2023-2024学年北京十二中高考适应性考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年北京十二中高考适应性考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime2．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown3．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency4．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus5．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where6．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout7．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas8．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg9．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with10．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on11．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof12．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy13．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous14．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof15．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please16．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where17．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved18．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate19．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating20．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear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）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.22．（8分）Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.23．（8分）Thedangersofdrowsy（昏昏欲睡）drivinghavebeenwidelyknown.Nowseveralcompanieshavedevelopedface-trackingtechnologythatcantellwhendriversbecomedangerouslysleepy.Hereishowitmightwork.Acamerainyourcarmonitorsyourfacialexpression,comparesittoadatabaseofexpressionsanddeterminesifyouarelikelysleepyordistracted.Thecarthenalertsyoutopayattentionorpullover.Affectivahasdevelopedemotionrecognitiontechnologythataimstodetectwhenpeoplearejuststartingtogettired.Theideaistocatchthewarningsignsbeforedrowsinessreallystrikes.“Actually,whensomeoneisdrowsy,thatistoolate.”Gabi,vicepresidentofAffectivasaid.“Whatifyoucanseetrendsinsomeone’sfaceaboutfiveminutesbeforetheybecomesleepy?”Affectiva’sprogramcanrecognizesevendifferentemotionsand15facialexpressions.Itsstandardsweredevelopedbysifting（筛选）throughadatabaseof4millionfacesfrom75countries,saidZijderveld.Shesuggestedthatcarmakerscouldcoordinate（协调）theprogram’sfacialrecognitiondatawithoralreminders,suchassoundwarnings,or（nonverbal）alerts,likeachangeoftemperatureandvibrations（continuousslightshakingmovements）.Eyerisisanothercompanyworkinginfacialanalytics.ModarAlaoui,thecompany’sCEO,saidthatitssoftwaredetects“eyeopenness”inadditiontootherfacialindicators.Thesoftwarecanalsoreadheadposition,whichmayindicatewhensomeonebeginstonodoff.Thesetechnologiesaren’tthefirstattempttofightdrowsinessbehindthewheel.Inventorscameupwiththesimilardevice“sleeperbeeper”topreventsleepincarsbackin1983.Thesleeperbeeperwasattachedtoadriver’searandwouldissueanoisywarningwhenthedriver’sheadnoddedpastacertainpoint.Butthelatestsoftwarewouldintervene（干涉）earlierandmoreeffectively.1、Thecamerainthecarcandetermineifadriveris________.A．cold-blooded B．near-sightedC．bad-tempered D．absent-minded2、Whenwilldriversberemindedtopayattentionorpulloverbytheface-trackingtechnology?A．Whentheyarejustbeginningtogettired.B．Fiveminutesaftertheybecomesleepy.C．Whentheyarereallytired.D．Whentheyaredrowsy.3、Itismostlikelythatthe“sleeperbeeper”wouldsendoutawarningby________.A．shakingslightly B．makingnoiseC．flashingbrilliantly D．changingtemperature4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Thedangersofdrowsydrivinghavebeenwidelyknown.B．Inventorshavetriedoutthesimilardevice“sleeperbeeper”.C．Severalcompanieshavefoundsomewaystofightdrowisnessbehindthewheel.D．Face-trackingtechnologyfordrowsydrivinghasbeendevelopedbyseveralcompanies.24．（8分）IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat"keepingupwiththeJoneses"isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhood.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheyhadtomovebacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses"because"Jones"isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses"cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare"Joneses"ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.1、SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.A．wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB．wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich.C．don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD．wanttobehappy2、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A．liveoutsideNewYorkCity B．liveinNewYorkCityC．liveinapartments D．livewithmanyneighbors3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetokeepingupwiththeJoneses?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Supportive. D．Objective.25．（10分）Anewstudyshowsthatrisinglevelsofplanet-warminggasesmayreduceimportantnutrients（营养物质）infoodcropsResearchersstudiedtheeffectsofcarbondioxideonrice，Intheexperiment，scientistsgrew18kindsofriceinfieldsinChinaandJapan．Theysetcarbondioxidelevelstowhatscientistsarepredictingforourplanetbytheendofthecentury．Ricegrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionshad，onaverage，13t030percentlowerlevelsoffourBvitaminsand10percentlessprotein（蛋白质）Thecropsalsohad8percentlessironand5percentlesszincthanricegrownundernormalconditionsHowever，vitaminEleveLsincreasedbyabout13percentonaverage．Theresearcherssaidtheeffectsofplanet-warminggaseswouldbemostsevcreforthepoorestcitizensinsomeoftheleastdevelopedcountries．Thesepeoplegenerallyeatthemostriceandhavetheleastcomplexdiets．Thatincludesabour600millionpeopleinIndonesia，Cambodia，Myanmar，Bangladesh，Laosandothernations，mainlyinSoutheastAsia．Otherstudieshaveshownthathighertemperaturesfromclimatechangeandweatherextremeswillreducefoodproduction．Butscientistsarefindingthatrisinglevclsofcarbondioxideandotherplanet-warminggasesthreatenfoodquality．Earlierstudiesshowedthatwheat，rice，fieldpeasandsoybeansgrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsallhadIowerlevelsofproteinandmincrais．Scientistspredictedthatalmost150millionpeoplemightbeatriskofhavingtoolittleproteinorzincintheirdietby2050．Thenewstudysuggestsawaytolowerthenutritionalharmofclimatechange．Thatistogrowdifferentformsofricethatcanadapttohighercarbondioxidelevels．1、Growingriceunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsmay____．A．increaseironinthericeB．makeitlessnutritiousC．causelossesofVitaminED．makeitmoredelicious2、Howcanpeoplereducethenutritionalharmofclimatechange？A．ByimportingricefromChinaandJapan．B．Bytakingotherkindsoffoodinsteadofrice．C．ByavoidingeatingricefromSoutheastAsia．D．Bygrowingricesuitablefortheenvironment．3、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext？A．Toinfomreaderswhatnurrientsfoodcropscontain．B．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheplanettheyliveon．C．Tosharetheresultsofsomestudiesonpeople’sdiets．D．Totellreaderswherefoodcropsaremainlyproduced．4、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthetext？A．Advertisements．B．Artsandculture．C．Sciencereport．D．Businessnews．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）AfterstudyingMandarin(普通话）ataUniversityinLondon,IdecidedtofurtherdevelopmylanguageskillsinBeijing.Mychoiceof1wasTheHutongSchool.TheHutongSchoolnotonly2languageclassesbutalsohelpswithaccommodation,visa,andanythingyoucould3needhelpwith.Theyalsoorganize4events,whichisnicewhenlivingsomewhereyoudon’tactually5anyone.Aftera10-hourflight,I6earlyinthemorning.I7upmysuitcase,mademywaytotheexitandmettheHutongSchoolrepresentative.Hetookmetomy8,whichwaslocatedinDongzhimen,areallyniceand9location,only2stopstoTiananmenSquare.However,theapartmentwasnotquiteas“nice”as10onthewebsite.AndIjusthadtwo11:aGermanguywhowouldbethereforfourmonthslearning12,andaSpanishguywhoworksforTheHutongSchool.After13in,therepresentativetookmeto14withthelocalpolice,whichyouneedtodoasa“resident”.Then,hetookmetoTheHutongSchoolto15alevelassessment,arrangemy16andtakemetomeetmyteachers.Theschoolis,well,17ofwhatonewouldexpectorisimpliedbythe18notactuallylocatedintheHutongs,butlocatedonthe15thfloorofaskyscraper.Obviouslyitwaslesscharmingbutitdid19forgreatviews.There,Ihada2-hourprivateclasseverydayandmyteacherswerejustlovely.BeinginChinaandconstantlybeingcompletely20inChineseimprovedmyMandarinsomuch.1、A．agencyB．officeC．instituteD．class2、A．servesB．designsC．operatesD．offers3、A．possiblyB．frequentlyC．naturallyD．hardly4、A．culturalB．academicC．socialD．financial5、A．meetB．knowC．likeD．recognize6、A．stoppedB．arrivedC．restedD．waited7、A．putB．caughtC．liftedD．picked8、A．officeB．schoolC．apartmentD．station9、A．quietB．plainC．cheapD．central10、A．presentedB．exploredC．soughtD．painted11、A．teachersB．roommatesC．customersD．classmates12、A．ChineseB．GermanyC．EnglishD．Spanish13、A．bringingB．joiningC．settlingD．taking14、A．registerB．associateC．negotiateD．connect15、A．studyB．payC．adaptD．get16、A．partyB．scheduleC．tourD．report17、A．onthewholeB．bythewayC．asaresultD．onthecontrary18、A．nameB．representativeC．natureD．teacher19、A．takeB．lookC．makeD．long20、A．lostB．involvedC．stuckD．interested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）（题文）Nowadays,itiscommon（小题1）moreandmorehighschoolstudentsopentheirownmicroblogsontheInternet.Foronething,itcanprovideacolorfulplatformtoshowtheirtalent.Foranother,itisausefulway（小题2）(release)theirpressure.Andallthesemakeitmoreandmorepopularwithhighschoolstudents.Butmanyparentsandteachersholdadifferentview.Theythinkthatmanagingone’smicroblogwilltakealotoftimeandenergy,（小题3）shouldbeusedtostudy.Inmyview,Iamgreatlyinfavor（小题4）thisactivity.TodaytheInternetisplaying（小题5）importantroleinourlife.Therefore,ashighschoolstudentsoftheInformationAge,weneedtolearntomakeuseofthis（小题6）(value)tooltocommunicateanddisplayourselves.What’smore,openingandorganizingmicroblogsneedvariousabilitiessuchaswriting,designing,beingskillfulatcomputerandsoon.Onlyifwemasterthoseabilitiescanwemakeasuccessfulmicroblog.Asaresult,weimproveourselveswhile（小题7）(organize)ourmicroblogs.Infact,themicroblog（小题8）(oneself)isoflittleharm.Itisyourattitudetowardsitthat（小题9）(matter).Weshouldtakethe（小题10）(advantage)andavoidsomebadeffects.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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Iwasshoppingwithmywifeandwehaveplentyofthingstobuy.Wedrovetothecentreofthecitybutstoppedourcarinfrontofashop.Anhourlater,wecamebacktothecar.Butitwasstrangethatwecouldopenthedoors.Soweaskedthepolicemanforhelp.Hewasgladtohelpus.afewminuteslater,hegotthedooropen.Justthenamancameupandshoutedangry,“Whatareyoudoingwithmycar?”Weweresurprisingandwenttoseethenumberofthecar.Itwasnothis.Wewereveryembarrassedonthattime.Whatdoyouthinkthatwedidthen?Wehadtospeaksorrytotheman.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是天津晨光中学学生会主席李津，你校拟在暑假举办中国文化夏令营。你的美国笔友Ben对此很感兴趣。请根据以下提示，写一封邮件介绍此次活动。举办夏令营的时间(为期7天)夏令营的活动安排(学说中文；参观博物馆；拓展训练等)参加夏令营的方式(电子邮件zgwhxly@163.com)注意:词数不少于110；开头和结尾已给出，并不计入总词数请适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。参考词汇:拓展训练OutwardDevelopmentDearBen,ItisgreattoknowthatyouareinterestedinChineseCultureSummerCamp._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiJin

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、A5、D6、B7、D8、C9、B10、D11、C12、D13、B14、B15、A16、B17、A18、A19、A20、C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、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.