2024届江西省南昌县莲塘第一中学高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

2024届江西省南昌县莲塘第一中学高三第一次调研测试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy2．Thisfilmisverywithyoungpeople,whichtellsareallyromanticstory.A．familiarB．popularC．similarD．particular3．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus4．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor5．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check6．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious7．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon8．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany9．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder10．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld11．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer12．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where13．Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen14．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t15．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which16．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow17．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun18．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it19．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．applied20．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading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）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(买办）happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool,Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’srequest.B．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.C．Throughhisowneffortsatexams.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.B．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.C．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.D．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwaswonderful.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwasmysterious.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sequences”inthelastsentenceprobablymean?A．Results.B．Orders.C．Series.D．Progress.22．（8分）Inthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athistycrow(乌鸦)dropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.Crowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacement(移位)worktotheiradvantage,experimentsshow.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders.Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedseveralrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andsomeplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheerasersintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowonetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops;whileittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.1、HowdidthecrowsgetthesnackinSarah’sexperiment?A．Bybreakingthetube.B．Bydroppinginerasers.C．Bystandingonthewood.D．Byremovingthewood.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thebirdshandledawkwardly”inparagraph4?A．Theywereunabletotelldifferentshapes.B．Theydroppedobjectsonlyintonarrowtubes.C．Theywerenotawareofthesnackatfirstsight.D．Theymostlyavoidedtheeasierwaytogetthesnack.3、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．StoriesofAesop’sFables.B．Thedevelopmentofcrows.C．Crows’intelligence.D．Human-animalcommunication.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Crowsarealmostascleverasfirst-gradersinsomerespects.B．Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementcompletely.C．Chimpsandchildrenaremuchsmarterthancrows.D．Thestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”lacksevidence.23．（8分）Apartfrompsychologicalillness，wearealllargelyresponsibleforourownemotionalhealth.Whatwesaytoourselvesoverandoverfordays,weeks,months，andsometimesyears,hasagreateffectonhowweseeourselves.Thisalsocontributestomanymentalhealthdisorders.Manyofushaveproblemswithnegativethoughtsplayingonthechannelofourminds,butifyou’reburiedinthemandbelievethem,theycouldbewearingyoursenseofself-esteem.Hereareafewbeliefsthatindicateyoumayneedtoswitchthechannel：I’mnotgoodenough?/Idon’tdeserve...?/Noonelikesme?/I’mafailure?Negativethoughtsremindyouofyourbadfeelingsandtheybringyourfocusonyourfailures,andtheygetyounowhere.Whatcanyoudo?Herearesomesuggestions：Switchthechannelwhennegativethoughtsappear.Self-talkisnotsoobviousthatweoftendon’tnoticeitseffectonourmoodandbeliefsystems.Keythingstonoticeare“ifonly”or“whatif”statements:theformerkeepsyoucaughtinthepastwithregret,whilethelatterkeepsyoufearfulofthefuture.Thereisnothingyoucandoaboutthepast,andthefutureisn’thereyet,sostayinthepresentmoment.Recognizethatactionsalwaysfollowbeliefs.You’llfindyourselfbehavinginwaysthatareconsistenttoyourbeliefs.So,startbelievingthebestaboutyourself：actasifyoubelievethatyou’reavaluableandworthyperson.Developpositiveselftalkratherthannegativeself-talk.Insteadofalwayslookingdownuponyourselfinyourhead,thinkofsomethingsyouactuallylikeaboutyourself.Whatareyourstrengths?Whatareyougoodat?Insteadofsaying“I’maloser”，trysaying，“Iamcapable./I’mgoodat.../IacceptmyselfthewayIam.”Thinkingpoorlyaboutourselvesgetsusnowhereandisextremelyself-limiting.Decidetodaytoturnoffthenegativeself-talkchannelinyourmindanddevelopyourtruepotential.1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat________.A．lotsofpeoplehavenosenseofself-esteemB．focusingonnegativethoughtsmayhavebadeffectonpeopleC．negativethoughtswillstrengthenoursenseofself-esteemD．fewpeoplehavenegativethoughtsandmentalproblems2、Theunderlinedword“wearing”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A．strengthening B．protectingC．weakening D．replacing3、Whatdothesuggestionsinthetexttellus?A．Ourbeliefsalwayscomeafteractions.B．Positiveself-talkdoesgoodtoourmentalhealth.C．Lookingdownuponourselvesisasignofmodesty.D．“Whatif”keepsyoustuckinthepastwithregret.4、Thetextencouragesusto________.A．getridofnegativethoughtsB．getanywherewelikeC．thinkhighlyofothersD．turnofftheself-talkchannel5、Thistextismostlikelytoappearin________.A．arecreationguide B．amedicaljournalC．asciencetextbook D．atravelbrochure24．（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.25．（10分）Tabletsarereallyusefuldevices,buttheirbigscreensalwaysmakethemasaburdentocarryaroundwithoutabag.Wouldn’titbegreatiftherewereaphonewiththepowersofatabletthatcouldbefoldedupandfitneatlyintothehand?Nowsomethinglikeatablet-shapedbutfoldablephoneisabouttobecomeavailable.InFebruary,SouthKoreanelectronicscompanySamsungandChina’sHuaweibothlaunchedfoldablephones,theGalaxyFoldandHuaweiMateXrespectively.Mobilephoneusehasenteredthe“foldablefuture”,TheVergenoted.Thetechnologycouldchangeourlivesinsignificantways.Thesedevices,duetotheirbendablescreens,giveusthelargerscreenswewant.Meanwhile,theystillfiteasilyintothepocket.AsUSATodaynoted,they’re“thecombinationofasmalltabletandsmartphone,allinasingledevice”.Thetechnologycouldchangeotherdevices,too.Forexample,wecouldmakeTVsthatsticktowallslikeposters,orfoldupeasilytohideawayindrawers.Incrowdedmodemcities,theywillhelpustomaximizeavailablespace.Inakeynoteaddress,Samsung’sseniorvicepresidentofmobileproductmarketing,JustinDenison,calledthefoldablescreen“thefoundationforthesmartphoneoftomorrow”.“It’sablankcanvas(画布)forustodosomethingbeautifultogether.”hesaid.Soistherenothingtostandinthewayofthefoldablefuture?AccordingtotechnewswebsiteAndroidAuthority,thenecessarydisplaysweredifficulttoproduce.In2012,nineoutofevery10OLED(二极管)screensproducedwereimperfect.Today,that10percentratehasbeenimprovedtobetween50and90percent.However,atpresentthesefoldabledevicesareexpensive.Forexample,thepriceofHuaweiMateXis17,500RMB．That’sapricethatfewpeoplewillbeabletoafford.Butifthefoldabledeviceisn’tgoingtochangetheworldovernight,thereisnodoubtthatitiscoming.PatrickMoorhead,anindustryanalysttoldTheVerge,“Fewaredebatingiffoldableorrollablemobiledisplaysarethefutureofsmartphones;theonlyquestioniswhenandbywhom.”1、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Screendevicesonthemarket. B．Foldableageisarriving.C．Possiblepowersofatablet. D．Foldablescreensareimperfect.2、WhatcanwelearnfromJustinDenison’swords?A．Thefoldablescreenhasgreatpotential.B．TheGalaxyFoldstillhasmanyproblems.C．Theproductionoffoldablephoneswillsoonincrease.D．Companiesneedtoworktogethertodevelopfoldablephone.3、Whatistheproblemwithfoldablephonesatthemoment?A．Theyareeasytobreak. B．Theyareinconvenienttocarry.C．Theyarenotasusefulasexpected. D．Theyareunaffordableformostfamilies.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthefutureofthefoldablescreen?A．Worried. B．Cautious. C．Positive. D．Unconcerned.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）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen.Hermother,Leigh,hurriedintoherdaughter’sroom,makinga(n)1:“Canyouhelp?”Madisonandhermotherrantoaneighbor’syard,wheretheyfounda2womanandotheradults3aseptictank(化粪池)openingafewinchesabovethelawn.Aboy,agedonlytwo,had4aneight-foot-deeptank.Madisonquickly5thesituation.Sheknewshewastheonlyonewhocould6throughthesmallhole.Without7,shetoldtheadultstolowerherin.Leighandothersheldherwaistand8.Madisonshookherarmsandshouldersuntilshegotthroughthe9intothedarkandsmellytank.Intheprocess,she10onehandseverely.Ratherthantendtoherinjury,Madisonscannedthe11ofthewater,hopingtofeeltheboy.Everyonceinawhile,shecouldseehislittle12inthewaterbutfailedtocatchhisfoot.Minutestickedbybeforeshesawthe13ofhisfootagain.Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedthefoot14.Thenbothofthemwereliftedout.Buttheboywasn’toutof15.Hehadbeenshortofoxygensolongthathewasn’t16.Hewasplacedonhisside,andanadult17himhardonthebackuntiltheboycoughedupfluids.Thentheywererushedtothehospital.IttookMadisonlongerto18thantheboy,whoreturnedhomesoon.She,19,stayedthereforherinjury.“Madison’sahero,”theboy’smothersays,“Whatotherteenagegirlswill20togointoaseptictank?”1、A．orderB．requestC．commentD．plan2、A．worriedB．disappointedC．delightedD．puzzled3、A．watchingB．diggingC．surroundingD．blocking4、A．brokenupB．runacrossC．takenoverD．slippedinto5、A．createdB．examinedC．controlledD．disturbed6、A．fitB．lookC．flyD．walk7、A．commentB．argumentC．hesitationD．application8、A．handsB．legsC．shoesD．clothes9、A．crowdB．bushC．yardD．opening10、A．lostB．injuredC．treatedD．held11、A．depthB．colorC．surfaceD．taste12、A．toesB．hatC．fingersD．hair13、A．smellB．outlineC．shadowD．picture14、A．clearlyB．strangelyC．carefullyD．tightly15、A．troubleB．shapeC．workD．sympathy16、A．talkingB．laughingC．cryingD．breathing17、A．pushedB．hitC．tappedD．supported18、A．wakeB．recoverC．succeedD．adjust19、A．thereforeB．moreoverC．howeverD．otherwise20、A．fearB．longC．pretendD．volunteer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KattahandotherdisabledpeoplehavefoundahomeonceamonthatanindoorskydivingcenterinDavie,US.Every1．（two）Thursdayofthemonth,ithostsaspecialeventfor2.2．（physical）challengedpeople,3．whichtheycanexperiencewhatit’slike4．fly）.Theexperienceissafeandalmostanyoneofanyagecanparticipate.Fewpeopleemerge(出来)fromthewindtunnel5．abigsmileontheirface,andapplausealwayseruptsfromthepeople6．（sit）intheobservationarea.“Whenyou’rehandicapped,youusuallyhavetodothingsin7．differentwayfromeverybodyelse,”hesaid.“Here,you’redoingwhateverybodyelseisdoing.That’s8．turnedmeontoit.”ThisisalsowhyKattahhasstartedsharingherexperiencesonablog.Shewantstosendamessagetopeoplelikeherthateventhoughtheymayfind9．（limit）restrictedbytheirdisability,there’salwayssomethingtheycandothattheynever10．（think）thoughtthey’dbeabletodo.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。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。IhaveaclosefriendRex,whoItakeasmybetterfriendinthisschoolforforeignstudents.ImethimwhenIarrivedonafirstday,andhewashelpingwithnewstudentstofinddirections.Irememberclearlyhegavemeabroadsmile,andourfriendshipbegan.Heisveryhumor,andhehasendlessinterestingstoriestheymakemeamused.Besides,heisveryunderstanding.He，salwayscomfortingmewhenIinlowspirits.Heeveninvitesfriendslivenearbytoplaywithmetoovercomemyhomesickness.Rexteachmemuchaboutmycountry’slanguageandculture.AlthoughIamtostaythereforjustayear,Iwilltreasurethefriendshipforever.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，与你的英国朋友Lisa正在学习中国绘画。市艺术馆将招聘暑期志愿者。请你写封邮件邀请他一起报名。内容包括：1.教小学生绘画；2.维持游客秩序；3.每周工作三天。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、B5、D6、A7、B8、C9、D10、D11、D12、D13、C14、C15、A16、C17、A18、D19、B20、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、B2、C3、D4、A22、1、B2、D3、C4、A23、1、B2、C3、B4、A5、B24、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.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobef