2024屆新疆阿瓦提縣第四中學(xué)高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft2．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who3．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore4．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn5．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that6．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．a(chǎn)reunearthed;areranging7．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that8．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang9．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something10．—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall11．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether12．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it13．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence14．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why15．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what16．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder17．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a18．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．a(chǎn)mtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold19．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．a(chǎn)ffordC．sacrifice D．dismiss20．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s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）Howfarwouldyougoforyourkidseducation?That'saquestionmanyparentsareaskinginthewakeofthecollegecheatingscandal(丑聞)involving38wealthyparentsaroundthecountry，includingactressesLoriLoughlinandFelicityHuffman.Here’showfarIwent.Inthefallof2017myhusbandandIlostourjobs.Wehadtotellourdaughter,Casey,thatwecouldn’taffordtosendherbacktoschoolforherjunioryearatFordhamUniversity.WedecidedthebestchoiceforourfamilywouldbeforCaseytositoutayear.Wepromisedthatwewouldgetherbackthefollowingyear.CaseydecidedtospendtheyearvolunteeringinSouthAfricaOnSept30,2017,weputouroldestchildonaplanehalfwayaroundtheworld.Caseyworkedasatutorteachingkidsmath,EnglishandmusicinJohannesburg.WedidgetCaseybackinschoolintime.Whenshereturnedtothecampus,shestudiedharder.Sheisn'twhatsheusedtobe.Eachdayismarkedbygratitudebecausesheknowswhatitislikenottobeabletogetaneducation.IwonderwhythecollegecheatingscandalhappenedandIthinkitboilsdowntothis:Parentswanttocreateacomfortzonefortheirkids.Ofcourse,wewantthebestforourkidsbutsometimesweforgetthatrealgrowthdoesn'thappenintimesofcomfort;thosevaluablelessonscomewhenweareforcedtothinkinwaysweotherwisewouldn’thaveWhileIdidlessformychildthanthesewealthyparentsdidintermsofmeans,inotherwaysIdidmore.Itaughtherthatdisappointmentisapartoflifeandweshouldfaceitbravelyratherthanavoidit.MyhusbandandIshowedCaseythatherstrengthisinherstruggle.That'showfarIwentformykidseducation.AndIdaresaysheiswiserandbetteroffforit.1、Whatdotheparentsinvolvedinthecollegecheatingscandalhaveincommon?A．Theyarewell–known B．TheyareaggressiveC．Theyareveryrich D．Theyareconservative.2、ThewritermadethedecisiontopullCaseyoutofschool__________A．forlackofmoney B．becauseofherillnessC．a(chǎn)saresultofcheatings D．duetoherbadbehaviour3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherdaughter’svolunteeringinSouthAfricaforayear?A．It’smeaningless. B．Itiswellworthit.C．Itisawasteoftime D．Itisawrongdecision.4、Thewriteradvisesparentsto____.A．createacomfortzonefortheirkids B．dowhatevertheycanfortheirkidsC．helptheirkidshaveabettereducation D．lettheirkidsexperiencedisappointment22．（8分）Amanobservedawomaninthegrocerystorewithathreeyearoldgirlinherbasket.Astheypassedthecookiesection,thechildaskedforchocolateandhermothertoldher“no.”Thelittlegirlimmediatelybegantogetupset,andthemotherremarkedquietly,“NowTina,wejusthavehalfoftheaisles(通道)lefttogothrough;don'tbeupset.Itwon'tbelong.”HepassedtheMotheragaininthecandyaisle.Ofcourse,thelittlegirlbegantoshoutforcandy.Whenshewastoldshecouldn'thaveany,shebegantocry.Themothersaid,“There,there,Tina.Onlyalittlebitlonger,andthenwe'llbecheckingout.”Themanagainhappenedtobebehindthepairatthecheck-out,wherethelittlegirlimmediatelybegantocryforagum(橡皮糖)andburstintoaterribleangerupondiscoveringtherewouldbenogumpurchasedtoday.Themothersaid,“Ellen,we'llbethroughthischeckoutstandinfiveminutes,andthenyoucangohomeandhaveanicenap.”Themanfollowedthemouttotheparkinglotandstoppedthewomantocomplimenther.“Icouldn'thelpnoticinghowpatientyouwerewithlittleEllen...”Themotherbrokein,“Mylittlegirl'snameisTammy...I'mEllen.”1、Whatdidthelittlegirlaskfor?A．cakes,candies,gumsB．cookies,candies,anapC．candies,gums,anapD．cookies,candies,gums2、Whichofthestatementsisnottrue?A．Thelittlegirlwantedtoeatsomesnacks.B．Thewomandidn’tbuyanythingherdaughteraskedfor.C．Themanwouldbeverysurprisedatthewoman’sanswer.D．Themanwantedtooffersomehelptothewoman.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?A．scoldB．criticizeC．praiseD．comfort4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethewoman?A．patientB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．caringD．humorous23．（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）Tiredofdealingwiththoseslow,dumb,andunfriendlyhotelstaff?Howaboutahotelthatprovideschanceforminimalinteractionwiththe"people"runningthehotel?IntheHennNaHotelinJapan,therearen’tany!Beingcalled“WeirdHotel”bylocals,theHennNaHotelopenedin2016inthetownofSasebo,isstaffedalmostbyrobots.Therobotsarenotjustforfun.Theydoalargeamountofwork,savingtimeandmoneyaswell.Theycangreetyouwhenyouenter.Also,theyplaymusicinthelounge,informyouofthebreakfastmenu,andcontrolthelightsinyourhotelroom,etc.Thinkingthatthehotelshouldbeuniqueandappealing,theownersmadeeachrobotdifferentfromeachotherwithavarietyofshapesandsizes.Oneoftherobotsbehindthefrontdeskisdesignedtolooklikeadinosaur,“Ifyouwanttocheckin,pushone.”thedinosaursays.Thentheguestcantypetheinformationonatouchpanelscreen.Insidetheroom,there’sasmallrobotcalledTulyintheshapeofapinktulip(郁金香).Tulycananswersimplequestionslike"whattimeisit?"and"Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?"Withnoswitchesonthewall,Tulycanalsoturntheroomlightsonoroffifit'stoldto.Buthowdothingslikecheck-inandroomaccesswork?Well,thescreenatthereceptioncapturesandregistersadigitalimageoftheguest'sfaceduringcheck-inwhichisusedtogetaccess10roomsinsteadoftraditionalkeys.However.thereceptionshallalsoprovideyoucardkeysonrequestincaseyouwishtokeepitsubtle!Ifyou'rewonderingwhathappensinthecaseofanemergency,youneednotworry.Humansdostepinwhenit'sofgreatimportance.Accordingtothehotelswebsite,thereareafewhumanstaffmemberswhoareavailableon-call24X7andhelpguestsinthecaseofanemergency.1、TherobotsintheHennNaHotelcandothefollowingthingsfortheguestsEXCEPT______.A．tellthebreakfastmenu B．controlthelightsintheroomC．playmusicinthelounge D．respondtoalltherequirements2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheHernNaHotelismanagedallbyrobots.B．Adinosaur-likerobotwillguidegueststocheck.C．Nohumanstaffcanbeconnectedeveninanemergency.D．Guestscanhaveaccesstoroomsbyusingtraditionalkeys.3、Itcanbeinferredthattheownersofthehotel_________.A．entertaintheguestsallthetimeinpersonB．a(chǎn)reimaginativeandhavecreativethinkingC．a(chǎn)reknowledgeableandacquireadvancedtechnologyD．a(chǎn)ttachgreatimportancetothesocialimageofthehotel4、What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．ItadvocatespeopletopromotehotelequipmentB．Itcomparestherobotswithhumanstaffinahotel.C．ItintroducesanewhotelstaffedbyintelligentrobotsD．Itdescribeshowwonderfulartificialintelligenceis25．（10分）Overthepastcentury,analarmingnumberofanimalshavebecomeendangeredorevenextinct.Belowaresomeanimalswhosenumbershavebeenrapidlydroppinginrecentyears.PandaBearOneofthebiggestreasonscontributingtothedeclineinthepandaspeciesisthedestructionofitsnaturalhabitat.FarmersinChinahavegraduallybeenclaimingmoreandmoreoftheland.Asaresult,pandasareforcedtomoveawaytoplaceswhereitishardtofindbambooforfood.GreenTurtleThegreenseaturtlespecieshassurvivedforseveralmillionsofyears,soyoumightwonderwhyit’sonlybecomingendangerednow.Amajorcauseisthechangeinclimateandtemperature,whichbothaffectthehatchingratesofturtleeggs.Climatechangesalsocauseviolentweatherandrisingwaterlevelstofloodareaswhereturtlesusuallygotolaytheireggs.Apartfromthis,oilspillsandotherpoisonouspollution,aswellasincreasedfishingactivitiescancausesickness,orevendeathtothegreenturtles.CheetahCheetahsarefamousforbeingthefastestanimalonlandbuteventheycan’trunfromsomeofthelargerthreatsthathaveharmedthem.Likethepandabears,cheetahshavegraduallybeenlosingtheirnaturalhomesduetohumansclaiminglandanddevelopinginthoseareas.Tomakemattersevenworse,smalleranimalsmoveawaywhentheseareasareoccupied,whichmeansthatthecheetahhaslessfood!Don’tforgetthatotherlargeanimals,suchaslions,arealsofightingforanyfoodthattheycanfind,sooccasionallyyoungcheetahsendupaspreytoo.IndianElephantElephantsareextremelyintelligentanimalsandalsothelargestmammalsthatliveonland.Sadly,inAsiamanyelephantswerekilledsothatpeoplecouldremovetheirtuskstouseasdecorativeobjects.Whilethispracticehasbeenbannednow,somepeoplestillillegallycontinue.ForestsinIndiahavealsobeensteadilydestroyedandelephantsaresometimeskilledwhentheyenduponhumanterritory.1、Humans’increasingdemandforlanddoesn’taffectthenumberof________.A．IndianelephantsB．cheetahsC．pandabearsD．greenturtles2、Wecansavethelargestmammalslivingonlandby________.A．plantingmorebamboosB．helpingthemfindmatesC．stoppinghuntingthemD．preventingpoisonouspollution3、Thelivingconditionsofthefastestanimalonlandbecomeworsebecause________.A．forestshavebeendestroyedB．theyarethreatenedbyhumansandlargeranimalsC．peoplearefondofhuntingwildanimalsD．nolawbanspeoplefromremovingtheirtusks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）完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。WhenPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchillwasyoung,heattendedapublicschoolcalledHarrow.Hewasnota1student.Asamatteroffact,he’dhavebeenthrownoutoftheschool,ifhehadn’tbeenthesonofafamousleader.However,he2hisstudyatHarrow,wentontotheuniversity,andthenhadasuccessful3inthearmy.HelaterwaselectedPrimeMinisterandbroughtgreathonortoBritain.TowardtheendofhisperiodasPrimeMinister,hewas________toaddresstheyoungboysatHarrow,hisold4Hegavethisshortbutmovingspeech:“Youngmen,nevergiveup.Nevergiveup!Nevergiveup!5!”Manypeople________AbrahamLincolntobethegreatestpresidentofalltime.Yetitshouldbe6howmanyfailuresanddefeats7hisearlylife.Hegrewuponasmallfarm.Inthoseearlyyears,hisfamily8hadapennyandhehadonlyoneyearof________education.In1832,helosthisjob.In1833he9inbusiness.In1835,thewomanheloveddied.In1843hewas10whenhetriedtoentertheCongress(國(guó)會(huì)).In1856,hewasdefeatedinthe________forvicepresident.Inspiteofthese,hedidn’t11,andhewaselectedPresidentoftheUSin1860.Personalhistory,education,situation—noneofthesecan12astrongspirit.Someoftheworld’sgreatestpeoplehave________hugeproblemsanddifficultiesatsometimeintheirlives,butthey’vegoneontodo13deeds.BuryhiminthesnowsofValleyForge,andyouhaveaGeorgeWashington.Makeamusicalgenius________tohear,andyouhaveaLudwigvanBeethoven.Callhim________tolearn,andwritehimoffasstupid,andyouhaveanAlbertEinstein.1、A．clever B．lazy C．famous D．good2、A．a(chǎn)bandoned B．supported C．completed D．a(chǎn)ppreciated3、A．fight B．career C．speech D．movement4、A．invited B．ordered C．forced D．informed5、A．family B．school C．centre D．hometown6、A．Always B．Sometimes C．Once D．Never7、A．ignore B．want C．sense D．consider8、A．forgiven B．forgotten C．remembered D．blamed9、A．respected B．served C．marked D．spared10、A．usually B．hardly C．fairly D．merely11、A．regular B．special C．extra D．royal12、A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．opened C．succeeded D．failed13、A．lost B．defeated C．valued D．cared14、A．exchange B．election C．entrance D．benefit15、A．makeup B．a(chǎn)greewith C．takeover D．giveup16、A．holdback B．dependon C．keepup D．a(chǎn)pplyfor17、A．a(chǎn)nswered B．controlled C．met D．a(chǎn)voided18、A．crazy B．small C．new D．great19、A．unable B．hesitate C．hopeful D．likely20、A．slow B．wise C．quick D．Strong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）TheGreatWallofChinaismorethan6,000kilometreslong.Itwinds1．(it)wayfromwesttocast,acrossdeserts,overmountains,throughvalleys2．a(chǎn)tlastitreachesthesea.TheGreatWallhasahistoryofovertwentycenturies.Thefirstpartofit3．(build)duringtheSpringandAutumnperiod.DuringtheQinDynasty,4．(keep)theenemyoutofhisempire,EmperorQinShiHuanghadallthewalls5．(join)up.Thus,theGreatWallcameintobeing.TheGreatWalliswideenoughat6．topforfivehorsesortenmentowalksidebyside.Alongthewallarewatchtowers,7．soldiersusedtokeepwatch.Fireswerelitonthetowersasa8．(warn)whentheenemycame.Itwas9．(extreme)difficulttobuildsuchawallintheancientdayswithoutanymodernmachines.Alltheworkwasdone10．hand.Thousandsofmendiedandwereburiedunderthewalltheybuilt.TheGreatWallwasmadenotonlyofstoneandearth,butofthefleshandbloodofmillionsofmen.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。DearSir,I’mLiMing,astudentfromNo、2MiddleSchool、I’mwritingtorecommendmeasavolunteerfor2022WinterOlympicGamestobeheldinBeijingandZhangjiakou、Herecomesmyadvantages、Tobeginwith,Ilovesportsandplaysportshasbeenanimportantpartofmylife、However,IhaveagoodcommandofEnglish,thatmakesiteasierformetocommunicatewithforeignguests、What’smore,Iamfriendlyandpatient,butIcangetalongwithotherseasy、Moreimportantly,Iconsideritagoodchancetoserveforoursocietyanddevelopmyability、Iwouldappreciateitifyoucangivemeachance、Lookingforwardtoyourreply、Yours,LiMing第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）微信朋友圈已經(jīng)成為非常受歡迎的社交平臺(tái)。最近你班針對(duì)“是否父母應(yīng)該被允許看你的微信朋友圈”這一話題開展討論，大家發(fā)表了不同的看法。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面所給內(nèi)容，反映討論情況并表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)。不同觀點(diǎn)理由30%支持1、青少年缺乏社會(huì)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，需要父母的指導(dǎo)。2、不允許父母參與，可以使代溝越來越來大，而允許父母參與微信朋友圈可以幫助父母與子女溝通并且使關(guān)系更加親近。70%反對(duì)1、每個(gè)人需要隱私，假如父母允許父母看，我們將沒有自己的密秘。2、微信朋友圈是我們和同齡朋友交流平臺(tái)，如果允許父母看我們微信圈，我們將無法自由的和朋友由分享我們的想法。你的觀點(diǎn)發(fā)表你自己的看法并說明原因。（不少于兩點(diǎn)原因）注意：1.詞數(shù)150左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)2.參考詞匯：微信朋友圈theMomentsofWeChat參與involvement隱私privacy代溝generationgapRecentlyourclassheldaheateddiscussionaboutwhetherourparentsshouldbeallowedtoseeourMomentsofWechat._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D4、D5、C6、A7、C8、D9、B10、D11、A12、A13、C14、B15、A16、A17、C18、D19、A20、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、C2、A3、B4、D22、1、D2、D3、C4、B23、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.“Whensmellsignalscomei