2025年浙江省各地高考仿真卷英語試卷含答案注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs2．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven3．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting4．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t5．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!6．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held7．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing8．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining9．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone10．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．until D．when11．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.12．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．a(chǎn)ccessB．a(chǎn)dmissionC．controlD．currency13．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof14．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged15．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce16．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read17．—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A．WithpleasureB．Idon’tmindC．Don’tmentionitD．That’sallright18．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection19．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake20．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．a(chǎn)monlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking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）AllSummerCampProgramsLlandovery,Wale,UKLanguageandMusicforLife(LMFL)—Foundedin1997,LMFLoffersunique2-weeksummermusicandlanguagecourses.LMFLprovidesqualityone-to-onetraininginawiderangeofinstruments&voicelessonsforhighly-motivatedmusiciansofallages.Studyprograms&classesinclude:2weekswithMusicalMasterclasses:Composition;Violin;Piano;Recorder;GuitarandClassicalSinging...Saint-Raphael,FranceFranceLangueandCulture(FLC)—Experienceafun,educationallanguageholidayforallthefamilythissummer!FLCisthemostfamily-friendlylanguageschoolprovidingFrenchsummerclassesforteensandyoungchildren.Studyprograms&classesinclude:1-4WeekSessions.Children’sSummerCampsforages4-12,withhomestayaccommodationbyFrenchhostfamilies.QuebecCity,Quebec,CanadaEdu-InterSummerLanguageSchool(EI)—EIofferssummerFrenchprogramsforchildrenandteenagers(ages10-17)andadults(16+).QuebecCityistheonlymajorcityinCanadathatoffersa100%French-speakingenvironment,makingittheideallocationforlearningandpracticingFrench.Studyprograms&classesinclude:2weeks’SummerFrenchPrograms:ForChildren&Teenagers(ages10-17).French&Dance.French&HorseRiding...Cambridge,England,UKReachCambridge—AcademicCamps(RC)—RCoffersUK&internationalhighschoolstudentstheopportunitytogainaninvaluableacademicexperiencethroughasummercourse.Weprovideuniqueandacademicprogramsforstudents(ages14-18).Studyprograms&classesinclude:3weeks’SummerCamps.Chemistry&Medicine.ComputerScience&Math.Economics&ESL...1、WhyisQuebectheideallocationforlearningandpracticingFrench?A．ItofferssummerFrenchprograms.B．ItistheonlymajorcityinCanada.C．IthasaSummerFrenchLanguageSchool.D．Ithasa100%French-speakingenvironment.2、Ifaboyis18andlovescomputerscience,whichsummercampsuitshimbest?A．LMFL. B．FLC． C．EI. D．RC．3、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat____________.A．RChelpskidsimprovetheirhorse-ridingskillB．kidscanenjoyone-to-onetrainingatLMFLC．kidscanstayatFrenchhostfamiliesatEID．FLCwasfoundedin1997inFrance22．（8分）Thetimesarechanging.OnThursdayOctober13th,singer-songwriterBobDylanwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature,markingthefirsttimethehighly-eyed-onliteraryawardhasgonetosomeonewhoismainlyseenasamusician,andgivingrisetoheateddiscussions.The75-year-oldwontheprize“forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition”,theSwedishAcademysaid.“For54yearshehasbeenatit,reinventinghimself,”saidSaraDanius,theacademy’spermanentsecretary.“BobDylanwritespoetryforthecar.Butit’sperfectlyfinetoreadhisworksaspoetry.”AndwhilemanyDylan’sfanshavefoundgreatdelightatthenews,othersonlineandintheliterarycommunityarecrosswiththeCommittee,sayingtheawardhasskippedoverfictionwritersforthesecondyear.NewYorkTimesBookRevieweditorPamelaPaulsaiditwasgoodnewsbutpointedouthowmany“deserving”noveliststhereare.DirectorMartinScorseseputoutastatementsayinghewas“overjoyed”thatDylanwasawardedtheprize.“Dylan’spoetry,hismusicalgenius,hasmeantsomuchtomepersonallyandtogenerationsofpeoplearoundtheworld,”Scorsesesaid.“Hisworkhasinfluencedandshapedculture,andhehasneverstoppedexploringandgrowingasanartist.TheNobelCommitteehasgivenDylanaformofrecognitionthatfitshisroleinourculture—inworldculture.”DylanwonaPulitzerPrizein2008forhis“greatinfluenceonpopularmusicandAmericanculture”.He’sthefirstAmericantowintheliteraryNobelsinceToniMorrisonin1993.1、WhydoesBobDylan’swinningtheNobelPrizecausehealeddiscussions?A．Hecreatedpoeticexpressions.B．Heisknownasamusician.C．Hereinventshimself.D．Heis75yearsold.2、WhichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartinParagraph4?A．a(chǎn)rethankfultoB．a(chǎn)resatisfiedwithC．a(chǎn)reangrywithD．a(chǎn)reworriedabout3、WhatcanweknowaboutDylanaccordingtoMartinScorsese?A．DylaninfluencesMartinalot.B．Dylanishappywiththeaward.C．Dylanisapoetratherthanamusician.D．Dylanbenefitsalotfromworldculture.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．AbriefintroductiontoBobDylan.B．ThereasonforBobDylan’ssuccess.C．BobDylan’sinfluenceonAmericanculture.D．DifferentviewsonBobDylan’swinningtheNobelPrize.23．（8分）TheGuggenheimMuseumattemptstohelpeducatorsconnectstudentswithart.Itoffersprogramsforeducators,includingfreeartscurricula,professionaldevelopmentcoursesandworkshops,aswellasprofessionalmeet-and-greetsthatpairartistswithpublicschoolteachersthroughoutNewYorkCity.?VisitingwithyourstudentsThemuseumoffersavarietyofwaysforeducatorsandtheirstudentstovisit,fromself-guidedtourstoaguidedexperience.GuggenheimMuseumHighlightsPerfectforfirst-timevisitors,theHighlightsTourfocusesonthemuseum'sinnovativearchitecture,history,andpermanentcollection.SpecialExhibitionThistouroffersanopportunitytoengageinalively,in-depthexplorationofoneofourspecialexhibitions.Learnabouttheartisticprocessesandmovementsbehindsomeofthemostrevolutionaryartistsofthemodernandcontemporaryage.CustomTourTourcanbecustomizedtoaccommodateavarietyofinterests,learningstylesandsubjectmatter.Ourgalleryeducatorscancreateaone-of-a-kindexperiencetailoredtoyourgroup'sneeds.Lecturer'sBadgeConductagrouptourofupto20people.?ArtscurriculumonlineTheGuggenheimproducesfreecurriculummaterialsonexhibitionsforeducatorstousebothduringschoolvisitsandintheclassroom.Whilethematerialfocusesonrecentexhibitions,acomprehensiverangeoflessonscovermanyworksandartistsinthemuseum'scollection.?LearningThroughArtLearningThroughArtsendsexperiencedteachingartistsintoNewYorkCitypublicschools,wheretheyworkwithclassroomteacherstodevelopandfacilitateartprojectsintotheschoolcurriculum.?EducationfacilitiesHousedintheSacklerCenterforArtsEducation,theGuggenheim'seducationfacilitiesincludestudioartandmultimedialabs,atheater,anexhibitiongallery,andaconferenceroom.1、Whoarethemuseum'sprogramsintendedfor?A．Students. B．Parents.C．Educators. D．Artists.2、Whichtourcanbedesignedbasedonyourowninterest?A．CustomTour. B．Lecturer'sBadge.C．SpecialExhibition. D．GuggenheimMuseumHighlights.3、WhatcanwedointheSacklerCenter?A．Appreciateartworks. B．Dinewithyourfriends.C．Performscienceexperiments. D．Collectyourfavoriteexhibits.24．（8分）TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(細(xì)致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.25．（10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.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）ItookanairplanetoBeijinginFebruary,onanAirCanadaBoeing777.1allwereseated,Iusedmycomputerforawhile.Aheadofmetomyright,akidwas2.IwentuptoaChinesewoman.Shehadinherarmsakidthat3crying.Itoldthemotherthatthekidneededtobewalkedandthenshewould4andsleep.Iknewthisbecauseiamafatheroffour5children.Thewoman,whowasfromNorthYork,saidshewastootiredasshehadbeen6thewholenightbefore.I7towalkthekidsoshecouldgetsomesleep.AsItookthekidinmyarms,I8herforthekid’snameandage.Ithenstarted9walkinguptothefrontoftheeconomysection.Thekidimmediatelyfelltosleep.WhenIgotbacktothemother’s10,Ifoundherfastasleep.Ikeptwalkingforoversixhoursandwalkedslowly11.Sinceitwasa13-hourflight,IwalkedhalfwaytoChina-12akid.Womenonboardwould13meduringmylongwalk,wantingtoseethekid.Onewomanaskmesomequestionslike“Howmany14doyouhave?”“Four,”Isaid.Shelooked15atmywrinkled(有皺紋的)faceandwhitehair(Iwasalmost60)andsaid,“Well,Ihopethisisyour16one.”ShethoughtIwasMary’s17.Ijust18andwalkedon.WhenIwasbacktothemother,themother19.IgaveMarybacktoher,who20soundasleep.1、A．Before B．After C．Though D．Unless2、A．singing B．talking C．sleeping D．crying3、A．kept B．started C．practised D．stopped4、A．breakdown B．goahead C．settledown D．setoff5、A．grown B．energetic C．curious D．slim6、A．down B．back C．a(chǎn)way D．up7、A．deserved B．offered C．pretended D．a(chǎn)greed8、A．requested B．commanded C．a(chǎn)sked D．consulted9、A．slowly B．quickly C．calmly D．strongly10、A．home B．seat C．calmly D．strongly11、A．upsidedown B．insideout C．dayandnight D．upanddown12、A．watching B．carrying C．tricking D．seeking13、A．spot B．remind C．stop D．a(chǎn)ward14、A．customers B．passengers C．members D．children15、A．obviously B．confidently C．closely D．firmly16、A．last B．a(chǎn)ctive C．naughty D．troubled17、A．mother B．teacher C．father D．nurse18、A．refused B．smiled C．a(chǎn)pologized D．sighed19、A．woke B．left C．wandered D．shouted20、A．turned B．fell C．remained D．looked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）語法填空Ifyougoouttothefieldsatnightinspringorsummer,youcanhearfrogssinging1．（joy）hereandthere．Itseemsasiftheywereperformingafieldsymphony．Thefrogisagoodandusefulcreaturethatbenefitshumanbeings.Theycancatchfast-movinginsects.Eachfrogeatsalargenumberofpeststhatareharmful2．crops．Thislittlecreatureisregarded3．thenaturalenemyofpests".4．nowfrogsaregettingfewerandfewer．Thisisbecausetheyarekilledandputonthetableasadeliciousdishbytheirchiefenemy,humanbeings.Itis5．shamelessandcruelact，isn'tit?6．causeresponsiblefortherapidreductionoffrogsisthatfarmersuseinsecticides（殺蟲劑）tokillpestsandfrogsgetkilledasaresultofdrinkingpoisonedwater7．eatingpoison-killedinsects.Somethingmustbedonewithoutdelay8．（save）frogs.Ifwedon'tpunishthose9．sellandkillfrogstomakemoney,thenonedayallofus10．（punish）bynatureforfailingtokeepthebalanceofnature．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。ChallengesofliferemindmeofmydaysinseniorhighschoolwhichIjoinedinthemilitarytraining.ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedfarawayfrommyhome,soIfounddifficulttofitin.Andthetrainedofficerwasstrictwithme.IoncethinkIcouldnotsticktotheend.Andanyway,Isucceeded.Thetrialsmadeitmucheasyformetoadapttolife,andthedifficultyIcameacrosshavenowallbecomeapreciousmemoryinmylife.Inashort,Ihavelearnedtoregardthechallengesoflifelikeasteppingstonetofuturesuccess.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華。你校英國(guó)交換生Peter在你校舉行的運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)中不慎摔傷了右胳膊，現(xiàn)在正在醫(yī)院治療。請(qǐng)你代表學(xué)校給他的父母Mr.Brown和Mrs.Brown寫一封電子郵件。內(nèi)容如下：1.告知受傷情況；2.事情的經(jīng)過；3.學(xué)校的處理方式。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMr.andMrs.Brown,I’mLiHua,chairmanofTheStudentUnion.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、D4、D5、A6、A7、C8、D9、B10、A11、A12、D13、A14、D15、A16、C17、B18、B19、C20、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、D2、D3、B22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、1、C2、A3、A24、1、C2、D3、A4、A25、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.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandwealllike