2026屆北京市通州區(qū)市級(jí)名校英語(yǔ)高三上期末檢測(cè)試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer2．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which3．—TheT--shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry4．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where5．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed6．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．a(chǎn)ddupto D．holdonto7．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual8．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't9．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven10．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what11．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill12．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated13．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind14．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed15．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad16．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should17．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded18．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange19．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why20．Mollyfinallyagreed,_____reluctantly,togoandseeadoctor.A．a(chǎn)fterwards B．a(chǎn)lmostC．otherwise D．somewhat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）At88,mygrandmotherVerahasdementiaandbarelyrecognizesme.ButI’mdeterminedtohelpheragewithdignityandgraceinherhomeforaslongasshecan.Since2015,I’vebeenamanageratHonor,atechnologycompanythatusesawebsiteandanapptopairprofessionalcaregivers(wecallthemCarePros)withlovedoneswhoneedahand.Iwanttomakesureweareofferingallourclients(客戶),includingmygrandmother,aservicethatisaffordable,withpeoplewhoarereliable,diverseandskilled.OnSundays.Amy,mygrandmother’smost-lovedHonorprofessionalcaregiver,comesovertogetherdressedforchurch.ShelovesthetimeshespendswithAmy.That’sthebestgiftIcangiveherandthebestgiftIcangivemyself.Caregivingcanexhaustafamilyemotionallyandphysically.AtHonor,we’retryingtocreatesomethingthatmakesiteasierforwomentobemoms,daughters,andsistersallatonce.That’swhythiscompanywasbuilt.WhatsetsHonorapartfromothercaregivingservicesisthatwe’reequallyfocusedontreatingtheCareProswell.Wepayhigher-than-averageratesandtheycangethealthbenefitsandsickleave.MostofourCareProsarewomen,andalotofthemarcsinglemothers.ThetechnologybehindourappallowsCareProstosetparameters(參數(shù))basedonwhen,where,andhowmuchtheywanttoworksotheycancontroltheirschedules.Thecompanyalsoallowscontinuityofcare.EachCarePronotesinthecaregivers’apphowtheclientisfeelingorwhatshouldhappenonthefollowingshift.Thatway,theclient’sfamilycanstayuptodateontheirlovedone’shealth.WhenIwasworkingwithmyteamatHonor,Iwantedtocreateopportunitiesforpeoplewholookedlikeme.I’mproudtosaythattherearesinglemomsandotherwomenwithouttraditionaleducationaltrainingwholeadteamshere.Themakeupofthiscompanyprovesthatpeoplewithdiversebackgroundscanbepartofasuccessfultechcompany.Thishastobeamodelforthefuture.I’mconfidentitwillhappen.1、TheauthormentionsAmyto_______.A．shareapreciousmemoryB．a(chǎn)dvocatecaringfortheelderlyC．showtheimportanceofcaregiversD．informthereadersofatouchingstory2、WhichofthefollowingaboutHonoristrue?A．Itallowsflexibleworkingschedules.B．Itgiveshighersalaryandmorepaidleave.C．Itmainlyemployssinglemothersandmales.D．Itmatchescaregiverswithclientsatrandom.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“stayuptodate”probablymean?A．Gotobedlaterthanusual.B．Getthelatestinformation.C．Attendtosomebodyatfixedtime.D．Accompanysomebodydayandnight.4、Thelastparagraphintendstotellusthat_______.A．womenareabletoholduphalftheskyB．successhasnothingtodowitheducationC．HonorwillprobablyhaveabetterfutureD．peoplewithdiversebackgroundswillbeamodel22．（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.23．（8分）JimSebastian,50,isatransportationplannerandmanageroftheDistrict’sactivetransportationbranch,whichrunsCapitalBikeshareandisresponsiblefortrails,bikelanes(車道)andpedestrianplanning.Youbiketoworkeveryday,right?Noteveryday.ButmostdaysIbikeforatleastpartofit.SoI’llMetroandthenbikefromNoMadowntoNavyYardonaBikesharebike.Doyoustopatallstopsigns?Ofcourse.Whenyou’redrivingacar,haveyouevershoutedorshakenyourfistatabicyclist?No,Ihaven’tshoutedatthem,butIhavetakenintoaccountthekindoffrustrationmostdriversmightfeelbehindacyclist.ButmypositionisthatIrespecttheirrighttobeontheroadandtrytogivethemasmuchspaceaspossible.Shouldbicyclistsberequiredtohavelicenses?No.Ithinkthatwouldreallycutdownontheconvenienceofbicycling.Idon’treallythinkitmakessenseanditwouldbeagreatburdenforthegovernmenttotryandlicenseallriders.Whatwepreferistoestablishpoliciesandmakeitsaferforeveryone.Wouldyousupportaone-dayeventwherepeoplecanonlywalkorbikeortakepublictransportation?Thatwouldbenice,butitmightbeabitofachallenge.WhatwesawontheMetroclosuredaywasthatonveryshortnoticealotofpeoplefoundotherwaystogettowork,andthatwasexciting.WeofferedafreedaymembershiponBikeshare,andwehadalotofpeopletryitforthefirsttime.Wehad149peoplejoinorrenewthatday.1、Whatcanweinferaboutmostdriversdrivingbehindacyclist?A．Theymayfeelannoyedandupset.B．Theystayfarawayfromthecyclist.C．Theyshowgreatrespecttothecyclist.D．Theymakewayforthecyclistpolitely.2、WhatisJim’sattitudetobicyclelicensing?A．Supportive.B．Cautious.C．Negative.D．Doubtful.3、OntheMetroclosureday_______.A．peopleenjoyfreeBikesharemembershipB．publictransportationisunavailableC．mostpeoplewalktoworkD．peoplehaveonedayoff4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pedestrian”inthefirstparagraphmeaninChinese?A．乘客B．顧客C．行人D．過(guò)路人24．（8分）Expertssaythereareabout6，500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld.ButtheUnitedNationsguessesthatabouthalfoftheselanguagesareindangerofdisappearing.OneorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisWikitongues.Ithasasimplegoal:toprovidethetoolsandsupportthatpeopleneedtosavetheirlanguages.Whenalanguagedisappears,manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample,partsofacommunity's(社區(qū)的)culture.knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.Becauseofthis,Udell.co-founderofWikitongues.believestheprocessofbringinglanguageshackmustbedonebycommunitymembersthemselves.hesaid."Thereisnowayanoutsideorganizationcansavesomeone'slanguageforthem.”Wikitongueswasstartedin2016asanopenInternetcollectionofworldlanguages.Theself-described"community"isoperatedbyvolunteersfromaroundtheworld.ThecollectionisintheformoflanguagevideosthatpeoplespeakingthelanguagesaddtotheWikitongueswebsite.Udellsayssavinglanguagesdoescount.Therearemanyexamplesoflanguagesthatdisappearedbutlaterreturnedtouse."Hebrewwentextinct(滅絕的)inthe4thcenturyBC,andwasrevived(復(fù)興)inthe1800s.Nowonceagain，it'sthemothertongueofhalfoftheworld'sJewishpopulation.”AnotherexampleisaNativeAmericantribe.Thetribe'slanguagewentextinctinthe1940s.Butthetribewasabletosuccessfullybuildupa"languagerecovery"inrecentyears.OneofWikitongues'volunteersisTheronKolokwe.wholivesinNamibia.HisnativelanguageisSubiya.whichisspokenbyabout30.000people."Iwanttheworldtoknowaboutmylanguage,”Kolokwesaid.Buthisgoalgoesbeyondjustsharinghislanguagewithothersthroughvideo.Heisalsoworkingtocreateadictionaryandlanguageteachingmaterialsthatcanbeusedinschools.1、WhatdoesUdellconsiderimportantinsavinglanguages?A．Gatheringlanguageinformation. B．Relyingonthelanguagespeakers.C．Settingupanoutsideorganization. D．Combininglanguageswithculture.2、HowdoesWikitongueshelpsavelanguages?A．Bygettinglanguagevideosfromitsspeakerscollected.B．Bybuildinganonlinedictionaryforeachlanguage.C．Bycreatingareal-lifecommunityforitsspeakers.D．Byrequiringvolunteerstolearnnewlanguages.3、Whatdotheexamplesinparagraph5suggest?A．TheachievementsofWikitongues. B．Theinfluencesoflanguagesonlife.C．Thesignificanceofsavinglanguages. D．Thedifficultywithlanguagerecovery.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WikitonguesIsStrugglingtoSpreadLanguagesB．WikitonguesStartsaLanguageLearningWebsiteC．WikitonguesIsBringingOldLanguagesBacktoLifeD．WikitonguesSeekstoSaveWorld'sDyingLanguages25．（10分）Asayoungchild,AnnMakosinskiwouldspendhoursexperimentingwithhertoysandothereverydayobjectsaroundhertocreateherowninventions.Nowafirst-yearArtsstudent,Makosinskiisawell-knowninventor.ShewontherecentSustainableEntrepreneurshipAwardofExcellence,whichrecognizescreativebusinesssolutionstosocialproblems--thesamerecognitionwasgiventoBarackObamain2014.Hertwoinventions—theHollowFlashlightandthee-Drink—havebeencausingexcitementinternationallysincetheircreation.WhenMakosinskiwas15yearsold,shecreatedaflashlightpoweredbytheheatofone'shand.Thisinventionwastheresultofa9thgradescienceproject,buthergoalwastoofferapracticalsolutiontopeoplewithunlimitedaccesstopowerandelectricity.“OneofmyfriendsfromthePhilippinestoldmethatshefailedschoolbecauseshehadnolighttostudywithatnight,sothatwaskindoftheinspiration.”Makosinskiexplained.At12thgrade,Makosinskithenwentontocreatethee-Drink.Itisacoffeecupthatharveststheextraheatofahotdrinkwhileitcools,storesitaselectricityinaninternal(內(nèi)置的)batteryandmakesitavailabletochargeanexternaldevicesuchasaphone,whoselifecannowbelongerbyapproximately10to30minutes.“Myfavoritepartofcreatinginventionswouldbewhenyouhadtheideaandyouhavetophysicallybuildit，anditdoesn'tworkout,”shesaid.“Soyouhavetofigureoutdifferentwaystosolveit.Alotoftimes,I'llgiveupandI’llcomebackafteracoupleofdaysandI'lltakeitupagain.”Heradvicetootherstudentinnovators?“Startnow.There’snothingholdingyouback.Actually,youcandowhateveryouwant.”Makosinskisaid，“Ifyouwanttomakesomething，followyourheart,thengoahead.Ifthere'ssomethingyoureallywanttodo,youwillmaketimeforitandyouwillfindtimeinthedaytodoyourschoolwork.”1、Makosinskycreatedthepowerlessflashlightmainlyto________.A．satisfyherdesiretocreateinventionsB．settleproblemsinstudyforherfriendC．helpthosewhoareshortofelectricityD．finishtheassignmentofascienceproject2、Whichofthefollowingismainlyexplainedinparagraph4?A．Howthee-Drinkwasinvented. B．Whythee-Drinkwascreated.C．Whatthee-Drinkbrings. D．Howthee-Drinkworks.3、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．PopularInventionsbyaTeenagerGirlB．TeenagerGirlAdvancinginCreationC．ValuableAdvicefromaCreativeGirlD．AwardsGiventoaYoungInventor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）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）Everyfouryears,millionsofpeoplegatherinsummer1．(watch)soccergamesandcheerfortheirfavoriteteamsandplayers.Thisyear,theWorldCupkickedoffonJune14inRussia.Leadinguptothemostexcitingsportingeventofsummer,LiveItUp,theofficialWorldCupsong,wasreleasedonMay25*2．(perform)byUSartistNickyJam,USactorandsingerWillSmith,andAlbaniansingerEraIstref,thesonghasalinethatgoes,"Onelife,liveitup,'causewegotonelife."Withagreatmelodyandcatchylyrics,thesongstandsfor"the3．(excite),thecelebrationandtheunity4．peopleallovertheworldwillshareduringthe2018WorldCup",PhilippeLeFloc'h,chiefcommercialofficerofFIFAtoldFIFA．com.Infact,eversincethefirstofficialWorldCupsongcameoutin1966fortheEnglandWorldCup,therelationshipbetweensoccerandmusic5．(grow)strongerandstronger.AsTheWallStreetJournalputit,"Listeningtomotivationalmusic6．(encourage)peopletotakemorerisks."Oneoftheworld'sgreatestsoccer7．(coach),GiovanniTrapattoni,evenbelievesthatlisteningtomusiccanteachplayersgreatlessons."Youlearnalotaboutintervals,speed,rhythm.8．learnthelogicalskillsyouneedtoreadagame,"hetoldFIFA．com.Indeed,therightmusiccanmakeallthedifference.AsColombianmusicianJuanestoldFIFA．com,soccerandmusichavealot9．common."Youthrowyourselfintoit,anditmovessomethingwithinpeople.Youneedyourfeetforsoccerandyouneedwordsformusic,buttheyarouseoneand10．samething---passion,"hesaid.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。Itwaswarmandsunny,sowedecidetogoforaswim.WhenIreachedtothebeach,myfriendswerealreadythere.Theseawasperfect,appearingassmoothlyasamirror.Ifeltquitepleasedwithit,andmyfriendswerealittledisappointingastheylikedhugewaves.Whenwegothungryandthirsty,weboughtsomehotdoganddrinksfromanearbyshop.Afterthat,webecameenergeticenoughforafootballgame.Itsurprisedallwasthatmyteamwongame.Thenwerelaxedforawhile,sleeponthebeach.Atabouthalfpastfour,wepackedupmythingsandwenthome.Wereallyhadfun.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華.你的英國(guó)筆友Peter在孔子課堂(theConfuciusAcademy)了解到了中國(guó)古典四大名著(China'sfourgreatclassicnovels)的知識(shí)并寫信與你交流。作為一名古典文學(xué)愛(ài)好者，你讀之后很高興?；匦沤o他，介紹你最愛(ài)的四大名著屮的某個(gè)人物(character)以及原因。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以增加適當(dāng)?shù)募?xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearPeter,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、C3、B4、D5、A6、A7、B8、C9、C10、C11、B12、B13、C14、C15、A16、B17、A18、B19、B20、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、C22、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.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketo