2025届江苏省南京、淮安市高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

2025届江苏省南京、淮安市高三下学期联合考试英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof2．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot3．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased4．—CouldyoucheckmylisttoseeIhaveforgottenanything?—Noproblem.A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．what5．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what6．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive7．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible8．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear9．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.10．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked11．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a12．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed13．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would14．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy15．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed16．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which17．________aboutthemanwearingsunglassesduringnightthathewasdeterminedtofollowhim.A．SocuriousthedetectivewasB．SocuriouswasthedetectiveC．HowcuriouswasthedetectiveD．Howcuriousthedetectivewas18．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent19．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof20．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade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）Thepopularwisdomforyearshasbeenthatdrinkinginmoderation(适度)—that’sone“standard”drinkadayforwomenandtwoformen-islinkedtoalowerriskofcardiovascular(心血管的)disease.Butrecentstudiesarecastingsomedoubtonthatlong-heldlearning.Sciencenowsaysitdependsonyourageanddrinkinghabits.A2013studyofnearly2millionBritishwithnocardiovascularriskfoundthattherewasstillamodestbenefitinmoderatedrinking,especiallyforwomenover11whodrankfivedrinksaweek.Whythatage?Alcoholcaninfluencethesubstanceinthebloodinpositiveways,expertssay,andthat’sabouttheagewhenheartproblemsbegintooccur.Also,a2014studyfoundthatdrinkingmorethan100gramsofalcoholperweek—equaltoroughlysevenstandarddrinksintheUnitedStatesorfivetosixglassesofwineintheUK—increasesyourriskofdeathfromallcausesandinturnlowersyourlifeexpectancy.Linkswerefoundwithdifferentformsofcardiovasculardisease,withpeoplewhodrankmorethan100gramsperweekhavingahigherriskofstroke,heartfailure.Another2014studyfoundthatconsistentlydrinkingamoderateamountofalcohol,withinrecommendedguidelines,hadaprotectiveeffectontheheartovertime.Unstabledrinkinghabitswereassociatedwithahigherriskofheartdisease,whichtheauthorsreflectedmightindicatebroaderlifestylechanges,suchaspoorhealthorstress.Formerdrinkerswerealsoatgreaterrisk.Overall,however,thelatestthinkingisthatanyheartbenefitmaybeoutweighedbyotherhealthrisks,suchashighbloodpressure,certaincancersandliverdamage.Womenwhodrinkareatahigherriskforbreastcancer;alcoholcontributesabout2%oftheoverallrisk,possiblybecauseitraisescertaindangeroushormonesintheblood.Drinkingcanalsoincreasethechanceyoumightdevelopliver,mouthandoralcancers.Onepotentialreason:Alcoholweakensourimmunesystems,makingusmorelikelytoinflame(发炎)—adrivingforcebehindcancer.1、Whydoesmoderatedrinkingbenefitwomenover11?A．Ithelpsthemlivelongerthanmen.B．Itreducesthechanceofsomeheartproblems.C．Itdestroystheharmfulchemicalsintheirblood.D．Ithelpsthemrecoverfromcardiovasculardisease.2、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A．Drinkingmorethan10gramsofalcoholperweekissurelyharmful.B．Solidlinkswerefoundbetweenthediseaseandtheamountofalcohol.C．Thelifespanvariesaccordingtoamountofconsumedalcohol.D．SevenstandarddrinksaretherecommendedamountofdrinkingintheUK.3、Whowillbeatalowerriskaccordingtothe2014study?A．Consistentdrinkerswithlifestylechanges.B．Unstabledrinkerswithlifestylechanges.C．Consistentdrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.D．Unstabledrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Moderatedrinkinghabitsbenefittheheart.B．Moderatedrinkingweakensourimmunesystems.C．Moderatedrinkingcanpreventcancer.D．Moderatedrinkingdoesmoreharmthangoodtohealth.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）Oursuccess,satisfactionandgeneralhappinessinlifeisnotdependentonwhathappenstousbuthowwedealwithit.Youwillprobablyknowfrompersonalexperiencewhatadifferenceyourattitudecanmakewhen,forexample,you’rereturningfaultygoodsormakingacomplaint.Anopen,politeandfriendlyapproach,expectingasatisfactoryresult,normallyresultsinoneaspeopletendtorespondwithasimilarattitude.If,however,youpresentanargumentwithanangry,accusingtone,expectingtrouble,thereislittledoubtthatthisiswhatyou’llget!Somepeopleseetheworldthroughafilterofoptimismandsomethroughafilterofpessimism(悲观)whichlargelycomesdowntohavingapositiveornegative(消极的)attitude.Peoplewhoaresufferingfromanegativeattitudeprimarilythinkthatsomethingcan’tbedone;theytalkaboutproblems,seeallthedifficulties,findfaultwithandcriticizeotherpeopleandfocusonallthethingstheywouldlikebuthaven’tgot.Onthecontrary,peopleblessedwithapositiveattitudethinkthatanythingispossible.Theylookforwaystosolvetheproblems,theyseethegoodineverybody,andtheyaregratefulforallthegoodthingsintheirlives.Whethersufferingfromorblessedwithyourattitude,thisisnotsomethingthatisputonusfromtheoutside.Weareverymuchresponsibleforourownattitude.Weallstartoutwitha“clean”boardbutthiscangetmuddiedbyourexperiencesinlife.Aschildrenwearemadefunofandevengetbullied(欺侮)andrejected,starttoexperiencedoubtandloseourself-confidence.Ifthis.continuesintoadulthood,itcanresultinabadattitudeinlaterlife.1、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatpeoplearelikelytotreatothers.A．thewaytheyaretreatedB．betterwhentheyaresatisfiedC．worsewhentheyareintroubleD．thewaytheyconsiderappropriate2、Accordingtothewriter,whataffectspeople’slifeattitude?A．Thesituationtheyface.B．Thepeoplearoundthem.C．Theirexpectationsoflife.D．Thewaytheyviewtheworld.3、Whatisthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassage?A．Toshowhowtoavoidanegativeattitude.B．Toshowtheimportanceofapositiveattitude.C．Tosharehispositiveattitudewithhisreader.D．Todescribetheeffectsofanegativeattitude.24．（8分）Recently，a1935letterinwhichErnestHemingwaydetailedhiscatchofa500lbbluemarlin（青枪鱼），anadventurethatisbelievedtohavepartlyinspiredhisnovelTheOldManandtheSea，hasbeensoldfor﹩28，000（£22，000）．ThehandwrittenletterwassentbyHemingwayon8MaytothefishingeditoroftheMiamiHerald，layingoutingreatdetailhowtheauthorandhisfriendHenryStraterbattledtokeepsharksawayfromthemarlinaftercatchingitofftheBahamianislandofBimini．NateDSanders，theauction（拍卖）companywhichsoldtheletter，saiditdocumentedforthefirsttimeinHemingway'sownwordsnotonlythesizeofthemarlin，butalsotheattackbysharks，reflectingtheplotofthenovel．ThecompanyaddedthatHemingway'saccountofthemarlincatchdifferedfromotheranecdotesofit，oneofwhichdescribedHemingwayusingamachinegunonthesharks，whichissaidtohaveattractedmoresharksratherthanfrightenedthemaway．TheOldManandtheSeawasalsoinspiredbyananecdotetoldbyHemingway'sCubanfriendCarlosGutierrez．In1936，HemingwaywroteinamagazinethatCarloshadtoldhimaboutanoldfishermanwhocaughtagreatmarlinalone．Threeyearslater，HemingwaytoldhiseditorMaxPerkinsthathewasplanningashortstoryabouttheoldcommercialfishermanwhofoughttheswordfishallaloneinhissailingboat．Instead，heendedupwritingForWhomtheBellTolls，notreturningtothestoryabouttheoldfishermanuntilJanuary1951．ItwonhimthePulitzerin1953，andwasspecificallycitedwhenhewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1954．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"layingout"inthesecondparagraphmean？A．Discussing．B．Wondering．C．Imagining．D．Presenting．2、Whatdidtheauctioncompanystresswhensellingthe1935letter？A．Thestyleofthewriter．B．Thehistoryoftheletter．C．Thecontentsoftheletter．D．Thepopularityofthewriter．3、WhatinspiredHemingwaytowriteTheOldManandTheSeabesideshisownadventure？A．HenryStrater'saccount．B．CarlosGutierrez'sstory．C．MaxPerkins'lifeexperience．D．NateDSanders'description．4、Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage？1Hemingwaywrotealettertodescribehisadventure．2Hemingwaycaughtabigbluemarlin．3Theletterwassoldatauction．4TheOldManandTheSeawontheNobelPrize．A．①③②④B．②①④③C．②④①③D．②③①④25．（10分）Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend(hurt)manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact(接触)withthem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1、Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”mostnearlymeans________.A．haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB．makeothersunhappyC．tendtoscoldothersopenlyD．enjoythepleasureoflife2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB．suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC．peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD．unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons3、Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A．preventanycommunicationwiththemB．shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC．persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD．quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes4、Inthispassage,thewritermainly________.A．describestwotypesofpeopleB．laughsattheunhappypeopleC．suggestswaystohelpunhappypeopleD．tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife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）StudentsatauniversityinEastChina’sAnhuiprovincewillprobablynotreceive1．(they)diplomaiftheyfailaphysicalfitnesstest,atypeoftestthatrequiresstudentstoachievelong-distancerunning,standinglongjump,etc.Thetesthascausedmuchdebateonsocialmedia2．(concern)whethertheuniversity’sphysicaleducationshouldbea3．(require)oftheiracademicdegree.Thedecision4．(announce)byZhangXiang,headofAnqingNormalUniversity,inthelastuniversity’ssportscommitteemeeting.Thepurposeis5．(encourage)studentstodomoreexercisesafterclass,according6．Xin’anEveningNews,alocalnewspaperinAnhuiprovince.Thenewregulationwillcomeintoforcein2019and7．(graduate)whofailtopassthefitnesstestswillnotbegivenabachelor’sdegreeinJunenextyear.However,itisnotaone-timetestlikegaokao,China’scollegeentranceexamination.Students8．failthetestsbeforegraduationwillbeofferedanotherchancetoretakethetest,and9．theyfailitagain,theywillhavetoretakethetestaftergraduation.10．(fortunate),graduateswhofailtopassthetestswillnotgetabachelor’sdegree.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。Therearemanywaysyoucanshowrespecttoothers、Insomecases,whatyoushoulddoislistenpatientwhensomeoneisspeaking,evenifyouhaveanythingimportanttosay、Someotherwaysyoucanshowrespectincludesthefollowingones、Takeacareofborrowedthings、Whenyouborrowsomethingbuttakegoodcareofit,thepersonyouborroweditwillsurelyappreciateit、Bepolite,followtherules,andpracticinggoodmanner、Cleanupthemessyouhavemade、Ifyoudon'tcleanupbyyourselfwhenyoumakeamess,someoneelsewillhaveto、Thiscanmakepeoplefrustrating、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）每年十一月的第四个星期四是美国的感恩节。假设你是李华,今天是2018年11月22日感恩节，此时你已经在高考中取得了优异成绩并在理想的大学里学习。请给过去的你自己写一封信。内容：1.回顾你在高中阶段的成功或失败；2.感谢那个曾经勤奋刻苦百折不挠的你自己。注意：1.词数100字左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。Dearme,November22,2018Howtimeflies!It’sThanksgivingDayagain.Iamwritingthislettertothankyou.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wishyougreatersuccessinyourfuturelife.Yourssincerely,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、C3、A4、A5、A6、B7、A8、C9、C10、B11、D12、C13、A14、D15、A16、A17、B18、A19、C20、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、B2、A3、C4、D22、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,accordingtobiologistPaulMoo