2022屆甘肅天水市高考英語(yǔ)必刷試卷含解析

2021-2022高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷

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(qǐng)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(hào)。

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(wú)效。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.

—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.

A.maybenotB.won9tbeC.couldn'tbeD.mustn'tbe

2.Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningdaygetabigprize.

A.mustB.could

C.wouldD.shall

3.Bobmadeapromisetothemanagertheworkwouldallbefinishedontime.

A.thatB.what

C.whichD.whether

4.Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,hersneverappeared.

A.orB.soC.asD.but

5.Mostpeoplequitanyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.

A.whileB.untilC.sinceD.before

6.equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.

A.GivenB.Giving

C.TogiveD.tobegiven

7.Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceiveaof10percentonallsalesmade?

A.depositB.receipt

C.pensionD.commission

8.ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword"isafiction,muchofhappenedis

historicallytrue.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.it

th

9.August8,2008isaspecialday9,Ithink,thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.

A.oneB.what

C.whichD.theone

10.exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.

A.TodiscoverB.DiscoveringC.DiscoveredD.Havingbeendiscovered

11.Aseconomyisdeclining,jobstotheyoung,continuetobescarce.

A.availableB.convenient

C.comfortableD.valuable

12.—Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?

-thechildren.

A.ItisB.TheyareC.ThatisD.Thereare

13.Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingfor

supper.

A.tonoteatingB.nottoeat

C.nottoeatingD.tonoteat

14.—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.

-PmbecauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.

A.greenwithenvyB.whiteasasheet

C.tickledpinkD.blackandblue

15.Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometimethe

situationimproves.

A.sinceB.when

C.unlessD.before

16.ItwasintheremotemountainareasIspentthegapyearIlearnedhowtoworkwithagroupof

strangersandhowtolookaftermyself.

A.where;thatB.when;that

C.where;whenD.that;where

17.—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.

——,Oppositessometimesdoattract.

A.IhopenotB.1thinkso

C.IappreciatethatD.Ibegtodiffer

18.Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhasitsfocustotabletcomputersandsmart

mobilephones.

A.switchedB.shaped

C.directedD.discovered

19.Thetwobirdseachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,theyeachotherinshapeand

color.

A.differ,aredifferentfromB.differfrom,aredifferentto

C.resemble,aresimilartoD.resemble,aresimilarwith

20.Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditionsinnovationissupportedand

encouragedintothemarketplace.

A.whenB.that

C.asD.where

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）RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry'sGDPmeasures^everythingexceptthatwhichmakeslife

worthwhile^.WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnow

atimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.

ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.Manyarguethatitisa

flawedconceptItmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK'sGDP

hasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverything,was

goingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheir

country'seconomicprospects?

Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssomelightonthat

question.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowth

istranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsof

criteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentof

howcountriesareperforming.

Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.Yes,therehasbeen

abuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,

majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn'tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropean

countrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.

Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn;WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesolemeasureofacountry's

success,theworldlooksverydifferent.

So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringthe

economicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough,Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchas

environmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson'ssenseofwell-being.

ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayservices

wedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswhorefocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingrather

thansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescouldavoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.

1、RobertF,Kennedyiscitedbecausehe.

A.praisedtheUKforitsGDPB.identifiedGDPwithhappiness

C.sawtheproblemwithGDPD.misinterpretedtheroleofGDP

2^Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?

A.Itissponsoredby163countries.B.ItexcludesGDPasanindicator.

C.Itscriteriaarequestionable.D.Itsresultsareinspiring.

3、Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat.

A.theUKispreparingforaneconomicboom

B.highGDPpredictsaneconomicdecline

C.itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDP

D.itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues

4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLesson

B.GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealth

C.RobertF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDP

D.Brexit,theUK'§GatewaytoWell-being

22.(8分)Findingtimetoredisanimportantpartofdevelopingliteracyskillsforallkids.Andtherearemany

easyandconvenientwaystomakereadingapartofeachday-evenwhenifstoughtofindtimetositdownwithabook.

Readingopportunitiesareeverywhereyougo.Whileridinginthecar,forexample,encouragekidstospotwords

andletters(onbillboards,storesigns,etc.),turningitintoagame(“Who'llbethefirsttofindaletterB?").While

shopping,askyourpreschoolerto"read"picturesonboxesandtellyouaboutthem.Pointoutthedifferencebetween

thewordsandthepicturesontheboxes.Encourageolderkidstotellyouvvhafsontheshoppinglist.

Evendailytaskslikecookingcanprovidereadingmoments.Youcanreadrecipesaloudtoyoungerkids,andolder

kidscanassistyouasyourcookbytellingyouhowmuchflourtomeasure.Giveyourchildacatalogtoreadwhileyou

sortthroughthemail.Askrelativestosendyourchildletters,e-mails,ortextmessages,andreadthemtogether.Help

yourchildcreatelettersormessagestosendbacktotherelatives.Thesetypesofactivitieshelpkidsseethepurposeof

readingandofprint.

Evenwhenyou'retryingtogetthingsdone,youcanencouragereading.Whilecleaning,forinstance,youmight

askyourchildtoreadafavoritebooktoyouwhileyouwork.Youngerkidscantalktoyouaboutthepicturesinthe

favoritebooks.

Makesurekidsgetsometimetospendquietlywithbooks,evenifitmeanscuttingbackonotheractivities,like

watchingTVorplayingvideogames.

Mostimportantly,beareaderyourself.Kidswhoseetheirparentsreadingarelikelytoresemblethemand

becomereaders,too!

1、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheImportanceofReading

B.FindingtheReadingMoments

C.ImprovingtheKid'sReadingSkills

D.SittingdownwithaBook

2、Accordingtothepassage,encouragingthechildrentowritelettersisto.

A.showthefunctionofreading

B.examinetheirwritingskills

C.improvethekids'readingability

D.keepintouchwiththerelatives

3、Toencourageolderchildrentoread,youcanaskthemto?

A,maketheshoppinglist

B.measuretheflourforyou

C.describethepicturesonboxes

D.readafavoritebooktoyou

4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"resemble"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Enjoy.B.Read.

C.Imitate.D.Like.

23.（8分）SydneyDayTours

PortStephensDayTours

Labeled“BlueWaterParadise"，PortStephensisknownforitsbeautyandmarinesurroundingswithover19miles

ofclean,whiteandsandybeaches.Itishometoaround30bottlenosedolphinandthuscalledthedolphincapitalof

Australia.

Highlights:DolphinWatching;AustralianReptilePark

Operates:Mon,Wed&Sat-8AM

Adults:$195Children:$98

Note:NotsuitablefromDec.20th,2017toJan.9th,2018inChristmas&NYperiod,Feb.2th-22th,2018inChineseNY.

SydneyCityDayTours

Sydneyisabigcity,filledwithlotsoflandmarksandattractionstosee.Thiscanmakeitastressfultasktoplan

yourownvacationinSydney.Luckily,ourtoursaredesignedtoallowyoutoseeallofSydney'smostfamouslandmarks.

YoucanrestandmakesurethatyouwillbeseeingallthatSydneyhastooffer.

Highlights:HarbourBridge;SydneyOperaHouse

Operates:Daily—8AM

Adults:$129Children:$65

BlueMountainsTours

TheseBlueMountainsToursfromSydneyhavebeendesignedfortheadventuresandpeoplewholiketoenjoy

bushwalking.Additionally,theseBlueMountainsDayToursincludesatoughwalkfromGlenbrooktotheWentworth

Falls.

Highlights:SeeAustralianwildlifeup-close;GuidedhikeatWentworthFalls.

Operates:Daily—8AM

Adults:$99Children:$74

Note:Agoodleveloffitnessisrequiredforthebushwalk.Minimumchildageis11years.

1、WhichoneisNOTpropertimeforthePortStephensDayTours?

A.Jan.1th,2018(Sat.)B.Jan.3th,2018(Mon.)

C.Jab.24th,2018(Wed.)D.Feb.3th,2018(Thur.)

2、WhatcantouristsenjoyonSydneyCityDayTours?

A.MarinesurroundingsB.HarbourBridge.

C.DolphinWatchingD.Adventurousactivities

3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheadvertisement?

A.Allthetoursareavailableeveryday.

B.Sydneycityhasthemostlandmarksandattractionsintheworld.

C.Children10yearsandunderarenotpermittedonBlueMountainsTours.

D.Allthetoursarechargedanddesignedonlyforadventures.

24.(8分)Long,longagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimeto

playortorelax,buttheyneverfeltappreciatedfortheworktheydid.

Onedaytwodonkeysgotbored.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelife,sothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.

Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedtheyworkedtoohard,andhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.

haveanidea,“hesaid.

“Whatisyouridea?”askedthedonkeys.

“Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouaredonkeys,saidtheman.

Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaints.One

potwasHlledwithwhitepaint,andtheotherblackpaint.

Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhite,andthenpaintedstripes（斑紋）overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinished,the

donkeysdidnotlooklikedonkeysatall."Younolongerlooklikedonkeys/9theoldmansaid.“Everyonewillbefooled.I

willcallyousomethingelse,zebras.”

Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.

Soon,otherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefrom.Whenthezebrastoldthe

donkeystheirsecret,thedonkeysailrushedtoseetheoldman.

“Pleasemakeusintozebras,too,“they-leaded.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.Ashedid,moreand

moredonkeyscame.

Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient.Theybegantokickabout,andthey

knockedoverthepaintpots.

Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddonkeys,becauseoftheir

impatience,hadtoreturntowork.

1、Thetwodonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldmaninorderto,

A.askhimforhelpB.becomepatient

C.changeintozebrasD.haveashortrest

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pleaded”（inParagraph9）mean?

A.relaxedB.knocked

C.beggedD.agreed

3、Whatfinallyhappenedtotheimpatientdonkeys?

A.Theywerestilldonkeysworkinghardallthetime.

B.Theylookedforanotherwisemantopaintthem.

C.Theywonpraisefortheworktheydid.

D.Theyhatedthezebrasandfoughtwiththem.

4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Bothdonkeysandzebrashadtoworkhard.

B.Beingpatientisveryimportant.

C.Thewiseoldmanwaskilledbytheseimpatientdonkeys.

D.Thereisalwaysagoodwaynottoworkhard.

25.（10分）Nowadays,especiallyinChina,everythingseemstofavorsocialintercourse（社交）,suchasgatheringsof

friends,KTV,grouptravel,diningtighter,playingcardsandMahjong,plustheChinese-style''street-crossinggroup.n

Backhome,discussionscanstillbeboisterouslycarriedonwithinthe''circleoffriends**ofWeChat.

However,thesescenescannotalwayseaseasenseofloneliness.ZhuZiqing,awell-knownprofessorofTsinghua

University,signedwithemotion:"Mylonelinessincreasesasscenebecomesmuchbusier.MOnepopularsongtodayis

alsocalledHAlonelymanincrowds.nActually,engaginginsocialintercourserequiresability,whilebeingalone

involvesthewholecharacter.

Thesedays,itisnoteasytocalmdowntotallyandreturntoone*strueself.Willpower;intellectanddisciplineare

required.Einsteinsaid:HItisnotyourworkingtimebutyoursparetimethatdeterminesthepossibilityofwhetheryou

willbesuccessfulornot.nThe“sparetime"hereferredtocouldbetakenas''spendingtimebyyourself.n

Lonelylifecouldbeeitherdull,boringandtastelessorabundant,interestingandcolorful,dependingonone's

quality,ambitionandinspiration.

Justasthebodyconstantlyrequiresenergy,themindandsoulalsodemandneverstoppinginputs.

However,information,processedandintegrated（融入）intoknowledge,thoughtsandfeelings,insteadofbustle（忙碌）

seemstobetherightcondition.Successfulcareersmallwalksoflifeworldwidehaveprovedthat"thesoulgrowsin

peaceandtalentisnurturedinloneliness*1.Inasense,itmaybereasonabletosaythat“Happinesstendstobeshallow

whilelonelinessinvolvesdepth”.

Man,infact,needslonelinessmorethanhappytime,andonlyabundantlonelinesscanproducequalityhappiness.

1、WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedthewordnboisterouslyninparagraphI?

A.surprisinglyB.sadly

C.busilyD.peacefully

2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Beingalonemarkspeopledepressed.

B.Socialintercourseimprovesourhappiness.

C.Onemayfeellonelyevenwhensurroundedbypeople.

D.Weshouldattendsocialintercoursetodecreaseourloneliness.

3、WhatcanweknowfromEinstein'swords?

A.Youshouldbesuccessfulifyouspendallyourtimebyyourself.

B.Youshouldexercisemoreifyouwanttokeepyourmindshealthy.

C.Youwillnotbecomesuccessfulifyoujoininmoresocialintercourse.

D.Youwillbemoresuccessfulifyoucanmakeyourlonelytimemeaningful.

4、Whichmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LiveonYourOwnB.HappinessandLoneliness

C.TheSecretofSuccessD.PracticeYourSocialAbility

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）Onedayawell-dressedwomanwaswalkingdownthestreetwhenshespiedabeggarsittingonthe

comernearacafeteria.Hewaselderly,unshaven,andin1Pedestrianswalkedbygivinghim2looks.

Clearlytheywantednothingtodowithhim.She3andlookeddown."Sir?”sheasked.“Areyouallright?”

Thinkingthatshewouldmake4ofhim,likesomanyothershaddonebefore,hetoldhertoleavehimalone.

However,tohis5thewomancontinuedstanding.

Anyhow,withsome6,thewomangotthemanintothecafeteriaand7himatatableinaremote

corner.Shestaredathim8."Jack,doyourememberme?”O(jiān)ldJack9herface.thinkso—Imean

youdolook10

Thewomanrecalledwhatshe11whenshegraduated.Shetriedlookingforajob,butwithoutluck.Cold

and12,shegottothisverycafeteria,13togetsomethingtoeat.Lateronshefoundajob,14her

wayupandeventuallystartedherown15,

Jack16withasmile,sayingitwashewhomadeherthebiggestsandwich.

Intheend,she17herpurse,pulledoutabusinesscardandpromisedtohelphimfinancially18he

gotonhisfeet.

Jackthankedherwithwateryeyes.Thewomanheldhishandsandsaid,“Don'tthankme,Jack.Withoutyou,I

wouldn'thave19somuch.^^

Inlife,oneneverexpectshowasmallactof20changesanothersoul.

1、A.povertyB.ruinsC.ragsD.comfort

2、A.dirtyB.scaryC.angryD.sad

3、A.rushedB.steppedC.movedD.stopped

4、A.useB.funC.notesD.sense

5、A.excitementB.amusementC.enjoymentD.amazement

6、A.difficultyB.strengthC.hesitationD.doubt

7、A.directedB.stoodC.satD.crowded

8、A.proudlyB.closelyC.coldlyD.roughly

9、A.wipedB.searchedC.liftedD.moved

10、,A.familiarB.strangeC.specialD.popular

n、A.enjoyedB.exploredC.ignoredD.experienced

12、,A.thirstyB.hungryC.anxiousD.moody

13、A.waitingB.pretendingC.hopingD.offering

14NA.workedB.kickedC.woundD.lost

15、A.familyB.researchC.journeyD.business

16、A.burstoutB.brightenedupC.turnedupD.heldout

17、A.openedB.toreC.shookD.picked

18、A.thoughB.afterC.untilD.since

19、A.absorbedB.savedC.achievedD.contributed

20、A.sympathyB.selflessnessC.braveryD.kindness

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）Makingdecisionscanbeveryhard.Ifseasytoget1.（lose）inwhatshouldorshouldnotbedonerather

thanactuallymakingthedecision.Whenyouhavesomethingimportant2.（decide）,trythis.

Okay,youhaveadecisiontomake.Getoutapieceofpaper.Ononesideofthepaper,writedownthepositive

outcomes3.willfollowthisdecision.On4.othersideofthepaper,writedownthenegativeones.Lookateverything

youhavewrittendown,weighingit,andgive5.（you）sometimetomakeyourchoices.It'sasimpledecision-making

process,6,thatdoesnotmeanyourchoiceisgoingtobeeasy.

Togainnewideas,askotherpeopleyourespect7?theiradviceandopinions,afterdescribingthedecisionyouare

facing.Speakopenlywithyourfamilyandtrusted8.（friend）.Thiscanbe9.（help）becauseanotherpersoncanmake

thesituationclearby10.（offer）anunexpectedopinion.

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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文.短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，

每句中最多有兩處。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)（八），并在此符號(hào)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。

TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,s。doesmylife.Atabout9:00a.m.,1gotothebookstorewithmy

friends.Therewasalotofnewbooks,Ididn'tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswerebothusefultome.At

lastjchosetwo.At10:00,wewenttothecinema;thefilmcallingTitanicwasverypopular.lttookusabout3hourstosee

it.Havingseenthefilm,andeveryonewasdeeplymoved.Somefriendsevenburstouttears.Fromthestoryjunderstand

thatloveisnobleandvaluable.That'sreallywonderfulfilm.ltisveryworthseeingagain,Whatahappyday!Ihope

tomorrowIwillbeevenhappy!

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李華，你發(fā)現(xiàn)你的英國(guó)網(wǎng)友Smith的生活方式不太健康，你想給他提些意見，請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給他

寫封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.用水果代替餅干等零食；

2.用水代替可樂等飲料；

3.減少電子產(chǎn)品使用的時(shí)間；

4.多運(yùn)動(dòng)。

參考詞匯：零食snack

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);

3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1、

2、

3、

4、

5、

6、

7、

8、

9、

10、

11、

12、A

13、A

14、A

15、D

16、B

17、D

18、A

19、C

20、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、A

2、D

3、C

4、A

22、NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe's

afraidshewon'tbeabletostaysafe.Thafsbecausesheisn'tabletosmell.

Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She'smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe'slookingforaplaceof

herown."NowthatI'msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellis

importanttohowweliveourlives,Pradhansays.

Shesayswhenshewasachildshelikedtoeatandatealot.Buttherecameapointwhereshelostinterestinfood.

“Oneofthefirstthingsthatpeoplenoticewhenevertheyhaveasmellproblemisthatfooddoesn'ttasteright

any-more,“saysBeverlyCowart,aresearcher.Thafsbecauseeatingandsmellgohandinhand.Howfoodtastesoften

reliesonwhatwesmell."Whenyouloseyoursenseofsmell,yourwholesenseoffoodflavorschangedandreduced,95

Cowartsays,66Youcanstilltastethebasictastes.Whatyou'remissingarethesmalldistinctions."

“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatthatfoodisverytastelesstome.Ineverfeelfull,“shesays.“Ithinka

lotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout'Oh,Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmore

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