2023-2024學(xué)年北京十二中高考適應(yīng)性考試英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年北京十二中高考適應(yīng)性考試英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime2．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown3．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency4．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus5．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where6．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．a(chǎn)mthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout7．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．a(chǎn)slongas8．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg9．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with10．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on11．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof12．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy13．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．a(chǎn)bundantC．a(chǎn)rtificialD．poisonous14．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof15．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please16．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where17．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved18．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．a(chǎn)cceptable C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)ppropriate19．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．a(chǎn)recreated D．a(chǎn)recreating20．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear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）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.22．（8分）Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat￡1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto￡l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor￡120,reducedfrom￡400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor￡600,reducedfrom￡900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted￡720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade￡580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.23．（8分）Thedangersofdrowsy（昏昏欲睡）drivinghavebeenwidelyknown.Nowseveralcompanieshavedevelopedface-trackingtechnologythatcantellwhendriversbecomedangerouslysleepy.Hereishowitmightwork.Acamerainyourcarmonitorsyourfacialexpression,comparesittoadatabaseofexpressionsanddeterminesifyouarelikelysleepyordistracted.Thecarthenalertsyoutopayattentionorpullover.Affectivahasdevelopedemotionrecognitiontechnologythataimstodetectwhenpeoplearejuststartingtogettired.Theideaistocatchthewarningsignsbeforedrowsinessreallystrikes.“Actually,whensomeoneisdrowsy,thatistoolate.”Gabi,vicepresidentofAffectivasaid.“Whatifyoucanseetrendsinsomeone’sfaceaboutfiveminutesbeforetheybecomesleepy?”Affectiva’sprogramcanrecognizesevendifferentemotionsand15facialexpressions.Itsstandardsweredevelopedbysifting（篩選）throughadatabaseof4millionfacesfrom75countries,saidZijderveld.Shesuggestedthatcarmakerscouldcoordinate（協(xié)調(diào)）theprogram’sfacialrecognitiondatawithoralreminders,suchassoundwarnings,or（nonverbal）alerts,likeachangeoftemperatureandvibrations（continuousslightshakingmovements）.Eyerisisanothercompanyworkinginfacialanalytics.ModarAlaoui,thecompany’sCEO,saidthatitssoftwaredetects“eyeopenness”inadditiontootherfacialindicators.Thesoftwarecanalsoreadheadposition,whichmayindicatewhensomeonebeginstonodoff.Thesetechnologiesaren’tthefirstattempttofightdrowsinessbehindthewheel.Inventorscameupwiththesimilardevice“sleeperbeeper”topreventsleepincarsbackin1983.Thesleeperbeeperwasattachedtoadriver’searandwouldissueanoisywarningwhenthedriver’sheadnoddedpastacertainpoint.Butthelatestsoftwarewouldintervene（干涉）earlierandmoreeffectively.1、Thecamerainthecarcandetermineifadriveris________.A．cold-blooded B．near-sightedC．bad-tempered D．a(chǎn)bsent-minded2、Whenwilldriversberemindedtopayattentionorpulloverbytheface-trackingtechnology?A．Whentheyarejustbeginningtogettired.B．Fiveminutesaftertheybecomesleepy.C．Whentheyarereallytired.D．Whentheyaredrowsy.3、Itismostlikelythatthe“sleeperbeeper”wouldsendoutawarningby________.A．shakingslightly B．makingnoiseC．flashingbrilliantly D．changingtemperature4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Thedangersofdrowsydrivinghavebeenwidelyknown.B．Inventorshavetriedoutthesimilardevice“sleeperbeeper”.C．Severalcompanieshavefoundsomewaystofightdrowisnessbehindthewheel.D．Face-trackingtechnologyfordrowsydrivinghasbeendevelopedbyseveralcompanies.24．（8分）IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat"keepingupwiththeJoneses"isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhood.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheyhadtomovebacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses"because"Jones"isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses"cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare"Joneses"ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.1、SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.A．wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB．wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich.C．don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD．wanttobehappy2、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A．liveoutsideNewYorkCity B．liveinNewYorkCityC．liveinapartments D．livewithmanyneighbors3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetokeepingupwiththeJoneses?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Supportive. D．Objective.25．（10分）Anewstudyshowsthatrisinglevelsofplanet-warminggasesmayreduceimportantnutrients（營養(yǎng)物質(zhì)）infoodcropsResearchersstudiedtheeffectsofcarbondioxideonrice，Intheexperiment，scientistsgrew18kindsofriceinfieldsinChinaandJapan．Theysetcarbondioxidelevelstowhatscientistsarepredictingforourplanetbytheendofthecentury．Ricegrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionshad，onaverage，13t030percentlowerlevelsoffourBvitaminsand10percentlessprotein（蛋白質(zhì)）Thecropsalsohad8percentlessironand5percentlesszincthanricegrownundernormalconditionsHowever，vitaminEleveLsincreasedbyabout13percentonaverage．Theresearcherssaidtheeffectsofplanet-warminggaseswouldbemostsevcreforthepoorestcitizensinsomeoftheleastdevelopedcountries．Thesepeoplegenerallyeatthemostriceandhavetheleastcomplexdiets．Thatincludesabour600millionpeopleinIndonesia，Cambodia，Myanmar，Bangladesh，Laosandothernations，mainlyinSoutheastAsia．Otherstudieshaveshownthathighertemperaturesfromclimatechangeandweatherextremeswillreducefoodproduction．Butscientistsarefindingthatrisinglevclsofcarbondioxideandotherplanet-warminggasesthreatenfoodquality．Earlierstudiesshowedthatwheat，rice，fieldpeasandsoybeansgrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsallhadIowerlevelsofproteinandmincrais．Scientistspredictedthatalmost150millionpeoplemightbeatriskofhavingtoolittleproteinorzincintheirdietby2050．Thenewstudysuggestsawaytolowerthenutritionalharmofclimatechange．Thatistogrowdifferentformsofricethatcanadapttohighercarbondioxidelevels．1、Growingriceunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsmay____．A．increaseironinthericeB．makeitlessnutritiousC．causelossesofVitaminED．makeitmoredelicious2、Howcanpeoplereducethenutritionalharmofclimatechange？A．ByimportingricefromChinaandJapan．B．Bytakingotherkindsoffoodinsteadofrice．C．ByavoidingeatingricefromSoutheastAsia．D．Bygrowingricesuitablefortheenvironment．3、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext？A．Toinfomreaderswhatnurrientsfoodcropscontain．B．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheplanettheyliveon．C．Tosharetheresultsofsomestudiesonpeople’sdiets．D．Totellreaderswherefoodcropsaremainlyproduced．4、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthetext？A．Advertisements．B．Artsandculture．C．Sciencereport．D．Businessnews．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）AfterstudyingMandarin(普通話）ataUniversityinLondon,IdecidedtofurtherdevelopmylanguageskillsinBeijing.Mychoiceof1wasTheHutongSchool.TheHutongSchoolnotonly2languageclassesbutalsohelpswithaccommodation,visa,andanythingyoucould3needhelpwith.Theyalsoorganize4events,whichisnicewhenlivingsomewhereyoudon’tactually5anyone.Aftera10-hourflight,I6earlyinthemorning.I7upmysuitcase,mademywaytotheexitandmettheHutongSchoolrepresentative.Hetookmetomy8,whichwaslocatedinDongzhimen,areallyniceand9location,only2stopstoTiananmenSquare.However,theapartmentwasnotquiteas“nice”as10onthewebsite.AndIjusthadtwo11:aGermanguywhowouldbethereforfourmonthslearning12,andaSpanishguywhoworksforTheHutongSchool.After13in,therepresentativetookmeto14withthelocalpolice,whichyouneedtodoasa“resident”.Then,hetookmetoTheHutongSchoolto15alevelassessment,arrangemy16andtakemetomeetmyteachers.Theschoolis,well,17ofwhatonewouldexpectorisimpliedbythe18notactuallylocatedintheHutongs,butlocatedonthe15thfloorofaskyscraper.Obviouslyitwaslesscharmingbutitdid19forgreatviews.There,Ihada2-hourprivateclasseverydayandmyteacherswerejustlovely.BeinginChinaandconstantlybeingcompletely20inChineseimprovedmyMandarinsomuch.1、A．a(chǎn)gencyB．officeC．instituteD．class2、A．servesB．designsC．operatesD．offers3、A．possiblyB．frequentlyC．naturallyD．hardly4、A．culturalB．a(chǎn)cademicC．socialD．financial5、A．meetB．knowC．likeD．recognize6、A．stoppedB．a(chǎn)rrivedC．restedD．waited7、A．putB．caughtC．liftedD．picked8、A．officeB．schoolC．a(chǎn)partmentD．station9、A．quietB．plainC．cheapD．central10、A．presentedB．exploredC．soughtD．painted11、A．teachersB．roommatesC．customersD．classmates12、A．ChineseB．GermanyC．EnglishD．Spanish13、A．bringingB．joiningC．settlingD．taking14、A．registerB．a(chǎn)ssociateC．negotiateD．connect15、A．studyB．payC．a(chǎn)daptD．get16、A．partyB．scheduleC．tourD．report17、A．onthewholeB．bythewayC．a(chǎn)saresultD．onthecontrary18、A．nameB．representativeC．natureD．teacher19、A．takeB．lookC．makeD．long20、A．lostB．involvedC．stuckD．interested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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）（題文）Nowadays,itiscommon（小題1）moreandmorehighschoolstudentsopentheirownmicroblogsontheInternet.Foronething,itcanprovideacolorfulplatformtoshowtheirtalent.Foranother,itisausefulway（小題2）(release)theirpressure.Andallthesemakeitmoreandmorepopularwithhighschoolstudents.Butmanyparentsandteachersholdadifferentview.Theythinkthatmanagingone’smicroblogwilltakealotoftimeandenergy,（小題3）shouldbeusedtostudy.Inmyview,Iamgreatlyinfavor（小題4）thisactivity.TodaytheInternetisplaying（小題5）importantroleinourlife.Therefore,ashighschoolstudentsoftheInformationAge,weneedtolearntomakeuseofthis（小題6）(value)tooltocommunicateanddisplayourselves.What’smore,openingandorganizingmicroblogsneedvariousabilitiessuchaswriting,designing,beingskillfulatcomputerandsoon.Onlyifwemasterthoseabilitiescanwemakeasuccessfulmicroblog.Asaresult,weimproveourselveswhile（小題7）(organize)ourmicroblogs.Infact,themicroblog（小題8）(oneself)isoflittleharm.Itisyourattitudetowardsitthat（小題9）(matter).Weshouldtakethe（小題10）(advantage)andavoidsomebadeffects.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。每處錯誤僅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。Iwasshoppingwithmywifeandwehaveplentyofthingstobuy.Wedrovetothecentreofthecitybutstoppedourcarinfrontofashop.Anhourlater,wecamebacktothecar.Butitwasstrangethatwecouldopenthedoors.Soweaskedthepolicemanforhelp.Hewasgladtohelpus.afewminuteslater,hegotthedooropen.Justthenamancameupandshoutedangry,“Whatareyoudoingwithmycar?”Weweresurprisingandwenttoseethenumberofthecar.Itwasnothis.Wewereveryembarrassedonthattime.Whatdoyouthinkthatwedidthen?Wehadtospeaksorrytotheman.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是天津晨光中學(xué)學(xué)生會主席李津，你校擬在暑假舉辦中國文化夏令營。你的美國筆友Ben對此很感興趣。請根據(jù)以下提示，寫一封郵件介紹此次活動。舉辦夏令營的時間(為期7天)夏令營的活動安排(學(xué)說中文；參觀博物館；拓展訓(xùn)練等)參加夏令營的方式(電子郵件zgwhxly@163.com)注意:詞數(shù)不少于110；開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，并不計入總詞數(shù)請適當(dāng)加入細節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實、行文連貫。參考詞匯:拓展訓(xùn)練OutwardDevelopmentDearBen,ItisgreattoknowthatyouareinterestedinChineseCultureSummerCamp._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiJin

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、A5、D6、B7、D8、C9、B10、D11、C12、D13、B14、B15、A16、B17、A18、A19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、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‘Ithinkthishasahintofmeat,’Ican’treallyparticipateinthoseconversations,”shesays.Pradamthinkshersmelllossalsomayhaveaffectedhermemory.Pradhanmaybeontosomething,accordingtobiologistPaulMoore.“Whensmellsignalscomein,youfeelaboutthemfirst.