grouptours:Weaskforone-weekadvancenoticeofgroupslargerthan2people,includingschools,churchgroups,andorganizations.Donations:Donationsgreatlybenefitthemuseumanditsprograms.Inquireaboutcontributing.Volunteer:Contactusaboutvolunteeringatthemuseum.

Wearecurrentlyinneedofagardenerandavolunteerdocent

(講解員).Staff:ValerieBennett,CuratorValerie.bennett@ci.austin.tx.usMichaelHoinski,Culture&ArtsEducationSpecialistMichael.hoinski@ci.austin.tx.usElizabethTaylor,DocentLocation:401EastFifthStreet,Austin,Texas787011、Accordingtothetext,wecanknowtheO.HenryMuseum________.A．openstothepublicforawholedayB．wonitsfamewhenitwassetupC．teachespeoplehowtowriteliteraryworksD．focusesoncollectingworksofO.Henry2、WhenvisitingtheO.HenryMuseum,visitorscan________.A．buybookswrittenbyO.HenryB．getpaidbybecomingadocentC．getmanydonationsfromthemuseumD．parkcarsnearthemuseuminanytime3、Whatisamustifschoolteachersplantotaketheirstudentstovisitthemuseum?A．GongthereonaworkdayB．ContactingthemuseuminadvanceC．DonatingsomemoneytothemuseumD．Preparingwelltobeherstudents’guide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）Atrueapologyismorethanjustanadmissionofamistake.Itisthe1thatsomethingyouhavesaidordonehasdamagedarelationship—andthatyoucareenoughabouttherelationshiptowantit2.It’snevereasytoadmityouareinthe3.Beinghuman,weall4toknowtheartofapologizing.Lookbackwith5andthinkhowoftenyou’vejudgedcruelly,saidunkindthings,orpushedyourselfaheadatthe6ofafriend.Thencountthemomentswhenyoushowedclearlyandtrulythatyouwere7.Abitfrightening,isn’tit?Frighteningbecausesomedeepwisdominusknowsthatwhen8asmallwronghasbeendone,somemysteriousmoralfeelingis9;anditstaysoutofbalanceuntilthefaultisadmittedandregret10.Irememberadoctorfriend,ClarenceLieb,11meaboutamanwhocametohimwithavarietyof12:headaches,restlessnessandstomachsickness.No13causecouldbefound.FinallyDr.Liebsaidtotheman,“Unlessyoutellmewhat’s14you,Ican’thelpyou.”Afterhe15forsometime,themanadmittedthat,asexecutor(遺囑執(zhí)行人)ofhisfather’swill,hehadbeen16hisbrother,wholivedoverseas,ofwhattheirfatherhadlefthim.Thenandtherethewiseolddoctormadehimwritetohisbrotheraskingfor17andenclosing(附入)achequeasthefirst18inrepayment.Hethenwentwithhimtothemailboxinthepassage.Asthe19disappeared,themanburstintotears.“Thankyou,”hesaid.“IthinkI’m20.”Andhewas.1、A．a(chǎn)ssessment B．belief C．criterion D．recognition2、A．restored B．formed C．reserved D．a(chǎn)bandoned3、A．distance B．way C．dark D．wrong4、A．remember B．demand C．need D．learn5、A．delight B．honesty C．sorrow D．relief6、A．mercy B．invitation C．sight D．expense7、A．careless B．foolish C．sorry D．thankful8、A．still B．rather C．hardly D．even9、A．controlled B．disturbed C．ignored D．protected10、A．exposed B．evaluated C．expressed D．exchanged11、A．questioning B．consulting C．telling D．reminding12、A．troubles B．feelings C．thoughts D．questions13、A．spiritual B．physical C．likely D．common14、A．worrying B．inspiring C．disappointing D．embarrassing15、A．wandered B．hesitated C．observed D．prayed16、A．warning B．cheating C．suspecting D．a(chǎn)ccusing17、A．a(chǎn)pology B．blame C．excuse D．forgiveness18、A．step B．trend C．success D．rise19、A．box B．passage C．letter D．cheque20、A．cured B．released C．involved D．refreshed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）Coco1．(become)ahitsinceitwasreleasedonNov.24,2017inChina.ThestorytakesplaceduringtheDayoftheDead,whenthebordercontrolsbetweenlifeanddeath,andthedead2．(allow)temporarypassagetothelandofthelivingaccordingtoMexicantradition.Ayoungboy3．(name)Miguelstickstohismusicaldreamandaccidentallymakesthetriptoafantasticworldofghostsandskeletons.Althoughthereis4．murderandafatalchurch-bell-relatedaccident,theafterlifeinCocoisawarmandexcitingplace,morefunny5．sad,CocoisalsooneofthosePixarmoviesthat6．(attempt)aconceptualbreakthrough,anapplicationofthebrightcolorsandopenemotionalismofmodern,mainstreamanimationtoanunlikelyzoneofexperience.It7．(success)makesafamily-friendlycartoonaboutdeath.The8．(important)offamilyisbothspecificanduniversal,9．explainstheparticularbeatsofMiguel’sstoryandconnectshimtoviewersregardlessofbackground.Lastbutnotleast,thetouchingmusicaddstogreatfunandtenderness.Sopersonallyspeaking,Cocoisreallyagreatanimationmovie-wellworth10．(see).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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，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。3、錯誤類型不涉及單詞拼寫。Goodrelationshipsbetweenteachersorstudentsareimportanttoteachingandlearningonlywithgoodrelationshipscanstudentandteacherscooperatewell、Goodrelationshipsdependedonbothsides、Ontheonehand,studentsshouldrespectteachersandourhardwork、TheyshouldpoliteCoteachersandreadytofollowingtheiradvice、Onanotherhand,teachersshouldbekindly,friendlyandpatienttostudents、Theymustberesponsibleontheirteachingandhelpstudents、Ifbothsidestreat10eachotherinafriendlyway,teachingandlearninginclasswillbehighlyefficient、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李華，你的美國筆友Tom給你發(fā)來一份電子郵件，表示對中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日非常感興趣。他想請你介紹你最喜歡的一個節(jié)日，如端午節(jié)、中秋節(jié)、春節(jié)，你通常是怎么慶祝的，以及你喜歡這個節(jié)日的原因。請你根據(jù)他的問題回復郵件。提示詞語：eat,gettogether,share,happy,special.注意：1.開頭語已給出2.字數(shù)：100字左右Hi!Tom,I’mgladtohearthat…_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D4、B5、C6、C7、D8、D9、B10、B11、A12、D13、B14、A15、D16、D17、A18、D19、A20、B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、A2、D3、A4、B5、C22、1、C2、D3、B4、A5、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.”“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatthatfoodisverytastelesstome.Ineverfeelfull,”shesays.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandwe