2023届广东实验中高考英语三模试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who2．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse3．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill4．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it5．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun6．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong7．—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．awetblanket B．alazyboneC．ablacksheep D．anoddfish8．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need9．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto10．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which11．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having12．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue13．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take14．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear15．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive16．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though17．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should18．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where19．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit20．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the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）Exposinglivingtissuetosubfreezingtemperaturesforlongcancausepermanentdamage.Microscopicicecrystals(结晶体)cutcellsandseizemoisture(潮气),makingdonororgansunsuitablefortransplantation.Thus,organscanbemadecoldforonlyafewhoursaheadofaprocedure.Butasetoflastingnewantifreezecompounds(化合物)—similartothosefoundinparticularlyhardy(耐寒的)animals—couldlengthenorgans’shelflife.ScientistsattheUniversityofWarwickinEnglandwereinspiredbyproteinsinsomespeciesofArcticfish,woodfrogsandotherorganismsthatpreventbloodfromfreezing,allowingthemtoflourishinextremecold.Previousresearchhadshownthesenaturalantifreezemolecules(分子)couldpreserveratheartsat-1.3degreesCelsiusforupto24hours.Buttheseproteinsareexpensivetoextract(提取)andhighlypoisonoustosomespecies.“Foralongtimeeveryoneassumedyouhadtomakesynthetic(人造的)alternativesthatlookedexactlylikeantifreezeproteinstosolvethisproblem,”saysMatthewGibson,achemistatWarwickwhoco-authoredthenewresearch.“Butwefoundthatyoucandesignnewmoleculesthatfunctionlikeantifreezeproteinsbutdonotnecessarilylooklikethem.”Mostnaturalantifreezemoleculeshaveamixtureofregionsthateitherattractorrepelwater.Scientistsdonotknowexactlyhowthisprocesspreventsicecrystalformation,butGibsonthinksitmightthrowwatermoleculesintopush-pullchaosthatpreventsthemfromtuningintoice.Tocopythismechanism,heandhiscolleaguessynthesizedspiral-shapedmoleculesthatweremostlywater-repellent—buthadironatomsattheircentersthatmadethemhydrophilic,orwater-loving.Theresultingcompoundsweresurprisinglyeffectiveatstoppingicecrystalsfromforming.SomewerealsoharmlesstotheroundwormCaenorhabditiselegans,indicatingtheymightbesafeforotheranimals.“Thesecompoundsarereallycoolbecausetheyarenotproteins—theyareothertypesofmoleculesthatnonethelesscandoatleastpartofwhatnaturalantifreezeproteinsdo,”saysClaradoAmaral,abiologistatMountSt.JosephUniversity,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.Gibson’santifreezecompoundswillstillneedtobetestedinhumans,however,andmaybeonlypartofasolution.“Wedon’thavethewholepictureyet,”doAmaraladds.“It’snotjustonemagicalcompoundthathelpsfreeze-tolerantorganismssurvive.It’sawholesuiteofadaptations.1、Whatwillhappeniforgansarekeptforalongtimeintemperaturesbelowzero?A．Theywillhaveicecrystalformationinside.B．Theywillnotsufferpermanentdamage.C．Theywillhavelongershelflife.D．Theywillbefitfortransplantation.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutnaturalantifreezeproteins?A．TheylooklikeGibson’santifreezecompounds.B．Theyarecomposedofantifreezemoleculesharmlesstootherspecies.C．Theyarespiral-shapedandhaveironatomsattheircenters.D．Theycanbefoundinorganismslivinginfreezingcoldweather.3、Howareantifreezemoleculespreventedfromicecrystals?A．Bycreatingcompoundsbothwater-repellentandwater-loving.B．Byextractingtheproteinsfromsomehardyanimals.C．Bymakingsyntheticalternativeslikeantifreezeproteins.D．Bycopyingspiral-shapedmoleculesmostlywater-resistant.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Push-pullchaosmightpreventwatermoleculesfromturningintoice.B．Thefinalsolutiontopreservingdonororganshasbeenfoundrecently.C．ChemicalsinspiredbyArcticanimalscouldlengthenorgans’shelflife.D．Gibson’santifreezecompoundscandowhatnaturalantifreezeproteinsdo.22．（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）It’snearlyexamtime,socheckoutsomeofthebestfreeappsaroundtohelpyoumanagethestressofexamsandensureyouarestudyingeffectivelyoverthecomingweeks.ExamCountdownThisappcanhelptoremindyouhowmanydays,hours,andminutesyouhaveuntilyourexam.Thiscanhelptomotivateyoutohitthebooksbeforeit’stoolate.BlockTheInternetAreyouconstantlycheckingFacebookwhenyoushouldbewritinganessay?OrperhapsareyoudistractedbyabattleinLeagueofLegends?DownloadthisapptogetridofonlinedistractionsbytemporarilyblockingInternetsitesonyourmobile.Simplyaddthewebsitesyouwanttoblockandtheperiodoftimetoblockthemfor.Guaranteetogetyourselffocusedonthatassignment.CBT-iCoachTheUSDepartmentofVeterans(老兵)Affairsdevelopedtheapp,CBT-iCoach,toassistwithinsomnia(失眠)andhelppeoplewhowouldliketoimprovetheirsleepinghabits.Itprovidesseveralkeyparts:informationaboutsleepandinsomnia,strategiesforimprovingsleep,relaxationskillsandahelpfulsleepdiary.YogaYogahasgreathealthbenefitsbothforthemindandbody,andwillhelpyoutoperformatyourbestwhileatuniversity.Downloadayogaappandhaveyourownpersonalyogainstructorinyourlivingroom.Youcanchoosefromshortorlongworkoutsandhaveaqualifiedinstructorteachingyouhowtodoeachpose.Choosefromavarietyofyogaroutinesandwatchtheinstructionalvideos.Goon,stretchoutthosesoremuscles.1、Ifyouarenotgoodatmanagingyourtimebeforeanexam,youcouldtry________.A．BlockTheInternetB．ExamCountdownC．CBT-iCoachD．Yoga2、Whichappisthemostusefulforastudentaddictedtovideogames?A．Yoga.B．CBT-iCoach.C．ExamCountdown.D．BlockTheInternet.3、WhatdoweknowaboutCBT-iCoachfromthisarticle?A．Ithelpstobuildupstrongermuscles.B．Ithelpsstudentstomanagetheirstudytime.C．Itmonitorsandimprovespeople’ssleepingquality.D．Itisusedtotreatsoldierswithsleepingdifficulties.4、WhenusingtheYogaapp,thestudentsareexpectedto________.A．askapersonalYogacoachtoinstructthemfacetofaceB．choosesomeshortworkoutstoavoidbeingsotiredC．choosesomelongworkoutstoguaranteethetrainingeffectD．followtheinstructionalvideostostretchoutthemuscles5、Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Someappstohelpstudentsbetterprepareforexams.B．Theinfluenceofourstudyhabitsonourexamresults.C．Severaltipsonhowtothrowoffanxietybeforeexams.D．Detailsofsomeappstohelptoimprovelearningskills.24．（8分）FitnessbandsliketheAppleWatchandtheFitbitaimtotracksomethinglikeheartrate.Butearlymodelsweren’tallthataccurate.Wethoughtofthemalittlebitlikerandomnumbergenerators(生成器).Theyreallydidn’tseemtobeprovidinganythingthatboreanyrelationshiptoheartrate.EuanAshley,acardiologist(心脏病专家),studieswearablesatStanfordUniversity.Heandhiscolleagueshavenowtestedsevennewerfitnessbands,frombrandslikeApple,Fitbitandothersandhesaysthoseheartratestatisticshavegottenmuchbetter."Yeahwewerepleasantlysurprisedactuallybyhowgoodtheaccuracyoftheheartratemonitoringwas."Formostofthedevices,theerrorratewaslessthan5%,whichisgoodenoughforyourdoctor.Butwhereallthedevicesfailedtomeasureupwasestimatingcaloriesburned.Eventhemostaccuratedeviceswereoffby30%,comparedtolabmeasurementsofenergyconsumption.Onedevicewasoffbymorethan90%.Ifyouthinkaboutgoingtothegymandworkingoutforanhourandmaybethat’saround400calories,theninrealitythatcouldbeanythingfrom200to800.Andthat’sabigdifferenceifyou’rethinkingaboutsomebodywho’sincorporatingthoseestimatesintotheirlifestyleandparticularthinkingaboutwhattoeatthateveningbasedontheworkouttheydidthatafternoon.TheresultsareintheJournalofPersonalizedMedicine.Thereasonforthediscrepancy,Ashleysays,couldbethatweallburnenergyatdifferentratesandthat’shardtocalculatefromsimpleinputstatisticslikeweightandheight.Somepeopleareincrediblyefficientandlookincrediblyelegantwhentheyrun.Andothersreallyclearlylooklikethey’reburningalotmorecaloriestocoverthesameamountofground.Soifyouownawearable,it’sprobablysafetotrusttheheartdata.Butwhatitcan’ttellyouiswhetheryourtimeonthetreadmill(跑步机)reallyjustifiesthatchocolatebar.1、WhatdoesEuanAshleysayaboutthenewermodelsofwearables?A．TheywerealluselessB．TheywerehardlyeffectiveC．TheyweretooexpensiveD．Theyweremostlyaccurate2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4andParagraph5?A．Formeasuringheartrates,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableB．Formeasuringcaloriesinexercise,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableC．WecanbaseourlifestyleanddietonadvicefromdoctorsD．Wecanbaseourlifestyleanddietondatafromwearables3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToremindreaderstousefitnessbandswiselyB．TopromotethesaleofpopularwearablesC．TodiscusstheadvantagesofsomepopularwearablesD．Tointroducesomefamous-brandfitnessbands25．（10分）Humansandmanyothermammalshaveunusuallyefficientinternaltemperatureregulatingsystemsthatautomaticallymaintainstablecorebodytemperaturesincoldwintersandwarmsummers.Inaddition,peoplehavedevelopedculturalpatternsandtechnologiesthathelpthemadjusttoextremesoftemperatureandhumidity(湿度).Inverycoldclimates,thereisaconstantdangerofdevelopinghypothermia,whichisalife-threateningdropincorebodytemperaturetobelownormallevels.Thenormaltemperatureforhumansisabout37.0°C．However,differencesinpersonsandeventhetimeofdaycancauseittobeasmuchas6°Chigherorlowerinhealthyindividuals.Itisalsonormalforcorebodytemperaturetobelowerinelderlypeople.Hypothermiabeginstooccurwhenthecorebodytemperaturedropsto34.4°C．Below29.4°C,thebodycoolsmorerapidlybecauseitsnaturaltemperatureregulatingsystemusuallyfails.Therapiddeclineincorebodytemperatureislikelytoresultindeath.However,therehavebeenrarecasesinwhichpeoplehavebeensavedaftertheirtemperatureshaddroppedto13.9-15.6°C．Thishappenedin1999toaSwedishwomanwhowastrappedunderanicesheetinfreezingwaterfor80minutes.Shewasfoundunconscious,notbreathing,andherhearthadstoppedbeating,yetshewaseventuallysaveddespitethefactthathertemperaturehaddroppedto13.7°C．Inextremelyhotclimatesorasaresultofuncontrollableinfections,corebodytemperaturescanrisetoequallydangerouslevels.Thisishyperthermia.Life-threateninghyperthermiatypicallystartsinhumanswhentheirtemperaturesriseto40.6-41.7°C．Onlyafewdaysatthisextraordinarilyhightemperaturelevelislikelytoresultintheworseningofinternalorgansanddeath.1、Whatkeepsourbodytemperaturestable?A．Cultureandtechnologies. B．Thestableearthtemperature.C．Ourstrongdetermination. D．Somekindofin-bodysystem.2、WhatisaSwedishwomanmentionedforinthetext?A．Provingthestrengthoflife.B．Arguingagainstsomeconclusion.C．Showingthelimitonhumans’bodytemperature.D．Introducinganexceptionalcaseaboutourbodytemperature.3、Whichofthefollowingmaycausehyperthermia?A．Extremeclimates. B．Verycoldclimates.C．Controllableinfections. D．Temperaturesbelow29.4°C．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Humans’TemperatureRegulatingSystem B．ChangesofBodyTemperaturesC．Humans’Temperature D．AIceTrapSurvivor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）Ialwaysfeelsorryforworldleadersbusydealingwithfightsbetweennations.Whenmythreechildrenwereyoung,mostdaysitwashardkeepingmy1frombecomingabattlefield.Itgotworseastheygotolder.Threeyearsago,Zack,then16,couldn’tmakeit2adaywithoutmakinghis3,Alex11andTaryn9,angry.MyhusbandandItriedtobeunderstandingtheboyatsuchanage.Wereasoned,punished,and4heartfeltnotesonhisbedabout5hewashurtingourfamily.Hisanswerwas“Isayitbecauseit’strue.”I6triedtellingthegirlstofightback.Badidea.NowIhadthreechildrenatwar.7Isaidtothem,theypaidnoattention.Whentherewasno8out,Itoldeverythingtomysisterinane-mail.Shereplied,“Don’t9me.E-mailhim.”Oursonwasonlineeveryday,mailingandtalkingwithhisfriends.Maybehewouldactually10methisway.Ididn’tsayanything11,bute-mailjusttookthe12away.There’dnoshoutingordoorbanging.Zackwouldn11feel13.Zackdidn’t14fordays.Whenhefinallydid,hisentiremessagewasfoursmallwords.I15whenIreadthem:“You’reright.I’msorry.Thechildrenstillfought,ofcourse,16Zackchanged.17,Inowhaveabetterwaytotalkwithnotonebutthreeofthem.Ilikethattheydon,t18measmuchas,theyusedto.Theylikenothavingtolistentomeshoutingtothem.Or19Alexsays,“You’resomuchniceronline.”AllIknowisthatthehouseisquiet，butwe’re20.1、A．houseB．gardenC．neighborhoodD．backyard2、A．intoB．withinC．throughD．over3、A．cousinsB．brothersC．neighborsD．sisters4、A．advertisedB．leftC．attachedD．took5、A．whereB．whenC．whyD．how6、A．evenB．stillC．everD．again7、A．HoweverB．WhereverC．WhicheverD．Whatever8、A．wayB．accessC．pathD．approach9、A．callB．askC．e-mailD．inform10、A．findB．hearC．recognizeD．write11、A．normalB．elseC．niceD．different12、A．tensionB．pressureC．gapD．misunderstanding13、A．athomeB．invainC．underattackD．ataloss14、A．fightB．replyC．appearD．comment15、A．shoutedB．frozeC．smiledD．signed16、A．soB．andC．orD．but17、A．BestofallB．AfterallC．ThereforeD．Instead18、A．blameB．ignoreC．interruptD．dismiss19、A．whenB．asC．whatD．asif20、A．quarrelingB．workingC．talkingD．travelling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）RobbenIslandwasaprisonfromwhichnooneescaped.WhenEliasgottoRobbenIsland,Mandelawasalsothereand1．（help）him.Eliaswasapoorblackworker.Thetime2．hefirstmetNelsonMandelawas3．verydifficultperiodofhislife.NelsonMandelaoffered4．(guide)topoorblackpeopleontheirlegalproblems.Eliaswasnotatschoolforlong,forhisfamilycouldnotaffordhisschool5．（fee）andthebusfare.Whenhewasworriedaboutwhetherhewouldbeoutofworkbecausehedidn’thaveonepassbook,NelsonMandelatoldhimwhattodo.ThatdaywasoneofElias’6．(happy)daysinhislife.Later,EliasjoinedtheANCYouthLeague7．(organize)byNelsonMandela.In1963,EliashelpedMandela8．(blow)upsomegovernmentbuildings.Itwasvery9．(danger)butEliaswashappybecausehethought10．wouldhelpthemachievetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有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(Λ),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。Itwasarainandcoldnight、Ifinishmyeveningclassesandwasabouttogobacktomyhouse、Igotintoataxiandtoldthedrivermydestination、Tomysurprise,thedrivermadeanapology,sayshedidn'tknowtheway、Whatcomeataxidriverdidn'tknowtheway?Iwasalittleofangry、Atthemoment,anoldcouplestoppedourcar、Theirdestinationwasthesameasme,soheletthemin、Thetwogreetedusbutthegrandpatoldthedrivertheway、FromtheirconversationIknewthedriverwasafarmerandhehasbeenataxidriverjustforthreedays、I'malsonewtoZhengzhou、SometimesImakedirectionmistakes,butthereisalwayssomeonecanhelpme、Itwascoldoutside,butIfeltrealwarm、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）书面表达。假如你是李华，你最喜欢的歌手JustinBieber（贾斯汀·比伯）下个月将到你市演出。近日你准备和几个朋友成立JustinBieber的歌迷俱乐部（fanclub）。请你给你的加拿大笔友Freddy发一封e­mail，内容要点如下；1.喜欢JustinBieber的理由；1.希望Freddy就如何办好歌迷俱乐部提出建议。注意：1.词数100左右；1．可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。DearFreddy,I’mgladtotellyouthatJustinBieber,myfavoritesinger…________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、B5、B6、C7、D8、C9、A10、A11、C12、C13、B14、C15、B16、D17、C18、D19、C20、B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、A2、D3、A4、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.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout‘Oh,Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmoreflavor,’or‘Ithinkthishasahintofmeat,’Ican’treallyparticipateinthoseconversations,”shesays.Pradamthinkshersmelllossalsomayhaveaffectedhermemory.Pradhanmaybeontosomething,accordingtobiologistPaulMoore.“Whensmellsignalscomein,youfeelaboutthemfirst.Andthenyouthinkaboutitandthenthem