江蘇省泗陽縣實(shí)驗(yàn)初級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題含解析

江蘇省泗陽縣實(shí)驗(yàn)初級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re2．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself3．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t4．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．a(chǎn)littlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake5．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen6．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted7．Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what8．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)roundD．a(chǎn)long9．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch10．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．a(chǎn)ndhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto11．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone12．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that13．Don'tgiveuphalfway,andyouwillfindthesceneryismorebeautifulwhenyoureachthedestinationthanwhenyou_______.A．startoff B．havestartedoffC．startedoff D．willstartoff14．Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．a(chǎn)pplicationB．regulationC．a(chǎn)daptationD．cooperation15．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon16．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．a(chǎn)dequate C．a(chǎn)ccessible D．a(chǎn)ppropriate17．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who18．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen19．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout20．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis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）Ninemonthsago，Iwaspackingmydaughter’sbackpackwithnewschoolsupplies，wonderinghowIwasgoingtosendherofftokindergarten．Istoodontheplayground，tearspouringdownmyfacebecauseIwasn’treadyforthisfirstdayofkindergarten——butshewasready．TodayIwillbestandingontheplayground，onceagainwithtears，becausethisprecioustimewentbytooquickly．ThisweekIrealizedthatInevertoldyou"thankyou"．Idon’tknowhowtoexpressamother’sthanksinthewayateacherdeserves．WefirstmetyouattheopenhousetheweekbeforeschoolstartedandIimmediatelyknewyouwouldbethetypeofteacherwewouldappreciateforever．Whilethestudentslinedupfortheday，youtouchedeachoneontheshoulderasyougreetedthem．IfastudentwashavingatoughIgottoknowyouasIvolunteeredinthelunchroom．YoumadesureyourstudentswereallreadyforIunchbeforeyouwentonyourownlunchbreak．Youkepttrackoftheirbigthingsandsmallthings，becauseasaveterankindergartenteacher，youknowthatthesmallthingsarethebigthings．Ilovedthewayyoumadeeachstudentfeelspecial．Youhelpedthemfallinlovewithschoolwhichissoimportantatthestart．Toalloftheteachersintheworldwhoarelikeyou．Iwishyouknewhowgratefulparentsareforyou．Weadoreyou．respectyou，andappreciateyou．Wedon’ttellyouenough——weprobablydon’itellyouever．Iwishwecouldtakeyouwithustothenext12grades．1、Whydidtheauthor’stearscomedownonherdaughter’sfirstdayofkingdergartern？A．Shehadn’tmadefullpreparationsforherdaughter．B．Herdaughterwasn’twillingtogotokindergarten．C．Shefeltworriedaboutherdaughter’sbeingaway．D．Herdaughterwasn’tfamiliarwiththeteachers．2、Theauthornoticedtheteacher’scharacteristicswhen．A．shestoodontheplaygroundB．shewasattheopenhouseC．shesaidgoodbyetotheteacherD．sheWorkedasateacheratlunchtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"veteran"inparagraph2mean？A．Beautiful．B．Generous．C．Skillful．D．Humorous．4、Whatisthistextmainlyabout？A．Goodwishestoakindergartenteacher．B．Sincerethankstoakindergartenteacher．C．Asweetmemoryofkindergartenlife．D．Akid’sdailybehaviorinthekindergarten．22．（8分）ThoughGrantandIaretypicallymoretraditional,weactuallymetonline,throughFacebook.Asasinglemom,itwasalwaysanightmaretryingtodate,asIhavefullcustody(撫養(yǎng)權(quán))ofmydaughterandverylittle“me”time.Butthatwasn’ttheonlychallengewehadtoovercomeasacouple-wealsolivedfourandahalfhoursawayfromoneanother.Butwhentwopeoplearemeanttobe,lifesurehasaninterestingwayofbringingtwopeopletogether.Ninemonthsago,IrandomlyaddedhimonFacebook.Afterweeksofmessagingbackandforth,wehadourfirstfour-hourphonecall,andthelongcallledtoourfirstdate.Inthesixandhalfmonthsthatwedated,Igottowitnessanattractive,charmingbachelorbecomeapositive,lovingandselflessfathertomylittlegirl.Onthedayofourengagement(訂婚),hetookmydaughterandItobreakfast.Ihadafeelingthathewasplanningsomething.Butafteranxiouslyeatingbreakfast,hopingandprayinghewasn’tgoingtogetdownononekneeinthemiddleofaverybusySaturdaymorningbrunch,weleft.Then,wewalkedamileintothewoods.Itwasquitetheadventure.Finally,wegottoawoodenbridgeinthemiddleoftheforestandhegotdownononeknee.Afterproposingtome,Grantgotbacktoproposetomydaughter.Hesaid,“Adrianna,canIbeyourdaddy,topromisetoloveandprotectyoufortherestofyourlife?”Assoonashespokethosesweetwords,Ionceagainbrokedownintears.Mydaughterrepliedincompleteshock,“thankyou!”Hethenpresentedherwithabeautifulheartnecklace.Thenecklacesymbolizesapieceofhisheartthatshecanalwayscarrywithher.Ourbeautifullittlefamilyoftwohasbecomethree.MydaughterandIbothgotourfairytaleending.1、WhatchallengesdidtheauthorandGrantfaceasacouple?①Shehadlittletimetodate.②Theymeteachotheronline.③Therewasalongdistancebetweenthem.④Theyweretraditionalpeople.A．①②B．①③C．③④D．②④2、HowcouldtheauthorprobablydescribeGrant.A．Generousandgrateful.B．Humorousandgifted.C．Responsibleandcaring.D．Optimisticandpatient.3、Whydidtheauthorfeelanxiousonthedayoftheirengagement?A．Shehadnoideawhattheirfuturewouldbe.B．Shedidn’tknowhowtorespondtoGrant.C．ShewasafraidGrantwouldn’tacceptherdaughter.D．ShethoughtthatGrantwouldproposetoherinpublic.23．（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）OpeningweekspecialsatMunchiesFoodHallAtthecornerofGreenandBrownStreetsinthecityMonday,7thofJanuaryuntilSunday,13thofJanuary2008Feastuntilyou’refull!ComedowntoMunchiesthisweektoenjoythespecialdishesonofferatallofourfoodoutlets.Orderfromthefollowing:?Succulentchickenrice?Spicysataybeef?Deliciousnoodledishes?Plumpporkchops?Seafoodspecialties?Crunchyvegetables?Sweettropicalfruit10%discountonallordersabove$20.00HalalfoodisavailableatthestallMalayFoodHeaven.WinPrizesandGifts!?Spend$20.00ormoreandwininstantprizesfromourluckydrawbox.?Collectafreepartyballoonandwhistleforeachyoungdiner.?Enjoyafreemealifyouarethefirstcustomerofthedayatanyofourstalls.?WinaholidaytoWestemAustralia.Afreeraffleticketisgivenwitheveryreceipt.Justfillinyourinformationandplaceyourentryintheboxprovided.WinnertobeannouncedinTheStraitsTimesonthe15thofJanuary.JoinintheFun!Between7:00pmand8:00pmeacheveninguntilthe10thofJanuary,yourfavoriteChannel3televisionactorsandsingerswillentertainyou:?MayLee?JackieChen?KimYap?KamalAutographsessionswillfolloweachperformance!Andwhowillbeourextraspecialmysterystar?ComedownonSaturdayatnoontofindout.1、MunchiesFoodHalldoesNOTsell________.A．porkB．beefC．lambD．chicken2、ThepricesatMunchiesare________.A．lowerthanusualB．lowerifyouspendS21.00C．lowerfortwopeopleD．bargainpricesfortheopening3、EveryonewhoeatsatMunchieswillreceivea________.A．freemealB．luckydrawcouponC．balloonandwhistleD．freeraffleticket25．（10分）SensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知覺)comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(視覺).Butresearchthatshowsothersensescrossingoveriscomingoutallthetime,anditseemsthatevensoundandsmellsometimesformanunlikelypairing.WhenNewYorkresearchers,DanielWessonandDonaldWilson,triedtofindoutthetruthabouta“mysterious”areaofthebraincalledtheolfactorytubercle,theyhadtodealwiththisfact.Originally,theyonlyintendedtomeasurehowolfactorytuberclecellsinmicerespondedtosmell.Butduringtesting,Wessonnoticedthateverytimeheputhiscoffeecupdown,themousecellsjumpedinactivity.Infact,theolfactorytubercleiswell-placedtoreceivebothsmellandsoundinformationfromtheoutsideworld.Latertheyfoundthatamongseparatecells,mostrespondedtoasmellbutasignificantnumberwerealsoactivewhenasoundwasmade.Somecellsevenbehaveddifferentlywhensmellandsoundwerepresentedtogether,byincreasingordecreasingtheiractivity.Ofcourse,micearen’tpeople,soresearchteamhasbeencarryingoutfurtherexperiments.Theypulledtogetheragroupofpeopleandgavethemvariousdrinkstosmell.Participantswereaskedtosniffthedrinks,andthenmatchthemtoappropriatemusicalinstrumentsandproducethenotesatdifferentlevels.Theresultswereinteresting:pianowasregularlypairedwithfruityfragrances;strongsmellssoundedliketheinstrumentsthataremadeofmetal.Furtherresearchfoundthatlisteningtodifferentsoundscanchangeyourperceptions.Studyingtastethistime,theteamorderedsomespecialtoffee(太妃糖)andputtogether“soundscapes”correspondingtobitternessandsweetness.Participantstastedsimilarpiecesoftoffeewhilelisteningtoeachsoundscape,andfoundthetoffeemorebitterorsweeter,dependingonwhichsoundtracktheywerelisteningto.Studieslikethisarehelpingscientistscorrectlydescribeourunderstandingofthesenses,andhowthebraincombinesthemwithitsadvantage.Theconsequencesareworthconsidering.Couldweseemusiciansworktogetherwithchefstoproducesound-improvedfoodanddrink?Willyoubeorderingacoffeewithasoundtracktobringoutyourfavoritesmell?Cometothinkofit,thatcouldbeonethingyouhopecoffeeshopchainsdon’tgetroundto.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A．Alotofresearchfocusesonthesenses.B．Soundandvisionarerelativelyeasytostudy.C．Therecanbealinkbetweensoundandsmell.D．Evidenceaboutthewaysensesworkishardtoobtain.2、InWessonandWilson’sresearch,______.A．themicewereaffectedmoresignificantlybysoundB．theresultconfirmedwhattheresearchershadsuspectedC．themiceseemedtobeafraidofcertainsoundsorsmellsD．theconnectionbetweensoundandsmellwasfoundbychance3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Participantstookanactivepartintheexperiments.B．Thepurposeofthefurtherexperimentswastotallydifferent.C．Theresultfailedtosupportwhatwasfoundinpreviousexperiments.D．Experimentsshowedthatlinksbetweensoundandsmellwereconsistent.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectoftheresearch?A．Sheisexcitedaboutthecreativechances.B．Sheissurprisedattherecentdevelopments.C．Sheisconvincedthatthefindingswillbeusedsoon.D．Sheisworriedabouthowtheknowledgecanbeapplied.第三部分語言知識(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）After20yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanoutto1.Shesaid,“Iloveyou,butIknowthisotherwomanlovesyoutoo.”Theotherwomanthatmywifewantedmetovisitwasmymother,whohasbeenawidow(寡婦)for19years,butmybusylifehadmadeitimpossibletovisither2.ThatnightIcalledto3heroutfordinner.“What’swrong?areyouwell?”sheasked.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwhosuspectsthatalatenight4isasignofbadnews.“Ithoughtthatitwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,”I5.Shethoughtaboutitforamoment,and6.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversation—7extraordinarybutrecenteventsofeachother’slife.Beforewe8,shesaid,“I’llgooutwithyouagain,9onlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Afewdays10,mymotherdiedofaheartattack.It11sosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.Afewdaysafterthefuneral,Ireceivedanenvelopewithareceipt(收據(jù))fromthesameplacewheremotherandIhad12.Anattachednote13:“Ipaidthisbill14.Iwasn’tsurethatIcouldbethere;butnevertheless,Ipaidfortwo15—oneforyouandtheotherforyour16.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantforme.I17you,son.”Atthatmoment,I18theimportanceofsayingintime:“ILOVEYOU”.Giveyourfamilythe19theydeserve,becausesometimesthingscannotbe20till“someothertime”.1、A．home B．talk C．movie D．dinner2、A．directly B．frequently C．rarely D．exactly3、A．bring B．take C．force D．invite4、A．visit B．meal C．ring D．date5、A．a(chǎn)rgued B．whispered C．committed D．responded6、A．a(chǎn)greed B．refused C．promised D．nodded7、A．a(chǎn)nything B．nothing C．something D．everything8、A．met B．parted C．left D．divided9、A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．or10、A．before B．earlier C．a(chǎn)go D．later11、A．broke B．formed C．fell D．struck12、A．sat B．waited C．gathered D．dined13、A．saw B．read C．showed D．wrote14、A．inadvance B．onpurpose C．byaccident D．withpatience15、A．tables B．dishes C．seats D．chances16、A．mother B．family C．wife D．child17、A．miss B．a(chǎn)dmire C．love D．hug18、A．sensed B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．checked D．pursued19、A．time B．money C．comfort D．calls20、A．ensured B．delayed C．forgotten D．forgiven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）TheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonthistheonlyChinesefestival1．（connect）withloveinthelunarcalendar.Valentine’sDayinChinausually2．（fall）inAugust.3．theeveningofthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,NiulangandZhinümeetonabridgeofmagpies（喜鵲）acrosstheMilkyWay.Ifitrainsthatnight,therainwillbethetearsofNiulangandZhinü.Comparedwithlovestoriesinwesternlegends（傳說），4．storyofNiulangandZhinüseemsnotsoromantic.Theyjustwaitpatientlyontheriverbank,5．（believe）thattheirlovecanbeworththeirnotstayingtogether.UnlikeSt.Valentine’sDayinother6．（country），thereisnotsomuchimportanceongivingchocolates，7．（beauty）flowersandkisses.Instead,Chinesegirlspreparefruits,melonsandsoonasofferingstoZhinü.TheyaskZhinütogivethemwisdomandhighskillsinmakinghand-madeartswithneedlesinthehopeoffindingtheirsatisfactoryhusbands.Onthatday,peopleinloveliketogotothelocaltempleandhope8．（get）theirloveandpossiblemarriage.Atnight,peoplesitoutdoorstoobservethestars9．（happy）.Someoldpeoplesaythatifyoustandunderagrapevine（葡萄藤），youcanprobablyoverhear10．NiulangandZhinüaretalkingabout.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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。Iamthesharedbike、I’dliketobeonthestreettoserveforpeople、Theycanridemejustviaamobileapp、Buthorriblethingshappenafewdaysago、Severalpeoplestolesomeofuswithpayingtheirbillsontheappbuttreatedusbadly、Theybrokemysaddleandeventhrewmyfriendseverywhere、Wefeltangryforwhichthosebadguyshaddone、Thankstosomekindlypeople,wereceivedcareful“treatment”、Now,youhelpaswellasthewholesociety’sattentioniswhatweneedmost、Wearedesignedtohelppeoplewhoarestucktheheavytraffic、Weareneithertoynorprivatevehicles、Pleaseobeythebasicrules、35第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國朋友Mike來信詢問你寒假期間與父母去北京旅游的見聞。請(qǐng)你用英語寫一封回信。要點(diǎn)如下:1.北京歷史悠久且充滿現(xiàn)代信息，人民友好；2.參觀了名勝古跡，品嘗了當(dāng)?shù)匦〕裕?.外國人很多，是國際化城市；4.你的感想。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可是適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMike,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A3、A4、C5、B6、A7、C8、A9、A10、D11、C12、D13、C14、B15、A16、C17、A18、D19、B20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、B3、C4、B22、1、B2、C3、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