2025屆北京二中高考仿真模擬英語試卷含解析

2025屆北京二中高考仿真模擬英語試卷考生須知：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．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need2．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill3．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup4．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what5．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout6．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon7．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame8．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted9．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked10．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While11．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while12．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．received C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．a(chǎn)dmitted13．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious14．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical15．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water16．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone17．Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome18．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether19．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake20．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．a(chǎn)ddicted C．exposed D．a(chǎn)pplied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）KieronGrahamhasknownfromayoungagethathewasadopted.Whileheloveshisadoptivefamily,hehasalwayswonderedabouthisbirthmotherandbrother.WhenhisadoptivemomgavehimaDNAtesttool,theybothhopeditmightleadtohisbirthfamily.Butneitherguesseditwouldworksoquickly,orthatwhenitdid,Grahamwouldlearnheandhislong-lostbrothermayhavecrossedpathseveryday.IttookjustoneweekfromthetimeGraham,acollegestudentatGeorgia'sKennesawStateUniversity,receivedhisDNAresultsonAforhimtoconnectwithhisbrother.Graham'sDNAresultsshowedthathisclosestmatchwasamannamedVincentGhant,anditturnedoutGhantlivedjustafewminutesaway.Grahamreachedoutandlearnedthatthetwowereinfactlong-lostbrothers.Theirmother,ShawnGhant,madethedifficultdecisiontoplaceKieroninadoptivecarewhenhewasjustababy.Andshehasworriedandwonderedaboutheryoungestsoneversince.Grahamhassincebeenreunitedwithhismotherandbothofhisbrothersonhismother'sside.“It’sallsurreal(離奇的),toomanyemotionstodescribeexactlywhatI’mfeelingabouttheentiresituation,butit’sagoodsituation,”GrahamtellsMNN.Asfatewouldhaveit,KieronandVincentarebothstudentsatKennesawState.Theyevenhavethesamemajor:politicalscience.Soit'sasafebetthetwocrossedpathsmanytimesoverthepastthreeyears.Andnow,thankstosomeDNAsleuthing(篩查),thetwowillcrosspathsmanymoretimesintheyearstocome.“We’regettingtogetheronChristmaswitheveryone,birthmotherincluded,”Grahamsays.“That'ssuretobeaveryindelibleChristmasindeed,whichwillalwaysbetreasuredbyus.”1、Accordingtothepassage,Graham___________.A．isquitefamiliarwithhisbirthfamilyB．reliedonawebsitetofindhisbirthfamilyC．happenstobeworkinginAD．isstudyingengineeringinthestateuniversity2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．ItwashardforShawntoplacehersoninadoptivecare.B．Grahamhasthreeadoptivebrothersonhismother’sside.C．Itwastoodifficultforthewholefamilytogetunited.D．ShawnGhantlovesheroldersonsmore.3、WhatdoesGrahamprobablythinkofhisexperience?A．Unbelievableandexciting. B．Surprisingbutcommon.C．Undoubtedandinspiring. D．Movingbutpainful.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indelible”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Normal. B．Silent. C．Traditional. D．Unforgettable.23．（8分）ForyearstheItaliancityofVenicehasbeenstrugglingwithafewconcerns.SaintMark’sSquareisoftenflooded.Venice’swaterwaysrequirerepairs.But,byfar,thebiggestproblemistherapidlygrowingnumberofvisitorstothecity.SocityofficialshavedecidedtorequireallvisitorstopayafeetoenterVenice.Themoneywillhelptopayforcleaningandotherservicesthathelptokeepthecitybeautiful.Venice’sMayorLuigiBrugnaroexplainedthedecisiontointernationalmediaduringavisittoRomelastweek.“Veniceisawonderoftheworldandonlyinthiswaycanitbesaved”,themayorsaid.“Thefeeprocesswillbeexperimentalatfirst”,headded.Aone-dayvisitwillcostabout$7.Cityofficialshaveyettodecidewhenthefeecollectionwillbegin.ThemoneywillbecollectedbytransportcompaniesthatbringthetouriststoVenice.Thecitywillsetupcamerasforthosearrivinginprivatecars.Andtherewillbefinesforthosewhodonotpaythefee.Students,someworkersandchildrenundertheageofsixwillnothavetopay-Naturally,anyonebornorlivinginVeniceisexempt.Cityofficialshopethiswillpreventtheovercrowdingthatoftencomeswithlargenumbersoftourists.SomepeoplelivinginVenicesaytheydonotbelievethefeeplanwillwork,LawyerRobertaPierabonsaysitwillbeimpossibletocollectthemoneyfromeveryonewhovisitsthecity.Visitorsarrivefromallsides.Shedoesnotbelievetouristscanbecontrolledandaddedthatshedisapprovedoftheplan.OtherVenetiansliketheidea.Theysayitwillmaketourismlessaggressive.Venetianslovetheircityandknowitwillneverstopappealingtovisitors.Veniceissospecial,theysay,thatitbelongstothewholeofhumanity.1、WhatisthebiggestproblemthatarisesinVenice?A．Thevisitorboom. B．Thepoorcityservice.C．Thefrequentflood. D．Thewaterwayrepair.2、Howwillcityofficialsdealwiththebigproblem?A．Byeducatingcitizens. B．Bychargingfees.C．Bydoingexperiments. D．Byturningtomedia.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“exempt”probablymeaninParagraph4?A．Askedtostay. B．Permittedtosettle.C．Requirednottoenter. D．Allowednottopay.4、Whoopposedthefeeplan?A．MayorLuigiBrugnaro. B．AllVenetians.C．LawyerRobertaPierabon. D．Cityofficials24．（8分）Yahoo’ssheersize,popularity,andreputationfornothavingsecuritypracticesasexcellentasitscompetitorsmayhavemadetheInternetcompanyanidealtargetforRussianspies,accordingtoexperts.“Attheveryleast,Yahooisagoodtargetformonitoringandintelligencepurposes–trackingapersonofinterest,seeingwhomtheyarecommunicatingwith,whatabout,andsoon,”saidJeremiahGrossman,chiefofsecurityatSentinelOne.GrossmanworkedonYahoo’ssecurityteamfrom1999to2001.TheJusticeDepartmentannouncedchargesWednesdayagainsttwoRussianspiesandtwohackersbehindthe2014theftofdataconnectedtohalfabillionYahooaccounts,whichofficialscalledoneofthelargestknowndataleaksinAmericanhistory.It’sunclearfromtheJusticeDepartmentreleasewhatthesuspectscollectedfromaccessingYahooaccounts;however,officialsnotedthat“somevictimaccountswereofpredictableinterest”toRussia’sfederalsecurityservice.BillAnderon,CEOofcomputersecuritycompanyOptioLabs,saidthatYahoo’spopularity–plusitstreasureofaccountsthathavesetunusedforyears–putahugebullseyeonthecompany.Emailaccountsarethegatewaytoplentyofareasinyourpersonallife–fromyourbankingaccountsandsocialnetworkstofindingoutwhoyourclosestcontactsare,Andersonsaid.Atbest,it’satreasurechestworthafortunetotheintelligencecommunity.Atworst,it’satleastworthafewcents.Hackerscanthensellmillionsofaccountstospammers,atafewcentseach,foradecentpayoff,accordingtoexperts.WhileYahoohasmadehugeeffortsinstrengtheningitssecurityinrecentyears,thecompanydoesn’thavethesamereputationforbeingonthecuttingedgeofsecurityasGoogle.Manyinformationsecurityexpertshaverespectforthecurrentsecurityteam,butnottheYahoobranditself,Grossmansaid.Thatimagemakeovermaytaketime.1、WhichmaynotbethereasonfortheYahoo’s2014theftofdata?A．Itsgoodreputationforsecurity.B．ItspopularityamongInternetusers.C．Itshugenumbersofaccounts.D．Itspoliticalandcommercialvalue.2、Theunderlinedpartinthefourthparagraphmeans?A．broughtgreatprofitstothecompanyB．madethecompanyaneasytargetC．causedYahootoloselotsofusersD．putthespotlightonthecompany3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．ThecurrentsecurityteamwillbefiredbyYahoo.B．TheRussiangovernmentistoblameinthecase.C．Googletakestheleadinthecybersecurity.D．Yahoowillmakeupfortheusers'losses.4、Whatmayserveasthebesttitle?A．Yahoo,aPerfectTarget?B．JusticeHasLongArmsC．I’sNevertooLatetoMendD．WatchOutforYourAccount25．（10分）Manyofushavereachedinourpockets,feelingavibration(振動),wronglybelievingourmobilephoneshavejustrung.Thephenomenonevenhasaname:‘phantom(幻覺的)vibrationsyndrome’—andfounditissurprisinglycommon.Nowscientistsbelievethatwearesoalert(警覺)forphonecallsandmessageswearemisinterpretingslightmusclespasms(痙攣）asproofofacall.RobertRosenberger,anassistantprofessorattheGeorgiaTechInstituteofTechnologyhasstudiedthedelusionalcalls.Hesaidsufferersdescribeavaguetinglingfeelingwhichtheythinkistheirmobilephoneindicatingithasreceivedatextmessageorcallwhileon‘silent’.Butwhenthedeviceisretrieved,therewasnooneontheotherend.Dr.Rosenbergersaidhefoundsomanypeoplesay,“Thishappenstome,butIthoughtIwastheonlyone.IthoughtIwasodd.”Itseemsthatthesyndromeparticularlyaffectspeopleatthebeckandcallofmobilephonesorpagers.A2010studybyMichaelRothbergandcolleaguesfoundthatnearly70percentofdoctorsatahospitalinMassachusettssufferedphantomvibrations.AmorerecentstudyofUScollegestudentsfoundthefigurewasashighas90percent.Whiletheoddfeelingiswidespread,itdoesnotseemtobeconsideredagraveproblem.Dr.Rosenbergersaid:“It’snotactuallyasyndromeinatechnicalsense.That’sjustthenamethat’sgotstucktoit.”Headded,”O(jiān)nly2percentofpeopleconsideritaproblem.”Whilethisphenomenoniswidespread,thescientificcommunityhasnotyetinvestedmucheffortingettingtothebottomofwhywesufferphantomcalls.Dr.Rosenbergersaid:“Peopleareguessingithassomethingtodowithnervousenergy.Thecognitive（認(rèn)知的）scientistsaretalkingaboutbrainchemistry,cognitivepathwayschanging.Butit’snotliketheyhavebrainscanstogoon.”Hesaid:“Wehaveaphonecallinourpocketallthetimeanditbecomessortofanextensionofourselves.Wehavethissortofreadinesstoexperienceacall.Wefeelsomethingandwethink,OK,thatcouldbeacall.”1、Whydosomepeoplemistakeslightmusclespasmsforacall?A．Theyallhaveavividimagination.B．Theyaresensitivetocallsandmessages.C．Therearefewcallsandmessagesintheirlife.D．Slightmusclespasmsaffectthemmorethanotherpeople.2、Whichofthefollowingaremorelikelytohavephantomvibrationsyndromethanothers?A．Doctors. B．Universityprofessors.C．Collegestudents. D．Thecognitivescientists.3、InDr.Rosenberger’sopinion,phantomvibrationsyndrome.A．isn’takindofdiseaseactuallyB．isconsideredaproblembymostpeopleC．isaseriousproblemignoredbypeopleD．hassomethingtodowithbrainchemistry4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Mostpeoplehavephantomvibrationsyndrome.B．Howtokeepawayfromphantomvibrationsyndrome.C．Howtoreducephantomphonevibrations.D．Peoplecaretoomuchaboutphantomphonevibrations.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Twelve-year-oldAllendecidedtoleavehomecityandmakealivingbyhimselfbecausehisfamilywastoopoor.Beforeheleft,hisfatheraskedhimwhathewasgoingtodo.Allenanswered,“Iwanttolearn1performance.”Hisfatherwas2withhisanswer,“What?No,youcan’tdothat.Circusistheplaceforclownsinmanypeople’seyes.Ourfamilywillbe3ofyou.”ButAllen4,“Ourfamilyissopoorrightnow.Whichismoreimportanttoyou,5orclothingandfood?Iwillgiveyousomemoneyeverymonthfromthecircus.Itprobablywillbeahuge6.”Hisfatherwasvery7,“Ifyougothere,somebodywillknowaboutitverysoonandI’llbevery8.”Aftergoing9alotofdifficulties,Allenfinallyfoundacircusandconvincedthe10tolethimstay.Heworkedveryhardstudyingmagicandlivedwithanimals.Everymonth,hisparentswouldgeta11fromhim.Buttheyneverknewhisaddress.TheyknewthemoneywasfromAllenbutwhenpeopleaskedthemaboutAllen’s12,theynevertoldthemthetruth.Later,hisparentsreceivedmoreandmoremoneyfromhim.Then,a13namedAlbertbecameveryfamousinthewholeworld.Everyonethought14ofhisperformance.Lotsofpeoplehurriedtoseehisperformancefromfaraway.Oneday,Allen’sfatherwenttovisitarelativeinanother15.TherelativepaidalotofmoneyforticketsofAlbertthemagician’sshow.Allen’sfatherwenttotheshowwiththerelative.Duringtheshow,Allen’sfathergottotally16bythemagician’stricks.Whenthemagiciantookoffhis17,thefatherfoundAlbertwashisson,Allen.Allenrecognizedhisfather.Hisfather18him,“Whydidyouchangeyourname?”“Becauseyousaidyouwouldbeembarrassedforme.”“Butnobodywill19thefamousmagicianismysonAllen.”Wewantallthebestthingsinlifeandavoidthebadpast.However,everygoodthingcomesata20.Youcan’thavethemallwithoutgivingupsomething.1、A．music B．theatre C．circus D．a(chǎn)nimal2、A．satisfied B．unhappy C．curious D．hopeful3、A．guilty B．proud C．tired D．a(chǎn)shamed4、A．insisted B．demanded C．a(chǎn)dded D．declined5、A．dignity B．popularity C．name D．money6、A．career B．success C．fortune D．performance7、A．convincing B．stubborn C．understanding D．confused8、A．embarrassed B．disappointed C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．frightened9、A．over B．a(chǎn)fter C．beyond D．through10、A．guard B．owner C．trainer D．performer11、A．letter B．photo C．check D．note12、A．job B．performance C．a(chǎn)ddress D．boss13、A．clown B．magician C．musician D．writer14、A．badly B．ill C．highly D．nothing15、A．village B．city C．circus D．country16、A．a(chǎn)ffected B．a(chǎn)ddicted C．persuaded D．impressed17、A．jacket B．glasses C．mask D．gloves18、A．hugged B．praised C．thanked D．blamed19、A．know B．doubt C．a(chǎn)dmit D．a(chǎn)cknowledge20、A．reason B．point C．reward D．price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）Whatisyourfavoritecartoon?Itmaybe1．(difficulty)foryoutodecide.ButforpianistLangLang,TomandJerryisthebestone.WhenLangLang2．(be)twoyearsold,hesawTomplaying3．piano.Thiswashisfirsttimetoenjoywesternmusicandthisexperienceencouragedhim4．(learn)toplaythepiano.HistalentatthekeyboardhastakenhimfromShenyang5．theworld.Langbecameagoodpianostudentatthree.Eversince,theboyhasbeendoing6．(good).In1997,the15-year-oldboystudiedatafamousAmericanmusiccollege.Lang’sperformancesarefullofenergy.Heiswell-knownfor7．(make)facialexpressionsandmovingaroundwhileplayingthepiano.Theroadto8．(succeed)hasneverbeeneasy.Lang’sfatherstoppedhisjobtolook9．him,whilehismotherstayedinShenyangtomakemoney.ButLangconsiders10．(him)luckyandbelievesheshouldgivesomethingback.Hehashelpedthechildreninpoorareasalot.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。OurEnglishteacher,Ms、Joan,cametoourschoolin1986、ShetaughtEnglishfornearly31yearssofar、Sheworkshardlyandhasbeenamodelteacherforages、Sheiskindtousbutsheisratherstrictwithusaswell、ShealwaysencouragesourselvestospeakandreadmoreEnglish、Sheisgoodatteachingandtriesherbesttomakeeverylessonlivelyandinterested、Sheisnotonlyourteacherandalsoourfriend、Westudentsloveandrespectforher、Tomorrowsheisgoingtoattendaimportantmeeting,atwhichshewillbegivenamedalforhisadvanceddeeds、Webothsincerelycongratulateheronachievingsoextraordinaryachievements、165第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假如你是陳磊(ChenLei)，你的同齡筆友張敏(ZhangMin)正在籌劃一次為期一天的班級春游活動，他希望活動內(nèi)容具體而有意義，所以來信征求你的意見。請寫封回信，內(nèi)容必須包括:你的活動建議；你的理由。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、B4、B5、C6、B7、B8、C9、A10、D11、B12、D13、A14、B15、D16、C17、D18、C19、B20、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.Pradamthinkshersme