2023届广西壮族自治区南宁市宾阳县宾阳高考英语三模试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken2．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall3．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where4．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share5．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will6．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated7．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t8．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter9．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken10．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld11．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang12．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking13．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse14．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup15．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose16．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This17．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat18．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will19．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving20．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）I’m47yearsold.Twodaysago,yousentmeanemail,whichIdidnotanswer.Ididn’tanswerit,inpart,becauseIam47yearsold.Ialmostansweredyouremailafterbedtime,whichiswhenIhaveoftenansweredemails.Mylaptopwasputonmybedsidetable.Myhusbandsatonhissideofthebed,andheleanedbackandaskedmeifI’dgivenanythoughttowhetherthechickenswouldneedtobekeptawayfromtheappletreesafterhesprayedthemwithsomethingtokeepthebugsaway.Wemovedontothechildren’smathgrades,thentothewaytheyjusttaketheirsocksoffandleavethem,insideout,nomatterwheretheyare.IlookedattheclockandsawthatitwasnotasearlyasI’dthought,notforalotofthings,andsoweturnedoffthelight,andIdidnotansweryouremail.Youremailsatamongemailsfrombossesandeditorsandorthodontistsallthroughthenextworkday.Mychildrenwereatschool,andIhadnotyetmanagedtowrite300wordsninemoretimes.Ithoughtaboutansweringyouremailintheafternoon,whilemyolderdaughterandIwaitedoutsidetheschoolforhersistertofinishapianolesson.Mydaughterprobablywouldnothaveminded.Sheisalmost13,andsometimes,whenshesitsinthehousetextingwhileItrytotalktoher,IsprayedherwiththebottleIkeeponthecountertospraythecatswhentheystartscratchingthebackofthesofa.Icouldhaveansweredyouremailthen.Iadmitit.Wecouldhavesatthere,inpeacefulsilence,eachstaringatourphone.Ihadtimetoansweryouremail,andIdidnot.Isnuggled(依偎)myyoungestsonatbedtimethatnight,becauseheasked.Isnuggledhimeventhoughyouremailwascalling,andsomepartofmewantedtopullawayfromthetediumofbedtimeandreply.Replyingwouldhavefeltfreshandnew,whilebedtimefeltoldandstale.IwouldliketosayIsnuggledmysonanddidnotgiveyouremailonesinglethought,butthatwouldnotbetrue,anditwouldalsoberude,eventhoughitisastateofmindtowhichmanyofusaspire.Instead,Ihovered(悬停)somewherebetweenpresenceinthebedtimemomentandawarenessofyouremailandmanyothers.Ispendalotoftimeinthatgap,sometimesdraftingmentalresponsestoemails,whichIamlatersurprisedandsadtofindIhavenotactuallysent.ItispossiblethatIwillansweryouremaillater,inafewhours,orinafewyears,maybewhenIam57,andIwillbesohappytohaveyouremail.Wewilltradewords,andthosewordswillagainseemsorealtome,awholeworldinmylaptop,whereIlive,sometimes,becausethereissomuchthatisattractiveinthere,wheretimemovesfastandyetnevermovesatall.IwilltakemylaptopoutsideandIwillsitamongthetrees,listeningforthevoicesofchildrenwhoarenolongerhome,andIwillansweryouremail.ItisalsopossiblethatIwillnot—thatI,infact,willneveransweryouremail.Ifthatisthecase,ifthepeopleandtheplacesandthethingsaroundmestillpressuponmewithmoreurgencythanyouremailandsomanyothers,Ihopethatyouwillforgiveme.Ihavealreadyforgivenmyself.1、Whydoestheauthormentionchickensandthechildren’smathgrades?A．Becausedailyroutinestookupmostofhertime.B．Becauseshewastroubledbymanyunimportantthings.C．Becauseshewasmoreconcernedaboutherfamily.D．Becausesheoftenputoffansweringemailtillbedtime.2、Whatcanbelearntfromtheauthor’sdescriptionofherdaughter?A．Theauthorusedtoansweremailswhilewaitingforherdaughter.B．Theauthorwouldratherplaywithherdaughterthanansweremails.C．Theauthoranddaughterslikedtousetheirphonealone.D．Theauthorregrettedthetimespentonthephone.3、Whattonedoestheauthoruseinansweringemailsaftersnugglingherson?A．humorB．embarrassmentC．apologyD．happiness4、Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A．Learntoforgiveyourselffornotansweringemailsintime.B．Theworldoutsideissoattractivethatweshouldenjoyitnow.C．Iwillsurelyansweremailswithoutchildrenaround.D．Answeringemailsisathingoflittleurgency.22．（8分）FallinLoveWithYourWritingWithTheseBooks!WriteNakedByJenniferProbstWAS:$16.99NOW:$15.99BestsellingauthorJenniferProbstrevealsherpathwaytosuccess,fromstrugglingasanewwritertosigningaseven-figuredeal.WritteninProbst’sunmistakableandhonestvoice,WriteNakedmixespersonalessaysoncraftwithdown-to-earthadviceonwritingromanceinthedigitalage.JustWriteByJamesScottBeliWAS:$17.99NOW:$10.99Writeyourselfpastfears,doubtsandsetbacks,usingyourdesirewritingexcellencetodeeplyinvolveyourselfinthecraft.InJustWrite,you’lllearnhowtomasterthenuances(细微差别)offiction,discoverwhatreadersreallywant,andperseverethroughthechallengesofgettingstarted,conqueringwritersblockanddealingwithrejection.DamnFineStoryByChuckWendigWAS:$17.99NOW:$8.99Greatstorytellingismakingreaderscareaboutyourcharacters.Andtotelladamnfinestory,youneedtounderstandwhyandhowthatcaringhappens.Usingamixofpersonalstories,popfictionexamplesandtraditionalstorytellingterms,TheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorChuckWendigwillhelpyouinternalizethefeelofpowerfulstorytelling,FearlessWritingByWilliamKenowerWAS:$16.99NOW:$15.99Filledwithinsightfulwisdomandpracticaladvice,FearlessWritingteachesyouhowtoaccepttheinnervalueofyourwork,enteraflowstatewhilewritingandovercomerejection,delayandotherobstaclesthatpreventyourcreativity.WithFearlessWriting,you’llfindtheinnerstrengthtosetonabravejourneyandbuildalifelongcareerintheprocess.1、Whoshareshis/herownwritingexperiencewiththereaders?A．JenniferProbst.B．JamesScottBeli.C．ChuckWendig.D．WilliamKenower.2、Whichbookhasthehighestdiscount?A．WriteNaked.B．JustWrite.C．DamnFineStory.D．FearlessWriting.3、Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A．Theyarewrittenbybestsellingauthors.B．Theyfocusontraditionalstorytellingterms.C．Theyshowhowtoovercomerejection.D．Theygivesomepracticaladviceonwriting23．（8分）Cananimalsbeartistic?PaintingandmusicarepartofeffortstokeepanimalshappyattheSmithsonian’sNationalZoo.Aslothbear(长毛熊)calledFrancoisisoneoftheNationalZoo’sartists.Hebeganhisartisticcareertwoyearsago.Francoishasaveryunusualwaytopaint.Heuseshisbreathingtopaint.Hiszookeeper,StaceyTabellario,saysthatalthoughthetechniquemaylookstrange,itisactuallyaverynaturalbehaviorforslothbears.Thezookeepersfilloneofthosetubesfullofpaintandaskthemtobreathethroughit.Andtheyblowallofthepaintsontothecanvases(画布),makingthesereallycoolpaintings.AnimalartistscomeinallshapesandsizesattheZoo.Theyusemanykindsoftechniquestocreatetheirworksofart.Apesusepaintbrushes.Manyusetheirpawsorclaws—muchlikeahumanpainterwhowouldusehisorherhands.StaceyTabellariosaysFrancoisseemstoenjoyexpressinghimselfthroughhisart.“WhenIsetupthematerialsforpaintingactivity,hecomesandsitsnexttothemandwaitsuntiltheyarereadyforpainting.Hedoesthateverytime.Ialsoseewherehiseyesgo.Hedoesseethepaintscomeoutofthetubeandlandonthecanvas.”Butnoteveryanimalwantstopaint.Musicisanotherpartoftheartsenrichmentprogram.Physicallyandmentallystimulatingactivitiesareanimportantpartofthedailycareoftheanimals.Trainershavealotoftools,fromtabletcomputertosmalltoys.KentonKernssaystheprogramhelpstheanimalsandthezookeepersinmanyways.Everyinteractionbetweenkeepersandtheiranimalscreatessomesortofconnections.Theone-of-a-kindworksofartcreatedbytheanimalsarepopularwithzoovisitors.Manyaresoldatthezoo’sfund-raisingevents.1、FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthat________.A．Francoisisatwo-year-oldartistattheNationalZooB．FrancoiscanmakefantasticpaintingswithpaintbrushesC．Francois,waytopaintisanunnaturalbehaviorforslothbearsD．Francoispaintsbyblowingthepaintsinthetubesontothecanvas2、Accordingtothepassage,theapespaintby________.A．blowingthetubesfullofpaintsB．usingtheirhandsdirectlyC．usingsometoolsD．walkingonthecanvas3、Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearntheworksofartcreatedbytheanimals________.A．canbesoldatahighpriceB．aremainlypopularwiththekidsC．createhigherpricesthantheartistsD．canbeboughtatthezoo’sfund-raisingevents4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Zooanimalsshowartisticside.B．Paintingandmusicareusefulinthezoo.C．Animalsenjoypainting.D．Animalsneedenrichmenttoo.24．（8分）FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,1、Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A．SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalB．SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,C．HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalD．SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.2、WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A．FunactivitiesonSaturday.B．Thedurationofthefestival.C．Theareaofthehostingtown.D．Musicians'liveperformance.3、FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A．movielovers B．modernartistsC．visitorsofallages D．familieswithkids25．（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.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Myfriendcalledmeovertotheplayarea.Myheart1.Thelookonherfaceprettymuch2itall.Isawmy25-momh-oldsittingwithherhead3lownexttoyourlittleboyashischeckswereredwithlotsoftears.Theplayareawasquitecrazyandyouhadn't4yetrealizedwhatmylittlegirlhaddonetoyourson.My5maternal（母亲的）reactionwastoholdyourpreciouspoorbabyupinmyarmsandimmediately6you.Asweexchanged7,youimmediately8tohughimandcomforthiminyourarms.Youdidn't9meormychildandIwillbehonest-Iwouldn'thave10ifyoudid.Icouldblameitonthe11she'sgoingthrough,asweareexperiencingatightfamilybudget.IcouldthinkofwhereImusthavegonewrongasshehasmetthiskindofmatterbeforeandclearlynotlearnedher12.Icouldrunthroughseveralvalidreasonsofwhyifusis13,andIjustwisheditwouldn'thavehappenedatall,14speaking.AsIsatingreatembarrassmentandshame,Iwasso15youhadgotthem.Thereweremanydayswhenwewerelefttofeelsohelplessand16wherewewentwrong.Todayyoukept17.Youdidn'tpointfingersatmysometimesbadly-behaved25-month-oldgirl.You18thatneitherofuswantedtobeintheposition,andyoudidn'tmakeitharderonmeormydaughterwhomadeabad19.YoumadethisMamaoffourrealizethatmychildrenare20,andtheymakemistakes.1、A．beatB．brightenedC．fliedD．sank2、A．suggestedB．mentionedC．drewD．stopped3、A．stickingB．fallingC．handingD．hanging4、A．alsoB．evenC．justD．never5、A．intelligentB．naturalC．regretfulD．forced6、A．watchoutforB．standforC．cheerforD．lookfor7、A．toysB．giftsC．eyesD．opinions8、A．devotedB．contributedC．appliedD．reached9、A．judgedB．ignoredC．lookedD．responded10、A．runawayB．heldonC．brokendownD．givenup11、A．surpriseB．stageC．examinationD．game12、A．skillB．studyC．intentionD．lesson13、A．normalB．regularC．occasionalD．advanced14、A．generallyB．franklyC．relativelyD．roughly15、A．gratefulB．hopefulC．fearfulD．careful16、A．admireB．remindC．proveD．question17、A．stillB．coolC．energeticD．curious18、A．refusedB．expectedC．understoodD．doubted19、A．apologyB．wishC．performanceD．promise20、A．humansB．friendsC．failuresD．heroes第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）语法填空TonyandIaregoodfriends．WetriedtowalkacrosstheUnitedStatesofAmerica．We'renotexactlysure1．weweredoingit．Partofitwastotestourselves；toseeifwecouldfacethechallenges．WhenIwas2．teenagerIoftendaydreamedthatIwasgoingtowalkacrosstheUnitedStates3．Igraduatedfromhighschool．4．，Ididn'tdothat．BeforeIknewitIwasinmythirties，married，5．（have）ajob，yetstillhadthisideainmymindwitheach6．（pass）year．IfiguredIwastoooldandmyopportunityhadpassed．Then，afewyearsago，ImetTony，7．wasinhisthirtiesandquithisjobasacivilengineerinNewYorkCitytowalkacrosstheUnitedStates．Hewasn'tdoingitforacause8．aspartofanorganization．Hewasdoingit9．（simple）becausehelovedtowalkanddiscover．TheideawasbackandInolongerhadanexcuse．Weplannedonaveraging20milesadayandtakingsomedaysofftorest，soweexpectedthewalktotakeabout6monthsrealizingitcouldtake10．（long）．Wewereinnohurry：Thetotaldistancewouldhavebeenabout3，100miles．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下书信为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadingwidely、Duringtheweek,bookloversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents、Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork、Thepoetryrecitationcontestwasanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay、Allthecontestantstookturnsreadtheirfavoritepoemstotheaudience、WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybeneficially、Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschoollife,andalsohelpedusformthehabitofreading、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假如你是明启中学的学生李华。为丰富学生的在校生活，你校学生会计划开设一个活动室，向学生征询如何布置的建议。请你给学生会主席王平写一份电子邮件，邮件必须包括:你的建议或设想你的理由__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、B4、D5、A6、C7、A8、A9、B10、A11、D12、D13、C14、B15、D16、A17、A18、D19、D20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、B3、A4、C22、1、A2、C3、D23、soldatthezoo’sfund-raisingevents.☞Ｄ选项canbeboughtatthezoo’sfund-raisingevents【名师点睛】细节理解题之细心审题，直接就题找答案。解答此类试题时，不必通篇细看原文，而应采取“带着问题找答案”的方法，先从问题中抓住关键性词语（题眼），然后以此为线索，运用略读及查读的技巧快速在文章中寻找与此问题相关的：段落、语句，仔细品味，对照比较，确定答案。。1、A主旨大意题。第一段中提出问题“动物可能是有艺术的吗？”答案是的。在史密森国家动物园，绘画和音乐是让动物快乐的努力的一部分。接着用许多的事例来证明动物是有艺术天份的。分析选项可知A项符合题意，故选A。24、1、B2、D3、D25、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.“Ithinkaloto