山西省河津三中新高考英語(yǔ)二模試卷及答案解析

山西省河津三中新高考英語(yǔ)二模試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became2．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout3．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．a(chǎn)msitting D．havebeenstting4．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that5．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why6．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can7．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating8．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto9．Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．a(chǎn)ppeal C．train D．a(chǎn)ttempt10．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives11．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in12．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking13．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly14．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem15．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout16．—DidyouenjoyyourjourneytoBeijinglastweekend?—.Wehaddrivenmorethan3hoursbeforewefoundtherightway.A．AbsolutelyB．NowayC．NotatallD．Withpleasure17．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．a(chǎn)sC．for D．so18．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why19．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone20．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted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）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）Peopletendtoacceptgroupsstandardsofbehaviorandthinkinginagroupwork.Manyillustrations(例證)couldbegivenofthisfromeverydaylife,butwhatisofparticularinteresttopsychologistsishowmuchpeople’sjudgmentsandopinionscanbechangedasaresultofgrouppressure.Aschandothersnoticedthatpeopleinagroupwillagreetostatementsthatarecontrarytotheevidenceoftheirsenses.Itwouldbeamistaketothinkthatonlyparticularchangeablepeoplearechosentotakepartinexperimentsofthistype.Usuallyhighlyintelligentandindependentpeopleareused.Inatypicalexperiment,thisiswhatmayhappen.Theexperimenterasksforvolunteerstojoinagroupwhichisinvestigatingvisualsense.Theparticipantsarenot,therefore,awareoftherealpurposeoftheexperiment.Eachvolunteeristakentoaroomwherehefindsagroupofaboutsevenpeoplewhoarecooperatingwiththeexperimenter.Thegroupisshownastandardcardwhichcontainsasingleline.Theyarethenaskedtolookatasecondcard.Thishasthreelinesonit.Oneisobviouslylongerthanthelineonthefirstcard.Oneisshorterandonethesamelength.Theyhavetosaywhichlineonthesecondcardisthesamelengthasthelineonthestandardcard.Theothermembersofthegroupanswerfirstbutwhatthevolunteerdoesnotknowisthattheyhavebeentoldtopickoneofthewronglines.Whenhisturncomesheisfacedwiththeconsistentopinionoftherestofthegroup—alltheothershavechosenlineAbuthequiteclearlyseeslineBascorrect.Whatwillhedo?AccordingtoAsch,morethanhalfofthevictimschosenwillchangetheiropinion.Whatisequallysurprisingisthat,wheninterviewedabouttheiranswers,mostexplainedthattheyknowthegroupchoicewasincorrectbutthattheyyieldtothepressureofthegroupbecausetheythoughttheymustbesufferingfromanopticalillusion(視覺(jué)假象),orbecausetheywereafraidofbeingdifferent.1、Thepsychologistsareespeciallyinterestedin________.A．theevidenceoftheexperiment. B．thechangesintheattitudesofpeople.C．thedifferenceinpeople’sbehavior D．thedegreeofchangesofpeople’sopinions2、Whymorethanhalfofthevictimschangestheiropinionsintheexperiment?A．Becausetheyhadbeentoldabouttheanswer.B．Becausethoughtthegroupchoicewascorrect.C．Becausetheysubmittedtothegrouppressure.D．Becausetheireyesweresufferingfromillusion.3、Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A．illustratetheinfluenceofgrouppressureonindividualsB．encouragepeopletoactagainstanygroupsopinionC．invitemorevolunteerstojoininAsch'sexperimentD．tellthereadershowtoperformpsychologicalexperiment23．（8分）I’dliketosharealittlestorywithyouaboutsomethingthathappenedwhenIwasfour.Irememberitclearly.Ourlovingfamilydogwasnearingtheendofhislife.Myfatherpickedhimupandputhiminalittlebedwehadmadeforhim.Ourdog,mycompanion,whomwehadcaredfor,bitmyfatherwhenheattemptedtohelphim.Howcouldhe?Why?Icouldn’tunderstandit.Ididn’tlikehimanymore.Ihadn’tthoughtaboutthatstoryforalongtimebutsomethingthathappenedlastweekbroughtitbacktome.Iwenttospeakwithafriend.WhenIknockedonthedoor,Imetinaninstantanangrylookandafewharsh(尖刻的)words.Whenthedoorwasslammed(砰地關(guān)上)inmyface,Istoodthereshocked,andinarush,Iwasremindedofmydogbitmyfather20yearsagoorso.Whatbroughtthatstorybackwasthatsamefeelingofbetrayal.Bothstoriestaughtmesomethingthenextday.Yousee,whenIgotupinthemorningandwastoldmydoghaddied,itbecamecleartomethathemusthavebeeningreatpain.Forhimtohavebittenafamilymember,hecouldnothavebeenhimself.MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearnedthatmyfriend’swifehadjustlefthim.Weareallbeingsofourenvironments,ouropinionsandfeelings.Andallofthosethingscancauseyoutosayanddothingsthatcan’tbeunderstoodbythosewhoarenotinthesamesituationwithyou.Ifyoumeetsomeoneeitherbehavingoutofcharacteroractinginawaythatdoesn’tseemtofitthesituation,putoutyourhandandbepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso.Youmayturnaroundastorythathasasadendingsimplybyyouractions.1、WhatistheinfluenceoftheincidentmentionedinParagraph1?A．Ithurthisfather’sfeelingdeeply. B．Ithaspuzzledtheauthoreversince.C．Itleftadeepimpressionontheauthor. D．Itmadetheauthordislikedogs.2、Whydidtheauthor’sfriendsayharshwordstotheauthor?A．Hewasill-tempered.B．Hewassufferingthepainoflosinghiswife.C．Hewasbotheredbyanunexpectedvisit.D．Theyoncequarreledandhecouldn’tforgivetheauthor.3、What’stheauthor’sadvicetous?A．Helpthoseinneed. B．Lookbeforeyouleap.C．Respectforothersisakindofvirtue. D．Learntoputyourselfinothers’shoes.24．（8分）SydneyTrainsisoneofthemosteconomical,reliableandconvenientwaystotravelthroughoutSydneyanditssurrounds.Ournetwork,theNSWTrainsIntercity,coverssuburbanSydneyandextendstotheHunter,CentralCoast,BlueMountains,SouthernHighlandsandSouthCoastregions.Thenetworkismadeupofseveralcolor-codedlines.Trainsfromdifferentlinescansharethesameplatform,socheckdisplayscreenandlistentoannouncements.Ticketpricesaregenerallybasedonthedistancetraveled.Youcanvisittransportnsw.Infofordetails.GettingtotheCity.InSydney,ifyou’renearatrainstation,you’reonyourwaytothecity.EveryraillineleadsdirectlyorindirectlytotheCityCircle.It’sthelooparoundthecentralbusinessdistrictofSydney.MostCitystationsareundergroundsolookoutforthesignonstreetlevel.AutomaticticketgatesLargestationshaveautomaticgatesforentryto,andexitfrom,thestation.IfyouhaveanOpalcardoraticketwhichhasamagneticstripeyoumustusetheautomaticgates.Youmayusethewidegateforwheelchair,pramorluggageaccess.Stationstaffwillassistyou.NightRidebusesMosttrainsdonotoperatebetweenmidnightand4:00a.m.ForyourconvenienceaspecialNightRidebusserviceisavailablebetweenthesehoursonmostSydneysuburbanlines.TrackworkInorderforthetrackstothemaintained,wesometimeshavetoreplacetrainwithbuses,particularlyatweekends,pleasecheckthetrackworksectionforthelatestservicealterationsonyourline.1、475．Togetmoreinformationaboutticketprices,travelershadbetter________.A．gototheCityCircleB．visitawebsiteC．checkdisplayscreenD．listentoannouncements2、477．Whatserviceisofferedtotravelersinneedatmostbigstations?A．AfreeOpalcard.B．Earlierentrytothestation.C．Helpfromstationworkers.D．Aticketwithamagneticstripe.3、479．WhichisthebestconvenienttimetotravelbySydneyTrains?A．Atmidnight.B．OnSundayafternoon.C．Betweenmidnightand4:00a.m.D．At6:00p.m.onWednesday.25．（10分）Galaxysawamanandawomanwhocommunicatedwiththesignlanguageatthetrainstationwhenshewasonthewayhomeoneevening.Shenoticedthatthewomanaskedthemanforthedirection.Hetoldherthathedidnotknow.Galaxydecidedtohelpthem.Shehadlearnedthesignlanguagewhensheservedasavolunteerinthedeafandmute（聾?。﹕chool.Thensheshowedthewomanthedirectionandleftheremailaddresstothemincasetheyneededherhelplater.Shereceivedanemailfromthatmanthenextday.Kazrimwashisname.Galaxyrepliedhismailsincerely，Theybothstartedchattingonlinesoonafterandbeganseeingeachother.Althoughtheyonlycommunicatedwiththesignlanguage,itneverbotheredher.Galaxywasfondofhimgradually.Obviously,Kazrimwasthesametoo.HepresentedGalaxywithabunchofsunflowersandaskedhersincerely,“Areyouwillingtobemygirlfriend?”Galaxywaspleasantlysurprised.Sherequestedhimtogivehersometimetopersuadeherparents.Asshehadexpected，herparentswereveryangryaftertheyhadlearnedoftheirlovestory.Galaxyexplained，“Kazrimisanexcellentandaveryoptimisticperson.Hehasaverypositiveattitudetowardslifeandwork.Hecaresforothersalways.Heis100％betterthanthenormal.Moreover,themuteisstillahuman.Heshouldpossessaperfectandwonderfullove.”Herparentsaskedtoseehim，then.TheveryworriedGalaxytookKazrimhomeafewdayslater.Whentheywereonthetrain，Kazrimtoldher,“I'mgoingtotellyourparentsthatI'llbelookingafteryouwellwithallmylife!”Galaxywasdeeplymoved.Assoonastheyhadenteredthehouse，Galaxyintroducedhimtoherparents.Shesaid,“ThisisKazrim.”Justrightafterherspeech，anunbelievablethinghappened.Kazrimthrewthegiftawayandheldherinhisarmstightly.Hesaid.“YOUCANTALK?”ItwasthesamequestionthatGalaxywantedtoask，too.Thefourpeoplewereshockedallofasudden.Asamatteroffact,KazrimalwaysbelievedthatGalaxywasamuteandhestillfellinlovewithherdeeply.1、HowdidGalaxyandKazrimgettoknoweachother?A．Theymeteachotherbychance.B．TheywereintroducedtoeachotherC．Theyoncestudiedatthesameuniversity.D．Theybothservedinaspecialneedsschool.2、HowdidGalaxyprobablycommunicatewithKazrimbeforeshetookhimhome?A．Writingwordsonpaper. B．Usingthesignlanguage.C．Judgingfromhisexpression. D．Speakinghernativelanguage.3、WhatdidGalaxyexpectherparentstodo?A．TohaveatalkwithKazrim. B．Toprepareforhermarriage.C．TotreatKazrimasanormalman. D．ToacceptKazrimasherboyfriend.4、Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwoyoungpeoplefromthepassage?A．Theyfellinloveatthefirstsight.B．Theycheatedeachothertowinlove.C．Theymistookeachotherforbeingmutes.D．TheyignoredtheangerofGalaxy'sparents.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）Christmasisatimewheneveryoneisexpectedtobejoyful.Mostpeopletrytoputontheirbestsmilestogivetheimpressionthattheyarereallyhappy,1whentheyhavelittlechildrenwhobelieveinthemagicofChristmas.TheybelievethatSantawillcomedownthechimneywith2giftsforthem.ButChristmasornot,lifegoeson.Goodthingshappen3not-so-goodones.It4onChristmasof209.IwokeupearlyandgatheredmychildrenandhusbandtositdownbytheChristmastreetoopenthegifts.Thekidswere5Aftertheceremony,Idecidedto6myemailstoseeifIhadmailfrommy7overseas.TheonlyemailIhadwasfrommysister,butIwasnot8forthenewsIwasabouttoreceive.Shesaidthatshehadbeendiagnosedwithaterminal9andthatshehadlittletimetolive.Itriedtospeak,but10failedme.Iwas11terribly.Myhusbandrealizedsomethingwaswrong.After12tofindtherightwords,Isaid13tohim:“HowdoyoudealwithgriefonChristmasmorning?”The14inmyheartwassogreat,andthememoryofthatChristmasmorningremains15inmymind.Andfivemonthslatershe16Afterthat,everyChristmasmorning17meofherdeath.InthefollowingyearsIdidn’twantto18ChristmasbecauseitremindedmethatIcouldn’tcallherto19heramerryChristmas.Now,IhavetriedtoturnChristmasmorningintoamemorialofthegood20wehadtogether,andeveryChristmasmorningIsetasideamomenttohonorher.1、A．especially B．frequently C．fortunately D．finally2、A．familiar B．funny C．generous D．boring3、A．a(chǎn)swellas B．otherthan C．insteadof D．exceptfor4、A．a(chǎn)pplied B．meant C．continued D．happened5、A．disappointed B．excited C．a(chǎn)ngry D．frightened6、A．check B．change C．receive D．cover7、A．class B．community C．school D．family8、A．grateful B．prepared C．celebrated D．eager9、A．trouble B．fear C．burden D．disease10、A．words B．messages C．expressions D．ideas11、A．falling B．shaking C．standing D．striking12、A．whispering B．struggling C．battling D．requiring13、A．confidently B．honestly C．politely D．softly14、A．pain B．shame C．emotion D．doubt15、A．cautious B．limited C．vivid D．cruel16、A．passedaway B．gaveaway C．turnedaway D．carriedaway17、A．informed B．convinced C．reminded D．a(chǎn)ccused18、A．report B．celebrate C．describe D．imagine19、A．bother B．demand C．wish D．declare20、A．lessons B．discussions C．manners D．times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）“TravelingtoChinaseemsliketravelingtoanotherworld.Itsmanyfamousscenicattractionsimpressedme1．(great),”anAmericansaid.Thefollowingis2．hewroteonhiswebsite.MyfriendsandIhadafamilyvisitinXi’an,3．oldcitywithalonghistoryinChina.Thehostswereretiredorstayedathomewithoutajob,andtheywerefriendlyto4．(visit)fromdifferentcountriescomingtheirhomes.We5．(taste)thetruehome-cookeddishesinthehomeofthefamilythatwevisited.Forin-homingdinner,thehostwouldpreparealistofmenusinadvance(提前).Ourtourguideasked6．(we)foradviceaboutthefood,sothehostwouldtrytocookwhatwewanted7．(eat)athishome.Wejustenjoyedthelocallycookeddishes.Itwasquiteadifferentandexcitingexperience.Manyforeignersenjoy8．(learn)howtomakeChinesedumplings.Wewerealso9．(offer)ageneralcookingclassinthelocalfamily.Thehosttaughtustomakedumplingsstepbystepwithlotsofpatience.Andwedidn’tneedtopayanymoney10．this.TravelChinaGuideoffersthiskindofservicefreeofcharge.ThefamilyvisitinXi’anwasagoodchanceforustogettoknowChinesepeople’sdailylife.第四部分寫(xiě)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)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(xiě)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。ThereisanEnglishsaying“Itneverrainsbutitpours”.Inowbelieveitwasprobablytrue.LastSaturday,Ihadaterribletime.Itwasrathercold,orquitesunny,soafterlunchIwentdowntown,plantobuyasweater.Iwaslookingatthewindowofclothesshopwhensomeonestolemywallet.WhileIwasgoingtohome,itstartedtorainandIarrivedhomecoldlyandmiserable.Idecidedtohaveahotbath.Iwasgettingreadytohavemybathwhilethedoorbellrang.Itwasasalesmanandittookmeseveralminutetogetridofhim.Unfortunate,allthetimehewastalkingtous,thewaterwasrunning.Youcanimaginethestateofthebathroom!第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Peter對(duì)中國(guó)文化很感興趣，來(lái)信詢問(wèn)重陽(yáng)節(jié)（theDoubleNinthFestival）的相關(guān)情況。請(qǐng)你給他寫(xiě)一封郵件，介紹重陽(yáng)節(jié)，內(nèi)容包括：1.重陽(yáng)節(jié)的時(shí)間；2.重陽(yáng)節(jié)的活動(dòng)；3.重陽(yáng)節(jié)的意義。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。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、C5、C6、C7、C8、D9、C10、B11、B12、D13、C14、D15、C16、C17、B18、C19、D20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe’safraidshewon’tbeabletostaysafe.That’sbecausesheisn’tabletosmell.Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She’smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe’slookingforaplaceofherown.“NowthatI’msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives,”P(pán)radhansays.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.Pradamthi